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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!

That’s Better

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This feels better! My hat is back to normal human sized and zooming right along. The fireplace feels toasty on my feet and the puppy doesn’t understand why I get to bring sticks in the house and he cannot.

Right now this project is cruising along until I get to the right length so the hat will be the right size when doubled inside itself. I MIGHT be playing yarn chicken but again that is a problem for future Rachelle.

It’s also December 1st so I get to start both sock advents today!!! Happy Knitting

Well Shoot….

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Last night at golf lessons (indoor, thank goodness) I finally set about looking at my Handspun hat gauge. Doesn’t it look great!

My gauge in this handspun is WILDLY too big. I mean this hat is almost two hand spans! So I pulled the needles out and took a big chug of water for courage.

By the end of the lesson I had the hat ripped back and the needles back into the decreases. This time around I took out 16 stitches and moved this hat down to an 80 stitch count.

So, time to persevere and redo this hat. The silver lining is that my handspun is holding up really well to the knitting and ripping back!

Happy Knitting!!

FO Friday: A Toddler Hat

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I made it! My hat trio is complete with the finished tiny toddler hat. And it turned our adorable.

Pattern: A 64 stitch basic beanie “recipe” with a rolled 2×2 brim (Rav link)

Yarn: Lilliput Yarn Woof Worsted in Chocolate Lab and Chasing Cars

Needles: US 8s

This project was a great stash buster. I knit the brim and the start of the hat until I ran out of chocolate and then finished off with the teal. I didn’t want to guess at yarn chicken and play with the decreases. So I knit until I had enough yarn to do a 3 needle bind off.

I’m not sure it will fit the toddler for long but I think it’s the gesture that matters most. Before I pack up these in a gift bag I think I will snag a photo of all three hats together. A little memento of cuteness for me.

Happy Knitting!!

Cast On: A Cozy Hat

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It’s Thanksgiving Eve and I am starting a new hat! This is one of the skeins of Woof Worsted I purchased from Lilliput Yarn.

I’m really feeling another basis beanie recipe. I stared with 2×2 rib over 96 stiches on a US 8 needles. This color is called Sasha and I thought it looked glorious against the orange of my fireplace.

This will be my holiday knitting as we run from event to event. Let’s see what I can get done! Happy Knitting!!