I did a thing! I made a hat!
What's the fuss about? Well, I don't think I've knit a stitch in 6 weeks. And I certainly haven't finished anything in months. (I'm notorious for making socks and leaving all the toes un-kitchenered until my feet are cold in the winter). And this hat was completed in less than 24 hours. How's that for making time for myself this weekend?!
I've made the Copycat CC Beanie before, but this was just so fast. I did a simple k2p2 instead of the brim as written. And at the top I did 6 rows of purling before I decreased the way I like to because I wanted my hat a bit slouchier and I don't like the top of the hat as written as much. The hat is for me, even though Terry is modeling it for me. He wants one too, without the pom. Henry wants one with a pom. That kid has life five or six hats already (He has the smallest head, so gets the most hats, duh. Knitter math.) but now apparently he's getting another one.
I forgot how satisfying it is to get a project done while watching two movies. Running a small business can be like a hamster wheel - there's always something that needs done, projects big and small, and things just never seemed finished. There's no beginning or end to retail, you just keep going and going and going. So finishing this hat while watching Dune was like a period to the end of my week. One that I hope to revisit next weekend as well.
The yarn and pom are from this month's Hat Sets which all sold out in a day, I believe. I'll be doing at least 6 options a month, mid month through this winter, in the Kits & Clubs link. And I've already been asked to redo at least a few of month's hat sets, which I will because so many missed out. I'll let you know when. If you can't wait and want to cast on something ASAP, just get a skein of Tosh Vintage and a pom and have at it. Super satisfying.
Beautiful hat! Love the yarn and Pom combo!
Posted by: Anne | October 25, 2021 at 04:52 PM