Pattern: Tea-Stained Sheep Hat

So I found some neat yarn on sale with no idea what I would do with it, but a need to buy it when I saw it. Sounds familiar eh?

I needed a new, warmer winter hat and I thought Pooch would make a wonderfully warm hatband. I had enough Softee Chunky left over from the Anthro sweater and they were a perfect match.

So viola! After a bit of swatching and experimenting the Tea-Stained Sheep Hat was born.

Stitches used:
Cast On (CO)
Knit (K)
Purl (P)
Garter Stitch (G St)

• In-The-Round: Row 1: K all, Row 2: P all. Rep Row 1-2.
• Flat Knit: Row 1: K all. Rep Row 1.

Stockinette (St St)

• In-The-Round: Row 1: K all. Rep Row 1.
• Flat Knit: Row 1: K all. Row 2: P all. Repeat Row 1-2.

Bind Off (BO)


Materials:
Yarn:
Hat Brim: Patons Pooch, Wooly.
Hat Crown: Bernat Softee Chunky, Natural
Needles: #10 / 6mm
Extras: Tapestry Needle for seaming and weaving in ends

Gauge: Bernat Softee Chunky: 4.5 rows per inch: 3 stitches per inch

In-The-Round Knit Instructions:
CO 60 stitches

Hat Brim
With Patons Pooch; knit in Garter Stitch for 3”.

Cut yarn leaving a 6-8” tail for weaving in.

Hat Crown
Join Bernat Softee Chunky; knit in Stockinette Stitch for 4”.

Hat Crown Shaping
Row 1: *K10, K2Tog; repeat from * (55 sts)
Row 2 and all Alt Rows: K all
Row 3: *K9, K2Tog; repeat from * (50 sts)
Row 5: *K8, K2Tog; repeat from * (45 sts)
Row 7: *K7, K2Tog; repeat from * (40 sts)
Row 9: *K6, K2Tog; repeat from * (35 sts)
Row 11: *K5, K2Tog; repeat from * (30 sts)
Row 13: *K4, K2Tog; repeat from * (25 sts)
Row 15: *K3, K2Tog; repeat from * (20 sts)
Row 17: *K2, K2Tog; repeat from * (15 sts)
Row 19: *K1, K2Tog; repeat from * (10 sts)

Cut yarn leaving a 6-8” tail for weaving in.

Finishing
With Tapestry Needle thread tail through the remaining stitches then weave in.

Fold the Hat Brim (the Patons Pooch portion) of the hat up, plop it on and you’re good to go!

Flat Knit Instructions:
CO 60 stitches

Hat Brim
With Patons Pooch; knit in Garter Stitch for 3”.

Cut yarn leaving a 6-8” tail for weaving in.

Hat Crown
Join Bernat Softee Chunky; knit in Stockinette Stitch for 4”.

Hat Crown Shaping
Row 1: *K10, K2Tog; repeat from * (55 sts)
Row 2 and all Alt Rows: P all
Row 3: *K9, K2Tog; repeat from * (50 sts)
Row 5: *K8, K2Tog; repeat from * (45 sts)
Row 7: *K7, K2Tog; repeat from * (40 sts)
Row 9: *K6, K2Tog; repeat from * (35 sts)
Row 11: *K5, K2Tog; repeat from * (30 sts)
Row 13: *K4, K2Tog; repeat from * (25 sts)
Row 15: *K3, K2Tog; repeat from * (20 sts)
Row 17: *K2, K2Tog; repeat from * (15 sts)
Row 19: *K1, K2Tog; repeat from * (10 sts)

Cut yarn leaving a 8-10” tail for seaming and weaving in.

Finishing
With Tapestry Needle thread tail through the remaining stitches, then begin to sew the back seam of the hat weaving in ends when complete.

Fold the Hat Brim (the Patons Pooch portion) of the hat up, plop it on and you’re good to go!

Please contact me if you have any questions!

Anthropology Sweater

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I found the pattern on Craftster, I'll post the link as soon as I can find it. I made a few small changes to the original pattern, adding a few more rows to the sleeves and working them in the round.

I'm thinking to make another one in black since it only took a couple nights to finish. And I've got a new addiction in sweaters that are worked from the top down... They're awesome, you can try them on as you work on them and you don't have to worry about seams after it's done. Just weave in your ends and ta-da!

Oh and did I mention this cute lil' thing is reversible?? I've worn it both ways, though I think the reserve stockinette side is my favorite.

Pattern Link

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So I gutted a ball of the same yarn and cut it starting and ending with black and then just worked a rectangle wide enough enough for sleeves until I ran out of yarn. Luckily it worked out to the perfect length for me.

Materials: #10.5 needles and Joann's Rainbow Boucle

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This yarn is incredibly warm and stretchy especially when done with slightly bigger needles than recommended on the label.

The forgotten blog...

Yes, it sounds shameful but I admit it. I forgot about this blog. =( Expect many more updates (as if anyone is still watching this place after it being abandoned for so long, lol). Either way I'll be cleaning this place up and keeping it more up-tp-date with all my crafting.

I've got a number of patterns I need to add, as well as Finished Project pictures I need to upload.

A new look could do this place some good too! My last template was blah and the default templates are even worse.