skullcap

here's my first -- well, second...the first was created and lost in a matter of day -- attempt at a hat in the round. i used two strands of cheap acrylic yarn held together and co 72 st. it's 10 rows black, two white, two black, two white, 10 black, then decreases at 8 st per round. it's also a little too short for my taste.

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wristwarmers, round one

These are the first set of wristwarmers i made using the pattern at knitty.com. i used cotton yarn and size 7 double point needles. i cast on 64 st and each stripe is 6 rows in a 2x2 rib knit.

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my first hat

i saw a pattern for a hat that looked easy and kind of fun to do. it was both. so i made a couple. some may say obsessively. some may be right. it is the tychus hat from knitty.com. all knit, and can be done on two needles. i only used one strand instead of the recommended two, mainly because i was scared of having four strands of yarn flying at me simultaneously. also, i used size 10 needles. partly because i have them. mainly because i am lazy.

this one looks a little like a candy cane, but it grows on you.

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for this one i did not knit down to the smallest row as shown in the pattern (basically cutting out the four shortest vertical stripes). i think it fits me a little better that way.

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this is a girly hat. i do not think i will wear it. but the pom pom is beautifully absurd. i strayed from the pattern a bit too much (too short, too narrow). i do not think this is quite one of my best.

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