Clicking along
It's grown! First mitt is more or less sorted save for a thumb. And the second has leapt on the needles and gotten underway. And, as so often happens, the hat is being planned. Because I intend to wear these all the time, and I totally want to have a hat to match!
Bendy is better
So you know that line in a lot of mitt patterns where I tell you to set aside the thumb stitches on an extra needle or a bit of spare yarn? Well if you have the option, I really recommend the bit of spare yarn. Why? Because the yarn will be ever so much bendier than an extra needle would be. And if you try the mitt on (which you should folks, you really really should), the yarn will give you a much better idea of how it will fit than a stiff needle would. So yes, doing it that [...]
Tucked up with yarn
I don't know about you, but I'm happily spending more time than usual tucked up with some yarn and needles for a few days. And, not surprisingly, the cuff has grown. It's reached the point where it looks a little funny flat. No matter which side you're looking at. But if you whack it on a hand form, things improve dramatically! That's rather nice if I do say so myself. I think we're going to need a matching hat, don't you? It seems like the sort of thing that might come in handy (what with the looming January situation).
We’ve seen this before
This project, as with oh so many projects, starts with a bit of ribbing. But before too long, you get to start doing something a bit more interesting. But first, first you need to put in your time with that ribbing. There's just no way around it. Yarn is Squish DK by Spun Right Round in the color Spellbound, and it's yummy stuff!
Done…times two
Oh hey look, done! This one does some interestingly spiky/pleaty things on the top (because of how quickly the decreases happen and how their spaced). But it was declining to be photographed, so we'll have to talk about it another day. This does leave me with shockingly empty needles though. What should I knit next?
Left right left
This has, as expected, continued to be unreasonably amusing. It shouldn't be. It's just lines swooping off this way. Then swooping off that way. And, spoiler alert, they'll soon swoop off the other way again. But really, I couldn't be happier. It's pretty much perfect autopilot knitting (and the yarn continues to be a delight), and some days, that's really what you want. Now all we need is for it to get a bit chilly so I can take proper advantage of them!
Underway
Second hat, underway! In the end, I decided I wanted to do something a little different from either of the swatches. I think it's going to work out very nicely indeed. I'll get back to you in a few more rows when it starts to joggle back the other way. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm doing something scandalous and taking the weekend off. But come Tuesday morning, I'll be bringing out that lovely gray and purple hat and mitts set I'm so taken with. I promise lots of proper photos of them then (and none of my feet), but [...]
Double
My deep and unabating fondness for sets continues. And I happen to have another skein of that speckly bit of pretty from Spun Right Round (someone will ask, the color is bug jar). So it seems like there should be another hat to go with the first one, don't you think? The only real question is top or bottom? They're both rather nifty, and I can make a convincing argument for either. Any strong feelings on this end?
How tall
Folks often ask me how tall they should make their hats. And it always sort of strikes me as a funny question, sort of like saying 'how long should I make the leg of my sock' or 'how deep should I make this cowl.' I can tell you how long mine is, I can offer a suggestion or two, but the real answer is 'however tall/long/deep you like it!' Now, that doesn't mean there aren't some guidelines. The first one I ever came across was in Knitting Rules by none other than the Yarn Harlot herself. She says “the distance [...]
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