Take 1 Snow Day, 1 skein of super-squidgy handspun yarn, 1 pair chunky needles.
Cast on 64sts and go around and around in mistake rib until lunchtime.
Make a warm and cosy kedgeree for lunch, ease out the sofa-kinks in your neck and shoulders.
Go around and around some more, contemplate turning on the TV but decide that watching stitches form in perfect squidgy yarn is enough.
Decrease sharply, knit i-cord until it becomes dull.
Weave in ends, and wear to watch the snow melt the next day.
Yarn: Handspun Merino 3-ply, fibre from Oceanwind Knits, heavy worsted/aran weight.
Colour: Galvanized
Needles: 5.5mm
Pattern: round 1: k2, p2 around, round 2: k1, p2, k1 around
When I first spun this yarn (last summer maybe?) I had a big squidgy hat in mind already. It’s perfect for it. And this fibre is amazing. In fact, my first thought when I finished the last bobbin… “No more Oceanwind Knits in my stash!” :-( And now it’s knitted up it’s really all gone.
Must buy some more…
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January 16th, 2010 at 7:32 pm
it looks fab!!
January 20th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Now that’s what I call a snow day. Great hat!
January 22nd, 2010 at 2:25 pm
That is one cute hat! My icord would be a lot shorter though as I get bored of them instantly!