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Finished A Second Green Hat

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The Second Green Hat is done washed and formed on my mannequin head. Not as pretty finished pictures as my first one at the Glaciers but still nice.

Pattern: My own 88 stitch basic beanie “recipe” with folded stockinette brim

Needles: US 8s

Yarn: Potion Yarns Foxy Sock and Potions Yarns Phantasma Lace in Lady Absinthe

Each of these hats used used up a combined 231 yards of the yarn that were held double. I easily got two adult sized hats out of 50 grams of mohair and 100 grams of sock yarn. I may make my 2026 Pigskin Party plan to crank out more of these projects with yarns doubled.

I could use a few more fuzzy hats but I could also maybe make some cowls or other accessories that are cozy and fun? I need to do some searching on the Ravelry site to get some inspo.

Happy Knitting!!

Airplane Progress

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While in the Seattle airport I stretched my legs and found some lotion bars in a cute tourist trap in the terminal. I was steadily cruising through the Second Green Hat and my hands were dry from the mohair sucking all the oils off my hands.

I picked up a local chocolate bar and this small tin of Bee Bar Lotion. The lotion bar was pretty decent quality too. Fairly robust on the lanolin and bee’s wax that left my hands moisturized but also with a barrier. The mohair was a little stickier until the lotion fully absorbed but it felt nice on my hands.

The last leg of the flight was headed into some thunderstorms in the Midwest. So I admit that I was furiously knitting waiting to see if we were going to get home. I managed to finish the hat on the flight and do a little more work on my advent socks.

The lovely couple next to me complimented me on my hat! Now I just need to wash this hat and weave in the last tail.

Happy Knitting!!

Turning A Brim In Sea-Tac

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FIFA followed us everywhere on our vacation. We had a four hour layover in Seattle before coming home to the Midwest. I managed to knit the Second Green Hat brim and get it turned/folded.

Seats were hard to come by in the terminal and they had the soccer news/games playing on this festive turf area. They had free diet coke and a chair to knit in. I was happy to pass the time. Though I did watch more people than I did soccer…

Happy Knitting!!

Casting On In Canada

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While on the boat I still had a very decent chunk of yarn left from the Green Hat so I decided to cast on a second one.

We were on our last sea day of the cruise and entering the harbor to Vancouver. So we watched from our balcony as we crossed under the famous bay bridge. I managed to get the stitches cast on for A Second Green Hat as well as getting the hat started in the round.

I do plan on a carbon copy of the first hat, stockinette folded brim with a stockinette hat body. It’s autopilot knitting and was all I could manage after moving and shaking for almost 10 days at this point.

I feel like my colors fit well with the backdrop of Vancouver, don’t you?

Finished: The Green Hat

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I got to finish The Green Hat just in time to do a photo shoot with the Hubbard Glacier!

Pattern: My own basic beanie recipe

Needles: US 8s

Yarn: Potion Yarns Foxy Sock and Potions Yarn in Phantasm Lace. Both in Lady Absinthe

That’s the glacier in the blurry background. It was so clear and blue. The day was overcast so the photos were amazing!

I have no idea how much yarn I used in the hat since I didn’t bring any scale. I would say half of each? I cast on 88 stitches on US 8s. It’s so warm and soft and Jellybean can’t wait to wear it.

Let’s see what else I can finish this vacation! Happy Knitting!!

Cast On: The Green Hat

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Summer vacation is here and we have some fun travel! I am posting this after we have returned as internet safety is real.

We went to Alaska for a family cruise! Alaska has been on my dad’s bucket list and he turns 70 this year. So we flew to Anchorage to start our adventure.

I grabbed the two skeins of Potions Yarns that I bought at KITH KC to start Jellybeans’s next winter hat. It’s just my basic 88 stitch folded beanie but with a sock yarn and mohair held together. I got a lot done thanks to 8 hours of flying and some Diet Coke.

I was going to start a murder mystery book but Jellybean left his book in the car at the airport so he is reading that one now. Ah, parenting. Don’t worry, I have others!

Happy Knitting!!

Finished: In The Light Blues Take Two

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The In The Light Blues, Take Two is done!

Pattern: In The Light by Casey Day-Crosier (rav link)

Yarn: Multiple single skeins from my deep stash: Rav Notes

Needles: US 7s

Mods: shorted the lace section to conserve yarn

All in all the remains of the yarn from the In The Light Blues first version amounted to just over 1,005 yards of yarn in this scrap version. I literally didn’t have even an inch leftover. I am happier with the fade on this version as it looks more organic to the eye. There are less hard lines.

It feels nice to have some other color palettes available in this versatile shawl. This is the sixth iteration I have made of this pattern. It wears well and I get a ton of compliments on each of them when I wear them.

I need to quit messing around and get back to my Vary the Gate. It has not grown appreciably as I have worked all these other faster shawls. I need to pull that out!

Happy Knitting!!

Hotel Blocking

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I managed to get my In The Light Blues Take Two done but not blocked before leaving for a weekend away.

I used some white variegated with rainbow speckles to finish the last of the fringe. And then chunked into some water. I didn’t do a full soak or use any wool wash as I was improvising. I did use a hotel towel to squish out all the water and then dry over the hotel shower door.

I hope the hotel cleaning staff got a kick out of it, lol. I am going to wait for some sunshine and I’ll take some FO photos of this this week and measure all the yarn. The good news is that I didn’t have any scraps leftover!

Happy Knitting (And Blocking)!!

Lost Yarn Chicken

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I did indeed lose at yarn chicken on my In The Light Blues Take Two. Sigh

I know I was in trouble once I got established in the lace section. It was patently clear that I wasn’t going to have enough yarn to finish as written. So I make a few rows of lace and then started the fringe border. And EVEN THEN I still lost yarn chicken.

I have my crochet scrappy blanket kicking around here so I will find some light blue or white variegated yarn to finish this last few inches. No one will ever be able to tell when it’s done and around my neck. But dang…..I was so close!!

Happy Knitting!!

Finally A Gusset Heal

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My Frankensocks have done a lot of traveling but not received a lot of progress.

I have slogged my way through the first two colors of yarn and into the third. All while starting the gusset heel on the first sock. I have the second sock set up to do it’s heel right after this one.

I just need a few more gymnastics lessons and a boost of dopamine to get my butt in gear on my knitting!!

Happy Crafting!!