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Squishy and Slouchy
That's the way my girls seem to like their hats these days. In a fit of "I-need-some-instant-gratification-knitting" last week I made two new hats. They are both based on the same stitch pattern with a few changes from one to the other.
The first one is made with Farmhouse Yarns, Andy's Merino II. It is a lovely, squishy, delicious yarn that comes in a wide range of equally appealing colors.
The second was made with Knit Picks Gloss HW. This is a really nice Merino/Silk at a very good price. You can't really see it in these photos, but the yarn has a lovely luster from the silk.
I'll be tweaking the pattern and knitting this one more time. There are a few little details I'd like to improve on before I release it.
Now for the fun part – digging through the stash for a yarn to knit the third hat with. I always discover something I'd forgotten I had when I do that.
The kids have a day off from school today, so the "Lad" and I will continue our quest to find the perfect college for him. Although we think we may have found it on our outing on Friday, it doesn't hurt to see a few more. (Is it me or are colleges much nicer than they were back in the dark ages when I went to school?)
So, who's going to Rhinebeck this year? I'll be there on Sunday. If you see me, say "hi".
Another Mystery Sock!
is one week away!
After a bit of gentle nudging from the kind folks who visit the Through the Loops group on Ravelry, I've decided to do another Mystery Sock KAL again this year.
I sat down to swatch on Monday, and a day and a half later I had a sock. I hope it's as much fun to knit as it was to design.
The first clue will go up here on my blog on Thursday, October 1 at 9 am (ish). I hope you join us!
ETA:
Details!
The pattern is free. It will be offered in 5 parts: the cuff, the
leg, the heel, the foot and the toe. I will post a new part here on my blog
every Thursday during the month of October.
The pattern is worked in fingering weight yarn. I used Schaefer Yarns Nichole for the original design. (By the way, this stuff is really lovely to work with and the semi solid colorways show patterning really nicely.)
I worked the sample on a US #2 (2.75mm) needle. Relaxed the sock measures 6” it will stretch to fit 9.5”.
My gauge is 29 sts=4” (10cm) in stockinette.
My sock used a 64 stitch cast on. I will try to adapt it for 68 sts
& 60 sts. But I can’t make any promises until I play with the
charts a bit.
I will offer both charts and written instructions for the stitch patterns.
There will be prizes. The winner(s) will be chosen from a random
drawing of those who complete their pair by the end of November. More
details to follow.
That’s all I can think of for now.
Contest Winners
Thank you to everyone who entered the "Joy of Sox" contest. You all have some great plans for Autumn knitting. Since today is the last full day of summer, it seems an appropriate day to announce the winners of the contest.
(A cutie from the Garden State Sheep Breeder's Festival that my girls and I attended on the 13th.)
I used a random number generator to pick one grand prize winner and 5 second place winners. I have sent emails to all of the winners, but I haven't heard back from all of you yet. Please check your spam folders. If I haven't heard from all of the winners by Friday 9/25 I will redraw numbers to give away the remaining prizes. Now without further ado the winners:
Grand Prize: a copy of the new book "The Joy of Sox"
#24 Jackie Fisher (blogless)
Second place winners: A Through the Loops pattern of their choice
# 57 LaVerna
#138 Kathode Ray Tube
#164 Ayako (blogless)
#206 Cheryl (blogless)
#213 Erika (Ravelry link)
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