Warm heads and necks

The 1898 Hat is a self-knitting hat. This is my third so far and it's a pleasure to make. The pattern calls for 180 yards of yarn so Cascade 220, which is 220 yards, or Plymouth Encore, which is 200 yards, are perfect for this project. The earflap section is knitted flat and then folded, the edge from which stitches are then picked up and knitted in the round to the decreasing portion of the crown. Seriously, if I didn't do anything but knit I could make it in a day and a half. Unfortunately, I do have to get up and move every once in a while if I want to stay healthy. Man! I hate when life gets in the way of my hobbies! 😉

 Elaine is working on a double cuffed hat too. The 1x1 ribbing will be folded up after she works the cable design. This hat uses worsted weight yarn too.

 Barbara is making a 2x2 ribbed hat with the Shields of Garnet yarn from Periwinkle Sheep. All three of us were lamenting the fact that we might run out of yarn before we reach the end of our hats so we brainstormed a solution. Make it a ponytail hat! You know, those hats with the hole in the top so you can pull your ponytail through?

 Margaret finished her lovely Fair Isle hat for which she designed the pattern herself. Her original written pattern was a freebie but after starting it three times and finding an error in the chart of the design, she decided to make up her own Fair Isle pattern. It turned out lovely!

 Carole added a few things to the inventory tonight. She loves the Birthday Cowl, a simple repeating pattern which is good for mindless knitting.

 A friend of hers made this pretty cowl and decided to donate to our cause. Thank you Carole's friend!!!

 Carole's Wolkig is growing and soon may be finished. We compared it to my completed cowl and she has a few more inches to go or until she's bored.

 Beth worked on her Fair Isle cowl which is knitted in the round. That yellow yarn at the edge is for the provisional cast on so she can graft the two ends together and you'll never know where it starts or ends.

 She also added to our inventory with a pair of cozy, thick, bed socks. They were her first attempt at toe up socks, proving to Beth that she prefers cuff down. That's ok, you never know until you try.

We're still waiting for spring to arrive here in the Capital District of NY. Someone said we even had snow flurries this morning. Even I am getting annoyed at Mother Nature and I LOVE winter! Come June we'll probably all be complaining of the heat and humidity. So I guess I better enjoy the cool air while I can.