Another cabled Newsboy Cap

My mom loved this hat so much,

So I made her another one.

I admit, I'm a bit jealous and wanted to keep this one for myself. It's made from Vanna's Choice, so it's nice and soft. Plus I did one extra row of cabling, like the last one, so it covers your ears. The perfect length. The perfect hat!

Cabled Newsboy Cap

I made this Cabled Newsboy Cap from the book Stitch n Bitch. I have made this hat many times before, way back when I didn't have a blog. My mom still wears hers and asked for another one, so I made this for her.

I made it with one extra cable repeat, so it could cover her ears better. I used Vanna's Choice in Oatmeal, and I had just enough left to make a matching flower pin.

This is a lovely hat, it has just the right amount of slouch to it and I love the brim. 

Loom Hat

Loom knitting is not just for scarves and headbands, ya know. I also have a set of the round looms, which I've used to make some socks and hats. I finally got even tension on the hats, here's one I whipped up for the Magee Market Fair.

I love how the bulky yarn knits up so fast.

And I also love this pattern - so easy and look, the perfect slouch.

New hat and scarf for Ma

My Ma got a new hat and scarf this past weekend. I used Country Loom yarn in cream, which is nice and fluffy and VERY warm. The scarf is a simple infinity scarf, made on the loom and seamed together. The hat is the Shroom pattern from knitty.

She LOVED them. Heck, I LOVE them! I wanted to keep the set for myself but really, how could I refuse that gorgeous face?!

Crocheted slouchy hat

Ooooh this looks promising!

Slouchy Hats Part 2

Ok here is my second attempt (this week) at making a slouchy hat. The yarn is LionBrand Wool-Ease - it's super bulky and super warm. It's less slouchy than last the other one I made, so I think it might sit better. Have a looksie:

I think it's a better fit and I like the seed stitch pattern. But it might look better on my mom.  The pattern is here and my ravelry notes are here.

I've been knitting a lot and listening to Sue Grafton audio books. You know the ones: "A is for Alibi," "B is for Burglar," and so on. They're great for knitting but they are downright SCARY at times!

Hmmm not sure about this

You know, everyone is wearing these awesome slouchy hats these days and looking, well awesome. "Hey," thought I, "I knit - I should make myself one." Or two. Or three.

I found some chunky yarn on sale at Michael's and bought a couple of balls because there is absolutely no yarn in my house whatsoever, no siree. I started with Ysolda's Icing Swirl Hat and it ended up being too big. I mean, HUGE - like, so embarrassingly huge that I couldn't take a picture of it for fear the anonymous blog-reading world would judge me. I went down two whole needle sizes and came out with this: 

I dunno, not sure if it suits me. So after knitting this hat twice, I found another pattern and tried again. More on that tomorrow. Right now, I have to sleep. (Ooooh what will the next attempt look like? Tune in tomorrow to find out!)

PS - Do I really look that goofy? I guess so :S