Asymmetrical Scarf

I finished knitting the scarf. The pattern is a modified version of one of my free patterns on Ravelry - Asymmetrical Scarf. There are lots more photos and details of this project on Ravelry.

The yarn is Cosmic Blue Label Fingering Weight yarn by Tanis Fiber Arts, the colour way is Kaleidoscope (the first yarn for the 2015 Year In Colour Club from TFA). It is such a beautiful, sparkly yarn in real life, and so soft.

I had 5g left from a 115g skein after I made the little tassels - it is nice to use the whole skein of yarn.

My first version of the Asymmetrical Scarf

If you aren't a member of Ravelry (it is well worth joining, it is a fabulous resource for knitting, crotchet, spinning, weaving) here is the link to download the PDF for the Asymmetrical Scarf. It is an easy pattern to memorize, with enough variety to keep it interesting to knit.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!♥

A New Hat

I knitted a new hat for my husband. I noticed that the last one I had made him left marks on his head (he shaves his head, and although the hat wasn't tight, the ribbing left imprints), so I wanted a hat that was smooth on the inside. I also wanted to use some of my hand spun yarn for him. I dyed the green to match his eyes and I was surprised when it did! My dyeing is pretty haphazard.

I added this as a free pattern on Ravelry too. If you are not a member of Ravelry you can download the PDF here.

When I was writing the pattern my nephew came over and I explained to him that I had dyed the wool fibre-

Spun the yarn-

Designed a pattern-

And knit the hat-

 He looked at me, showed me his orange acrylic hat and told me that I could just buy a hat for $4!

This is wool that I dyed this week - the above photo of the dye pot is this fibre steaming.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!♥