Hatastic

I bought Wolly Wormhead's hat book 'Going Straight' which is full of hat patterns which are worked sideways using short row shaping and are grafted so there are no seams. The first one I knit was Windward. I was so excited about the construction of this hat when I cast it on last Monday night that I couldn't sleep properly. I think I need to get out more. I do love the book though. I wish I'd bought it sooner. Great way to get rid of some of the single balls in my stash. I used Jeager Merino 4 ply for this one.

I then knit a Guimauve using Twilleys Freedom Spirit that my Mum gave me.

I followed that up with two Abalones using Noro Silk Garden.

I knit a Gyroscope on Tuesday but I really don't like it that much. Graeme pronounced it unmanly so I think it might be going into the frog pond. I'm currently working on a Reversible. I don't think I've ever knitted so many patterns in the same book so quickly.

In other knitting news I finished the baby surprise jacket I was knitting in alpaca, but it still doesn't have any buttons. I also knitted a bear which ended up having very perculiar body dimensions. I think I should also have used a smaller needle size but I can't bring myself to pull it out. The stupid thing is that I knew this when I first cast it on and was persuaded that it was ok. The bear looks a lot more normal with clothes on so here are the two together.

I also finally got round to posting this crochet scarf to my friend Atousa. I've been so rubbish with presents this year. Very good at buying/making them in time but terrible at actually remembering to post them out. I have a calendar on the wall with them all in and still can't get it right. Apologies if I've missed your birthday or other present-giving occasion.