Being sick is the pits and it cuts into my knitting time. Luckily, two days of laying on the couch gave me a little bit of knitting time (once my pounding headache went away). I have been on a hat craze lately, I'm stocking up for Christmas. Seems everyone wants nice, warm, wool hats this year. Do you think they are anticipating a cold winter? I sure hope not. Along with making some baby hats for charity, I have finished two "gift" hats to start my stash. The first is The Amanda Hat found at http://www.yogagardennh.com/Patterns/AmandaHat.pdf. I used some yarn I picked up on clearance from Southwest Trading Company called Saphira. It's a super wash wool in a beautiful colorway but I'm not sure I like knitting with it. It seems to split and snag on me and it's not as soft as I thought it would be. Maybe after it is washed and blocked it will be better. Some yarns do feel better after washing them. I have one more skein of this yarn so I'll see if it does the same on my next project. The second one is called the Rib-A-Roni hat found at http://knitjaneknit.blogspot.com/2007/12/holiday-half-time-and-rib-roni-hat.html. I wanted to make this hat in Seahawk colors and found some Cascade 22o in blue and green in my stash. I was happy to be able to use up some of my stash. I will probably be able to get two more hats out of my yarn too. Both patterns can also be found on Ravelry, they are both free downloads.
The last picture is my beautiful needle case purchased from http://www.lisaellisdesigns.com/. You can also find her at http://www.lisaellisdesigns.etsy.com/. All her needle cases are made with TOP quality, designer material and they are absolutely beautiful. Pick one up for yourself or your favorite knitter this Christmas, you won't be disappointed.
1 comment:
Hey - I'm sick too! Just a mild head cold - but it's funny how we get sick the minute the kids are back in school.
You're too sweet to promote my needle case....glad you like it.
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