random threads

As part of my February hat-athon, I also finished the following hats:

From the class on Stranded Knitting I took with Amy Detjen last June at Knitters Connection 2008, here’s the ’sample’ we knit in class that I modified into a beanie hat.  I did get the hang of knitting with both hands, one picking and one throwing, with fairly even tension.  I used the charts Amy provided in class but added more patterning in the decrease section at the top of the hat.  The yarn I used is Jamison’ Shetland Spindrift in Sand and Burnt Umber that came out of my stash. I think this one I’m keeping vs donating to charity.

This beret was knit using Crazy Aunt Purl’s (Laurie Perry’s) free pattern Super-Simple fast and easy chunky hand-knit beret. The yarn is Reynolds Smile.  I had to short-cut the pattern a bit as I was running out of my single ball of yarn too quickly, so the overall effect is less slouchy than the designer intended.  I think it still works tho’.  This one will go to the BoY donation for the workers at the ASU Broyhill Center as a thank you for making our time at the Winter Retreat so great.

This ribbed watch cap is from Charlene Schurch’s book, Hats On!, and is called the Lace Rib Watch Cap. The yarn is Red Heart Soft Yarn in “leaf” colorway. The yarn, true to its name, was soft to the touch (not icky-to-the-touch-acrylic-feeling) and being machine washable, is good for a college-student recipient. This one is being donated also.