Category: knitting

A Little Button Love

I’ve had these buttons in my stash for at least…4 or 5 years? Maybe more. They were a gift from the always amazing Denny, and as such were very special – not just any project would do.

When I started knitting my Bathurst Hat, I knew this would be the one. These buttons are 100% wool felt, and a little too soft to use for something really functional (like a cardigan). A hat is perfect for showcasing those precious buttons that deserve to be seen.

I can’t read Japanese, but the one thing I’m sure of is that they’re 100% wool! Here’s the button card for posterity.

A little white thread really makes the brown pop, and I think they go really well with the teal of the hat!

I love them. Thanks Denny!

March 25, 2014
New Release: 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.

March 24, 2014
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.

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.

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.

I love seed stitch!

March 20, 2014