tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32164363996008875372024-03-12T22:48:15.670-07:0012 months = 24 hatsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger231125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-17694124477647344582022-01-16T05:46:00.003-08:002022-01-16T05:46:35.218-08:00Christmas gifts revealed<p>The last of the Christmas knits have finally been gifted, which means I can now write (ahem, brag) about them. I was especially thrilled with my grand-nephew's Voodoo Joker doll. Although my grand-niece's Barbie clothes are pretty sweet too, especially the sweater, which I made up as I went.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPDkjxSVjPaHjZTNgL3SPXhXLy2-PcAy05LIrilmH7qsTqLXgqdqFTDZXJf6u1042Ku0RveGdODddsHD0CQfF_7uDv3c1pWeemAHgH8t3zwjAVHfMNVhS5vsnxaBIj07YMVOk5ou_HotObV1FNycyT_mIlWQCS07P7V6XaghqzsbQ_MdLTV4x1EB88Gg=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPDkjxSVjPaHjZTNgL3SPXhXLy2-PcAy05LIrilmH7qsTqLXgqdqFTDZXJf6u1042Ku0RveGdODddsHD0CQfF_7uDv3c1pWeemAHgH8t3zwjAVHfMNVhS5vsnxaBIj07YMVOk5ou_HotObV1FNycyT_mIlWQCS07P7V6XaghqzsbQ_MdLTV4x1EB88Gg=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The pattern is Voodoo you love me? by Susan Claudino and is available on Ravelry. I made no modifications to the pattern itself, other than switching up coloring. I was heavily inspired for the pants and vest by another Raveler who I credited on my project page. The tie and vest were a matter of trial and error. The face took quite a bit of working to get just right. I didn't want anything too scary so I went off the Lego version of The Joker. The hair is randomly knotted on and took me freaking forever! Hahaha. I did my best to take notes as I went and left details on my Ravelry project page.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrCXgL8sTyHikMymbJrIaV3EbeIG69YkNac0SgjoGtjYedlwCZG2-ykjaVWQrej7pUSQh6JerIbUM0OqhJcJnzZ5noxQmCdUi8tT0G1m1CCt-r7t4pvo2Qm2cfBBrETfRgEwad7ohipgCZjNoSrdV4NElUeV17ejX72gwx5_vG2IP8zByPpTMkufSDCw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrCXgL8sTyHikMymbJrIaV3EbeIG69YkNac0SgjoGtjYedlwCZG2-ykjaVWQrej7pUSQh6JerIbUM0OqhJcJnzZ5noxQmCdUi8tT0G1m1CCt-r7t4pvo2Qm2cfBBrETfRgEwad7ohipgCZjNoSrdV4NElUeV17ejX72gwx5_vG2IP8zByPpTMkufSDCw=w290-h219" width="290" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuwE5g5twzKYnEsNn9d4dY-yLJ4VtAEyDdl5k-R01NmSdAC1kY0nJJMu8YMUevo8lYndiUG32ee4e3Y4o3LpCog-vcTcUM7tp5Ehl8vZ8O_030aw_9kGESPOHhCzsoRyiQgvDL9s6rlDybP6d8BdjE-_o67TTc57FlWKl4GDNmJH52AHFsCopKVx3Edw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuwE5g5twzKYnEsNn9d4dY-yLJ4VtAEyDdl5k-R01NmSdAC1kY0nJJMu8YMUevo8lYndiUG32ee4e3Y4o3LpCog-vcTcUM7tp5Ehl8vZ8O_030aw_9kGESPOHhCzsoRyiQgvDL9s6rlDybP6d8BdjE-_o67TTc57FlWKl4GDNmJH52AHFsCopKVx3Edw=w291-h217" width="291" /></a><br /><br /></div>I couldn't find a pattern I liked for the sweater so I heavily adapted an ornament pattern holding two strands of fingering weight yarn. There was lots of knitting, tinking and re-knitting involved. The pants I also just made up based on what I thought they should be. Again, notes on my Ravelry project page.<div><br /></div><div>The dresses were patterns by Sticka till Barbie, a Swedish designer whose website became unavailable on January 1st, but thanks to the "Wayback Machine", you could still find her patterns, if interested. The drawback being that they are all written for seamed knitting, which I'm not fond of. So I one dress I adapted to knit in the round, the other I followed another Ravelers directions who already figured it out. As always look at my project page for my notes.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEio14nbJNfC3SEYQDWYeKqp7JTNwUCk0RPDoH0gLB-OhlAr4c77Q9cgbW-AAia8zw-skes6Nm7tH5boNYTJkr2GlNpIOOJRMhiouxhPsPqHjsu37buKYlHhLQpZrbW_wiMphR3nmnUS3tLj9YmxUIzPjarSa7fiGvdXOvlBmKicYFruD9CDtl5gt1IiHg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEio14nbJNfC3SEYQDWYeKqp7JTNwUCk0RPDoH0gLB-OhlAr4c77Q9cgbW-AAia8zw-skes6Nm7tH5boNYTJkr2GlNpIOOJRMhiouxhPsPqHjsu37buKYlHhLQpZrbW_wiMphR3nmnUS3tLj9YmxUIzPjarSa7fiGvdXOvlBmKicYFruD9CDtl5gt1IiHg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For sweet little Emma and Wyatt I made two quick hats in case they get a cold wave. Not right now of course, it's been super hot in TX. But you never know with climate change. I used HiKoo Simpliworsted for both of them, using patterns I've used previously. Pink for Emma, well, because it's pink. And for Wyatt I went with his new school colors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWnR_lm1rEIdF0Ah1HLW3gaaiKySdDg0Yu6NnvLYr5xFnsDohs2c8DQAUDGy4_g4iJY1bxt0KEjE8EXjqx4CPUyQfpTmsd9L89PwE9Utgke_4OTJWrlnlYiwpCkdUx2JU3mVdE4AbsqAdQfI6Sbzyn2MYMHyVj_dlUa--3nh0vrL5LltTsNmS5hfAmxA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWnR_lm1rEIdF0Ah1HLW3gaaiKySdDg0Yu6NnvLYr5xFnsDohs2c8DQAUDGy4_g4iJY1bxt0KEjE8EXjqx4CPUyQfpTmsd9L89PwE9Utgke_4OTJWrlnlYiwpCkdUx2JU3mVdE4AbsqAdQfI6Sbzyn2MYMHyVj_dlUa--3nh0vrL5LltTsNmS5hfAmxA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My parents have a wonderful lady a few days a week that helps mom. I gave her a bundle of these along with her Christmas bonus this year. Of course I used Knit Picks Dishie and sets by Kris Knits.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Details for both the hats and cloths are....you guess it, on my Ravelry project pages.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHWZ20wNhHJ8Au0ZoB6Xq87_LIqWQP-Bl66bEVJtdJ86gToW12BecAdPYRLMmlk5bJn4OsTeqWhym05JOvQMAVYDVfaVEVOdG04yVYtumcRZOuo0OuMeOQREhvr2PKaFEzbOSiBZ3Y_uepxVmu0Oz_bE8ShdEgM-bKKctLbrm1t8aJCvDvTRrMt7zBHQ=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHWZ20wNhHJ8Au0ZoB6Xq87_LIqWQP-Bl66bEVJtdJ86gToW12BecAdPYRLMmlk5bJn4OsTeqWhym05JOvQMAVYDVfaVEVOdG04yVYtumcRZOuo0OuMeOQREhvr2PKaFEzbOSiBZ3Y_uepxVmu0Oz_bE8ShdEgM-bKKctLbrm1t8aJCvDvTRrMt7zBHQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The final little make of the year wasn't really a gift, but stockings for my kids. We've always had stockings for them, filled with "stuff". I didn't do it last year since my daughter wasn't with us and I felt we were missing something. It has become harder through the years to keep the tradition going as they got older. Honestly, they just want the cash, lol. So I came up with these little stockings after looking at several different versions on line and not finding exactly what I wanted. The letters are wool that I embroidered on. They are just large enough for a Starbucks gift card and a little cash.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm all caught up, back to my charity knitting. </div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCQ_G58UZFO1yLihoUEko0JIDTvYCKLHSt3tPLT-E-eSJnNkBEpteiD2HFbi4IsBednpqg5ELJr0_nt582hIgbo8Ss3FLMjwNsMV3Nhgc_B9nRwBqh4wViCYpz4ARse5liDnBJ7J-Zgn6RTG4XjAc9CtFzXSHGNC0KQpX-mY_LbcRkMugqfpZ4gax--Q=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></span></div><br /><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="pattern_author core_item_content__attribution" style="font-family: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: -10px;"></div><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-72773187282498650182021-11-29T09:09:00.003-08:002021-11-29T09:09:50.473-08:00A rainbow adventure and modern dishcloths<p> As I've often mentioned, one of the best aspects of my Ravelry IBK group is our mini-swaps. They are quick, easy and normally quite fun. Unless the postal system decides not to play nice. This last swap was a rainbow theme and my partner was one of International friends in Ireland. According to the rules, that allowed me to also send a few extras along since I was already paying for the extra postage. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSi2NSMG8l5pC_otANuYRpYTgbaMOCWUu2gmiZpTG53KdSkpAz_JZeAdJNKoHjKWMQe7O51KEkEdlH3wQ_tI_A_nl3X9xPiczNiyl302PlxjhtCrTJ0WZO2tSUPxf6ultMqEnnEDq2n6d7/s2048/IMG_6385.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSi2NSMG8l5pC_otANuYRpYTgbaMOCWUu2gmiZpTG53KdSkpAz_JZeAdJNKoHjKWMQe7O51KEkEdlH3wQ_tI_A_nl3X9xPiczNiyl302PlxjhtCrTJ0WZO2tSUPxf6ultMqEnnEDq2n6d7/w400-h300/IMG_6385.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I found this Scrappy Color Block tutorial <a href="http://sew-fantastic.blogspot.com/2011/03/mug-rug-tutorial-scrappy-colorblock.html" target="_blank">here</a> and made it using batiks I had in my stash. I hand quilted it and love the way it turned it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also sent along a dishcloth using Simply Noteable's <a href="https://www.simplynotable.com/2013/the-almost-lost-washcloth-pattern/" target="_blank">The Almost Lost Washcloth</a>. I used Dishie solids on a number 3 needle. Exact color are on my Ravelry project page.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7UvywuZ9Ngs1eoq9MnVESW8gy-IfyC6uQpc99nUF_Yq5gqWdvoCy09PALXJBO4QWV9-C9xOBgqFJmH2jNyUAMSQsftgez4-PesetpiVgPyICIANomog8ArLrMwtCa0AOZOfPLmBCZdRMh/s2048/IMG_6386.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7UvywuZ9Ngs1eoq9MnVESW8gy-IfyC6uQpc99nUF_Yq5gqWdvoCy09PALXJBO4QWV9-C9xOBgqFJmH2jNyUAMSQsftgez4-PesetpiVgPyICIANomog8ArLrMwtCa0AOZOfPLmBCZdRMh/w400-h300/IMG_6386.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also included a mini skein of yarn, a rainbow stitch marker, a few bags of Skittles and a postcard from Chicago. All rainbow tissue wrapped and ready to mail. I paid for priority mail and off it went and I watched tracking like I was expecting to hit the lottery. The package sat in Chicago for a week before it even left the country. Then I watched the package coming back. What? Sure enough it landed back on my doorstop, having failed "electronic inspection". I took the package off to the post office and began asking questions. No one had any answers but suggested I call the International Research Group's 800 number. What I found out was that all packages to Ireland have been returned since the summer since they now need a Taric Code, which apparently the USPS was just finding out about? While I find this all so hard to believe, I went to the website, looked up the codes, and went back to the post office. And, yes, I had to explain this all to the postal clerk, who knew nothing about what I was saying so I was very unsure about the status of my package as I left. But thankfully it did eventually arrive. Although apparently on its first journey there or back, it did get wet and some of the tissue paper bled onto the white fabric. Most of it came off, but my SP considers it part of its journey and story. Bless her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVd9VOpxGzUgHgM9OOmOvblbrgrq_PtOhdaGR93EBvgTSG9jXkjlEzod7lLw6yK4aAygbiIy2ZqHHmTG8mXEEmjwnSlgoCi-2IkM2PVYNKWSTMhmoFGyy40yNQomhAlXtESDTgtii8q-2f/s2048/IMG_6600.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVd9VOpxGzUgHgM9OOmOvblbrgrq_PtOhdaGR93EBvgTSG9jXkjlEzod7lLw6yK4aAygbiIy2ZqHHmTG8mXEEmjwnSlgoCi-2IkM2PVYNKWSTMhmoFGyy40yNQomhAlXtESDTgtii8q-2f/s320/IMG_6600.JPEG" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTwEjJDU_C0s_bwEgCcpmYI_4tu6aQgYPOCVBthYip0wIx3yIFNH9kinTekVh1diALgJ9J9KngThd7zoXLTzxrW7TTuH9qPybigRNrW5hQK0lC7zzVEjzLUpaOkdFJzAVvW8wF1Dhfs0R/s2048/IMG_6598.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTwEjJDU_C0s_bwEgCcpmYI_4tu6aQgYPOCVBthYip0wIx3yIFNH9kinTekVh1diALgJ9J9KngThd7zoXLTzxrW7TTuH9qPybigRNrW5hQK0lC7zzVEjzLUpaOkdFJzAVvW8wF1Dhfs0R/s320/IMG_6598.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">This Thanksgiving I was invited to my nephew and his wife to their new home for dinner. They have a modern style of decorating so I went with a more modern twist to my hostess gift. These were also made with Dishie solids and I love how the colors feel like fall yet are fresh and different. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now onto my other gift knitting of the season. Hopefully I will get it all finished. The list is long. lol</div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-74475836002210115232021-11-17T06:14:00.000-08:002021-11-17T06:14:02.342-08:00Sweet baby gifts<p>These are past finishes from August that were finally gifted so I can now share. Obviously one took quite a bit longer than the other, I'm certain you can figure out which. My daughter's college roommate just had her first baby and asked my daughter to be godmother. This calls for baby gifts, right?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTDUr8xfuDzsxpQsxEjmXnI1K4Hsdef-gdrKO_JqkkhIAR50lI0KcNvmA0lLdLYJryZ7O9f9Um8SRlS5Zjc0gjIdj-sk1__HdkNOpqKauJ_Rw-eCtD2z3WBr4Y151brJLoSRPy_99JGsW/s2048/N.+Fir+with+button.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTDUr8xfuDzsxpQsxEjmXnI1K4Hsdef-gdrKO_JqkkhIAR50lI0KcNvmA0lLdLYJryZ7O9f9Um8SRlS5Zjc0gjIdj-sk1__HdkNOpqKauJ_Rw-eCtD2z3WBr4Y151brJLoSRPy_99JGsW/s320/N.+Fir+with+button.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The pattern is the Norweigin Fir Top Down Cardigan with some Ella Rae Phoenix yarn from my stash. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Although technically it was a simple pattern, I did need to mark it up to keep track of the stitches per row because of the multiple sizes included and I was very happy when I finally finished the yoke, separated for the sleeves and moved on to simply stockinette. Whew! I did mess up on the sleeves and only knit to 7" because I read the pattern wrong. I'm also not thrilled with the laddering on the sleeves. Perhaps it is time to look at getting some Flexi Flips? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The neck looks small, but then again, it's been awhile since I've really held a baby. lol Overall I like the pattern and think the intended recipient will also like the gift. He's a big boy, so I'm not so sure if it will fit, even if I did make the 6-12 mo size.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1YvyUOYuTroabXb27zN64X8f-diXbMkCITyEHAinKIO9z3nMcpboUUv7tPmNDJVbDIMsXL6dGuIInfaX1o5RSg41NIlyoXkRWhxe3LX-g0DAs8w5NDgwFbBTy8hZQnfnA4wmdzXaMJb9/s2048/joseph+quilt.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1YvyUOYuTroabXb27zN64X8f-diXbMkCITyEHAinKIO9z3nMcpboUUv7tPmNDJVbDIMsXL6dGuIInfaX1o5RSg41NIlyoXkRWhxe3LX-g0DAs8w5NDgwFbBTy8hZQnfnA4wmdzXaMJb9/w300-h400/joseph+quilt.JPEG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My favorite of my two gifts is my baby quilt. I started with being able to find some Marquette fabric, but then the project stalled because I wasn't sure in what direction to go with it. I stumbled across this pattern, <a href="https://www.quiltylove.com/quilty-stars-solid-scrappy-baby-quilt-pattern/?epik=dj0yJnU9RDVsckpEa2R3VG9PVDdZYTZvMndVanA3YnRKclVWNjEmcD0wJm49enV4Z2JYOV9lN3hBWHZIcnQzQmhidyZ0PUFBQUFBR0dWQ3Uw" target="_blank">Quilty Stars Quilt</a>. The colors were perfect for a baby boy and would coordinate with the college fabric, which I could then use for the background. I used Moda solids, changing the recommended white binding to a darker blue to tie in the backing. It was quilted by my local LYS, <a href="http://www.thequiltmerchant.com/" target="_blank">The Quilt Merchant</a>, in order to get those wavy lines. The owner, Valerie did an amazing job translating my vision.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My daughter came for home her post deployment visit this month and was able to visit and meet her godson for the first time. He's adorable, of course.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-82136419481329562332021-11-01T08:07:00.001-07:002021-11-01T08:07:32.394-07:00Tiny little knits<p>November is Prematurity Awareness Month. Not only is the month dedicated to education about the causes and risk factors associated with the birth, but reminding people of the struggles that premature infants often face as they continue to grow. In some cases these preemies often flourish in size and weight and it is routinely forgotten that they are still at-risk in their development. </p><p>As part of our IBK monthly charity, long-time member Greg Cohoon, aka <a href="https://knittingdaddy.com/2013/10/08/my-knitting-origin-story/" target="_blank">knittingdaddy</a> shares his story and collects preemie hats for his local NICU, where Greg's daughter was born and where he has previously served on their board. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfLRESKqj9tNQKWEvz5jo1drqt9-Aqd2TxkfaFI5H6K3Et1hoXYAEmj0GKOXGuLBOoCSm_-MflhmKyGl45coYIv4FiQVYmPhCWJFr9V5gFIKM0Jrduu_XTzYpS7aU0c-lJllgXWPNRwlv/s2048/preemie.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfLRESKqj9tNQKWEvz5jo1drqt9-Aqd2TxkfaFI5H6K3Et1hoXYAEmj0GKOXGuLBOoCSm_-MflhmKyGl45coYIv4FiQVYmPhCWJFr9V5gFIKM0Jrduu_XTzYpS7aU0c-lJllgXWPNRwlv/w400-h300/preemie.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got an early start to my hats this month, using Greg's own pattern, Scrappy Sock Yarn Preemie Hat for most of the hats above. These little hats are perfect for using up the last bits of your DK yarn. Details for each hat and the additional pattern for the blue hat can be found on my Ravelry project page.</div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-45329708003216636432021-10-24T12:31:00.004-07:002021-10-24T12:31:54.661-07:00Same hat, different yarns<p>I thought I could manage one more package of hats to mail off before the deadline. Granted the deadline is still a couple of weeks away, but I do need to get on with a few other pieces of gift knitting in my queue if I'm to manage finishing it up before the gifting is to begin. I won't stop my hat knitting, they will just go into the bin to await mailing for next year's collection. I'll get a jump start on my 2022 goals. lol</p><p>Every hat used the same pattern, Favorite Ribby by Claire Russell. It is such a simple knit and easy to switch up to accommodate what yarns I have handy, yet I feel like each hat has a bit of personality. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit01-7a8wHFyx8sTEN8P28yyPcl5kS5NU7yqWmHlKl7Cr4s1eoi_IghzxLgHtgcvyBz4-k7zqvd0NVsw6OKRlOtMPTAqJaNHnVYijTEqm7B77x3qoELfFP1m4CP8D2fYJJAU-3c1d4S5z6/s2048/2021oct.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit01-7a8wHFyx8sTEN8P28yyPcl5kS5NU7yqWmHlKl7Cr4s1eoi_IghzxLgHtgcvyBz4-k7zqvd0NVsw6OKRlOtMPTAqJaNHnVYijTEqm7B77x3qoELfFP1m4CP8D2fYJJAU-3c1d4S5z6/w400-h400/2021oct.1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All of these hats had dk yarn held double. Specific details on my Ravelry page for c/o stitches and yarn specifications.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLBLvfF_S71yYE97MJZOAGlZ4_QMkhWjNemo8g7h-MY5n9WF0ULKvcgDSGOfWc4OcmiWohYzESLvqjrzZlSYgzDShAZkr8strXoWG-M6VGxHBxQdJ0rqy2Ve01xP09O7P0XOn34BjhJYv/s2048/2021oct.2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLBLvfF_S71yYE97MJZOAGlZ4_QMkhWjNemo8g7h-MY5n9WF0ULKvcgDSGOfWc4OcmiWohYzESLvqjrzZlSYgzDShAZkr8strXoWG-M6VGxHBxQdJ0rqy2Ve01xP09O7P0XOn34BjhJYv/w400-h400/2021oct.2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I changed things up a bit here using some worsted weight held double for the green hat and then some Cascade 128 yarn by itself for the blue and purple hats. Again, yarn details and specific c/o stitches can be found on my Ravelry project page.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now to start on next year's collection. Perhaps I'll try to find a new favorite, or maybe not.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-81676886291435026892021-10-15T08:43:00.003-07:002021-10-15T08:45:45.642-07:00Challenges met, hats mailed and I'm still knitting more<p>It's been a busy year of hat making. This year our Hats for Sailors group decided to do a "12 in 21" Challenge as a way to motivate members to produce more hats. Of course I took up the challenge, finishing in late April.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE6l5lemSUzugbPGvRSVbRGgml45-73E8lGYwWPlN1aruCzXCRo_a_xyiFmpmIxMIMLliYo60ofm7eTsZP9PSSuAmjlDTL60MKfgxBck_anec8kygxQFAT6jxIFbq3U8YeaE2IHj3WAiay/s1163/12in2021challenge.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="1163" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE6l5lemSUzugbPGvRSVbRGgml45-73E8lGYwWPlN1aruCzXCRo_a_xyiFmpmIxMIMLliYo60ofm7eTsZP9PSSuAmjlDTL60MKfgxBck_anec8kygxQFAT6jxIFbq3U8YeaE2IHj3WAiay/w640-h270/12in2021challenge.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since it was still early in the year I knew I'd keep going and started on what I was calling #challenge2.0. This was helped with our group's participation in the Ravellenics games and I finished up this challenge sometime in August.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyZYo76aJrbrff2XqnzmRnM-dk5cs6VhMypESqozt7e9z7iRdxouB1q0d-nPaxqLYL9_enqvtNnyunP42c35kc46xPn-Jp6dTlaClkTQ97wH2ufwTuszqYt-Gd914HoxilNF8vpLj68e4/s1164/challenge2.0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="1164" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyZYo76aJrbrff2XqnzmRnM-dk5cs6VhMypESqozt7e9z7iRdxouB1q0d-nPaxqLYL9_enqvtNnyunP42c35kc46xPn-Jp6dTlaClkTQ97wH2ufwTuszqYt-Gd914HoxilNF8vpLj68e4/w640-h270/challenge2.0.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In July it had been announced that this year we were going to try for the ultra challenging task of supplying a carrier! Yes, a carrier. That meant 6,000 plus hats. By the end of the year. So that meant I was on to challenge number three. #hfs2021carrierchallenge. I also finished this up in August (I was quite busy with hat making).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7dMYzla0FVHVWMtH8IQgypRHbXRMR6l-BuZERDtvxpxsdLNH36WDBehsA6eN6gGe5fO2oT-OJry1Qe2-ZkbRet8ueQV74HAUAQ8HYB4bF7vEW1jgZKSzkmz47Hqrzeqdo6GvU_hYV0A5/s1170/hfs2021carrierchallenge.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="1170" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7dMYzla0FVHVWMtH8IQgypRHbXRMR6l-BuZERDtvxpxsdLNH36WDBehsA6eN6gGe5fO2oT-OJry1Qe2-ZkbRet8ueQV74HAUAQ8HYB4bF7vEW1jgZKSzkmz47Hqrzeqdo6GvU_hYV0A5/w640-h264/hfs2021carrierchallenge.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hat making took a back seat to family matters in September and I concentrated on getting these hats tagged and ready to ship to CA. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvqpuU4fMIrUKw3s0RDqCo2jqvBW4Mxo1udsXXxxSQPpCUd9MEqu6lWCBcN5lZTuqjyF9mAOrgI3UZgqVYBUYkPrFnJ3HfMRn8yBLZXAZTdD4L9CIGpwBtxIYUoMP3pCnslm-tMJUSgAw/s2048/HFS2021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvqpuU4fMIrUKw3s0RDqCo2jqvBW4Mxo1udsXXxxSQPpCUd9MEqu6lWCBcN5lZTuqjyF9mAOrgI3UZgqVYBUYkPrFnJ3HfMRn8yBLZXAZTdD4L9CIGpwBtxIYUoMP3pCnslm-tMJUSgAw/w400-h300/HFS2021.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They make for an impressive collection when stacked together on the bench outside.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwZhgnuG3w9ZQITSgd4d5jOV4py5vgHz2gfaC13o0JdRiPXVEV6f89fRuI6_DZMTl1mMldSf3H-_q2j90JJqm9bUcFi7egNUmnC7gm7gx_87FAs3KmnwrmTqH5FTpgCVYdkw9UgP-Vbzv/s2048/HFS2021carrier.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwZhgnuG3w9ZQITSgd4d5jOV4py5vgHz2gfaC13o0JdRiPXVEV6f89fRuI6_DZMTl1mMldSf3H-_q2j90JJqm9bUcFi7egNUmnC7gm7gx_87FAs3KmnwrmTqH5FTpgCVYdkw9UgP-Vbzv/w400-h300/HFS2021carrier.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or laid out by color on the floor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am trying to get a few more hats finished up to send one last envelope of squishy softness out before the deadline next month. I've made these four hats in the last couple of days. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pG9bzmHWt4LzKQY-BH3mdx_aTeJ_2b0wG7H8I2mDVWkEuOfRdV2qA0_CFAUYNIUUgaH4O9X0nqKKQ-8mnwH7pSKaWAmy_a_M8qQYxxcW3bHRhOG-ACVFSXHOybqeB45ndBdJFpmfT4Ng/s2048/IMG_6443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pG9bzmHWt4LzKQY-BH3mdx_aTeJ_2b0wG7H8I2mDVWkEuOfRdV2qA0_CFAUYNIUUgaH4O9X0nqKKQ-8mnwH7pSKaWAmy_a_M8qQYxxcW3bHRhOG-ACVFSXHOybqeB45ndBdJFpmfT4Ng/s320/IMG_6443.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The pattern is Favorite Ribby, which is available on Revelry. Details on the yarn I used and modifications to the pattern can be found on my project page. It's a simple, easy pattern that is one of my favorites (no pun intended). lol</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-3468598570936283632021-10-03T05:53:00.006-07:002021-10-03T06:03:18.609-07:00Catching up <p>Wow, where did the time go? Honestly, I'm not very good at keeping up am I? I do really good for a few months and then life gets in the way and wham. Back to blogging silence. Oh well, I should just accept the fact I'll never be consistent. lol</p><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1uapPsyIQlG3FkzAzxelCDURBOVdRw9W_AF5A9DMimVSCiDhdJ49AxnN94pMsOAMkYHsh1yBJA-_JUD__ly9qtXA-j2C1KiMwG-erRAaUfbiGojUobB8TdwaOyQDMqsiezL6h6n_RkH9/s2048/sunset+pony.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1uapPsyIQlG3FkzAzxelCDURBOVdRw9W_AF5A9DMimVSCiDhdJ49AxnN94pMsOAMkYHsh1yBJA-_JUD__ly9qtXA-j2C1KiMwG-erRAaUfbiGojUobB8TdwaOyQDMqsiezL6h6n_RkH9/w200-h150/sunset+pony.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZ7Lr0KOi77WQZeMH8SuJqEf-J8eX4A2d76drYVlGakeilc_Zl_hchQKWNmjx1E0-4dh6_c0eXYzOS24em-UaRZG6rZdOh_ScH8TVOPBCVCQ_RpKD2X9nD-HVrFJI9u7l48Me5oj5sa2L/s2048/peppermint+pony.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZ7Lr0KOi77WQZeMH8SuJqEf-J8eX4A2d76drYVlGakeilc_Zl_hchQKWNmjx1E0-4dh6_c0eXYzOS24em-UaRZG6rZdOh_ScH8TVOPBCVCQ_RpKD2X9nD-HVrFJI9u7l48Me5oj5sa2L/w200-h150/peppermint+pony.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41bTzLO7YXiJJy9-fOTzzJtxn0k4SzQ6wetQus2yxoVzEmskD1ebfMLU8feTw0dyM7xQ-aya50La1FMVpdsfxGMK9tpHNjmMlbeTnLArzajEPMrhxtrvrFE5RkTlIWotg-QUw6pGPEYYy/s2048/emerald+pony.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41bTzLO7YXiJJy9-fOTzzJtxn0k4SzQ6wetQus2yxoVzEmskD1ebfMLU8feTw0dyM7xQ-aya50La1FMVpdsfxGMK9tpHNjmMlbeTnLArzajEPMrhxtrvrFE5RkTlIWotg-QUw6pGPEYYy/w200-h150/emerald+pony.jpg" /></a><br /><br />For these three hats I used the same pattern, One Trick Pony by Claire Russell. It is a purchased pattern (through Ravelry) that offers lots of size and yarn options. The two hats on the left were made holding a worsted weight and light fingering weight together throughout the hat while the one with the green band had one aran weight yarn for the band and a fingering weight and DK weight held together for the remainder of the hat. The details for each hat are on my Ravelry project pages.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzfB2kZ6RQgxfrC8RrSvXKwt29PrqQSp9GqDolBoRWFa_K_3DlIvoatqe4hxxqH6EE52t82WfU4PBQDjXvtZnZKSe5JxKAzyBBuadJvHgh52FLsrVRS3x3TsxCgGuZBamn-pVj98hnnHgG/s2048/Triple+Rib.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzfB2kZ6RQgxfrC8RrSvXKwt29PrqQSp9GqDolBoRWFa_K_3DlIvoatqe4hxxqH6EE52t82WfU4PBQDjXvtZnZKSe5JxKAzyBBuadJvHgh52FLsrVRS3x3TsxCgGuZBamn-pVj98hnnHgG/w200-h150/Triple+Rib.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8uwXvD_9DIuBns9ptjwLmWeTuLNWCKWKdZsU70vgnSWtLoO7MKAKArGARc3omlFtR8fBmckyBTowft7XZ_HFbpoeJog4A1HPEBHZ-KZM0XQX5utKWhoHHe2jDcMgRK_aQv1e54rWtV4M8/s2048/Bulky+Olive.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8uwXvD_9DIuBns9ptjwLmWeTuLNWCKWKdZsU70vgnSWtLoO7MKAKArGARc3omlFtR8fBmckyBTowft7XZ_HFbpoeJog4A1HPEBHZ-KZM0XQX5utKWhoHHe2jDcMgRK_aQv1e54rWtV4M8/w200-h150/Bulky+Olive.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy50F6MRv5mqYiwIPp2hehA_Khu6iRodot01ETscmajhTvmLj_m8OVNaiROtM5h2w2SdNZym2UM2CVhmLZ1emWRs23IOWP0gZwsQr2ceAVlAExIuDOaOCFuK42emon3-xkUAvyev3vxmrM/s2048/128+dean+street.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy50F6MRv5mqYiwIPp2hehA_Khu6iRodot01ETscmajhTvmLj_m8OVNaiROtM5h2w2SdNZym2UM2CVhmLZ1emWRs23IOWP0gZwsQr2ceAVlAExIuDOaOCFuK42emon3-xkUAvyev3vxmrM/w200-h150/128+dean+street.jpg" /></a><div><br /></div><div>The hat on the left is also by the same designer as the hats above, this pattern is Favorite Ribby. As with the hats above, this pattern also offers options. I choose to hold three yarns together for this particular look. The second hat is a free pattern, the Bulky Waffle Hat by Linda Suda. It is available on Ravelry or via a simple web search through various yarn shops. I'm not linking the pdf as I have not asked permission to do so. The last hast is the Chunky Dean Street Hat by Nina Machlin Dayton. Also available for free on Ravelry. These last two were made in Cascade 128 Superwash in the same color, even if the photo doesn't look like it.</div><div><br /></div><div>All of these hats are for my favorite charity <a href="http://www.hatsforsailors.com/" target="_blank">Hats for Sailors</a>, which you can also find on Ravelry and FB. We are working towards providing 6000+ hats for a super carrier this year. A super challenge this year, but we have had quite a lot of support from new friends and honestly, I think we might just pull it off. Yikes!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>After this my arthritis flared up and it became difficult for me to knit. Which was sad because I really wanted to produce more hats this year. I just didn't feel like I had made enough. There is still time to get a few more made before the deadline so once I get a few other items finished off for other charities I support I'll be back at it. Every hat counts, so even if it is only a few it will help.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-85906861981566287042021-08-09T09:07:00.000-07:002021-08-09T09:07:16.721-07:00Sayōnara Ravellenics<p>For most people saying goodbye to watching the Olympics simply means switching back to regular television viewing. For me it also means I say goodbye to publishing daily updates for the Ravelry team I co-captained. It stretched my creativity a bit trying to keep the daily updates fresh and interesting, but I found off-play stories to share, medal highlights, and of course I was immensely helped by the knitting of Tom Daley. lol It was extra work to be certain, but it enjoyed it nonetheless.</p><p>I have three final contributions to the team effort. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgvbmMpxIYP5jJzQ6RtuB_vqpknJegFoThjIqFl2Rn2LLJwN2Q4zfz74vNG1L24Vr48zrtRHi0lNHeulSPjOJOwtoySfPEQTZBu-5nauotDloQOqJCkgsboPlLS_lQ309uLFJ0JhsnDN0/s2048/water+pony.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgvbmMpxIYP5jJzQ6RtuB_vqpknJegFoThjIqFl2Rn2LLJwN2Q4zfz74vNG1L24Vr48zrtRHi0lNHeulSPjOJOwtoySfPEQTZBu-5nauotDloQOqJCkgsboPlLS_lQ309uLFJ0JhsnDN0/s320/water+pony.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a purchased pattern, One Trick Pony, made with Red Heart Chic Sheep in Poolside and Stunning Strings Essential in Lake Effect held together. I c/o 80 stitches to make the hat larger and eliminated a few knit rows during the decreases to round the crown a bit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjcN7Syex3qshlb7WVHjvSPUIfgCCNhZZiaUxSwudVmDgxLHpn4-zTRdPf8l81joo9jqD2t5KEy0l4xEB3QLxqFD3_dp7L0UpuYIph-5msUAZVNI3q4dCnhM6qdgzBoIcBwJ_7iiXJNvb/s2048/Outer+Space.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjcN7Syex3qshlb7WVHjvSPUIfgCCNhZZiaUxSwudVmDgxLHpn4-zTRdPf8l81joo9jqD2t5KEy0l4xEB3QLxqFD3_dp7L0UpuYIph-5msUAZVNI3q4dCnhM6qdgzBoIcBwJ_7iiXJNvb/s320/Outer+Space.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next up is a no-pattern hat using Stunning Strings Legacy yarn from my <a href="https://www.stunningstring.com/product/color-collectors-mini-skein-subscription-box/" target="_blank">Color Collector's Mini Skein Subscription Box</a> from January. I c/o 96 stitches and have all the details regarding the stripes and decreases on my Ravelry project page.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9uMrqBfbAxD7kZ76YrM6gPLikJLaKA_Xv9zTw8KVyFEiFwJf4E6SBzzIn5UQMh0JA3hlnxpT5gKFou2n7BgDX7FtJPNVRwDYlyEZzxU0hN-5IESRMNYgokz4V-aVe4VpAsMlto9t0O4G/s2048/A+Beach+Day+in+May.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9uMrqBfbAxD7kZ76YrM6gPLikJLaKA_Xv9zTw8KVyFEiFwJf4E6SBzzIn5UQMh0JA3hlnxpT5gKFou2n7BgDX7FtJPNVRwDYlyEZzxU0hN-5IESRMNYgokz4V-aVe4VpAsMlto9t0O4G/s320/A+Beach+Day+in+May.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The last Ravellenics hat uses my June subscription box from June. I used my Mixed-Up May pattern, testing out a slightly larger size that I'll be incorporating in a pattern update that will be coming out soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love all three hats. The colors, the softness, the fact they are done. lol I need to take a quick break from hats for a bit as I have a non-hat project I need to finish. Look for more hats soon.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-87982735547692876552021-08-01T10:45:00.002-07:002021-08-01T10:45:31.665-07:00The 2021 Ravellenics Games<p> When the Olympics happen, so too do the Ravellenics games. Is it silly, yes. But this year, for TeamHFSCarrier, we are using it as a purposeful way to gear up for more hat making. After all we 6,000 hats to make before November remember? That said, I've stepped up and my needles were flying this month with a total of twelve hats in July. Five of them have been completed since the start of the Olympic games. Bulky yarn helps. lol</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0e3oCEbNTuitG4az50Qda5mrTJs6GU1Z_X4edON0JFqjn163FXGheEWD41OCsnUXGmpQvYOopLAQ1thz3j6NmEuJrv89XrMeGK1ZFDMgP9Lz1GYU592FR6CoDKVCjKoFnOvLHIHhq7H3/s2048/marine+in+the+mud.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0e3oCEbNTuitG4az50Qda5mrTJs6GU1Z_X4edON0JFqjn163FXGheEWD41OCsnUXGmpQvYOopLAQ1thz3j6NmEuJrv89XrMeGK1ZFDMgP9Lz1GYU592FR6CoDKVCjKoFnOvLHIHhq7H3/s320/marine+in+the+mud.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I wrote about the first hat in my last post so I'll start with Hat #2. Mudmilk by Stephen West made with Cloudborn in Ceruleun (gray) for the brim with Cloudborn Marine Heather and Cascade 128 Feather Gray for the stripes. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEG4mUP3YjhK4MTKq0fhI3H8y-MsYgnfYN4AjF7fyLWF8FEtmq94p4F7WQEjVnG1GSOM9eYE0OXTqKJet-YtOE8NDpSbwc90trDPhaNoPftGUYl8uNM5VPM5j_lf65-3xYQ1kuRCIzHyp/s2048/ceruleun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEG4mUP3YjhK4MTKq0fhI3H8y-MsYgnfYN4AjF7fyLWF8FEtmq94p4F7WQEjVnG1GSOM9eYE0OXTqKJet-YtOE8NDpSbwc90trDPhaNoPftGUYl8uNM5VPM5j_lf65-3xYQ1kuRCIzHyp/s320/ceruleun.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Hat #3 is the Steinway Hat is a free pattern on Ravelry, made with Cloudborn Marine Heather. It was a mindless, easy to remember broken rib pattern that I could have made a bit shorter.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6T7TajxE_40eO9nZhLG06VegA6UsPDqzqAjfQ_FVoF_sxzqoKtuE2OmOQA4Q76ObnTrqIzW-horXJwADxwnM4VxbVE3-gM3J_J3p_4eFvSvIXRLhqP5XgRKWn_8l5EGiKt6A9HkdfZeEE/s2048/brownish+brim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6T7TajxE_40eO9nZhLG06VegA6UsPDqzqAjfQ_FVoF_sxzqoKtuE2OmOQA4Q76ObnTrqIzW-horXJwADxwnM4VxbVE3-gM3J_J3p_4eFvSvIXRLhqP5XgRKWn_8l5EGiKt6A9HkdfZeEE/s320/brownish+brim.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Hat #4 is a purchased pattern, Brimmish. There are several different brim options, although I chose the simplest 1x1 option because of the brown colors. The yarn is Cascade 220 in 211 Cocoa and 853 Butterscotch. It also comes in multiple size options, I cast on 84. I did eliminate a few of the knit rows between a few of the decrease rounds to help round off crown a bit. I also could have knit a few less rounds to shorten up the body for a more beanie-like shape.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbqnoOZU4x7cTFef47lzBxB8FBw41oNRRMVk6Ad_DSslmaBcL_waSfaOo9hCsg42k9dqDWSzoLek2uVGYNQq0u-nz9S4So6AJhWxXi67HXUZctWKWh5qse5UGAA94CaOkwj0xF6fp5xm2/s2048/Accademia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbqnoOZU4x7cTFef47lzBxB8FBw41oNRRMVk6Ad_DSslmaBcL_waSfaOo9hCsg42k9dqDWSzoLek2uVGYNQq0u-nz9S4So6AJhWxXi67HXUZctWKWh5qse5UGAA94CaOkwj0xF6fp5xm2/s320/Accademia.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The final hat is Sugar Mama, available for free on Ravelry, and made holding together Cascade 220 in 870 Straw and Cloudborn in Marine Heather. I love how quickly the hat knits up although it is difficult holding the size 13 needles. I think perhaps I need different needles. I currently use Addi Turbos and perhaps wood circulars would be better. Any recommendations?<div><br /></div><div>There is a week left of the games, so more hat knitting to come.<br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-58800506416289703982021-07-26T06:55:00.002-07:002021-07-26T06:55:56.844-07:00I've been busy<p> Busy, busy, busy... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1y8HSW0g66o6Xtlsxon6m8ZglZR7A7MjOus0LboLMqwHEUTOM20YPqVTwblUNWwOUupMuQJjrQHH9jo8z7ykcFdXnyTkipom2ApYYaBqfD3u5R0tlJaySWrvRRQjlSqKGEi5PFeZdl7D0/s2048/Reflecting+Lake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1y8HSW0g66o6Xtlsxon6m8ZglZR7A7MjOus0LboLMqwHEUTOM20YPqVTwblUNWwOUupMuQJjrQHH9jo8z7ykcFdXnyTkipom2ApYYaBqfD3u5R0tlJaySWrvRRQjlSqKGEi5PFeZdl7D0/s320/Reflecting+Lake.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Apparently there is a reason the designer named this pattern Favorite Ribby. It is quickly becoming one of mine for sure. This time I held <a href="https://www.stunningstring.com/" target="_blank">Stunning Strings</a> Essential & Plump in Lake Effect and Reflecting Pool. I should probably shorten up the body a bit. Next time, and there will be a next time. Probably this week. lol<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnmSXJYOnGpMXosyqBqZBJGJK_SWeFSE0iXiU-xfhfLI1Q6KBGEsWpJWXXIW8OGKxkq3lUR6ORcQuMGHcD-x_aioakGoWEQhlG2dZheI318gniZQSG7Ol4y1T2giq91p4YLO_BjBfcQrx/s2048/aarons+opera.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnmSXJYOnGpMXosyqBqZBJGJK_SWeFSE0iXiU-xfhfLI1Q6KBGEsWpJWXXIW8OGKxkq3lUR6ORcQuMGHcD-x_aioakGoWEQhlG2dZheI318gniZQSG7Ol4y1T2giq91p4YLO_BjBfcQrx/s320/aarons+opera.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was another repeat pattern, <a href="held SS in Opera Gloves and The Knitted Brow. c/o 84. Needles size 8." target="_blank">Aaron's Hat</a>. This time I held Stunning Strings Stunning in Opera Gloves and an indie yarn company, The Knitted Brow. I would love to tell you where I purchased it, but sadly I have no idea if I did or if it was gifted. It's wonderful yarn though. I cast on the smaller size of 84 stitches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYwZjBcHlb8pDGC4LZMfDUrRH7g7L8FAW93sVdd5JJqusGCshJNRqpiaHY8bbOJEEgEd1CqspH5IfIebzJcGOIGXL1qr4mSa4YUdmyjhbH715GdSbzGOYHZo4T36YtjRpCJyHt-yVuAqY/s2048/striped+chunky.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYwZjBcHlb8pDGC4LZMfDUrRH7g7L8FAW93sVdd5JJqusGCshJNRqpiaHY8bbOJEEgEd1CqspH5IfIebzJcGOIGXL1qr4mSa4YUdmyjhbH715GdSbzGOYHZo4T36YtjRpCJyHt-yVuAqY/s320/striped+chunky.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This hat was from a Craftsy class by Susan B. Anderson, the Striped Chunky Hat. I used Cascade 220 in Olive Heather and Feather Gray that I purchased from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/HollyPKnits?ref=profile_header" target="_blank">HollyPKnits</a> on Etsy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq55mTxwygRyFHxznEKSd_HJFnqj5aUYPEfO2V91Y_UZKGP3_YYYnlWBpajUk4vtLSZ6mlxKgcG-ZjQNuT8f52j6G65CGldrAS4rcWs66fRYHAIsWpWxUZH4oPO6HmEWisHyl7bqKEyfQo/s2048/undauntedly+green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq55mTxwygRyFHxznEKSd_HJFnqj5aUYPEfO2V91Y_UZKGP3_YYYnlWBpajUk4vtLSZ6mlxKgcG-ZjQNuT8f52j6G65CGldrAS4rcWs66fRYHAIsWpWxUZH4oPO6HmEWisHyl7bqKEyfQo/s320/undauntedly+green.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The last hat this week was Undaunted by Laura Cameron, available for free on the <a href="http://knitterspride.blogspot.com/2019/09/free-knitting-pattern-undaunted-hat.html" target="_blank">Knitter's Pride</a> website. I again used a Stunning Strings yarn, this one in Deep Emerald Cozy. If you've noticed I like their yarns. A lot. Plus Tom and Cindy are amazingly nice and authentic people. If you haven't had the opportunity to work their yarns, you should. You'll thank me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This last hat was also my first for the Ravelry Ravellenics. I'm participating for TeamHFSCarrier as just another way to gain attention for our need for hats. On towards our goal. lol</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-83463001812084952292021-07-19T07:00:00.005-07:002021-07-19T07:11:39.386-07:00All hands on deck!Yes it has been more than a month since I last posted, but I was working on a couple of gifts I could not post about and then a couple of weeks ago I received word that my charity group, Hats for Sailors has been challenged to supply a carrier this year. A carrier! That is 6,000 hats. Needless to say, our little group has been busy spreading the word, hoping to grow our group of knitters and crocheters and the response has been amazing. People have been sharing our posts on social media, I'm getting lots of requests to join our Facebook group, we have lots of new faces in our Ravelry group. Things are hopping.<div><br /></div><div>The only downside? I've ordered lots of new yarn. lol Which will not do much for my personal stashbusting challenge numbers. However I do have some recent finishes I'd like to share. The first is from last month. I thought I would have other hats finished as well and would have shared them as a group. Oh well, that didn't happen, so now I'll add it in with this batch.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lArlRUgfrO7BEQDUJT8hR-wWJm7uwAOWGrsZ7NiMV8pV_sApkPftqG7BPd_cyJPSjDeLMijKxe2YOEqvbKmkEjHdWrHjzBqAkoMmhu33HUkxtmpGCdigCZNHZiBiV0PnCnvN73gKTmiX/s2048/basic+brown.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lArlRUgfrO7BEQDUJT8hR-wWJm7uwAOWGrsZ7NiMV8pV_sApkPftqG7BPd_cyJPSjDeLMijKxe2YOEqvbKmkEjHdWrHjzBqAkoMmhu33HUkxtmpGCdigCZNHZiBiV0PnCnvN73gKTmiX/w320-h240/basic+brown.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wanted a larger hat so I cast on 88 stitches, although it could have been less. The yarn is both Cascade 128 and Cloudborn Bulky and is soft and stretchy so it will appeal to someone with a larger head, or who likes a looser fit, or perhaps someone with lots of hair. The yarn vendor for this purchase, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/HollyPKnits?ref=profile_header" target="_blank">HollyPKnits</a> on Etsy has been very supportive of my charity work. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This month's hats included a machine knit, one WIP finish and a quick knit I started and finished in a day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5oqWs2lV94jxkI4QX2cijAHchEDJSwCUJ4-nwQAyBj6PmqvcXb7tHVrORvMvS7GVgt7PxgEqHFDqBmmwspBWNUi_mXilPXuk9qnmhlmM-4x7R5dkRhjl6YXpQqL7HH-WgedU8js57MKM/s2048/green+machine.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5oqWs2lV94jxkI4QX2cijAHchEDJSwCUJ4-nwQAyBj6PmqvcXb7tHVrORvMvS7GVgt7PxgEqHFDqBmmwspBWNUi_mXilPXuk9qnmhlmM-4x7R5dkRhjl6YXpQqL7HH-WgedU8js57MKM/s320/green+machine.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Made with Cascade 220 on the Addi King knitting machine. I cast on with waste yarn then cranked 70 rows, hooked on for cuffed brim, then cranked out another 100 rows (I think) for remainder of hat. It fits me, although its a bit tight on my husband.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrdud4ZxgUn4OB-Cy1UCv5IkCcf2llSyAntynXpEsODcCu214K0p1fTAc7MWxHeBBgJnU0b78LkgPM5EftBo2CTW4DmltFmj5u8-S053KpvcqK7ra_ZgB0u-Cyf76nUeky4l88yx7tuMo/s2048/red+twist.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrdud4ZxgUn4OB-Cy1UCv5IkCcf2llSyAntynXpEsODcCu214K0p1fTAc7MWxHeBBgJnU0b78LkgPM5EftBo2CTW4DmltFmj5u8-S053KpvcqK7ra_ZgB0u-Cyf76nUeky4l88yx7tuMo/s320/red+twist.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Made with Chic Sheep, this is a pattern I designed and am still working on writing up. I've had a few people test knit it for me so it is simple a matter of working through all their notes and finalizing everything.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8p9fbNrUAqtM1qWrNArjvpaky3G4QV4HXz7MQqqbgIRypliHls_dvskwObHNaH6bSH5puOlocjYIc2kluP_1HEiumq0ua-610u2zL3EWth3UvqQl18AtU_PLgz2F-hbZTsqt76V3eT66/s2048/rainbow+carrot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8p9fbNrUAqtM1qWrNArjvpaky3G4QV4HXz7MQqqbgIRypliHls_dvskwObHNaH6bSH5puOlocjYIc2kluP_1HEiumq0ua-610u2zL3EWth3UvqQl18AtU_PLgz2F-hbZTsqt76V3eT66/s320/rainbow+carrot.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My favorite finish of the batch. Two yarns held together (Stunning Strings Plump and Shibui Sock) and worked up quickly in the Favorite Ribby pattern, available for purchase on Ravelry. It was a good purchase since this is my fifth hat and I'll be making more. I started another already and am about halfway done. lol</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wound a bunch of yarn this weekend, and expect to finish several more hats during the week. Look for lots of hat posts over the next couple of months. I've already made 19 hats already this year and my personal goal is 60, which doesn't seem impossible, but..... Wish me luck.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-29899814234618216372021-06-09T07:48:00.002-07:002021-06-09T07:48:44.356-07:00Modifications needed<p>Way back in 2013 I wrote a simple slouched hat pattern, cheekily named Slouch This! For some reason I gave it a provisional cast on. Well, I know why. I wanted a nice smooth edge that was a little looser. However, I really dislike doing provisional cast ons. I mean, I really, really, dislike them. They are fiddly, they are time consuming, they are just no fun. At all. And apparently, they have now decided they don't like me. Or at least this particular hat didn't. After I finished the hat and I could not get that brim to lay flat it came out. I picked up the live stitches, ripped out the orange, re-knit, bound off and then slip stitched the hem under. Much happier.</p><p>Which begs the question, do I now need to rewrite the pattern? Probably. I was thinking I might want to do so anyway in order to add some size options since it was originally written as a one-size-fits-all pattern. Now I just need to find the time. Yes, I'm about falling off my chair laughing at thought of thinking about the concept of unscheduled time. lol</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzT_ogs-i2eRPjYSQvc2mqGZOlkvvweh7OgLkXKpYeXmZi0sUosEVbQHtl90ZBgHmUuPWvL8n9uendsgiiBDCsfK_CWGbRpwf_r4N1k6LNKdL-XTZlYi1G_BnA4Oqw0sUxxH1s8Xs0Gpq/s2048/slouched.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzT_ogs-i2eRPjYSQvc2mqGZOlkvvweh7OgLkXKpYeXmZi0sUosEVbQHtl90ZBgHmUuPWvL8n9uendsgiiBDCsfK_CWGbRpwf_r4N1k6LNKdL-XTZlYi1G_BnA4Oqw0sUxxH1s8Xs0Gpq/w400-h300/slouched.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the stripes I used some of the mini skeins I've been collecting from my Color Collectors Mini Skein Subscription Box by <a href="https://www.stunningstring.com/product/color-collectors-mini-skein-subscription-box/" target="_blank">Stunning Strings</a>. I get my minis in Legacy Worsted so they are the perfect superwash for my <a href="http://www.hatsforsailors.com/" target="_blank">Hats for Sailors</a> donations. The minis are a great way to see all the fun colors each month and then I have them to add to my hats. I've just been admiring how pretty they are so I'll need to get busy and make a few more hats. lol</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-28830892560091745002021-05-07T07:21:00.002-07:002021-05-07T07:21:32.563-07:00New challenge - #1<p> A long time Hats for Sailors contributor mentioned on my last blog post that she's lost her knitting mojo and hasn't made a single hat this year. Quite unusual for her to say the least. I thought, I'd finished my challenge already, it's early in the year, why not take up the challenge to make another twelve to fill in for my friend until she finds her mojo? I'd have to put a few other projects to the side perhaps, but why not?</p><p>So, here is hat #1. The Man Hat by Haven Ashley, available for free on her <a href="http://knitalonetogether.blogspot.com/2014/12/happy-new-year.html" target="_blank">blog</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-tdnnAI38hNxUK5wx2jphoP4sAZaB77AJLYcxhrR3duERTwe7LCO0Du6-tzXqDZPztiP7-HiOyYCfWFAVIjqquexPQXyWgoYL0HrhEF0jaF6FzZNDhw8pennuvnEiDAsiib5yIggbNfp/s2048/Chianti+Man.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-tdnnAI38hNxUK5wx2jphoP4sAZaB77AJLYcxhrR3duERTwe7LCO0Du6-tzXqDZPztiP7-HiOyYCfWFAVIjqquexPQXyWgoYL0HrhEF0jaF6FzZNDhw8pennuvnEiDAsiib5yIggbNfp/w400-h300/Chianti+Man.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Made in Cascade 128 Superwash on size 8 needles, I c/o 88 stitches to make it slightly larger. It was such an easy pattern and knit up quickly. At the rate I'm going, I'll need to pick-up more yarn. Hopefully<span style="background-color: #fdfaf0; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 16px;">, </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/HollyPKnits?ref=notif_nfyfs&order=date_desc" style="background: rgb(253, 250, 240); color: #a93e33; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HollyPKnits</a><span style="font-family: Lora, serif;"><span style="background-color: #fdfaf0;">, is ready for me. lol</span></span><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-36308469214920026072021-05-01T17:20:00.000-07:002021-05-01T17:20:02.201-07:0012 Hats in 21 Challenge - Completed<p>In our Hats for Sailors Ravelry group we have a 12 Hats in 21 Challenge. I am happy to report that I have already met the challenge. Of course I'll continue making hats, my personal target number is 24. Considering I'm halfway there and we are only four months into the year, I should be able to make my goal. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-4VSxtNFgfmlBA_xjz26DcUdjX8A5hOf3bWF1e8cxWTNXJ6mpQNLpN-UA2351ozjE3TSjwHZlM_Y4fJ0o7dEG_Kz6xUG3DJPq4MR_SjVQqh1ek6lkWNj1VNfZSFc8ZBBhsIvyVsQXkIX/s2048/green+aaron.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-4VSxtNFgfmlBA_xjz26DcUdjX8A5hOf3bWF1e8cxWTNXJ6mpQNLpN-UA2351ozjE3TSjwHZlM_Y4fJ0o7dEG_Kz6xUG3DJPq4MR_SjVQqh1ek6lkWNj1VNfZSFc8ZBBhsIvyVsQXkIX/w400-h300/green+aaron.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The pattern is Aaron's Hat by Uptown Purl and is available on the Third Base Line <a href="http://thirdbaseline.blogspot.com/2008/01/back-in-yarn-stash-again.html" target="_blank">blog</a>. I c/o 88 stitches and love the stitch pattern and coziness of the hat. I probably could have gone a few more rows, but didn't want to run out of yarn. I only had 15g left and I'll be honest, I stink at judging when to start my decreases.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I picked up the yarn up from a new-to-me Etsy vendor, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/HollyPKnits?ref=notif_nfyfs&order=date_desc" target="_blank">HollyPKnits</a>. She was a pleasure to work with and her pricing is reasonable. I like supporting small businesses, especially woman owned, and plan on purchasing through her again.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-11021173688237636052021-04-11T06:13:00.000-07:002021-04-11T06:13:54.480-07:00Gifted garland<p>Last fall, fellow IBK Ravelry Carrie came to me with an idea to gift Susan B. Anderson, (the designer whom IBK is inspired by) with personalized tiny sweaters. I totally loved the idea and as one of the moderators of the group I was in a position to coordinate the project, so off we went.</p><p>What was originally planned as short and sweet, lasted longer to ensure no one was left out. We certainly weren't helped by life during lockdown, the bustle the holidays, and the postal system was definitely not our friend. But in the end I received 37 tiny sweaters from 19 different states plus Canada, Ireland and Norway. Those International ones taking the longest to arrive.</p><p>Each sweater is different, both in style and in size, some reflected a bit of the knitters personality. I thoroughly enjoyed opening each package, taking a picture of the sweater, labeling the photo and posting it to my Ravelry project page. I decided four separate garlands might be more manageable to display. Although they still kept getting tangled as I handled them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqZDhFsMfzC9JOBKE-ueJD0tzFDQQ5D1N5WH2yt9TL_EJOMTme7gp0QK3i2BlyeYmk71LV3tF_AKXRqYmIf9A0skGmD7FBz2Gm7cc8BSGuYNJabNttQKw47mWIw-kNSr2vqdyB0L0A10k/s2048/garland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqZDhFsMfzC9JOBKE-ueJD0tzFDQQ5D1N5WH2yt9TL_EJOMTme7gp0QK3i2BlyeYmk71LV3tF_AKXRqYmIf9A0skGmD7FBz2Gm7cc8BSGuYNJabNttQKw47mWIw-kNSr2vqdyB0L0A10k/w400-h400/garland.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Susan posted an un-boxing <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CNP5lDTJgzE/?igshid=189bt99u7zekd" target="_blank">video</a> (unfortunately it can not be displayed here), if you wish to view it on Instagram. The garland was a success and I thank Carrie for her original idea and everyone who contributed to the plan.</p><p>My sweater is in that top row, third from the right. I decided to make mine into the sweater I'd never be able to actually wear. Made of wool, adorned with chunky wool embroidery. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZFvGasVdeZtphNQsk5nZB1G7dF4bhZ959wSji1-oLuesMobw_Q6JsZbW-InkNVCw1A5Okg-fUVK-38aFurfJ-KP2ECfUazDT9zCmzUo2C566iFahb8_bB686Bg4KDPKjyztybQQ8FRmKC/s2048/sweater.project.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZFvGasVdeZtphNQsk5nZB1G7dF4bhZ959wSji1-oLuesMobw_Q6JsZbW-InkNVCw1A5Okg-fUVK-38aFurfJ-KP2ECfUazDT9zCmzUo2C566iFahb8_bB686Bg4KDPKjyztybQQ8FRmKC/w400-h300/sweater.project.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I was inspired by Betz White's embroidered Woolly Wristlet's Tutorial from a 2019 <a href="https://betzwhite.com/2019/10/embroidered-woolly-wristlet-tutorial.html" target="_blank">blog post</a>. She's done some beautiful embroidery on wool that I would love to be able to create and wear. Alas, that is not in the cards for this allergy girl. But it worked great for my little sweater. lol</p><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-15294889030413289322021-04-08T05:41:00.002-07:002021-04-08T05:41:45.093-07:00Overdying yarn, apparently not my thing<p>Hello again. I know it's been months, but I find that posting my photos only on Instagram has been serving my purpose. Since I typically have little to say about the hats or items I create, it is much easier to only post there. However with this particular project I had a little more story to tell so I thought I'd share a blog post, just because. </p><p>In one of my Ravelry group there have been great discussions about overdying ugly yarn purchases using a variety of methods. I was very excited about the prospect years ago but just never had the time. I have some rather bright yellow/gold yarn that on it's own was just a bit much so I thought I'd finally give dying a try. Easter was last week, so I bought an egg kit, on sale, and then a couple packs of Kool-aid. Why not try two ways and compare?</p><p>Since it had been quite some time, I did re-read all the posts, searched a few videos and found most that most people were talking about dying just the yarn, not the hat already made. Okay...mistake number one on my part.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf20-snXKNGfIx1i1U_ZJPMPB4UcV8Qllme2M5Dh0gBsSlwrWCs7z-AFVbT0twSocOCQ32aCgkfAjyPReMTHYEfsVwzE9HvTlCTBWkCGlbo4Ja6vzpVz4zkA7bvyucz7qFaewkyhrw_KnS/s2048/IMG_5673.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf20-snXKNGfIx1i1U_ZJPMPB4UcV8Qllme2M5Dh0gBsSlwrWCs7z-AFVbT0twSocOCQ32aCgkfAjyPReMTHYEfsVwzE9HvTlCTBWkCGlbo4Ja6vzpVz4zkA7bvyucz7qFaewkyhrw_KnS/w400-h300/IMG_5673.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>For the hat on the left I used mystery Easter egg dye pellets that looked blue in the water and basically just made the hat darker. Which I liked.</p><p>For the hat on the right I used Kool-aid in Blue Raspberry Lemonade and Mixed Berry which also looked blue in the water and basically turned the hat a bright green. Although I moved the hat around in the water quite a bit, the dye did not penetrate all areas and it came out blotchy. Which I do not like.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekZ7J0s89f-d6AZ0quvbunygla1ReYUp9kubRLEBupTTq61eDxrPNNgzhntZmbevTMT5a3FCakZQEy2jxpkOqlxmNxMcHIYuuBuD3_XjRo9CFOzDINnXApSoZH4suURExkyF5ceKuKJ9S/s2048/IMG_5674.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekZ7J0s89f-d6AZ0quvbunygla1ReYUp9kubRLEBupTTq61eDxrPNNgzhntZmbevTMT5a3FCakZQEy2jxpkOqlxmNxMcHIYuuBuD3_XjRo9CFOzDINnXApSoZH4suURExkyF5ceKuKJ9S/w300-h400/IMG_5674.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p>However, I've been reassured by several people in my Ravelry group that they like the spottiness of the hat. I think they are just being kind. I will however send the hat along with the rest of my donations later this year and allow our coordinator to decide if it is worthy to continue forward. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrLguhPuf5ECfXdhouzT4Tk2AzdVZgJIouxF5vO-D5FokQGsuVXHRI9htZzWPkxrP31nOXkB6lkJfo4pIM5c9_cdHgrTCe1JDSNnc3g3FpInpqt-yfTd2DDY2N0AJ_SMPxF1sYvgd3yrI/s2048/IMG_5672D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrLguhPuf5ECfXdhouzT4Tk2AzdVZgJIouxF5vO-D5FokQGsuVXHRI9htZzWPkxrP31nOXkB6lkJfo4pIM5c9_cdHgrTCe1JDSNnc3g3FpInpqt-yfTd2DDY2N0AJ_SMPxF1sYvgd3yrI/w240-h320/IMG_5672D.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>It is safe to say I obviously made more than that one mistake. Why did my yarn not accept the dye as readily as others? Why did the one hat blotch? I mean, these hats were cooked, and cooked well. </p><p>I'm not rushing out to buy more Kool-Aid or egg dye. I think I will leave yarn dying to the experts. I can live without mastering this particular skill. lol</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-19500148347656188382021-01-17T09:39:00.001-08:002021-01-17T09:39:43.344-08:00New year, new goals, and a new thumb (sort of)<p> 2020 ended the year with a bang. Literally. Squarely on my right thumb. While making a window well cover for my parents I dropped a piece of wood, hitting my thumb and breaking it. Of course it was my dominate hand and I got to wear a splint through the holidays and into the new year. That put an end to the rest of my holiday gift making. I'm working on those gifts now, although I haven't returned to the knit project just yet. I thought I would try my hand (or should I say thumb) out on a smaller project first to make sure my tension wasn't going to be affected. It turned out to be a good plan since the simple hat ended up taking me weeks to finish as my thumb would get sore quickly. Thankfully it appears to be improving and I should be able to return to the project soon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMfAJPlRt3_u5zhhOZOfk46sNk94niNxzR8lC6Q1c2NloPN3nRy8UnMNa5WYa8bgmgN-aBBFOD20OEn82EmmcXpuaB2GYWjylNaGJh7AyLHPG8sMEWTx_zfk5_yUM4Lbr2P6pbGXqKwq3/s2048/rusty+beige.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMfAJPlRt3_u5zhhOZOfk46sNk94niNxzR8lC6Q1c2NloPN3nRy8UnMNa5WYa8bgmgN-aBBFOD20OEn82EmmcXpuaB2GYWjylNaGJh7AyLHPG8sMEWTx_zfk5_yUM4Lbr2P6pbGXqKwq3/w400-h300/rusty+beige.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I choose not to try anything challenging. Sticking to a simply ribbed band and stockinette hat with simple decreases. I held a Dream in Color sock yarn and a Patons DK together to create the marbled yarn look. I'm quite happy with the look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last year, I kept worked from my stash, buying a limited amount of yarn and I plan on doing the same for 2021. New knitting goals for this year include finishing a friendship blanket project started a few years ago, making at least one shawl for myself and perhaps one to gift, and trying my hand at non-wool socks. I don't want to get ahead of myself since I also plan on setting some quilting and sewing goals as well. I'll talk more about them next time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Till then, I'll delight in the fact I'm able to use my needles again and play with yarn.</div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-28386524980260332020-12-18T15:55:00.001-08:002020-12-18T15:55:35.321-08:00Quietly gift knitting<p> It's been quiet on the blog. Not that I've ever been overly chatty, but when I'm working on gifts that can't be posted, it gets even quieter. However, now that they've been sent off and opened...</p><p>First opened was Spidey. My variation of Voodoo you love me? by Susan Cludino-Auguilar. I've been wanting to make this pattern for awhile, I just needed someone to make it for. There are so many variations posted on Ravelry that it is fun to browse through them all and I found the inspiration I needed to create this fun character for a little friend who loves superheroes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62Sv6Whrzb1LsVm8ec-QqjjwOlTzYqLSUOSJzhEBP50POTuysDT6vMl-7BpEdo89SRMbwH_htUmc7Jj9wD9PK44OBRHFtTn2FAX8tFeoS4Dlrp0l52Pxv-4wCRJU1EUteAobzSuFmjHg1/s2048/spidey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62Sv6Whrzb1LsVm8ec-QqjjwOlTzYqLSUOSJzhEBP50POTuysDT6vMl-7BpEdo89SRMbwH_htUmc7Jj9wD9PK44OBRHFtTn2FAX8tFeoS4Dlrp0l52Pxv-4wCRJU1EUteAobzSuFmjHg1/w300-h400/spidey.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The eyes are duplicate stitched using a chart I made up (a picture is on my Ravelry project page). The spider has two columns of duplicate stitch for the body then backstitched legs. <div><br /></div><div>I'm very happy with the outcome and I heard my little friend put him in his bed right away. (I think that was a good sign). lol</div><div><br /></div><div>The second package opened was Ava, a modified <a href="https://www.barrettwoolco.com/collections/patterns/products/mermaids-pattern">mermaid</a> by Susan B Anderson. I modified the fin to add a ruffle inspired by another mermaid doll pattern, which added length to the doll itself. I originally wanted to add a removable bra, but that was a hot mess. After four attempts I came up with what the final version and decided it was best to whipstitch it in place (or else it would probably be lost). I opted not to add the bracelets or the crown, but did struggle through the necklace. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2v0XhgY99P9ku2oiJJQtBA0LJdHVD5YsbnCiqDA_CI_qRnH31bNuMWvOed2uSi0C5pd2qFxY3_VkbdpA0v2UfdcHVziSMAz-KJbU61b_e3CtViXa-9zKhi9QLuWIeck9STZZYeMjwgxhu/s2048/ava.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2v0XhgY99P9ku2oiJJQtBA0LJdHVD5YsbnCiqDA_CI_qRnH31bNuMWvOed2uSi0C5pd2qFxY3_VkbdpA0v2UfdcHVziSMAz-KJbU61b_e3CtViXa-9zKhi9QLuWIeck9STZZYeMjwgxhu/w300-h400/ava.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I reattached the arm a couple of times to get the best placement, redid the tail a few times and I'm not thrilled with the ears. But I have a picture of a little girl squeezing her doll with joy so I'm happy because she's happy. </div><div><br /></div><div>My little friend was born in Norfolk where mermaids are a thing. She doesn't live there anymore but now she has a mermaid to live with her in her new home.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thankfully I got these gifts finished before I broke my thumb as the remainder of my gifting is now on hold till after the holidays. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2KQS4rgbRP4IB1optbHezG_C4PAyMxcdzFy5BKMX6t3gNS_b7JoZb-XsnKRKh-KaLekuL2ExPTpxzx1j7X5yjti94iDhz75LhcrkzEUFQIoJCT4SUc3wcsXMjjWCPveR4gQo47Qc8PRX/s2048/IMG_5226D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2KQS4rgbRP4IB1optbHezG_C4PAyMxcdzFy5BKMX6t3gNS_b7JoZb-XsnKRKh-KaLekuL2ExPTpxzx1j7X5yjti94iDhz75LhcrkzEUFQIoJCT4SUc3wcsXMjjWCPveR4gQo47Qc8PRX/w300-h400/IMG_5226D.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Have a great holiday. Be well.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; margin-bottom: 1em !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-34130901275091538992020-10-18T17:11:00.002-07:002020-10-18T17:11:29.929-07:00Warm a head, warm your heart<br /><br />Over the past several weeks I've been spending my time on charity hat knitting. Besides the last minute hats I wrote about in my last post I've also made four for a Columbus, Ohio church's homeless project, two for a winter clothing drive in Ontario, Canada and most recently four for a teen shelter in Trenton, New Jersey.<br /><br />For these Columbus charity hats I didn't use a pattern, but I they are pretty basic hats.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdYG4Cx21aK6GbLTvJMjoufaN8lOjtKN94wxg-CsfKNuBbVtgg78hz9wypZ-ESxYj_qdAgil2VKeXhGpDQGOxrjmfz_UTf4z7OgKNBwe_Lu8nzREFZMez6rjUK7usAxInPP6ilX4rScmZ/s2048/green+hats.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdYG4Cx21aK6GbLTvJMjoufaN8lOjtKN94wxg-CsfKNuBbVtgg78hz9wypZ-ESxYj_qdAgil2VKeXhGpDQGOxrjmfz_UTf4z7OgKNBwe_Lu8nzREFZMez6rjUK7usAxInPP6ilX4rScmZ/w320-h240/green+hats.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrkyLj8wDDe9p7c2Mb8-6bnaWrUzneDJD7k3KfJTMw3HOCOTuhZVi2fg7kD8Wf3Fan4sUsa91jCWbJmpbHXnWqvuBrDzvuRaYjyz7jzQviqOSfTMJBPDfizS-OWB3poMnCdJWMr-XI1O8/s2048/encore.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrkyLj8wDDe9p7c2Mb8-6bnaWrUzneDJD7k3KfJTMw3HOCOTuhZVi2fg7kD8Wf3Fan4sUsa91jCWbJmpbHXnWqvuBrDzvuRaYjyz7jzQviqOSfTMJBPDfizS-OWB3poMnCdJWMr-XI1O8/w320-h240/encore.jpg" /></a><br /><br />After some stash diving I found a similar yarn to what I used before but I didn't have enough for two adult sized hats. But I know the group will find a home for the baby hat, and it is super cute. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDa4DamhqRjN8_SOEdobHq4URdFBFqyQJC-gMYeOphcr-yvv-e17uuAYnioJNl_7DqjyJ27tfXVqBFC11xjFZTBFRj8SC4yruoMqFQJA_-tvw0QoX5jtwAJJrWsAh8lvwUBXoSvi5drkKQ/s2048/double+encore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDa4DamhqRjN8_SOEdobHq4URdFBFqyQJC-gMYeOphcr-yvv-e17uuAYnioJNl_7DqjyJ27tfXVqBFC11xjFZTBFRj8SC4yruoMqFQJA_-tvw0QoX5jtwAJJrWsAh8lvwUBXoSvi5drkKQ/w300-h400/double+encore.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Finally, these four hats were made using a worsted yarn and a sock yarn held together creating that flecked appearance. They are soft, stretchy and will keep a few heads warm.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFk6l4acRl0KONOCk03drxvuJAOrk060nhmGhtQ6pPGo7ZLhCGQb4IxSuVt7pGLWYycG36u3gU6Q-i6RLE1O4C-JD7V288T_V6XcisZT-McEXNmTzTRItc4UcJv7r-ishyphenhyphen8CrJnjA9oo-/s2048/Nov+ibk.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFk6l4acRl0KONOCk03drxvuJAOrk060nhmGhtQ6pPGo7ZLhCGQb4IxSuVt7pGLWYycG36u3gU6Q-i6RLE1O4C-JD7V288T_V6XcisZT-McEXNmTzTRItc4UcJv7r-ishyphenhyphen8CrJnjA9oo-/w320-h240/Nov+ibk.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLju9JlNcEzLwLMU6lnnHgsbvcjk1i8tJEX0ssSYsFO4GNYOGEsOM1k76W8JBtZs_yExVnFpW2Ud0dHXXbLH0RSdhkld4vz5oS-GvtZbL4tqmNbAYEuVLPgqT6PJw5cxdGnnXEPqR-0VdU/s2048/also+nov.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLju9JlNcEzLwLMU6lnnHgsbvcjk1i8tJEX0ssSYsFO4GNYOGEsOM1k76W8JBtZs_yExVnFpW2Ud0dHXXbLH0RSdhkld4vz5oS-GvtZbL4tqmNbAYEuVLPgqT6PJw5cxdGnnXEPqR-0VdU/w320-h240/also+nov.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>These were all such easy quick knits and they only took a few hours each. As always I've left notes on my Ravelry project page regarding yarn used, stitches cast-on and other details. It helps me remember when I want to make a hat again.</div><div><br /></div><div>The hats may be warming someone else's head, but by making them they are warming my heart because I know I was able to make a small difference in that person's day. If you have the skill and the time, make a hat and give it away. Give it a try. Warm a head, warm your heart.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-79741449388184361522020-10-11T07:02:00.003-07:002020-10-11T07:02:41.031-07:00A trio of last minute hatsAs the coordinator of our Hats for Sailors project counts up the hundreds of hats that arrive on her doorstep, there is inevitably a need for a few more. I imagine this was a difficult year to anticipate just how many hats would arrive, given everyone's unusual schedules and changes to their lives. But as usual, as a group we rally and more hats will soon be arriving to fill the gap. <div><br /></div><div>My contribution was to make these three quick hats. I started late Friday afternoon and finished Saturday evening. Of course holding the yarn double, using a larger needle, and having a simple pattern helped speed the process.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyO4d0Ca4N7SvSSQG8nD4y-Vshd7sF2Q3ijNQ6NIoIFey5JYpGPTN2YN6zZtS2y6pkr54qfPYZRQBtJRPx2cHs6jXaC6AaFOtqtGKu94TE9iR8TwVvhsbBeoRxZkF9WCk3Z6PLhZlprFQo/s2048/tres.quick.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyO4d0Ca4N7SvSSQG8nD4y-Vshd7sF2Q3ijNQ6NIoIFey5JYpGPTN2YN6zZtS2y6pkr54qfPYZRQBtJRPx2cHs6jXaC6AaFOtqtGKu94TE9iR8TwVvhsbBeoRxZkF9WCk3Z6PLhZlprFQo/w400-h300/tres.quick.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>One rib hat used two different colors while the other used an actual variegated yarn, but I love the effect of both. You can see I shortened the variegated hat a bit since I had less yarn. It fits me comfortably and still comes well down over my ears. If I were to wear the larger hat I would need to cuff the brim, but then I have a smaller head. A larger man, might not need to do this. Which is why I make hats in many sizes. Regardless, both are soft and stretchy and this pattern may now be my new favorite, lol. </div><div><br /></div><div>The links for both patterns, the Favorite Ribby and the Horizon Hat, plus yarn details are on my Ravelry project page.</div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-79842540813932722972020-09-25T05:05:00.001-07:002020-09-25T05:05:19.459-07:00The hats of 2020<p>Can this year simply be over? I'm fairly certain there isn't anyone who isn't on board with this sentiment. I think it safe to say, we are ready to move on. Hopeful that 2021 will bring with it changes for the better.</p><p>One of the struggles I've personally had has been to keep my knitting mojo alive. There were many times I just simply couldn't pick up the needles and get to it. I wanted to, but I couldn't put that thought into action. Consequently each hat I made felt like it took that much longer to finish.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHV9FZ_HBERQlArj9S3ORYO4LIhWC0dVSB8b6JfGkBIayS2BhlrPofLhrDSNqhZenGwsYRuvslC45xg5r5zNuqeZ4BnAUHiniCItDvX8RXTDuUez4NQj-oCrONTst7fOTn3Qy9faVXnXn/s2048/2020hats.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHV9FZ_HBERQlArj9S3ORYO4LIhWC0dVSB8b6JfGkBIayS2BhlrPofLhrDSNqhZenGwsYRuvslC45xg5r5zNuqeZ4BnAUHiniCItDvX8RXTDuUez4NQj-oCrONTst7fOTn3Qy9faVXnXn/w400-h300/2020hats.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>In the end I did complete twenty hats to mail off to <a href="http://www.hatsforsailors.com/" target="_blank">Hats for Sailors</a>. The stack on the left were some hats sent to me by some friends. The other two stacks were the ones I finished. As you can clearly see, there is a predominant blue color this year. I made a pledge to myself to work down my stash and I had a LOT of this particular Cascade 220 Superwash colorway. </p><p>Now that these have been mailed I will begin working on my collection for next year. Wish me luck.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-71142641277916652392020-09-11T06:22:00.000-07:002020-09-11T06:22:14.120-07:00Gathering <p>Squirrels do every fall. They gather nuts to see them through the winter when food would otherwise be scarce. Knitters gather yarn for a variety of reasons, each personal to that particular knitter. Quilters gather fabric for much of the same reasons as knitters. Friends gather to enjoy each other's company. 2020 has made all of this more difficult. Except for maybe the squirrels. They appear to be unaffected by the events of the year. If the activity in my backyard is any indication. Although a few of them have become a bit more bold, having learned to climb the one bird feeder pole previously thought to be squirrel free. </p><p>Why am I going on about squirrels and gathering? In 2014 eight knitters came together from various parts of the country, meeting for the first time in St. Louis. We spent a wonderful weekend getting to know each other and decided to make our gatherings an annual event. Although we work very hard on finding a common date, life happens and occasionally we have not seen everyone, every year.</p><p>This year however, no one felt comfortable making the trip to gather. Instead we opted for a very lengthy Zoom option. Typically when we gather, I bring each of my friends a handmade coaster. Since we were gathering virtually, I sent them each a kit that we would work on during our virtual chat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8lWaksyKkSowsAO6cqAdRJa1oq4W8sBEWMkNV0RdvlyCW9NnBXaffzmIby6uZ705fpswj0GHor3AkSbTvEDM5vuFr6wsiLLuqcYrD6BbKD3smYBxB0q1T3FhZ0HOu1v5V6lWR6cbleF7/s2048/34D130C5-73F9-4F06-9262-E04EEFA04505.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8lWaksyKkSowsAO6cqAdRJa1oq4W8sBEWMkNV0RdvlyCW9NnBXaffzmIby6uZ705fpswj0GHor3AkSbTvEDM5vuFr6wsiLLuqcYrD6BbKD3smYBxB0q1T3FhZ0HOu1v5V6lWR6cbleF7/w400-h400/34D130C5-73F9-4F06-9262-E04EEFA04505.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you can see, each one is as different as each of my friends. I cherish the friendships I have with these ladies. We stay in touch through our daily group chat. Some days it is light with only a few posts. Other days there can be over a hundred as we get going on one topic or another. We are each other's support, our cheerleader's, our sounding boards. I am thankful everyday for that weekend back in 2014 when I took a chance and meet up with a group of people I only knew over the Internet. For reasons I do not remember, we call ourselves the Tipsy Squirrels. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We all need friends to gather with.</div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-76793176015139152712020-09-06T14:49:00.001-07:002020-09-06T14:49:09.725-07:00Sing with me...One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer<p>Perhaps I'm showing my age, but I remember when this song was on the radio. lol It also ran through my head as I was knitting these hats up. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-PBpFtZ9ut4OWeQohnq7h1tfEm0QLizHXJxn3QwL-sLqdFitdHLKlQK8bTgIIqL6C5BXhNRXxUrY4duCck3367eD7ZxOprrgw2dYBaIXeDva0nnbhSVPBQIDFghZtcuBeNg-o7dG5a6M/s2048/blue.bourbon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-PBpFtZ9ut4OWeQohnq7h1tfEm0QLizHXJxn3QwL-sLqdFitdHLKlQK8bTgIIqL6C5BXhNRXxUrY4duCck3367eD7ZxOprrgw2dYBaIXeDva0nnbhSVPBQIDFghZtcuBeNg-o7dG5a6M/w400-h300/blue.bourbon.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One Bourbon was actually the last hat completed and my least favorite of the three. I typically enjoy cables, but did not particularly like these, even though they were actually quite easy. I'll put it down to being 2020 and simply move on. The hat was a bit on the tight size so I did modify it slightly by beginning the decreases a bit early.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMUI6ZYHcRzDlnp_Grtnwor8zOPGbRk2iPjETsZ3y_4R10knsqeo3aisn-u-mz2MWURMcrVzFAx4Q4o6v7glJKZ0pIN3vblS9ncrPQZ2YHQMwkUdbAlNyWD0U6irviNutGKAbcNxx-Qat/s2048/blue.scotch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMUI6ZYHcRzDlnp_Grtnwor8zOPGbRk2iPjETsZ3y_4R10knsqeo3aisn-u-mz2MWURMcrVzFAx4Q4o6v7glJKZ0pIN3vblS9ncrPQZ2YHQMwkUdbAlNyWD0U6irviNutGKAbcNxx-Qat/w400-h300/blue.scotch.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One Scotch was the easiest of the three and probably the quickest finish as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbUAEiBBrBDb2NtD8w7CoZzKjwnktEaTJcKfRvSqbh3N3bA0v0K-D65vQ9kwDE1jwXrNeLu1H61GTuKyeqWbaeZAsJ4p56vfC6TKjatuZbM8tAg45lPxHBoa_yw4OtLxvB7RzREQxfZ8c/s2048/blue.beer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbUAEiBBrBDb2NtD8w7CoZzKjwnktEaTJcKfRvSqbh3N3bA0v0K-D65vQ9kwDE1jwXrNeLu1H61GTuKyeqWbaeZAsJ4p56vfC6TKjatuZbM8tAg45lPxHBoa_yw4OtLxvB7RzREQxfZ8c/w400-h300/blue.beer.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One Beer was the first I had made with an easy to memorize stitch pattern and it finished up quickly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All three hats are offered for purchase on Ravelry with yarn and needle details on my project page. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Is the song stuck in your head now? Your welcome. lol</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-87355825524278835342020-08-18T13:25:00.002-07:002020-08-18T13:25:19.868-07:00Solid, Solid, Stripe<p> With everything else in the world changing, so too has the amount of time it takes to ship packages to far off places. Especially when sending them to military ships. I know because it feels like it takes forever for my care packages to arrive to my daughter. But this will also play into this fall's shipment from Hats for Sailors. Therefore they have moved their deadline up to October 2nd. I'm not ready. Surprised? I'm not. Like most people, this has been a strange year and my knitting mojo has been spotty at best. Time to kick it into high gear and get a move on.</p><p>That said I simply brought the box of Cascade 220 Superwash into the TV room and cranked out few hats.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlDLl6hTnujiJRvrte_oud2ATVxMAInlsH0ZFVasZg7xltTz5QYPia9wJu6b-3El6ajsIZhE5hjtNam2MtDky-sWDU-4WW9uikhk7lD2hPj4srSVD_xBHoCE4diRaKuoGV7NYrjiOdsoI/s2048/Hurricane+Blue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlDLl6hTnujiJRvrte_oud2ATVxMAInlsH0ZFVasZg7xltTz5QYPia9wJu6b-3El6ajsIZhE5hjtNam2MtDky-sWDU-4WW9uikhk7lD2hPj4srSVD_xBHoCE4diRaKuoGV7NYrjiOdsoI/w410-h307/Hurricane+Blue.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Hurricane Hat is available for free from Andrea Goutier on her <a href="https://lovehestia.wordpress.com/2012/07/19/hurricane-hat-pattern/" target="_blank">website</a>. I only used a size 6 needle and c/o 100 stitches. Details are on my Ravelry project page.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NsY1CmcWqmI94l_qb4HJqGLDb17rQP9kq4nrhE9cZKsI9GblFu4iQ2HFIsJeCIbtAeZvDkUDr_IrSnD0bVV-evSmIUY-jRU6Oj79xGO4Ru8Y7W_CGdcx9_y0j3rhZGs7KoT_gEEUyKAZ/s2048/Cabled+Blue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NsY1CmcWqmI94l_qb4HJqGLDb17rQP9kq4nrhE9cZKsI9GblFu4iQ2HFIsJeCIbtAeZvDkUDr_IrSnD0bVV-evSmIUY-jRU6Oj79xGO4Ru8Y7W_CGdcx9_y0j3rhZGs7KoT_gEEUyKAZ/w410-h307/Cabled+Blue.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This next hat is a purchased pattern through Ravelry, the Easiest Cabled Hat Ever. And it was. I did opt not to include a decorative sideways knit between the ribbing and body of the hat (because I didn't want to spend the time learning the stitch). I am in a hurry to crank out hats afterall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkx_xI7i95l4vmOcPxyA3afK27LHSWu8FhOZocp8v0JYU9ABMq5sfbkF2o-aNaaiBUUWlIYRR7D8wq39jMI9t43-PDm_nkSUZDZflHc27L0_qcv8gLm5MVPoXSPslPS6QzksTAUnWy03z/s2048/Ten+Striped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkx_xI7i95l4vmOcPxyA3afK27LHSWu8FhOZocp8v0JYU9ABMq5sfbkF2o-aNaaiBUUWlIYRR7D8wq39jMI9t43-PDm_nkSUZDZflHc27L0_qcv8gLm5MVPoXSPslPS6QzksTAUnWy03z/w410-h307/Ten+Striped.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The last hat, no pattern, simply c/o 100 stitches with 2x2 ribbing. Changed colors when I felt the urge or ran out of yarn. Nothing fancy but I love a hat with stripes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I really need to get a new head to model my hats. This one is the same size as my head (which I know is small), which is why all my hats end up looking like they're huge. Which trust me they are not. I need one of those fancy glass ones. lol</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216436399600887537.post-12701296317454819372020-08-07T14:26:00.004-07:002020-08-07T14:31:50.060-07:00A baby gift to MOO about<div style="text-align: left;">Now that my gifts have been received I can tell you how excited I was to hear that my good friend's daughter was having her first baby. I could make her a knitted toy! But which one? Did they have a theme? Why yes they did. They live in Wisconsin and decorating with a barn theme, the decision was easy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6IXzQmhxgPme44d2Mvc9xPfgSbXPud7G9-duR-6hI_mJKuv_rBNGbvT2zW4zqwqOhZ_33esdO1gsHVw-jhii_PnLvQkmmsZzHXw3PgZpt8rJQ-f2YFeq0YcyX0cXaqlCJ0rs8EZaAMwKl/s2048/milk+cow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6IXzQmhxgPme44d2Mvc9xPfgSbXPud7G9-duR-6hI_mJKuv_rBNGbvT2zW4zqwqOhZ_33esdO1gsHVw-jhii_PnLvQkmmsZzHXw3PgZpt8rJQ-f2YFeq0YcyX0cXaqlCJ0rs8EZaAMwKl/w384-h512/milk+cow.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I was struggling with holding the legs to the body in order to sew it so I used crochet stitch markers, (but forget to take a photo). I did remember to take one when I used them to hold the spots in place for sewing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmYFEw7C3eaOHlGfNds0p295fMqpyiv6qmh2DdqTjTUZh-8RWYPnmvE5GNKADc6Gl_o1BxtgBcLivxsa3aHpaTx7rA0YdbpwY76Q9CM02mkdHq4y-HbkH1kKo2MyDfyG5PbPCQYDUWaTk/s2048/cow+pins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmYFEw7C3eaOHlGfNds0p295fMqpyiv6qmh2DdqTjTUZh-8RWYPnmvE5GNKADc6Gl_o1BxtgBcLivxsa3aHpaTx7rA0YdbpwY76Q9CM02mkdHq4y-HbkH1kKo2MyDfyG5PbPCQYDUWaTk/w512-h384/cow+pins.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Along with the Milk Cow I made a fleece blanket with a simple two row border of single crochets. Full details for both the Milk Cow and the blanket are on my Ravelry project page.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje51HvB3Q5pMvAqWr2u2-R68xzqqPM0CIcfL7UaPn6qKAFBZWoT0-R9uQSGPJ0iML5OodXbNA51aAKqqbalCTAAKxJoT_bui3P7iRzGYrJMzFjmFFJ5o592pa1G8kLxkpW_p_iSc-K0mcz/s2048/baby+cow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje51HvB3Q5pMvAqWr2u2-R68xzqqPM0CIcfL7UaPn6qKAFBZWoT0-R9uQSGPJ0iML5OodXbNA51aAKqqbalCTAAKxJoT_bui3P7iRzGYrJMzFjmFFJ5o592pa1G8kLxkpW_p_iSc-K0mcz/w384-h512/baby+cow.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm really pleased with how adorable the gift set came out and how well they were received. I need more people to have babies. They are such fun gifts to make. lol</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2