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Two hats and a cowl

More accessories.

Another Simple yet Effective cowl.  This is my third.  It's knitted in very old stash yarn, Manos Silk Blend, leftovers from a Dropped Stitch scarf, knitted in September 2008!

It's ok, but I prefer the cosier Countess Ablaze Lord of Silk DK.

 

Next up are two hats, both knitted in Debbie Bliss Donegal Luxury Tweed Aran.  This yarn is relatively new stash, about 3-4 years old. 

Suare Hipster

 

 

Waffle Hat

 

I'm still knitting accessories...

September knitting catch-up

Well, it looks as if Autumn is here.  We still haven't put on heating, but the weatehr is definitely cooler.  Funny how 16 degrees at this time of year feels cold, yet 16 degrees in Spring feels warm!

At the beginning of 2018 I decided to curb the yarn purchases. I have pleny of yarn. I'd already committed to two yarn clubs, though one has ended, and apart from that I've only bought yarn twice. Once in May, which has already been knitted up, and last week, just one skein of 4ply.  Otherwise I've comfortably kntted from stash - and it's hardly made a dent!

I forgot to mention that the Woodstack mittens were knitted from 3 year old stash, and the World's easiest mittens was leftovers from a scarf which I knitted for MrC in Nobember 2009.

The other WIP, another Simple yet effective cowl, is being knited in some Manos Silk Blend, leftovers fro a dropped stitch scarf knitted in September 2008!

I've just cast on a ribbed hat for dad, in Debbie Bliss Luxury Tweed Aran  It's not tht brilliant for ribbing, doesn't snug up as well as a nice solid yarn, but it's dad colours, a light brown colour, 

• black hat for dad
• red mittens for MrC
• cowl #4 in CA Lord of Silk dk in Attack!
• cowl #5 in a dark colour  There may be more, I'll see how it goes for the rest of the month.  I must remember thqat there's only another 20 days left in September, and 15 of those are work days with very little knitting time!

 

 

 

Mittens

The good news: two pairs of mittens finished.

The bad nwes: these wil be for me as there are mistakes...

First up, Jane Richmond's Woodstack Mittens.  I bought this pattern when it was discounted in te annual ravelry Indie Designers sale.  The pattern calls for DK and is in three adult sizes.  A little bit of easy texture to break up the boredom of plain stocking stitch.  

 

Mods - I knitted the thumbs before the hands. I find it easier to darn in ends and it leaves less of a hole this way. 

Mistakes?  Needle size.  I'd only put in the main needle size I3.75mm and not the ribbing needle size..  I'd thought I'd probably have used a 3mm or 3.25mm, but after checking my 'circulars stuck in the crochet blanket (not put away!) I could only find a 3.50mm needle.  Not correct. Teh ribing is looser.  Not only that, but the body Ineedle I'd used on the first mitten was NOT 3.75mm, but 3.50mm.  The mittens are nearly the same size but not exqactly :)

The second pair of mittens are TinCanKnits The World's Easiest Mittens,  A basic pattern, four weights and sized from toddler to large adult.   These were knitted in Artesano Aran knitted as chunky weight.  I knitted the Adult Medium, thinking that with my tension I could knit these for MrC. Not so. they fit me. 

As usual, I knitted thumbs first.  The top of the mitten is quite shallow, decreasing every row, until (in my szie) 8 sts remained.  The yarn was cut and threaded through to close the top and I thought this left a little bump and the top didn't quite lie flat, so mitten #2 top was grafted.  To be fair the mittens aren't blocked and there's not that much difference betwwen the two mittens.  I think that I'll mke anothe rpair in the larger size for MrC.

Simple yet Effective cowlS

Two finished.  One for me and one for MrC.  MrC's was goingi to be a gift for his son, but the pattern's so relaxing that I kept nodding off and dropping stitches, sometimes not noticing unitl a few inches had been knitted, so it's looking a bit uneven.  I've started a third one, but only knitting this one early evening or during the day!

MrC's cowl

 

My cowl

 

The pattern is TinCanKnits Simple yet Effectie which is dead easy adn totally adaptable for any weight, any width, any length and you can choose how many rounds of knit and purl to do.  And it's free.