Our KAL is coming along

I'll start by showing you Barbara B's soudough cinnamon coffee cake treat. It was sooo good! Honestly, I don't think this woman can bake a bad batch of anything!

She also finished her second Welter Hat. 

Her first one was the one where she learned the short row lessons and it turned out great!

Nancy's looked great too. But she was concerned that it looked much larger than the others. There are a number of factors which could influence this. She might be a loose knitter or the worsted weight yarn she used was slightly different in gauge than the others. In any case, I always say, "It will fit someone!"

My first Welter Hat was certainly a learning curve. The pattern said it required 225 yards of worsted weight yarn but as you can see, I had plenty of yarn left over from a 200 yard skein!

My guess is the pattern designer just listed the yardage on the skein of yarn she bought to use for the hat and not the actual yardage she used. This is my second hat and it certainly knitted up much more quickly than the first one. I like to remind my knitters when they are feeling stumped and discouraged that I make all the mistakes first so they don't have to. This is definitely a fun pattern to knit!

Everyone looked up long enough to snap a picture and then...

Got right back to work on their respective projects.

Dorah brought her rainbow socks she is knitting for her daughter to show me how lovely the yarn is. She couldn't remember the brand but it was so soft! She likes to knit with DPs from the cuff down with a heel flap and short row heel.

Her Chicks project is the Helix Hat which made her question the color choice 

but we both agree it looks perfect!

Carole worked out the kinks on her Welter Hat. The directions are not very clearly written but with all our heads together we are figuring it out.

Margaret sat beside me for moral support but she did a great job. This is one of those patterns that makes you question every step because at first glance it doesn't make sense. But I keep reminding the knitters, this is one of those patterns that you need to follow one row at a time, don't read ahead, and please don't overthink it. Just trust the process.

Barbara B finished a sweet pastel beanie and started another.

Nancy chose a pretty variegated yarn to make a beanie which she is still deciding if it will be a Helix Hat or something else.

Barbara K started a basic 2x2 beanie like the 2023 Soldiers Hat.

And Maureen started the first welt on her Welter Hat. The ribbing is tricky because it's a twisted rib which instructs you to Ktbl on the right side when knitting in the round. But when making the wrap and turn short row, you are now knitting from the wrong side, back to the 16th stitch from the beginning and on the wrong side those stitches must be Ptbl to show up twisted on the right side. As we discussed, this pattern really exercises our brains which, as we move on in years, is very important for our health.

I'm giving my brain a short rest for my next project to knit a bandana style cowl. This is the yarn my daughter gave me which she had already started a triangular shawl but I didn't think a high school student would want to wear a shawl so a bandana cowl it is! 

It will look better after a thorough blocking.

"Someone" is sitting directly in front of the refrigerator, hoping I'll notice and feed him...AGAIN!

Sorry Fozzie, dinner won't be served until 5PM, which means I need to get going to prepare it! 

Have a great week and keep those needles clicking!