Category: finished object

  • New Release: Bathurst Hat!

    Bathurst Hat

    Bathurst Hat

    Bathurst Hat

    New pattern! It’s still cold enough to require a hat here in Toronto, and this one works up really quickly, with 1 skein of yarn. The yak/cormo blend from Bijou Basin was a Rhinebeck purchase few years ago, and it’s SO NICE! It held up really well to a couple of ripping-and-reknitting incidents, and is so warm yet light.

    Bathurst is a soft and slightly slouchy hat with a simple and interesting stitch pattern. Yarn over increases create right- angled triangles that are then pleated, creating a cushy and airy double layered fabric. The crown of the hat is worked in simple stockinette with a quickly gathered crown.

    The main body of the hat is worked flat, with ribbed edges and buttonholes, then joined into the round for the crown.

    Fave and queue on Ravelry!
    Check out the pattern page.

    Bathurst Hat

  • Cozy in Osprey

    It’s the first day of spring. The weather is completely dreary and it snowed while I walked to the grocery store, but we made it!

    I might still need to wrap myself up in this sweater for awhile still, though.

    cozy in Osprey

    cozy in Osprey

    I took these photos in a bit of a rush, they’re not great – I probably should’ve put on some lipstick, hm?

    Yarn: Quince & Co Osprey in Pea Coat

    Pattern: My own. Bottom-up oversized raglan with knit-in seed stitch borders, i-cord edges, a little waist shaping and a nice long collar. I didn’t do buttonholes, with the intention of putting in a zipper. We’ll see how long it takes me to get around to that! I’m not sure if I’ll write this one up – it’s quite basic, and I’m sure there are very similar sweater patterns out there already.

    cozy in Osprey

    I didn’t notice that line across the back yoke (dye lot difference, I guess, even though I bought all the yarn at the same time) until I was looking at the photos just now, but it won’t bother me.

    cozy in Osprey

    cozy in Osprey

    I love seed stitch!

     

  • Spun: A Heap of Merino

    I finally, finally finished spinning and plying ALL of this red merino that I’ve had for years. I definitely bought it at Rhinebeck, but I couldn’t say what year – maybe 2007 or 2008?

    Before washing:

    so much red handspun!

    Drying:

    so much red handspun!

    Man that’s a lot of one yarn.

    so much red handspun!

    Finished.

    so much red handspun!

    Closeup. Sorry for the weird lighting in some of these – this one is the closest to true:

    so much red handspun!

    The stats:
    100% merino, bought at Rhinebeck (pretty sure it’s Ashland Bay)
    3 ply, DKish weight
    750g / 26.5 oz
    1885 yards.

    1885 yards!

    Now I just need to plan the perfect sweater for it. Or maybe a blanket?