we woke up yesterday morning to a winter wonderland! about a foot of beautiful, light, fluffy snow. just perfect! i really wanted blueberry pancakes and had no eggs, so i was out shoveling bright and early and off to the store.
it was a great weekend of cooking, sewing, knitting and eating! i have finally made my perfect hat. i've made hat after hat and put them on and been, "meh". but this one i really like and i used the softest, most luxurious feeling yarn. that "eco duo" is really nice, a blend of undyed baby alpaca and merino wool. you can see the hat on ravelry called "rikke" and here is the free pattern.
**i did adjust the pattern a bit as this yarn is a bit bigger than they call for. i cast on 91 stitches and used a 5 and an 8 circular needle. i also knit the hat to around 7 inches instead of 9 so it isn't quite as slouchy.
hope you all had a nice weekend too!
Really cute hat. I used the same yarn, same color for a cowl and mitts. Super soft and snuggly. Yeah snow, lots here in Niagara.
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hi jayne! funny i was just sitting here thinking i would like to make a cowl out of that yarn :) thanks for reading and i hope you have a great weekend-before-christmas!!!
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