I made this hat last weekend for Sara. She knits scarves and wanted to have a hat to match her latest project. It’s almost her birthday, so I said yes! I didn’t use a pattern for this, which makes me proud even though it’s about as simple as you can get. It’s nice to just know how to make a few basic things with nothing more than a little math. Side note: I made this photo my facebook picture, but I reversed it because I am neurotic and I thought it would look weird if my photo was facing away from comments I made. The next day, my mom said, “I saw your picture! If that’s the right side of your face, where’s your freckle?” MOMS KNOW ALL!

I made this hat last weekend for Sara. She knits scarves and wanted to have a hat to match her latest project. It’s almost her birthday, so I said yes!

I didn’t use a pattern for this, which makes me proud even though it’s about as simple as you can get. It’s nice to just know how to make a few basic things with nothing more than a little math.

Side note: I made this photo my facebook picture, but I reversed it because I am neurotic and I thought it would look weird if my photo was facing away from comments I made. The next day, my mom said, “I saw your picture! If that’s the right side of your face, where’s your freckle?” MOMS KNOW ALL!

Here is a hat that I made for my brother. It’s probably my least exciting/complex Christmas knit but I’m really happy with how wearable it is. For the basket-weave pattern I just cast on 90 and worked k5p5 around for five rows, then switched. So simple! The yarn is Mirasol Yarn Akapana. It’s thick-and-thin, which I didn’t realize when I bought it, but I like how it turned out. P.S. My mom just told me that he wears it every day! That’s the mark of knitting success, right there.

Here is a hat that I made for my brother. It’s probably my least exciting/complex Christmas knit but I’m really happy with how wearable it is. For the basket-weave pattern I just cast on 90 and worked k5p5 around for five rows, then switched. So simple!

The yarn is Mirasol Yarn Akapana. It’s thick-and-thin, which I didn’t realize when I bought it, but I like how it turned out.


P.S. My mom just told me that he wears it every day! That’s the mark of knitting success, right there.

I can’t believe I haven’t even posted my Christmas knitting yet! Here’s a hat I made for Bryan. It was a special triumph because it is the first knitted project I’ve been able to surprise him with (it’s hard when you live together!). The pattern is from 1940 and it came out just perfect. I know you can barely see the hat in this picture. I intended to take good photos, but the hat has since met a small disaster. I used 100% alpaca and thought I was being really smart since it was so soft and warm, but something I didn’t know about alpaca is that it stretches when it gets wet and it doesn’t bounce back like wool does. The hat went out in one of our several blizzards this year and now is a bit floppy — a very nerve-wracking attempt at fixing it with the dryer will be taking place soon. A few more project posts will be coming soon!

I can’t believe I haven’t even posted my Christmas knitting yet!

Here’s a hat I made for Bryan. It was a special triumph because it is the first knitted project I’ve been able to surprise him with (it’s hard when you live together!). The pattern is from 1940 and it came out just perfect.

I know you can barely see the hat in this picture. I intended to take good photos, but the hat has since met a small disaster. I used 100% alpaca and thought I was being really smart since it was so soft and warm, but something I didn’t know about alpaca is that it stretches when it gets wet and it doesn’t bounce back like wool does. The hat went out in one of our several blizzards this year and now is a bit floppy — a very nerve-wracking attempt at fixing it with the dryer will be taking place soon.

A few more project posts will be coming soon!

I am jealous of knitters who look good in beanie-style hats, because there are so many great patterns for them and they look terrible on me! Sometimes I make them anyway and give them away. This one is Rachel’s now! If you love Malabrigo as much as I do, this is an excellent pattern for it. It shows off that gentle color variation in such a lovely way, and it’s so so so soft! Pattern: Amanda Hat (Ravelry link)Yarn: Malabrigo Merino Worsted in Violetas P.S. I originally thought it would be cool to photograph the hat this way, but now I hate that it clashes with all my other project pictures. Rach, want to send me a pretty picture of yourself wearing it?

I am jealous of knitters who look good in beanie-style hats, because there are so many great patterns for them and they look terrible on me! Sometimes I make them anyway and give them away. This one is Rachel’s now!

If you love Malabrigo as much as I do, this is an excellent pattern for it. It shows off that gentle color variation in such a lovely way, and it’s so so so soft!


Pattern: Amanda Hat (Ravelry link)
Yarn: Malabrigo Merino Worsted in Violetas

P.S. I originally thought it would be cool to photograph the hat this way, but now I hate that it clashes with all my other project pictures. Rach, want to send me a pretty picture of yourself wearing it?

I made this hat out of my favorite yarn and I am very happy with it. Pattern (must be logged into Ravelry)

I made this hat out of my favorite yarn and I am very happy with it.

Pattern (must be logged into Ravelry)