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Finished: Musselburgh In Blues

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I have been so concentrated on my new cast ons that I almost forgot to share my recent FOs! First up is the Musselburgh in Blues!

Pattern: Musselburgh by Ysolda Teague

Needle: US 8s

Yarn: Six different worsted weight scraps (Rav Link)

The first “half” of the hat looks certainly more purposeful and color blocked than that last half. I used up 6 bits of worsted weight scraps to finish this hat. It weighs 98 grams and came out to 209 yards total.

The hat isn’t for everyone but the double layer is cozy and I feel quite accomplished by using up every last bit of this wonderful yarn!

Happy Knitting!!

Pardon My Sneezes

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I have been obsessed with my Bluestem Beanie and it has been my all consuming project. I have forgotten how much mohair fuzzes and creates floaties. I find myself with mohair on my clothes and tickling my nose/eyes. To the point my kids asked me why I was sneezing!

Since this weekend, I have knit the 6 inches of stockinette and started in with the patterning. I had to concentrate to set up the stitches but once I was established then I can knit it almost without looking.

I do have to be careful to catch both plies. I found a couple of stitches where I didn’t grab the mohair. And thus far I have been pleased with the mohair as far as staying tangle free and being able to pull back mistakes. And the feel of this finished fabric is DEVINE! I will definitely work this combo again.

Happy Knitting!!

How About Those Chiefs

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I decided to bling out my Chiefs hats with some extra. I found some embroidery patches on Amazon to add to my hats. It took me a few tries to get my hand sewing skills warm, but I eventually got them sewed down with some coordinating thread.

I really love how the arrowheads look with the white against the bright colors. The heart is cool too but doesn’t pop as much. I still have one heart and two helmet patches to add to future hats. I just need to knit faster!

The Softest Cast On

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I was feeling nostalgic this weekend and pulled a hat kit out of my stash. This pattern and yarn combo was sent to me by two very dear friends I never get to see.

The pattern is the Bluestem Beanie by Rebekah Lil and the yarn is a kit from Amber Waves Dye Studio. You hold yarn double to get worsted but the components are the Alpaca Cloud DK held with Kid Silk Fluff. So basically DK weight in alpaca with a silk/mohair laceweight.

This is the SOFTEST combo I have ever felt! I am really excited about this as a change of pace from my other hats. There are not very many projects on Ravelry so I will see how this tests out!

Happy Knitting!!

Finished: Chiefs Scrappy Hat

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I am so proud of this hat, I just couldn’t wait for tomorrow to share this Scrappy Chiefs Hat!

Pattern: A version of my basic beanie “recipe” with color blocking

Needles: US 8s

Yarn: TreasureGoddess Warmth Worsted in Gunpowder and Ghost Ship and Leading Men Fiber Arts in Poison Apple and Sweet Corn

This hat is amazing. I used so many scraps and ALL of the Leading Men chiefs colors. The finished hat used 154 yards of yarn putting it on par, size wise, as my other single color hats. After finishing this hat, I got a flash of an idea to purchase some Chiefs sew on patches.

As long as they come in true to internet description, I think each brim of my three Chiefs hats will get a logo stitched on? And then Jellybean, Papa and I all can have coordinating hats. Papa and Jellybean are headed to a game here in November so I think it would be extra special.

Happy Knitting!!

Multiple Blues (And Grey)

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This morning was a full morning of gymnastics for PB. To give myself a break from the Chiefs Hats….I only packed my Musselburgh in Blues hat to the gym.

Between Trick or Treat knitting and Mom Cab knitting, I have made good progress! I very quickly realized that I needed some neutrals to tie all these blues together. So I grabbed some grey scraps to break up the blues. This one might end up more “Frankenstein” than the first but it will still be a warm hat, lo

Now on to a well earned Saturday afternoon nap! Happy Knitting!!

A Scrappy Chiefs Brim

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I had a full day of online CPE on Zoom. Because this grown adult left most of her 30 hours of CPE to the end of the year. So I grabbed those Chiefs scraps from my bag and started working on a third Chiefs hat. I am also hydrating to get over the sugar coma that was Halloween!

I started with the TreasureGoddess yarns scraps of Gunpowder to create the inner facing brim and then moved to the Leading Men Fiber Arts Poison apple. And thus far, I am in love. I adore the depth that this dark charcoal is adding.

I feel another project hyper fixation coming. I hope my fingers can keep up!!

Happy Knitting!!

Cast On: Musselburgh In Blues

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Happy Halloween!. I decided to start that Musselburgh in Blues hat while passing out candy at the door later tonight. But first I needed to get the increases done and get the knitting going in the round in the circular needles.

I am customizing the Musselburgh pattern for a worsted yarn (but adjusted for my gauge) to make this hat. I’m not 100% following the pattern but using it’s guidance to get a hat I like. As I am using scraps, I am flying by the seat of my pants to know where and how I will finish. It’s kind of like a “choose your own adventure” hat as I start building these colors.

Be safe and save me a Twix!! Happy Knitting!!

Finished: Chiefs Hat V2

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Football fever is upon the house. Jellybean has gotten very into watching any football game he can. He loves talking to his Papa about football and learning all the details. So I decided to push through to finish my Chiefs Hat V2 so Jellybean and Papa each could have one.

Pattern: My own basic beanie “recipe” using 88 sts

Needles: US 8s

Yarn: Leading Men Fiber Arts Box Office Worsted in Poison Apple and Sweet Corn

I am MUCH happier with the overall look of the hat with the red being the outward facing portion of the brim. It makes it look more substantial and polished. I followed the same recipe of 20 rows for the brim stripes and then 15 rows for the hat body stripes.

True to the V1 hat, I used both colors four times in the hat but the last red stripe is just a week bit of decreases. This hat used slightly more yarn than the first as I think my gauge relaxed. It weighs 86 grams that means almost 190 yards of yarn!

I have a decent chunk of the red and yellow left….I am scrounging to see if I have other leftovers to make a Scrappy Chiefs hat. I may or may not have a hyper-fixation 🙂

Happy Knitting!!

Cast On: Oh Deer! Hat

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It’s quickly approaching hunting season in my family and I just so happen to have ordered some orange yarn from Leading Men Fiber Arts. Why not make another Blaze Orange hat. I’m calling this one my Oh Deer! Hat as a pun for the deer hunting my dad and uncles have always done.

Duke is on supervision duty, as always. Since I am not flying in any near future, I decided to go back to my metal needles as they are wee bit faster for the knitting. And working a stockinette brim…..again.

Duke and I are cozy in the basement as the fall chill settles in. This guest room is one of my favorite “mom” hiding spots because no one want risk being asked to do laundry, lol!

Happy Knitting!!