Finished Object Friday!

This was finished long ago, but I never posted it or the pattern. It's a hat based on my one day hat pattern, but it took longer then one day ;)

This is how I did it:

CO 80 stitches of worsted weight yarn on size 5 circs, knit 1x1 rib for four or so inches, then I placed markers every 10 stitches and decreased every other row with a ssk 2 sts before the marker. I worked until there were about s sts on the needle then pulled the yarn through them all to finish it off. Voilia, a really cool ribbed hat!

My own One Day Hat

After i made my hub his hat
I just had to have one of my own, so I whipped one up out of a very unique colorway. I took a sweater, dyed it whole, and when I took it apart, It changed from orange to chocolate brown, so I rolled one center pull, and one ball

then skeined them together, I started one ball on the chocolate and one ball on the orange and came up with this super groovy speckled yarn.


Check out how nice it looks with my winter coat:



It took me officially more then one day, because I was also parenting three wonderfully goofy kids. I love it and it keeps my head so very warm. I used the same pattern as I did for my hubs hat except I ssk instead of K2tog. How does it look on me?

One Day Hat

I'm ashamed to admit this, but I've been knitting for three years and this is the first item my hub has received. Yes, I'm typing this with a bag on my head.

The hat is simple I know, but I made it in one day. Thanksgiving Day to be exact. There's not much to the pattern at but I'll spill it because, who knows, you may be looking for some of my piddly knowledge .




This hat, of course, is knit using the magic loop method.

Grab your Soulful Hues recycled, hand dyed cotton yarn, nice and bulky. Grab your 32 in size 8 circs and CO 80 stitches. Knit 1x1 ribbing for a couple of inches, then switch to stockinette and just knit, knit, knit this bad boy until it measures about 5 inches from CO edge. Then place markers after every tenth stitch. Now K2tog before ever marker, on every other row until you have 6ish stitches total, cut the yarn and pull it through those last few stitches. Weave in the ends and you're done! Well, unless your target recipient has a cool patch they want sewn on.