Saturday, October 23, 2010

head of the class

I've been knitting hats lately.

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Pattern: Picot Cloche, by Carol J. Sulcoski
Yarn: Manos del Uruguay Wool Classica (0.9 skeins) on US 8 needles
Notes: I knit an extra inch before the decreases, and then knit a plain round after each of the first two decrease rounds.

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This lavender one is for me, but the second one is for my mom.

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Pattern: same
Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted in glazed carrot (0.62 skeins) on US 8 needles
Notes: same as above

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This was actually my first time knitting with Malabrigo, and it was a dream to knit with. Just lovely.

Tuesday, October 05, 2010

braids

I've gotten a lot of knitting done in the last week, mainly because really thick yarn knits up really quickly!

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Pattern: Braided, by Susan B. Anderson
Yarn: Plymouth Yarns Yukon (2.66 skeins) in a dark purple on US 13 and 15 needles

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The pattern was quick and easy. There were lots of ends to weave in, but it wasn't too bad if you did them as you went along. And I love the braids!

And since I had yarn left over, I wanted to make a hat to match, so I tried to find a pattern with a braided cable like the braids in the scarf.

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Pattern: his black cabled hat
Yarn: Plymouth Yarns Yukon (1.33 skeins) in dark purple on US 13 needles
Notes: I doubled the length of the ribbing so that I could fold over the brim.

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And these wintry things are looking very cozy now that it's getting cold outside!