Hats: February 2007 Archives

This is one of the very few times that I bought a yarn with no pattern in mind. I loved the Yosemite yarn and made this simple garter stitch scarf on size 19 needles. I hoped that one skein would be enough but had to go back to the LYS for another. I have 50 grams left in the second skein, which may be enough for a hat.

It was my first project on giant needles as well as my first with a thick-and-thin yarn. I found it very fun and finished the scarf in something like three days. A few inches of fringe completed the project. It was made as a Christmas gift for my friend Nikki, though I think she liked the Giants hat I made for her husband better!

Yarn: one and a half skeins of Trendsetter Yarns Yosemite in Raspberry Sorbet
Pattern: my own
Needles: plastic size 19 straights

Yarn: Frog Tree Alpaca worsted weight in colors 100 (black) and 20 (orange)
Pattern: Ribbed hat
Needles: Clover bamboo circular

Here's a quick baby hat I made for a friend with a new baby girl. I used half a skein from stash and knit it up in an evening. I was a bit worried about the yarn's pooling -- the first bit wasn't swirling at all, just producing a half pink/half green hat. But after the rolled brim, it started to swirl and I like how it turned out. The i-cord top is cute and was a first for me.

Pattern: Umbilical Cord hat from Stitch N Bitch
Yarn: Artyarns Supermerino in color 105 (greens, pinks, corals)
Needles: size six Clover Bamboo