Last fall I had gone to Crafty Planet to find 16" circulars and I found this really nice and soft yarn. Rowan Cashsoft in Mist. It is so pretty, and purple. I knew I wanted to make a hat out of it but I didn't know what kind. My friend Amber help me a bit, sending me so pretty awesome patterns, but they just didn't suit my fancy. So, finally, a couple weeks ago I decided that I would make my own pattern. It's pretty simple.
Cast on 110 stitches on US 4 circs.
Do 1in of ribbing in p2 k3
Start the pattern (change to US 6)
Row 1-4 *p2 k6 p2 k1* repeat 11 times
Row *5 p2 put 3 stitches on a cable needle (or spare dpn as I'm doing) and hold in back, k3 k3 for the cable needle (or dpn) p2 k1* repeat 11 times
Repeat rows 1-5 until the pattern reaches 5 inches.
**I haven't gotten this far so I don't know how I'm going to decrease. I am open to suggestions. I would like to keep cabling up to the top, but this is my first cabled project so I'm not sure it can be done.
The picture is kinda yellowy...the color is prettier than the picture shows.
I've also been working on a scarf for my friend Kay. She found out I knitted and asked me to make her a scarf. I found the pattern online but I can't remember where I found it. I will find the instructions and post the link later...I promise. The yarn I'm using is KnitPicks Decadence it Winter Berry.
The picture is kind of blurry, but it shows the detail pretty well. I like it and I hope she does too.
In the future, I will try to get all of my Finished projects uploaded. I've been really lazy about it. I still have pictures of Christmas gifts on my camera.
