This hat designer is very clever indeed. She thinks up interesting, cute and quirky hat designs and writes the patterns in a vast range of sizes. The hat I chose to knit was from her latest book, Bambeanies. I decided to buy a single pattern, rather than the whole collection, as I haven't finished working through Twisted Woolly Toppers, which I bought last year. I know I should have knit a hat from the book I already had, but this pattern is soooo adorable, I had to knit it NOW. The pattern in question is Quynn.
I have only managed to get one photo, so far of my lovely new hat, because the light is so awful at the moment I can't fit the camera tripod between myself and the light source. So here it is:
I'm sure at some point I will get better photos, but I do love it in all it's pixie, pointy, ear warming cosiness. I ended up knitting this twice, the first time at the suggested gauge, which was a little bit snug. I then actually looked at the size of my head and realised that the largest size on the pattern was for a 20" head and my head is approximately 22"! So I went up a needle size and voila! A hat that fits. The fabric isn't as dense as was intended by the designer, but I like it like this.
The yarn is BabyLongLegs Radiance Aran in the Stingray colourway. If you have been reading my blog for a while, you will know about my love off all things BabyLongLegs. I am about to share with you two more reasons I LOVE this very talented artist.
This is the gloriousness that is Semi-Precious in "Plump". This divine 4 ply yarn has to be one of my favourite bases of all time, it is 50% Merino, 50% Silk. I knitted both the Precious Correspondent and the Purple Travelling Woman in this yarn. I just love it. When you take this marvellous base yarn and then add this wonderful colour, I am lost! When I saw this yarn on preview I HAD to get it. Then as I was already shopping and there was a teeny discount, I bought some more yarn. Ooops!
This is another sock yarn (or 4 ply) in 100% Merino, this time. The colourway is Yoda, which is a name I adore.
Neither of these photos do the yarns justice. When I showed them to my knitting group yesterday I nearly lost the yarns to their covetousness. I think that shows the beauty of a yarn, when they nearly disappear into a friend's handbag!
To look at better photos of finished projects, I suggest you click on one of the links below. Hopefully some of the posters will live in sunnier climes than I!
