Center Square
Pink isn’t a color I’d normally wear. These colors were actually leftovers from a couple of hats I knit for Nugget years ago, but with Winter being so dreary, I thought these colors would brighten up a grey day.
Pattern: Center Square
Yarn: Gedifra Fashion Trend 4945 (pink), 4901 (red); 1 each
Needles: Addi circs (US 10.5 / 6.5 mm)
Gauge: 3.25 SPI / 4 RPI
Mods: Gauge, decreases
Even though I think it fits fine, I took a gamble changing the needle size and gauge. If I were to knit this again, I’d go down to a needle size US10. I knit only one round with the CC (pink) before I started the decreases. I also prefer a rounder crown and knit the decreases this way: (K6, K2 tog) rep 8 times. Next round: (K5, K2 tog) rep 8 times. Knitting one stitch less on each round before the K2 tog, then drawing in the remaining 8 stitches. Flat and unstretched, the hat measures 9.5 inches across, and at 8 inches from top of crown to bottom edge, it covers my ears without pulling. I was also surprised that I had enough yarn to knit this hat with the yarn doubled.
I’m now a knitted hat convert, especially fun when knitting with two circs! I have never worn a knitted hat until now and I cannot believe how incredibly warm it keeps my noggin. I must knit more hats!
Not Another Pair of Socks
Yeah, I know. I couldn’t help it, but they keep my feet so warm!
Pattern: My own
Yarn: Uschi Wolle Strumpfwolle Jacquard Color 216
Needles: Addi circs (2.5 mm)
Gauge: 8 SPI
Specs: Toe-up (64 sts), mod QK gusset, QK heel
For some weird reason, I get anxious trying to decide on a heel treatment for self-patterned yarn. Whether I knit the gusset toe-up or cuff-down, the self-patterned yarn gets funky on me. Although it’s a simple sock, this is the first time I was happy knitting a gusset and heel for a self-patterned sock yarn without frogging it for another type of heel. For the modified QK gusset, I increased every row using a M1 (technically a M1R, M1L) increase, instead of increasing every other row. I also knit the heel stitch after all of the gusset increases were made, instead of knitting the heel stitch while increasing for the gusset. Sometimes I think I get anxious for no reason at all.
And before I forget … prost to a happy and safe New Year!
