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Cast On: Siren Beanie

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The family went out to the ballgame. The Royals are just down the road from us and we took in a Sunday game. We had a lovely brunch before the afternoon game and couldn’t have asked for better weather. The only problem was that I didn’t have any game approved knitting.

I grabbed some Treasure Goddess DK Treasures in the Song of the Sirens Color that was already wound up. I opted for wooden needles to get past security. I made sure to count and cast on during the car ride over.

By the 7th inning stretch I managed to make over an inch of a hat! I think I am going to do a basic stockinette beanie with a folded brim. Just nice pure autopilot knitting.

Happy Baseball season!

3/4 Of Sleeve #2

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We had movie marathon this past weekend I really put the gas on my Rainbow Radiate sweater and the second sleeve.

I really had to dig around and find more removable stitch markers to keep track of my progress. It is a little bit easier this time since I can count the rows on sleeve #1 and repeat for sleeve #2. Based on the stitch markers I am roughly 3/4 done.

I am excited to get back to the body as there will be much less counting and a lot more auto pilot knitting to do. I am still cautiously nervous about running out of yarn for the whole sweater….but that’s a problem for another day.

Happy Knitting!!

FO: Radiate Hat

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The Radiate Hat is done and dusted! I am super pleased with how this warm side turned out. I had just about the same amount of yarn left in each color so the stripes came out super even. And the ‘middle’ fell between the warm and cool colors.

Pattern: Loosely based off the Musselburgh pattern by Joji Locatelli

Yarn: Hue Loco Vivid Sampler Set in DK and KnitCircus DK in Pet Rock Speckle

Needles: US 5s

The cool colors worked out less evenly as my Rainbow Radiate has short rows in the yoke. I used more blues and teals. But the hat is still pretty. I would probably wear this warm side out. I used a whopping 327 yards of yarn for this hat and every bit of the rainbow sampler kit. That felt great!

Now on to the next project/hat! Happy Knitting!!

Finishing The Rainbow

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Whelp, I did in fact run out of the rainbow Hue Loco DK yarn on my Radiate Hat.

I pulled some DK scraps from my bin to finish this hat. I went with a neutral grey to mimic the Rainbow Radiate sweater. I chose the KnitCircus speckle DK in the Pet Rock colorway from my Scandia Hat. I have plenty enough to finish this hat. I didn’t weigh for measure the increase section so I am just winging it.

This should be fun! Happy Knitting!!

One Finished Radiate Sleeve

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I have been slacking on this project and it has been sitting on my WIP pile. But I did finally finish the first sleeves on my Rainbow Radiate sweater.

I don’t have super long arms but I like a good sleeve so this took almost an entire skein. And I have a new full skein attached so I can start sleeve #2. This confirms to me that I will need to use my Wichita Woolery similar skeins and alternate with my 316 dye studio skeins to finish the body. Not the best outcome but I can use helical knitting to reduce the differences. This sweater is so speckled that I don’t think it will show in the end.

Happy Knitting!!

Mom Taxi Knitting

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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!!

Cast On: Radiate Hat

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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!!

Divide Those Sleeves!

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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!!

A Treasure Goddess Bouquet

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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!!

I Think I Need More Colorwork

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I spent some time this winter dipping my toe into colorwork hats. I made not one but two Chiefs Touchdown Beanies. I decided my dad also needs one of these Chiefs Beanies for next football season. I also found a pattern for a beanie in Royals (baseball) theme that looks fun

So I went to a local to me dyer and grabbed some of her yarn to work these again. As these teams are also local to her she has colorways that match really well. I got the actual Chiefs kit she makes in Worsted weight and then a blue and a gold skein in sport to make the Royals Hat.

Did I need new yarn? No. But the thought of these specific project made me excited and I couldn’t stop thinking about them and so I am leaning into where the mojo goes.

Happy Knitting!!