Tag Archives: beanie

Cast On: Teal Dreams Hat

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I needed another easy project on the needles to kick around when I am tired or watching movies. Another hat it is!

I cast on this hat during a 90 minute customer care call with a work vendor. I added 96 stitches and then did a single row of 2×2 rib and then switched back to stockinette. Those few rib stitches are really helping the brim to keep from rolling all the way up.

I am going to work a folded brim for this one, but in stockinette this time. I just didn’t have the fortitude to work 4-6 inches of ribbing. My brain is still digesting the Christmas haze and carbohydrates. Other than that decision, I am just winging this hat. I’ll decide the rest as I go!

Happy Knitting!!

A Hat With A Pop Of Color

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I had to stay up a little later than I wanted, but I did manage to finish my Chocolate Musselburgh! I squeaked out a perfectly lovely adult sized hat that is super snuggly and warm.

Pattern: Musselburgh by Ysolda Teague

Needles: US 8s

Yarn: K-Zip Knits Waterfront Worsted in Cocoa and Blacklight

Mods: I had to add the contract bit to be able to close up the hat.

The hat did come out to a comfortable size after adding that extra bit of yarn. The full hat is 257 yards so a full skein plus a fifth of that remainder. I am kind of liking the sneaky pop of color hidden inside my hats! It is also doing great to use up my little bits of scraps.

Happy Knitting!!

George And A Little Knitting

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The boys had evening events this week so I grabbed PB and took her to the local Children’s Center to see the Curious George exhibit. This place is indoors and full of fun, science, art and lots of room to run. We spent almost 3 hours running around and I CRUSHED the rest of my Chocolate Musselburgh hat.

PB got some solo mommy time and I got lots of steps and stitches complete as well. Can’t ask for more during this hectic season! I am afraid that I am not going to have enough yarn to make this an adult medium hat. I do have some K-Zip Knits scraps of this same base laying around.

I think I will pull those out and use to close up the inside of the beanie like I did with my handspun Musselburgh. Bonus of this time, it will be like weight and wool type. I think I might be able to crank this out after my advent socks tonight!

Happy Knitting!!

Work Knitting And Auditing

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We are screaming towards year end at work and that means year end financials and audit season. I have taken the grace to work from home one day a week to focus on tasks that take concentration.

I have been keeping my Chocolate Musselburgh on my WFH desk to add a few stitches while my queries are running or I’m reading narratives. It’s a great way to add lots of knitting and keep the Christmas sweets out of my hands!

Happy Knitting!!

FO Friday: A Cozy Hat

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I MADE IT but by Saturday and not Friday. (Close enough, right?) My Cozy Hat is finished and ready for the holiday gift pile!

Pattern: My Own Beanie recipe with 96 stitches and a folded 2×2 brim (Rav Link)

Yarn: Lilliput Yarn – Woof Worsted base – Sasha colorway

Needles: US 8s

Using the scale method, I did a much better job at maximizing my yarn usage. I used all but 8 grams of this skein and I was super happy. This hat is a shade over 200 total yards of yarn and 92 grams. It will be super warm and cozy!

I think this hat will be gifted to a fellow manager at my job. She walks regularly outside and I think this hat will aid visibility and in keeping her warm.

Happy Knitting!!

FO Friday: Blue And Gold Handspun Hat

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My handspun Musselburgh is DONE and Jellybean helped me model it. This has been done for awhile but I got swept away by deadlines and holiday to-dos and forgot to get this photographed. I have even worn this once to hang Christmas lights in 28 degree weather.

Pattern: My own loose recipe based on the principals of the Musselburgh hat by Ysolda Teauge

Needles: US 8s

Yarn: My own worsted/bulky handspun and a TEENY but of mystery DK to finish the final decreases

This hat came out to an Adult Medium and fits either me or Jellybean quite nicely. I used the 80 stitch count and it worked out nicely. I used every inch of handspun and this is a deliciously warm hat with two layers of worsted.

I can see the benefits of this pattern/recipe for my single skeins of heavier weight handspun. There might be more of these in my future!

Happy Knitting!

Almost A Hat

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Okay, the guilt about this Cozy hat is getting to me. I am making this my primary knitting every day after I get my advent stripes done on my socks. And the monogamy has paid off as the main body of the hat is largely complete. I am weighing my yarn to know when I can start my decreases and not run out of yarn.

Duke is still not knitting but he is helping with emotional support and the sharing of body heat. It’s Thursday morning and my goal is to have this finished by tomorrow so I can show off FO pictures and mark this off my list.

Happy Knitting!!

Chocolate And Vanilla

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The hat mojo continues, and this time its a skein of worsted in “cocoa” from K-Zip Knits. I was feeling another Musselburgh. Kelsey is a great dyer and I got to know here during COVID zoom knit nights. Duke and I started working on this next hat while snuggled

Still using 8US sized needles and this stitch count is looking to be 88 in total based on my gauge thus far. I just liked this photo as its very chocolate and vanilla. Happy Knitting!!

Yarn Chicken Lost

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As predicted by my spidey senses, I am losing at yarn chicken. I will not have enough handspun to cast off this hat. But the good news about Musselburgh is that since it tucks inside itself….I can hack the system.

I did a quick search of my scraps and found some DK weight teal mystery yarn that coordinates color with the handspun. I am a little worried about mixing the fiber types but it’s time to live on the edge.

I am so excited to finish this hat!! It’s cold here and my head needs to be cozy. Happy Knitting!