Category Archives: Finished Objects

Finished: Brimstone Beanie

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This Bluestem Beanie was addicting. The regular repeats of the pattern really helped me mark and notice progress and it was hard to put down.

Pattern: Bluestem Beanie by Rebekah Lil (Rav Link)

Needles: US 7s and 8s

Yarn: Hat kit from Amber Waves Dye studio with their Alpaca Cloud DK and Kid Silk Fluff

The finished project is heavenly soft, that alpaca really helps the underlying softness with the fluffy mohair. The finished hat weighs 67 grams but feels like air. I think the finished yardage worked out to roughly 229 yards of yarn. I did add one extra repeat of the patterning to make my hat taller before starting decreases.

This yarn and pattern combo is so well done. I love how the colors worked out in the finished piece. The dyer did a great job! I think I will make this pattern again with other yarns in my stash to see how it works up with other bases mixed with mohair.

Happy Knitting!!

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!!

Finished: Kiddo Christmas Socks

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Surprise! I have a finished pair of socks….

Jellybean has REALLY been wearing his hand-me-down wool socks when he sleeps at night. I decided he needs some of his own. So I pulled out some sock snakes and got to work. I was knitting these on the down low so he couldn’t see and I didn’t even show the blog the cast on!

These are some Tofutsies variegated yarn with heels/toes/cuffs made from Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper base. These are about 1 inch shorter than mine and they will have a life expectancy before his feet outgrow them for sure. But the yarn is soft, washable and kid perfect.

I worked these on US 1s over 72 stiches and the finished yardage ended up at 257 yards of yarn. Now I need to keep these safe and clean until Christmas!

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!

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!!

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!!

Finished: WPF Conference Hat

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I am over the moon with this finish. To me, this hat just came out so polished and beautiful. My 2024 WPF Hat is done and snuggled in the growing gift pile.

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

Needles: US 8s

Yarn: Leading Men Fiber Arts in the color Chocolate Mousse

This is just about the perfect slouch for me in a hat. The decreases swirl nicely and fall at the correct part of my head. I am back to my “default” where I used 78 grams of worsted yarn for a 170 yard hat.

The Box Office worsted from Leading Men Fiber Arts is a great base. I would buy all the colors and knit this forever. It’s just a lovely combination of soft and sturdy. I would put this in a dead heat with Malabrigo Rios for my favorite hat yarn.

Happy Knitting!!

FO: LSP Hat Redo

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I was so fussed with flying with two children (it was their first time) that I didn’t even notice that I had finished my LSP Redo Hat on the plane ride to California. But that meant PB was able to help me with some tropical FO photos.

Pattern: A modified version of my beanie “recipe”

Needles: US 10s

Yarn: Republica Unicornia Rambioullet Worsted in the LSP colorway

This second version of that hat does use 72 stitches instead of 88. And bigger needles to get a more workable gauge. This is one that I probably could have made a smidge taller but I was in auto knitter mode and just finished it.

This was a thicker and rounder yarn than my other worsteds. So even though I used 78 grams of the total skein that it only equated to 153 yards of yarn. So plumper and smaller. I am going to block it aggressively to see what I can gain. Still, a finished hat for the gift pile! It will fit someone eventually…

Happy Knitting!!

Chiefs Hat FTW

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My Chiefs Hat is done!

Pattern: My own “recipe” for a worsted weight hat (this time with stripes)

Needles: US 8s

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

I am happy with this hat and I think it achieves it’s vision. I do wish I had swapped the order of the red and yellow. But as I was starting with two full skeins, I have enough yarn to make a second hat with that order.

This used less yarn that I have typically been using. This weighed out to 65 grams, ten short of my normal, or roughly 137 yards of yarn. This could be that by actually counting rows for my brim that it is shorter than those I make by eyeballing length? Now, on to the next hat!

Happy Knitting!!

FO Friday: 2024 Pigskin Party Hat

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I leaned into the squared off hat and finished my 2024 Pigskin Party KAL Hat!

Pattern: My own 88 stitch beanie “recipe”

Needles: US 8s

Yarn: Whimzee Stitches Select Worsted in “Love My Tennessee”

The bind off perfectly capped off the zig zagging spirals that worked up the body of the hat. I used 78 grams of the skein or roughly 171 yards of yarn. The hat is wee bit short and I could/should have extended it for a more slouchy fit with better “ears”. But not enough to rip it out and redo. It will be fine!

I will have to decide if this is a gift pile hat or a keep at home hat. Happy Knitting!!