The first thing I have to share are these mittens, knitted for my sister, Mrs. B, birthday. They are to go with the hat I sent her last year. The pattern, 'house mittens', is from my trusty Charmed Knits book. I managed to figure out the joggless jump on the second mitten. This is for when you are knitting stripes in the round. It makes for a much better looking stripe. It was definitely something I needed to learn, because stripes are fun to wear!
Next is this hat made for my sister, Miss C. She was over for Christmas and asked me to knit her this hat. I just didn't have the time. There is never enough time to make all the things I want to. I have over 70 patterns on my queue on Ravelry. But I digress, I found the time and the yarn left over from the manly socks was enough to make it. The pattern is from Stitch 'n Bitch though you can find the pattern for free from here. I've made this hat for both of my little girls. It's a fun and simple knit. Sorry about the rubbish photo. I'm no photographer!
The third thing I'm sharing is what I'm most excited about. I've had this pattern bookmarked for such a long time, but I wasn't sure about knitting cables. I decided it was time to go for it. It is based of a hat worn by Hermione in 'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince'. I was going to knit it up in a heather grey, just like the original, but then I saw the colour of this yarn, and decided I had to have it. It's Berroco Vintage, like the manly socks and the kitty hat. I like this stuff. The pattern was really great, the only thing I would say is if I knit it up again, I would decrease the amount of rows between each cable as it is a little deep for my head. It just wants to slide over my eyes. But other than that, I love it. I love knitting cables, so there will be more of them to come.
What are you knitting/crafting right now? And what has been in your queue for way too long. I hope you will give it a try and find yourself suprised at how easy it is:)
