The first project that I cast on for the Ravelympics was a child's hat, the Saturday Afternoon Hat designed by Julie at J. Knits, so it didn't take much time to knit up. I made it in the hand spun yarn that I featured in my last post, so I was very excited to see how it would turn out since that was the first time I had spun yarn. Here is a picture of the finished hat, modeled on the end of a one pound skein of worsted weight yarn.
I did make a few changes in the pattern. First, I used my hand spun, which is a very uneven sport weight instead of the worsted weight the pattern called for. Because of the yarn difference, I knit on US size 5 needles. These changes resulted in a child's hat instead of the M/L size adult hat that the pattern suggested it would be.
Now I am trying to decide what I cast on next. Should it be:
- The Basic Sock Pattern by Stephanie McPhee
- The Rainy Day Scarf published by Unique One Sweaters & Yarn
- Mittens From the Top Down by Meilynne
What do you think I will do?
I think you'll do #2 next. The hat is really adorable and wow, impressed with your handspun! Have fun during the Ravelympics!
ReplyDeleteI just adore that hat! It's perfect.
ReplyDeleteI think you should cast on some socks. Socks rock. :)
Hey, Sweetie :) as I told you on Plurk, it's AWESOME! LOVE the yarn too - you did a BANG UP job and I am jealous!!
ReplyDeleteIf I had to guess, I'd say you're going to do the mittens to go with the hat, but that's just a guess!
See ya on the Plurk-side!
xxxooo
I am so impressed with how fast you whipped this bad-boy out! It looks great, girl!
ReplyDeleteOh, you're ahead of me. I haven't even started my RavOlympic project. I hurt my hand while spinning and needed to take a day off. Hopefully, I can start tonight.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting your 1st project done. I love the color!
I like what you do here, well done.
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That hat is so awesome! You've made some amazing progress from roving to finished object, Bev!
ReplyDeletelove this!
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