This is my week of meetings. So I am documenting how much hat can be made while waiting and listening.
I am on my second shade of pink in my Radiate Hat. I got a few funny looks from the public sitting next to me in this work meeting. But I smiled and knit on. I didn’t get much added to this project when playing Mom Taxi so I am switching up this project’s designated location.
Do you have different projects for different locations?
So the conference knitting was a bit a failure. I managed one purple stripe and started a pink stripe.
So I have pulled this out to work on while being a mom-taxi during this crazy month. I think we have 3 birthdays, 7 school events and 1,000 practices. I am interested to see how the yarn knits up on this as I don’t have equal remaining amount of the colors. Some colors have more as they occurred sooner in the yoke of my sweater than others.
I do like this round and round knitting with a good audio book or podcast to survive the long mom hours. What is your go-to for waiting?
Happy Knitting!!
Slowly but surely, I am making a Rainbow Radiate sleeve.
I have been slipping my arm through the neck opening and putting the sleeve on my arm to try it on as I go. I am placing the decreases where I need them for my anatomy and NOT where the pattern states. I think I added 6 or 7 total decreases?
This is a superwash yarn so I am cautious to stop a little before I think I need to in order to accommodate blocking growth. I am super close and should start the ribbing soon! And then of course….do a second sleeve.
Happy Knitting!!!
I pushed through and got my Radiate Hat to the point I am working on circulars. No more DPNs!!
It looks mostly like a coaster at this point than a hat, lol. I am working from the darkest purples and back to through the rainbow to the blues. Just the same as the order I used in my Rainbow Radiate sweater.
This is what my hat looks like before an 8 hour hitch at a conference. Let’s see what progress I can make!
Happy Knitting!!
My Volcan Hat is done and dusted!
Pattern: My own basic beanie “recipe” with 88 sts
Needles: US 8s
Yarn: Malabrigo Rios in Volcan
This hat was a nice finish and everyone who saw loved the Autumnal colors of it. I used 75 grams or roughly 158 grams of yarn. Leaving a nice nub of leftovers to add to my scrap stash. The finished hat is a nice adult size with a slight slouch.
I think my next hat is going to be the CC Beanie but I need to find the time and energy this May-cember in between kid events and travel! Happy Knitting!!
With the yoke of my Rainbow Radiate done and I’m happy with the fit, I decided to use the Hue Loco sample set to make a coordinating hat. I have cast on what I am calling it my Radiate Hat.
I am working on US 5s and using the general structure/pattern of a Musselburgh. I will have to get the increases started and look at my gauge to determine how many total stitches. Usually with DK yarn on these needles I need to be in the 120 ish range.
I always dislike the fiddly casting on bit in the round on these size needles. It never lasts long and I procrastinate occasionally. I am going to be deliberate and push past this as I need auto pilot knitting for upcoming travel.
Happy Knitting!!
After some fiddling and a few dropped stitches, I have my Rainbow Radiate ready for sleeves!
I finished the short row shaping, put sleeves on waste yarn and worked about 6/7 rows of the body. I have decided I like working the sleeves first before the weight of the full body of the sweater exists. It’s less fabric to have in my lap and “turn” as I work sleeves.
I grabbed some shorty circulars and put the first sleeves on and going. This has a second silver lining….I can maximize the yarn used in the body without having to save any for the sleeves. I have two kinds of grey main color that I am blending so I need to be careful.
These will be full length sleeves so I have some way to go to get these done but those short round and round circles are mostly satisfying. Lots of progress develops quickly! Happy Knitting!!
My Treasure Goddess yarn package showed up and I made a little “present” for myself.
I have been doing some wishful knitting for a Royals themed beanie. And I got some colors from this dyer to work that pattern. Its her organic DK base in a gold and a royal blue. I also got another Chiefs themed worsted kit to make another colorwork hat from this project/pattern.
I also paired a nice protein water. Gotta stay hydrated and keep up with those health goals while knitting!! Happy Crafting!!
Professional development is turning out to be great for my knitting productivity. My Volcan Hat has a completed body!
I probably could have finished this hat during my all day training except for I didn’t bring my DPNs to work the decreases. One good evening of TV and actually locating my DPNs should get this hat all the way done!
A couple of coworkers have complimented this hat. So I am thinking about a potential recipient. It’s almost May here so hats are NOT necessary anymore. I think I have some time to decide 🙂
Happy Knitting!!
Hear ye, hear ye….we have a completed rainbow on my Rainbow Radiate!
I powered through the rest of my colors thanks to the parents area of the trampoline park and my kiddo having a 3 hour birthday party. I did manage to use every color in the Hue Loco sampler pack. In the course of doing that I did have to add some extra rows to the instructions. Which works out nicely because I did not get row gauge on my swatch.
Now I need to move into just the grey main color and do some shaping before I separate for sleeves. I cannot WAIT to see what this looks like when the sleeves are portioned off.
Happy Knitting!!
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