Back At It

I finished Beth’s hat today. This is Flicker & Flame from Andrea Mowry. You can purchase the pattern on her website. I used Woolstok and Dream State (the worsted weight version of the hat).

Hats for the whole family in two different yarn weights! These fun colorwork beanies can also double as your swatch for the Spark Cardi or Sparky Pullover! These hats are knit from the bottom up, with the colorwork motifs being read from a chart.

It was so cold out that Beth was wearing it around the house. Even for a lay down on the couch. The hat needs to be blocked but I don’t need to stretch it - it is the perfect size. 

The pattern was simple and quick. I would highly recommend it for someone wanting to try colourwork.

Tomorrow I will weigh the left over yarn. I’m fairly certain that you can knit two hats with one skein of Dream State.

I didn’t work on Cinnabar for a few days but came back to it this afternoon. Once you get the pattern set it is very instinctive.

We have boxes coming next week.

UPS should be coming on Monday with a box from madelinetosh. There will be new colours of merino light.

Interchangeable sets of Addi Squared needles should arrive sometime during the week. These have been hard to come by. The tips are pointier than the original Addis which is a good thing if you are doing lace knitting. They aren’t as slippery as the original Addis so you don’t have to worry about your stitches slipping off the needles.

Boxes are coming from Biches & Buches on Tuesday or Wednesday. There is a new colour of Le Cashmere and Lambswool. This is Dark Blue Turquoise. 

This is Soft Blue Black in Le Petit Lambswool. Another brand new colour. 

Now back to Cinnabar. There is baseball and hockey calling my name.