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Cast On: Better In Burgundy Hat

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I have a hat FO to share later this week and in the meantime I am starting my next hat so my needles don’t get lonely.

This is more of the Malabrigo I grabbed at the Yarn Barn a couple months ago. This color is a deep burgundy that they name Purpuras. I am working on a my standard adult beanie so that means my normal recipe of 88 stitches.

I did decided to start with 2×2 rib and again fold it over. But I have to throw when I rib when I can flick when do stockinette. I’m thinking my next hat or two will have stockinette brims as I am so much faster when flicking. It’s just so satisfying how fast worsted weight goes!

Happy Knitting!!

Afternoon Field Day

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Today brings you the afternoon (and sweaty) progress of my Another Teal Beanie.

I managed to get the 2×2 ribbing folded over and attached to the body hat. SOOO happy to be cruising in the stockinette section. I can flick this and it just goes so fast.

Many kids stopped to look at my knitting and ask if they could do it. But it was so humid and the yarn very “sticky” that I didn’t. Also, I would have ended up with 35 kids lined up. One older kid asked “what station” is this and I said “the mom taking a break section” and he snapped back “can I try it”. I said no and giggled profusely.

Just need to keep motoring along and I might have another finished hat this week! Happy Knitting!!

FO Friday: Ponytail Hat

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The Ponytail Hat is done!!

Pattern: My own made hat (88 stitch count)

Yarn: TreasureGoddess Yarn Treasured Warmth Worsted in Gunpowder

Needles: US 8s

I ended up with 4 inches of ribbing to start and then 6 inches of hat body and finished with 1.5 inches of ponytail opening ribbing. I didn’t know how high or what part of her head that her ponytail would sit so I decided to leave an opening that flexible and could support a messy bun.

I did decrease down from the 88 stitches in the body to 72 for the ribbing and then took out a final 16 stiches in the second to last row to shrink down that opening. I think the hat fits and works quite well. I should have done more ribbing as I don’t think its long enough to fold and still accommodate any decent size of ponytail. Though not bad for my first try!

Happy Knitting!!

Surprise Finish: Nickie’s Hipster Beanie

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Today I bring you a surprise FO! This is a beanie that I cranked out in a single day of remote trainings. It went so fast that I didn’t even bother with photos until it was done, lol.

Pattern: My own 88 stitch beanie “recipe”

Yarn: Potion Yarns Bombshell Worsted in Hipster colorway

Needles: US 8s

I think this hat will go to the same friend who is getting the Ponytail hat. I think she should have an option for a closed top when she isn’t worried about hat hair at work. This hat used 75% of the total skein which is roughly 166 yards. So it’s decent sized.

This yarn was nice to work with and I like how the pops of color stick out from the grey neutral of the main color. OH….and I finished the ponytail hat but I will show you all that tomorrow. I can’t quit hatting…..

Happy Knitting!!

Ponytail Hat Progress

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The Ponytail hat is progressing nicely.

I decided on 4 inches of ribbing before starting the main body. The stockinette DEFINITELY flys faster than the ribbing. I still have to throw my ribbing where I can flick my stockinette. So I’m getting there but I just need more practice.

Happy Knitting!!

Cast On: Ponytail Hat

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Awhile back, I agreed to make a ponytail hat for a friend. She does a ton of outdoor walking all year round and was interested in a ponytail hat.

I showed her some of my worsted single skeins and she picked this skein from Treasure Goddess yarn in the color Gunpowder. I asked if she identified with having an average or above average sized head. After she stopped laughing, she just said “I don’t know, regular?” So I started with my standard 88 stitch hat on US 8s.

I am working 2×2 ribbing for awhile. I think a brim that can be folded would be beneficial. Thinking perhaps 4 or 5 inches? And then I will start the body of the hat in stockinette. I haven’t decided how I want to address the pony tail opening….

Happy Knitting!!

Cast On: Penguin Socks

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My next set of socks are on the needles! I pulled a sock set from GingerSnap out of Canada. This yarn is called Penguin Plunge Deluxe so I’m calling these my Penguin Socks.

As is almost always the case, I am working toe up with 68 stitches on size US 1 needles. I did choose to just do a wee little pop of yellow on the toe. No idea why other than I felt the whimsy to do so.

I wanted to work this pair in tandem like my self striping socks, but alas I did not wind my yarn in a tandem friendly way. I need to stew on if I want to mess around with pulling off 50% of this yarn and making two balls or not. Or just chug along one sock at a time….

Happy Knitting!!

Neon Yellow

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My Prism Socks have progressed to the Y in the ROYGBIV sequence. Doing them in tandem is definitely working when I am working self striping yarn.

This is String Theory Colorworks Inertia base so it is nice and round and full. I can fully see all nice neat V stitches. These have been living in my work back pack for work and car knitting. So they grow slowly but growing nonetheless.

I do think these wooden needles are on their last legs but they should have a few pairs left in them! Happy Knitting!!

KITH Yarn Haul

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In between Knitting In The Heartland events, I did some time in the market. After an initial lap around the vendors I decided to focus on mini skeins for my scrappy granny stripe blanket.

I have all my scraps organized and I noticed some gaps in the color wheel. So I tried to pour through booths and find colors to help fill out those missing areas. Mostly I need the warm colors of red, yellow and orange and some more jewel tones.

I think I did well! I also nabbed a tshirt going out on clearance, a knitting book for my friend and a couple of worsted skeins to replenish my hat stash. I am pretty proud of myself and saving most of my yarn funds for SSK this summer!

Happy Yarn!