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Slowly Patterning

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My Fairy Tale Beanie has been at the bottom of my prioritization list but I have added a few more pattern repeats.

This is still very very soft with the cashmere content under the mohair. I did however fail to keep track of my repeats. I think I need 7 or 8 total? Now I will have to go back and count the bumps to try and count where I am at. Not ideal, but the natural consequences of my choices.

I am hoping to finish this by year end just to have that hit of dopamine going into the new year. Happy Knitting!!

So Snaggy

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Thanks to a trip to the theaters and Moana 2, my Cherub hat has a brim! Great movie by the way, I will totally watch again when it streams.

My yarn is some really deep/old stash of Cascade Cherub Aran leftover from a baby sweater 10 years ago. I had forgotten how splitty and fussy this yarn was. I have to mind the plies very carefully.

The yarn is incredibly soft and feels great on the skin as it is a nylon and acrylic blend. I could have done to go down a needle size to US 7s as the fabric is a little loose and see through when not doubled over. But there is no going back now! This will likely end up as a charity hat or gift hat. I like my wool and wool blend hats!

Happy Knitting!!

Finished: Frankenstein Hat #2

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Frankenstein Hat #2 is done and dusted (okay, well washed)

Pattern: Musselburgh (kind of) by Ysolda Teague

Yarn: Scraps all listed here (Rav link)

Needles: US 8s

I really like how I chose to use the browns in the middle. It makes the hat look consistent but VERY different depending on which side you face out. The orange comes across very hunting themed/blaze orange. And the green side reads more fall vibes, to me.

This used up 218 yards of yarn and every bit of scraps for each of these colors. I had a teeny bit of green left at cast off but I just tucked that on the inside as I closed up the hat. Extra insulation! I get so much satisfaction from using up scraps and closing out those stash entries on Ravelry!

Happy Knitting!!

The Last Scrap

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My second Frankenstein Hat has reached the point where it is falling off my needles. I cruised through two more brown scraps and nearly reached the total length.

I am just now attaching the final green color. I didn’t weigh my cast on like I should have to know how many grams I need for the cast off. So I am embarking on yarn chicken. Worst case, its worsted and I rip back and redo. Or it could work out great and I will have a finished hat!

Happy Knitting!!

Update: Frankenstein Hat #2

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This Frankenstein Hat is addictive. It’s just so stinking satisfying to use up each scrap!

The orange is completely used up and I am three rows from finishing the copper. I think next up will be the variegated browns. I am still using a US 8 needle but I am working over 96 stitches to make a slightly larger hat.

The scraps are shrinking fast, I may need to pull a fifth scrap ball to make the full length of this hat….

Happy Knitting!!

Cast On: Frankenstein Hat #2

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My scrap bag wouldn’t close again so I decided to start a second Frankenstein Hat. I culled my leftovers and found a nice fall color scheme.

I decided to start with the orange color since it was the boldest color in the bunch and I will work through the browns and end with the green. Why….it sounds good to my brain.

Happy Knitting!!

Finished: Bonnie Mae Hat

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DPNs were located and my Bonnie Mae Hat is now in the FO pile!

Pattern: My own basic beanie recipe, this time with 72 stitches and a ribbed brim

Yarn: Republica Unicornia in Rambouillet Worsted in the Bonnie Mae color

Needles: US 10s

I used 186 yards of yarn or 95 grams. This was 115 gram skein so I left 20 grams on the table. In hindsight I could have made this a wee bit taller. Kind of a fatal flaw in my process based on my fear of playing yarn chicken. Still a perfectly serviceable adult hat in the end.

Now for a glass of wine to celebrate and to move to my next project! Happy Knitting!!

Bonnie Mae Decreases

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As predicted, the Bonnie Mae Hat took exactly 15 seconds to complete the stockinette hat portion.

I need to grab a tape measure but I should be close to decreases. Which is good, because my yarn ball is rapidly shrinking. It has been interesting to see what this hand dyed yarn does in ribbing versus stockinette. The light isn’t the greatest now that it gets dark at 5 pm, but I feel like the ribbing looks darker?

Now to dig out my DPNs and wrap this puppy up! Happy Knitting!!

A Bonnie May Turn

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My Bonnie Mae hat been languishing in my bag since a casting on binge a couple of weeks ago. I don’t really know why as this is very heavy/thick worsted and the hat will take 13 seconds to knit.

So in between throwing a toy for Duke I cranked out the ribbing and completed the folded hem. I am working 72 stitches on US 10 needles to account for the rounder/thicker yarn. Now I am just zooming up the stockinette portion and binging Man On the Inside.

Happy Knitting!!

Fairy Fuzzy Brim

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Car line knitting continues! This is the Fairy Tail Beanie that I started during my cast on fever. It’s going to be another Bluestem Beanie.

The DK pink color is some Potions Yarns in Dryad DK in the Fairy Tale color and the mohair is more Stranded Dyeworks Mohair Silk in Patisserie. The DK has cashmere in it and it really helps soften the feel of that mohair.

I just turned and reattached the folded brim. I had my kit with me and I was able to place a BOR marker this time. I forgot that last version of this hat and I messed up the patterning. I just need to dig out my US 8 needles and establish the patterning. It’s all popcorn knitting after that!

Happy Knitting!!