My Vaas Hat is ready for decreases!
I could knit Malabrigo forever. It’s just the perfect feel while knitting and in the finished object. I powered through the body of the hat and installed the DPNs for the decreases. After over 50 versions of this “recipe” I can do these decreases on autopilot.
I should have a finished hat soon! Happy Knitting!!
I got an unexpected gift card from a neighbor as a thank you for helping them this winter. I decided to convert that into yarn goodies!
I swung by Yarn Barn and picked up two new to me colors of Malabrigo Rios in Azules and Volcan. I am thinking I will be making a KU themed hat…..
I also tried two new US 8 needles to add to my collection. I picked up KnitPro Dreams in 16 inch circular and Addi Rocket2 (square needles) to try for my next hats.
It was a nice boost to my dopamine and it got me out for a walk in the sunshine. Spring has sprung! Happy Knitting!!
I had a four hour public meeting to sit through last week so my Vaas Hat made a reappearance. Good thing too, as I finally got the brim turned and attached.
This yarn doesn’t photograph super well but it is a very lovely green. My eyes lean hazel and green some days and my complexion is quite fair. I can’t help but think this would look lovely on me when it’s finished!
Now I need to find more knitting time to get this hat finished!
My hat mojo may be waning but it sure does make for good travel and meeting knitting. After finishing my Scandia Hat, I had not “on the go” knitting available. So I grabbed a skein that was already wound and got started on a basic beanie.
I have used a LOT of Rios over the last year so I am pretty confident in my gauge. I based on my normal 88 stitches on US 8 needle. I was not in the mood for ribbing today so this hat will have another stockinette brim.
I did get myself a fancy pedicure to brush away the winter doldrums! Here’s hoping soft yarn and clean toes will get me all the way to spring!
Happy Knitting!!
The Dewberry Hat is complete and all washed up to go straight to the gift pile
Pattern: Top Down basic beanie with 72 stitches
Needles: US 10s
Yarn: Malabrigo Mecha in the Dewberry colorwway
I used up every last inch of this yarn and that is incredibly satisfying. I could have started the ribbing sooner but still ended up with a decent brim. This version of the hat will fold for the right sized head.
This is a singles yarn so it make an incredibly soft fabric and the bulky yarn gives a lot of loft and warmth. This one might make your head sweat a little! I do think I will go back to my DK and worsted hats as they tend to be less vexing. And it’s still nice to know I have figured out a “recipe” for a quicky bulky hat if I needed one.
Happy Knitting!!
The Dewberry Hat is zooming along. Imagine that! It’s only bulky yarn on US 10 needles, lol.
This is a 100 gram skein and I need to weigh where I am at. I think I will save the 15 or 20 grams to do the ribbing? I will knit until the yarn chicken gods yell at me to stop and then cast off in ribbed pattern.
I am keeping a stitch marker on the beginning of round. And I was too lazy to find a big enough one to fit on these large needles so I am clipping it to the row and just moving it up once in awhile.
Happy Knitting!!
I ripped out the original start of my Dewberry Hat and started over again on DPNs.
I intend to work this hat on US 10s but I don’t have any DPNs in that size so I am using my US 8s and hoping for the best. I am working to be as loose as I can manage to make the change in needles less obvious.
I am going to increase up until I have 72 stiches total and then put the project on circulars to work the remainder. I am using the M1L and M1R increases at end of each DPN for a box like increase section. And after all the messing around with this yarn….this is going to be a vanilla hat body with ribbed brim. I am encouraged to get these couple of hats behind me and move on to less vexing choices.
Happy Knitting!!
This hat vexed me and yet here we are with a finished Iris Hat.
Pattern: A frustrating mix of basic beanie with influences of the Pussy Hat with 72 stiches
Needles: US 10s
Yarn: Malabrigo Mecha in the Iris colorway
I am very proud of my Kitchener skills and used up almost every last inch of this skein. I accurately left a tail long enough to close up the entire hat. The finished hat does fit an adult sized head and create the cat like ears with the two corners. However, it’s not a hat you can pull super low or do any additional folds.
This is definitely going into the gift pile and I will course correct for the other hat that I have going with the Malabrigo Mecha. This bulky single definitely calls for a top down approach….even if I hate starting a hat on DPNs.
Happy Knitting!!
This is WAY better for my Iris Hat!
I am beginning to think I should have started top down instead of bottom up. I have ZERO clue on how to gauge when to do decreases and not run out of yarn. And I have such little bitty bit of previous hat left.
I think I am just going to knit until it’s almost gone and then Kitchener it closed. It would be a quasi Pussy Hat ala the late 2010s. It should then make a decent adult sized hat right? I really should know better by now, lol.
Happy Knitting!!
I got my Iris Hat up and going new needles!
I am on US 10s with 72 total stitches. I worked like a one inch folded brim and then the remainder of this yarn is going into the body of the hat. Trying to avoid yarn chicken. I have told myself to decide on the brim when I get to the end of the skein. That’s a future Rachelle problem…..
Happy Knitting!!
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