knitting school dropout

...for this is a hat-heavy blog post

i have been working away on my 2 sweaters in progress, but not without distraction. i've landed on sleeve island with my orangey pullover, the perfect time to cast on for some hats.

each one of these took little more than a day to knit, and i'm thrilled with how they've turned out. holy instant gratification!

first off, the girlfriend's february 13th hat, which is basically just a wooly apology for being a total valentine's day hater.
i originally intended to knit her the utopia cable hat in some charcoal cascade 220 , but i forgot the pattern at home shortly after starting the ribbing. i was forced to just come up with something else, or endure a meeting knit-less. she liked it and bought me vegetarian sushi, and all was right in the world.

next, i decided to wind up some malabrigo in the "paris night" colorway, and knit the utopia hat (ravelry) for myself. one day later, i had a perfect, warm hat. i highly recommend the pattern.

last, i chose to use up the leftover malabrigo for another hat. i had the blue from utopia, and about the same amount in olive, left over from a ganomy hat. i put them together and made this basic striped hat, with only a few inches to spare.

i'm happy to have a few more choices in head coverings this week, it's freezing here.

i really should get back to those sweaters now.

Posted by melissa at 01:27 PM | Permalink | Comments (21)

i've been blogging about many of my small projects lately, but really, i think this is going to be my year of sweaters.

my current obsession:

a very simple pullover, in the very lovely fibre company savannah dk. this is just a basic top-down raglan. i added some short-rows to the back of the neck, and a two-button neck opening (mostly as an excuse to use some of my vintage button collection), but that's it.

i've been trying to venture out of my comfort zone when choosing yarn colors lately, and this is a good example. i'm very happy with my choice so far, we'll see if the color works when i'm actually wearing it. soon enough...

this one is going fast, i'm hoping to finish it up later this week.

i've been carefully weeding out my stash and queue in hopes of narrowing down my list of future projects. i've settled on 3 sweaters that i absolutely want to make this year:

first is bridie by anna bell. this one was recently made available in the book KnitKnit.

i've purchased some jaeger extra fine merino dk in a dark gray for this one and i'll be casting on as soon as my other 2 sweaters are off the needles.

second, the asymmetrical cardigan from Knitting Nature.

i was really happy with how the sizing adjustments worked out with my bubble pullover, from the same book, so i thought i'd make similar gauge adjustments with this one. i ordered some beaverslide in "dusty clover" for this one.

lastly, i've been wanting to make this pullover from lopi 21, but in a different yarn, different colors and with some major size adjustments. my first thought was to use berroco peruvia, it's soft, and i love the color choices, but i'm still not positive.

thank you for all the blog love sent in the form of "you make my day" awards. seriously, you all have made my year.

Posted by melissa at 03:02 PM | Permalink | Comments (13)