Sunday, February 16, 2014

Slogging Thru The Winter of 2013-2014

Third coldest winter in weather history for our area:

1978-1979
1977-1978
2013-2014

And winter isn't over yet...

I did manage to get this Cafe Slouch Hat finished for a friend (who looks great in it!):

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Down & Dirty Details

Needles
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm

Yarn
Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash
How much?
55 yards, 25 grams 0.25 skeins = 55.0 yards (50.3m)
Colorway
Blue Velvet (AKA "Tardis Blue")

Yarn
Malabrigo Yarn Silky Merino
How much?
150 yards, 50 grams 1 skein = 150.0 yards (137.2m)
Colorway
caribeno


Meanwhile, I've had to frog this hat. It was too small for the person I knit it for, so I'm going to use this cabled hat pattern to reknit it.

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I've named it the Twisted Carrot Hat, because I'm easily amused...