Time out
The rainbow sparkle pony hat is in time out. There's every chance I'm just not the rainbow sparkle pony type. I'll pause while you all collect yourselves and get over your shock. Meanwhile, something in rather more me colors seems to have found its way onto my needles. Funny how that happens!
Second try
This yarn is fighting me. I'd turned it into a cowl once before, but didn't like where it was going so ripped it all back. Now I'm thinking hat, and I keep having grand plans, and it keeps wanting to just hang out and do it's own thing. Someone tell me that I can just make a very very very boring hat (like 1 by 3 ribbing and that's it) and let the yarn do what it wants to do. That's allowed, right? For folks asking, it is Stormy Day by Lemonade Shop. Fair warning though, it's an opinionated yarn [...]
Spicule (plus giveaway)
Want a hat? Wait, actually, want three hats? Maybe with a little something extra thrown in for fun? Because if so, I think Spicule might be just the thing. That's three lovely, snuggly, cozy hats (just perfect for the cold weather that I suspect will arrive any day now). Plus three unspeakably adorable ornament versions that will look just darling dangling from your tree or tied on top of a present (massive massive bonus points if you knit someone a hat, wrap it up, and put the ornament sized version on top of the package as a present topper). Now [...]
As advertised
The slipper, as promised, continues to grow and to look much the same. It's actually a good bit longer than this now, but it's cold outside and I'm far far too cozy inside to go out and take it's picture. Use your imagination, I have faith in you. And meanwhile, to distract you, perhaps I'll show off the set of three hats coming out next Tuesday. That should do the job, right?
Petiole (plus giveaway)
So confession time, there's something about knitted leaves. I'm not honestly sure what, and I'm pretty sure they shouldn't be this satisfying. But who am I to argue. I like them, and I suspect you do too. Especially the adorable ones in Petiole! So the hat's great fun. It's tidy and orderly and totally worth working all that ribbing for the brim (you've know me long enough to know I go a bit cross eyed when asked to do more than three rows of ribbing). And of course the crown is downright lovely (because no one has time for boring [...]
Blocking 201 – Hats
So instagram seems to be a place that starts all sorts of fun discussions. I posted a blocking picture of a cowl the other day, and that turned into a post about blocking cowls. Now the same thing has happened again with a picture of a hat. I mentioned how important I thought blocking was, yes even for hats, and some folks asked just how you block a hat, so I thought I'd share. But first, how about a little reminder of just why it matters. I promise those wouldn't be *nearly* as pretty without a good blocking! Now I [...]
Smitten
Yeah...so it is supposed to be a baby hat (that's a lie, it's sized to be a toddler/child hat, because I don't like anyone enough to knit something they'll grow out of in five minutes). But if it were a few inches bigger around and an inch or two taller? I'd totally rock that hat myself! And, as always, blocking takes what was generally adorable and makes it all tidy and orderly and just extra nifty in all ways. Those of you not blocking your hats are missing out on a treat, they really do deserve it! And me? Well [...]
Instant gratification
Knitting is not generally an instant gratification sort of pursuit. I mean sure, there's the thrill of casting on and the satisfaction of finishing a row or a pattern repeat. But to actually have a finished object, you're generally going to have to put in the time. But every now and then, the right combination of mindless knitting (this about 80% stockinette) and project scope (it's also intended for a child sized person) gets you there awfully quick. Throw in the marvelously entertaining colors (Malabrigo's archangel is more or less the only pink yarn I consistently like) and a lazy [...]
Easily distracted
So apparently I can't take direction well (no one is at all surprised). Instead of doing mitts as several of you suggested, I somehow accidentally tripped and fell and cast on a hat. Now the good news is it's a small hat (it's for one of the world's newer people, and new people often have smallish heads). And there will will be yarn left over that I suspect will turn into cuffs (for me, babies don't really need fingerless mitts I don't think) or something else depending on what catches my fancy. I've got two skeins of each color, so [...]
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