bulky goes fast.
lace weight goes slow.
heavier yarn may hold a chunky kind of drama,
but there is much to be said for the delicate class of the lighter.
i have to keep checking
to make sure i am getting anywhere at all.
i am though.
this hat has doubled in length in the last week and a half.
surely, i’ll be wearing it by thanksgiving.
it will be perfect for my family’s ‘post turkey
dinner walk’ to make room for pie.
yup, 11 inches to go.
i am tied to the written pattern when i knit.
there are so many interruptions in my every hour.
the idea that i might work straight through something
is quite foreign to this stage of my life.
nevertheless, i’ve been on a quest
for a pattern with enough room to experiment,
yet instinctual enough that it can be done without
constantly referring back to the designer’s notes.
i’d almost got my own new pattern ready
when i stumbled upon ‘scant’
designed by lee meredith.
her take on the top down, any weight, any gauge hat
is nothing short of brilliant.
in my opinion.
she eliminates the need for a gauge swatch.
she outlines the basics of hat design so that any knitter
can aim for a fitted or a slouchy cap with full confidence.
i grabbed my latest yarn acquisition
(madeline tosh dk from the hub mills store) and cast on.
so happy with how the colorway knit up like stripes partially blurred by speed,
or gusts of wind, or other unexpected motion.
i will be happily knitting lee’s pattern again in the near future.
and did i mention that it’s free? it is.
no excuses. go check it out.
‘unexpected’ taken from 25:23 of proverbs.
super cute little babies (my friends’ girls)
in sweet little star topped hats.
well then, you can’t beat that.
purple toned yarn is raventwist’s sloan in colorway ‘nights in marrakech’
with photos by darcy lyons photography.
photos by kiki taboh
of the blue toned yarn is zitron’s unisono in color #1220.
this afternoon i am fact checking,
getting ready to tell you the story
behind billy gibbons and his nudu hat(s).
in the meantime, i have found just the right yarn to knit one up in:
the combo of the alpaca and rayon here
is so soft and drapy. i think it will give the little faux dreads
a slew of rock-n-roll personality.
on stage billy wears nudu caps in a few different natural shades.
i picked ‘mount desert’
because it has such a b&w vibe to it.
oh how i love this look.
‘story’ taken from 11:14 of acts.
bottom photo from billy f. gibbons facebook page.
a squeeze of slouchy,
with a little
extra dash
of ribbing
(i find that to knit
ribbing in the round
calms & soothes
me to no end).
add in a pinch of spice
(that would be the cables that make up the crown),
and be sure to use a yarn with skads of personality
(i used a bit less than one full skein of ‘farm blend’
from romney ridge farm yarn co. for size l/xl).
mix it all together
and you wind up with ‘zari’, the hat i’ve been dreaming of.
no matter
my mood, it fits.
a little edgy?
this works with
black jeans
and motoboots.
a granola-head
boho spirit
kind of day?
this still fits the bill.
for the way
too common
‘bad hair day’?
absolutely this is the hat i’ve grabbed.
i’ve worn it day after day this cold, frosty winter
and as of today, it’s available here on ravelry.com.
maybe i’ll knit another…
‘calm’ taken from 15:18 in proverbs.
i found
the pattern
for ‘wurm‘ and
then saw the sweet mods
that jaana made
to it here.
still,
i couldn’t
quite leave
well enough
alone.
so,
with maine’s
ocean breezes
urging me ever on,
i shortened a little
and added
decreases
at the
top.
unexpectedly,
it turns out that
my version is totally
reversible. so fun.
my oldest is
wearing it
inside out
above.
as one good mod
often deserves another,
my 4 yr old now wants one of her own.
have you seen her dear face? i may just have to oblige…
