Knitting Dragonflies

I’m on a mission to finish as many UFO’s as possible and stash bust. Hats are a great way to quickly knit up some misc balls of yarn. Put them away now for gifts when the weather turns cool. They are great for “to go” knitting, small enough to fit into your purse or bag, and fun. I had some bulky yarns, and my crochet needle out from my Laguna Sun Hat, so I created this hat! I think it turned out super cute and it was fast. I used the Sun Hat pattern with bulky yarn, I would like to try it with cotton also. Someone suggested jute or hemp to make a Laguna Sun hat, in my yarn bin I found some long forgotten hemp that was originally meant for a basket, (it has been a LONG time since I made baskets). It turned into a super cute hat! I added another bulky yarn to the left over yarn from this hat and created this slouchy hat on big needles knitted flat. Here is the beginning, and I just knitted along in a k1, p1 pattern until I was almost out of yarn and then did several row

  I had one ball of Kid Seta sitting in my UFO box, I’m trying to get my UFO’s done and do a stash blast. Using this cute pattern for a super simple lace Cat’s Paw Scarf , I had cast on quite some time ago. After getting it back out I quickly finished it up, but was dismayed to discover that I didn’t have enough yardage, (had I used some on something before?) to make it long enough for a scarf. Instead of frogging it and looking for another pattern, I decided to graft the ends together and make it into a cowl. I found this great tutorial on grafting for garter and stocking st. from Sarah Bradberry, it comes with a Kitchener video from Letico.ca, which always helps. On the grafting topic, my husband came home the other day with a copy of Vogue Knitting Spring/Summer 2010 . It has an in depth article on grafting that is worth taking a look at. Long and detailed, it made my head spin a bit. A beginning knitter might give up on the article, but if you keep going by the end of

I bought this kit 2 years ago and am ashamed to admit that it has been lounging on a shelf since then. After getting it out one morning, I had half of the hat done in 3 hours. I like the fit so well I am planning on making this hat again, in cotton, or even wool. It has a great shape. I don’t usually like to buy “kits” but I bought this one (from OneFineYarn ), it come with the pattern and 10 balls of Adriafil Reflex. Adriafil Reflex is unique material that reminds us raffia. The hat will amazingly hold the shape and no brim support is needed. Yarn specs: 59% rayon, 41% polyester; 25g/59 meters each ball; made in Italy. Hat is crochet using yarn doubled throughout and crochet hook I/5.5mm. Pattern provides instructions to create a hat to your own measurements. (this is the great part, my hat fits “perfectly”!) I used crochet hook I, and ended up using 6 balls, I have 4 left and think I will make a smaller brimmed sun hat. Now I’m ready to walk dogs and work