…and a lot of other stuff, too!
Project Name: Cantaloupe Hat Source: Lifestyle Top Down Hats, No Swatch Needed, by Charisa Martin-Cairn Yarn Used: Noro Kureyon Needle Size: 4! Date Started: September 5, 2008 Date Completed: September 17, 2008 Notes: This experiment with Charisa’s pattern yielded something on the continuum between Rastafarian and circus clown. Guess which end of the spectrum I…
Sometimes I think you just never know what you’re gonna end up with when you knit with Noro Kureyon yarn. I started my do-over of the top down, no swatch hat, and I’m using a different rainbow-y colorway. Well, wouldn’t you know, the oranges came out first, followed by the greens. Someone in the Noro…
Ok, so on the surface, this hat looks like it should be pretty dang cute. Here’s the thing. I was impatient. It is too small! At least that’s how I’m interpreting the shaping as it sits on my actual head. I should have made the top circle larger than my actual head size so that…
So, after the long ordeal with the baby sweater, I was sure in the mood for some instant gratification (get your mind out of the gutter–I mean instant knitting gratification!). What does this mean for a totally slow knitter like me who can’t do a scarf in a day or mittens in a week? Not…