a new hat!!!!

had again the pleasure to testknit for Rililie 

we had so much fun while testing this little hat... ;)

in case you're in need of some fun today, check out our

conversation in the testing thread 

the key word is: swatch (hahaha!)

was the first time with this yarn (masgot fine) 

and what can i say.... immediately ordered some more for

a fair isle sweater i have in mind for a while....

i love the feel of this rustic, low processed, sheepy yarn

and i love Sylvies dyework (she will dye up some yarn for me

today...YAY!!!...so exciting!)

now to the pattern

a well thought and clearly written pattern, that leads you

through the pathlessness of basket weave worked in rounds

though i need to confess, that i am no basket weave knitter

(i know this by now!!!)...not that i do not love the look and

the behavior of this stitch...i need stitch patterns with

at least 1 or 2 rows of mindless knitting in the repeat...

i am a lazy knitter, you know  ;)

G. is hiking with the guys today, so i will have the day off ;)

....the plan is to work on my new cardigan

cables

garter

ribbing

contrast coloured trim

classic (but cool...i think)

have a great day out there

isa m.

with a little twist

when i saw Julies torque i knew that i needed one for me
a cute little hat with a twist

mindless st st (the hat is worked inside out - no purls)

perfect project while reading or watching tv :)

i always have projects in that kind on one of my needles

sometimes i need pure st st, no thinking, just knitting....

i worked with a selfstriping grey sockyarn and did contrast

coloured stripes for the lining of this hat - 

after finishing i liked my lining much more, so i will wear

this inside out

pattern. torsion by Julie Knits

yarns. jawoll magic col. 84.0005 and trekking pro natura col. 1505

...anyone interested in a little testknit?

just need a few more testers for this 

this time there is a deadline - like to have the test finished

till the end of october (think this is plenty of time - it's

a shortsleeved one!)

have a nice sunday

isa k.

pitch-black

yarn. jawoll magic by LANG YARNS

used doubled 

needles. 4 mm for garter band, 5 mm for stst part

here's what i did.

co 90 sts on 4 mm circulars and join to knit in rounds

knit in garter st until piece is 15 cm long

[you can wear the hat with a folded brim if you like]

change to larger needle and stst

inc 10 sts evenly spaced in first stst round = 100 sts

work in plain stst until hat is 25 cm long

beg decreasing.

dec rnd. dec 10 sts evenly spaced = 90 sts

work 3 rnds stst

work next dec rnd = 80 sts

work 3 rnds stst

work next dec rnd = 70 sts

work 3 rnds stst

work next dec rnd = 60 sts

change to dpns when necessary

now dec rnd is worked every other rnd until you have 10 sts

on your needles, cut yarn and pull through rem sts

have fun

isa k.

raindrops

 raindrops pattern out of this book 
co 100 sts; k1, p1 rib 6 cm long; inc to 120 sts;
raindrops pattern to end 

some asked how I did the top, so here is what I did:
after a total of 3 pattern repeats I started decreasing
rnd 1: remove marker, p1, pm,*k1, p2tog, p9; rep to end
rnd 2: *k1, p10; rep to end                             
rnd 3: *k1, p8, p2tog; rep to end                       
rnd 4: *k1, p9; rep to end                              
 rnd 5: *k1, p2tog, p7; rep to end                        
rnd 6: *k1, p8; rep to end                              
rnd 7: *k1, p6, p2tog; rep to end                       
rnd 8: *k1, p7; rep to end                              
rnd 9: *k1, p2tog, p5; rep to end                       
rnd 10: *k1, p6; rep to end                             
rnd 11: *k1, p4, p2tog; rep to end                      
rnd 12: *k1, p5; rep to end                             
rnd 13: *k1, p2tog, p3; rep to end                      
rnd 14: *k1, p4; rep to end                             
rnd 15: *k1, [p2tog] twice; rep to end                  
rnd 16: *k1, p2tog; rep to end                          
rnd 17: ssk around                                      
cut yarn and pull through rem sts

that's it  

a new hat

couldn't resist knitting another hat - for me - out of my leftovers
the hat is perfect to add creativity...
on this striped version I added pom-poms

isn't that cute !!

body of hat is a few cm longer than the solid grey, about 18 cm before decreasing.
used alpaca superlight and merino 120 for my hats

 there is a wonderful tutorial to make these flower brooches

ready

 

my new hat, 

knitted a few more of these for friends, but never had time to take pics

so here is my very own one!!!

plain and simple with just enough slouch

 

worked with 2 yarns held together
brim worked flat in garter st
body of hat in rounds in stst 

you will need about 150 m alpaca superlight and the same amount of merino 120 
from LANG YARNS
circulars and dpns US size 8

and, if you like, pom-poms, buttons, embroidery thread, .....to embellish the little hat
see this post for inspiration


here is what I did:

gauge was 20 sts = 10 cm

headband:
CO 10 sts, work in garter st for 64 rows ridges, BO all sts
sew BO edge to CO edge to form a ring

pick up 96 sts around ring and join to knit in rounds
work in st st until body of hat measures 14 cm ( without band)
beg decreasing:

rnd 1: *k10, k2tog; rep from* to end
k 3 rnds
rnd 5: k4, k2tog, *k9, k2tog; rep from* to last 5 sts, k5
k 2 rnds
rnd 8: k2tog, *k8, k2tog; rep from* to last 8 sts, k8
k 1 rnd
rnd 10: k4, k2tog, *k7, k2tog; rep from* to last 3 sts, k3
k 1 rnd
rnd 12: k2tog, *k2, k2tog; rep from* to last 2 sts, k2
k 1 rnd
rnd 14: *k1, k2tog; rep from* to end
k 1 rnd
rnd 15 + 16: k2tog around

cut yarn, leaving an end for sewing. draw through rem sts, pull up tightly
and weave in end.