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FO Friday: 2024 Pigskin Party Hat

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I leaned into the squared off hat and finished my 2024 Pigskin Party KAL Hat!

Pattern: My own 88 stitch beanie “recipe”

Needles: US 8s

Yarn: Whimzee Stitches Select Worsted in “Love My Tennessee”

The bind off perfectly capped off the zig zagging spirals that worked up the body of the hat. I used 78 grams of the skein or roughly 171 yards of yarn. The hat is wee bit short and I could/should have extended it for a more slouchy fit with better “ears”. But not enough to rip it out and redo. It will be fine!

I will have to decide if this is a gift pile hat or a keep at home hat. Happy Knitting!!

Knitting Hats In The Wild

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I am calling this hat made from Whimzee Stitches yarn my 2024 Pigskin Party Hat. And I took it along with me to a recent sporting event.

Turns our professional soccer games are SUPER long. So by the time we made it to the car, I had an almost finished hat!

The spirals did take a jog when I folded and attached the cast on edge for a brim. Everything shifted almost a full color and a half. It does make the brim stand out distinctly from the hat body.

I am loving these spirals so wonderfully that I think I might do a 3-needle bind off and square this hat off. A la the Pussy Hat style top. That way these spirals are not being broken up by the decreases.

Happy Knitting!!

Bliss Yarns Haul

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On one of my breaks from SSK classes, I hopped in my car and navigated to Bliss Yarns in nearby Brentwood.

It was a lovely store where there was a knitting group going on. They were so delightful and we shared lots of regional crafting information. Turns out the shop owner grew up in Kansas and was delightful.

I walked away with a skein of Twisted Ambition Yarn Sweet Sock in the “Gold Rapture” colorway, a skein of Big Sky Yarn Squish DK in the “Do You Want to Build a Snowman” colorway, and finally some Whimzee Stitches Yarn Co Select Worsted in the “Love My Tennessee colorway”. And as a SSK bonus prize, I got to pick out some needles stoppers and I chose cacti.

I would highly recommend this yarn store to anyone. It has a great selection, easy location and great customer service. Happy Shopping!!