Sunday, January 31, 2010

More Wine Tasting

I have come to like JoJoLand's Wine Tasting Scarf, even though I changed the direction of most of the decreases to make a stronger line on the lacy bits. The yarn (which really isn't this orange) was hand-dyed by my friend Naomi.

Knit on US4 needles. Finished size 6 inches wide by 46 inches long.

Maybe it is time for some wine tasting.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Hat Trick

I have been knitting hats recently. Must be the cold weather. My friend Jane had knit the Debbie Bliss Cabled Beret, which I liked a lot. The pattern as written is knit flat; I changed it to knit in the round.

I started with some Cascade 220, color 4008. Knowing that I am a relaxed (very relaxed) knitter, I used 2.75mm (US2) needles for the ribbing and 3.75mm (US5) needles for the body, sizes I usually use with worsted-weight yarn. The result is a nice hat, but not a beret.



Could I make it more floppy and beret-like? Yes, with bigger needles. I retained the 2.75mm needles for the ribbing but went to 4.5mm (US7) for the body. The yarn is Plymouth Galway Colornet, color 565. Ta-da! A beret!



The red hat has a finished weight of 84 grams. The green one has a finished weight of 102 grams. That's a difference of 22 percent!

And, yes, I know that a hat trick needs three. So here's the third hat, based on Jared Flood's Turn a Square hat. I like the shaping on this hat. The blue is Brown Sheep Top of the Lamb in Blue Flannel; the stripes are Cascade 220 in color 8404 (brown) and color 8021 (off-white). Needles are US3 for the ribbing and US4 for the body. Yes, relaxed knitter.


Monday, January 04, 2010

More Fluttering

When I saw this yarn, I knew it had to be a Flutter Scarf. The yarn is hand-dyed baby alpaca (435 yards per 1.8-ounce skein) from Spor Farm in The Dalles, Oregon. Patty calls this color Wild Child. Knit on US3 needles.



This is a happy scarf. Wearing this scarf makes me happy.