11/2 hours later

I was only gonna knit a round or 2 .. Headache is gone .. Thirsty (muciinex) & slighty tired

Headin to bed

DONE !!!

Too bad I knit them child sized .. I would SSSOOO waer them 1mitten down .. 3:50 am tue

Thumb can wait

11:34 pm mon - time to crash

Hat works

OK, so i used the pattern from Ann Budd's book
Subtle Seam Wheel Tam - age 4yr - sm adult (17")

#4 needles - 2 strands fingering weight yarn
Cast on 100 - join, careful not to twist
K1, P1 8 rounds
K2, M1 = 150 st
work for 24 rounds
M K2tog, K 21 SSK, M (6 times)
knit
M K2Tog, K, SSK, M till 6 st remain - run yarn thru

As of 8:15 am mon

Almost done with the hand

8:50 pm sun

DONE!!

First mitten ->gusset

Ready to put thumb st on yarn & finish hand .. Done for the nite .. Gotta get up in 6.5 hours

progress

6 more decreases

yarn

Ok jacquard + BRITE yellow = KEWL hat .. You can see the blue/grey, green or tan flecks occasionally in the yellow

Decreasing again

Gonna run errands .. But back on track

Tinking the last row

Back ALMOST

oops

Only knit 3" instead of 4 .. Frog pnod here I come

DONE!!!!

Hat will fit Theo

Looks like the hat willl fit Theo .. His head is 15 1/2" .. So depending on the size of REAL boys heads ...

18" head

yup

6" not 8"

welllll

140 stitches & 8"
Guess I needed 120 st & 6"

Will look for 2 skeins sport weight sock yarn later

DONE!!!

Looks pointy .. Size large .. Too big for me .. bummerrrr

I LIKE IT!!!

Looks better .. Using 2 circs .. Bbrain to tired to figure out magic loop .. NEED food .. Put the knitting down & back away from the chair

You KNOW I couldn't put it down

Once I got on the right track .. I was obsessed with knitting .. Will have to find dps or a 2nd circ soon .. LOVE LOVE LOVE this hat

Frogged to the perfect point

Gonna work 1 round & do housework .. Don't need to stir up the knitting again

oopzz

Lokkin at the crown .. THINK I should have decreased EVERY row .. Not every other .. Will frog later .. Gonna clean up the lliving room some .. Put yarn I am not using (finished) into the yarn room

5 down

Its ccccold in the house - drinkin COLD OJ .. Gonna make some HOT tea & add a few decreases on the hat

5 dc done

On track .. Will finish tomoro .. Can't believe how tired I am

FINALLY!!!

Almost ready to decrease .. After the bulkier berets .. This hat is taking 4EVER!!
I m sure its the 3&2 rib .. Mite do something else before the Marsan hat .. A 1x1 twisted rib will make me ccccrazy .. Coughin stuff up .. Its a good sign

DONE 4tonite

Attached 2nd skein .. Will work the rest of the repeat before crown ..
Leftover yarn will become a Marsan Watchcap

THIS time i am really headin' to bed - it's 1 am

PERFECT!!!

There won't be too much wasted yarn .. The next skein starts at the right color & is in sequence .. Headin to bed to hopefully ... sleep

Turned up

The pattern allows for a turned up cuff .. Will have to decide IF I like it turned up

Nott quite a skein

Figure 1 skein is 3 repeats .. GOTTA match this one .. So, will use 1 & maybe 1/2 skeins ...

we're having a HEAT wave

it's officially FREEZING outside - WHOOOO-HHOOOOOO!!!!!

Its addictive

LOVE how the 2 sides look so different

I wanna keep knitting .. Got chores to do

figured each repeat is 2" will need 4 repeats to get to the crown - at 3.5" now
it's FUN!!

Kinda like it

Don't like it for sox .. But as Jacques Cousteau hat .. Kinda kute

Its a SHAME

No clue what toe this is but I did an EXCELLENT job .. Need to keep pattern or notes & needles with UFOs

hmmm

Ever bought yarn & not happy with it as the intended project .. NOT gonna be sox ... Try it as a hat

2 more hats

ADAPTED from an idea from petulant feminine

Navy Beret - Classic Elite London Tweed

# 10 needles (DP for crown) & # 8 for rib

gauge 4 st & 5 rounds / inch
Pattern is Cuff UP & in the round

#8 circs - co 80, join careful not to twist
K1P1 - 10 rounds
switch to # 10 circs - knit for 9 rounds
K8, KFB - repeat across - 90 st
knit 9 rounds

Place marker K2Tog, K8, Place marker - repeat across
Knit
*M K2Tog, K to marker, M* repeat around
Knit
repeat last 2 rounds till 9 stitches - run a yarn thru the stitches & weave in ends

Purple is petulant feminine converted to round (crown down)
yarn is London Tweed by Classic Elite
# 10 circs for hat & # 8 for ribbing

co 3 - join, careful not to twist (DPS are recomenneded at this stage)
knit
inc - 6
knit
inc - 6

follow pattern as written - knitting ALL rounds

pattern says to decrease to 81 st - i misread the pattern & decreased to 88
got a HAT instead of a Beret

K1P1 for 10 rounds

Use yarn I have

yarn is London Tweed - by Classic Elite -

Left side is Navy - top is BRITE Blue & rt is Purple
Have had the yarn for ???? time to use it
Pattern is 1930's Beret

Positive & negative

yarn is SWS - Natural Russet & lionbrand Fisherman wool

gonna knit a positive & negative to hang on the wall

Three tams - "B" tam

Patons hat

hat out of Fall colors

A = Chestnut
B = Bright Red
C = Taupe
D = Orange
E = Yellow Cascade 220

Red hat

Knit 2 hats today Black one for Niina & Red one for Kerrie

KERRIES BERET

Kashmira & #8 needles
ca 76
K1P1 - 10 rounds
K1, KFB - 114 st - 30 rounds
Place Marker - M K2tog, K 17 M - repeat 5 times around
M K2tog k to marker - repeat till 6 stitches

run yarn thru stitches & weave in ends

hat

so, Nina had a green hat - too kute

i tried to copy it in black

Kashmira yarn

#8 circs ( dps or 2nd circ when decreasing)

co 76

k1 p1 6 rounds

k1, kfb = 114 stitches

k 30 rounds

PLACE MARKER * SSK, in back loop , k17 * repeat around

M, SSK bl - k to marker - repeat around

repeat till 6 stitches

run yarn thru the stitches

cut 6 strands of yarn - bring to front

braid the strands

test

now i member

i knit a scarf for a swap when i lived in Indy - bought the yarn @ Stitches & Scones
now i remember the pattern - Besotted - want one for me

now i see someone has created a hat using the pattern around the brim

and NOW - fingerless mitts -'course i want gloves

off to finish the hat for Nina

2010 already

doin the domestic goddess routine today
laundry is done - need to mop the kitchen & bathroom floors

tired & sore IF i take a loracet - will it knock me out