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Finished: Flats Hat

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The Flats Hat is complete and ready for my 2025 gift bag.

Pattern: My own 88 stitch beanie “recipe”

Needles: US 8s

Yarn: Thelittlewolfknits Opti base in the Pigskin Party KAL exclusive colorway “Flats or Drums”

I forced myself to extend this to maximize yarn usage. I used 82 grams or 179 yards of yarn total. I got 40 bonus KAL points for using sponsor yarn. I really like how the dark brown spiraled in this hat at my gauge.

I would definitely buy more yarn from this dyer again. It was nicely dyed and I didn’t have any colors bleed. And the hand of the finished fabric is very soft and nice. Orange isn’t usually my colors but I love how the browns and green bits punch this one up.

Now on to my next hat! Happy Knitting!!

Flats Hat Decreases

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My Flats Hat is ready for decreases!

The family sat down and watched RedOne since we missed it in December and I cruised through the body of the hat. The move is great and seeing a jacked Santa was something else! This yarn is Littlewolfknits yarn in the Opti base called “Flats or Drums”. I picked flats because those are the superior wings IMO.

I managed to get my DPNs installed before my eyes started crossing and it was time to go to bed. I should be able to wrap this up in the next couple of days. And bonus for me, it will earn me extra points in the Pigskin Party KAL for an exclusive sponsor product.

Happy Knitting!!

Turning My Flats Brim

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Thanks to a holiday dinner at GGs and some family chit chatting….I knit enough to turn the brim on my Flats Hat.

My little cousins were mesmerized at how much fabric I could make during one family party. They tried to convince me that this was orange enough to be a hunting hat, lol. I know I need to make more ribbed brims for my hat collection, but it is just so much faster to work stockinette in infinity.

This hat has a deadline to score some extra points in the Pigskin Party KAL. This yarn from thelittlewolfknits earns me sponsor points! These hats really don’t take much time if I can force myself to be monogamous…but that has been a problem lately as I want to cast on all the things!

Happy Knitting!!

Cast On: Flats Hat

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After finishing the Fairy Tale Beanie, I decided to get yarn right back on my needles to kick off 2025. I pulled the worsted skein called “Flats for Drums” from Thelittlewolfknits haul.

Back to my comfort zone of my basic beanie recipe with 88 sts on US 8 needles. I named this hat the Flats Hat as I prefer my chicken wings to be flats and not drums. I thought that was cute, lol. I also totally picked a project bag that fit in with the yarn color scheme. I couldn’t help myself.

I need to also finish this hat by the Superbowl as this is a sponsor product for the KAL. I think this will become my purse and work knitting for my month of upcoming meetings!

Happy Knitting!!

Little Wolf Knits Haul

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Back in November I won a prize from the 2024 Pigskin Party KAL and that was a gift card from thelittlewolfknits online yarn store.

I ordered this in early December and it arrived just in time for year end hat knitting. I grabbed a Pigskin Party KAL special color way in worsted (orange), some nuetral mohair silk to hold in my hats and then another (teal) worsted skein for PB inspired hat.

This is a new to me dyer and she was delightful during the order process. I am excited to see how her yarn feels. I need to get this orange one started soon as it will earn me bonus points in the KAL!

Happy Knitting!!

Finished: Frankenstein Hat #2

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Frankenstein Hat #2 is done and dusted (okay, well washed)

Pattern: Musselburgh (kind of) by Ysolda Teague

Yarn: Scraps all listed here (Rav link)

Needles: US 8s

I really like how I chose to use the browns in the middle. It makes the hat look consistent but VERY different depending on which side you face out. The orange comes across very hunting themed/blaze orange. And the green side reads more fall vibes, to me.

This used up 218 yards of yarn and every bit of scraps for each of these colors. I had a teeny bit of green left at cast off but I just tucked that on the inside as I closed up the hat. Extra insulation! I get so much satisfaction from using up scraps and closing out those stash entries on Ravelry!

Happy Knitting!!

The Last Scrap

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My second Frankenstein Hat has reached the point where it is falling off my needles. I cruised through two more brown scraps and nearly reached the total length.

I am just now attaching the final green color. I didn’t weigh my cast on like I should have to know how many grams I need for the cast off. So I am embarking on yarn chicken. Worst case, its worsted and I rip back and redo. Or it could work out great and I will have a finished hat!

Happy Knitting!!

Update: Frankenstein Hat #2

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This Frankenstein Hat is addictive. It’s just so stinking satisfying to use up each scrap!

The orange is completely used up and I am three rows from finishing the copper. I think next up will be the variegated browns. I am still using a US 8 needle but I am working over 96 stitches to make a slightly larger hat.

The scraps are shrinking fast, I may need to pull a fifth scrap ball to make the full length of this hat….

Happy Knitting!!

Cast On: Frankenstein Hat #2

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My scrap bag wouldn’t close again so I decided to start a second Frankenstein Hat. I culled my leftovers and found a nice fall color scheme.

I decided to start with the orange color since it was the boldest color in the bunch and I will work through the browns and end with the green. Why….it sounds good to my brain.

Happy Knitting!!

Finished: Bonnie Mae Hat

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DPNs were located and my Bonnie Mae Hat is now in the FO pile!

Pattern: My own basic beanie recipe, this time with 72 stitches and a ribbed brim

Yarn: Republica Unicornia in Rambouillet Worsted in the Bonnie Mae color

Needles: US 10s

I used 186 yards of yarn or 95 grams. This was 115 gram skein so I left 20 grams on the table. In hindsight I could have made this a wee bit taller. Kind of a fatal flaw in my process based on my fear of playing yarn chicken. Still a perfectly serviceable adult hat in the end.

Now for a glass of wine to celebrate and to move to my next project! Happy Knitting!!