Knitting Dragonflies

I’ve been on a hat knitting binge this winter. I had some of my hand dyed berry yarn, that need to become a hat! One skein dark with purples it in, the other blues. I found this hat through Ravelry, a free download. free Owl Hat pattern by Ruthie Knits. Just starting here and I’m pleased with how the colors are flecked through out. This pattern works up very quickly, perfect for a fast gift and great for just about anyone. If you look around on Ravelry you can see the many different versions. Some have small beads in the eye area. I thought I was going to add eyes, but when I couldn’t decide what color or size. I just opted out. I especially like the version by sekini , she made the owls in a different color, it changed the whole look of the hat!  I would definitely make this pattern again, and try it her way. May your knitting needles fly as fast as dragonflies…. Technorati Tags: Ruthie knits , knitted owl hat pattern , hand dyed yarns , knit ,

I’m ready for spring. I’m sure that is true nationwide. OK, I love snow and winter, but time to move on to the next season. Below are my inspirations, along with how I got the colors.  Bright flowers and sunshine were my inspiration as a got out my dyeing supplies. My husband always helps me. Looks like he found a knot. So first thing, yellow, I need some yellow yarn! Yellow like the sun that gives spring life. All yarn is soaked in water 15 min to saturate and then gently squeeze out excess [4 T of Acid Dye (Jacquard) in water, golden yellow, microwave for 5 min. and let sit for 1 hour, rinse in cool water, and gently squeeze excess water out, sprinkle some of the same color over the yarn, while tossing, microwave 4 min and let sit for 1 hour, rinse in cool water, and hang to dry]   OK soaking, Now some pink, pink for the little pink buds of wildflowers [1 t of Acid Dye in water, microwave for 5 min. and let sit for 1 hour, rinse in cool water, and gently squeeze

I got my Olympic reindeer hat done! Yay…I was trying to get it done by the end of the Olympics, well actually way before that, but it didn’t get finished until 2 days after the closing ceremony. Olympic Reindeer Hat pattern free download [rav] thanks to Helena Bristow Here is the start of my hat, It called to use a provisional cast on, I found a nice tutorial on You Tube by Numenorean77 (mountain mom) , she has a variety of tutorials that are useful. Crochet provisional cast on tutorial video What better way to watch the Olympics than to knit! Well, thank goodness for the instant replays. I always was missing the jump or slip, I usually stopped to see the finish.   Here is the band joined together, now I’m ready to start the exciting part of the pattern! The reindeer! Did you know? The Reindeer family also includes the elk, moose, caribou, and deer. The Reindeer differs from other deer in that both sexes carry antlers. The origins of the word 'deer' comes f