Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Two New Hats

On Saturday I took my daughter to a birthday party for one of her friends at Michael's craft store. It was nice, and she enjoyed it a lot. The staff led the children to make two take home crafts during the party: a birdhouse and a magnetic wooden notepad holder-thingy. But it wasn't until I got to our next destination after the party that I realized I had left my hat at the store! It was the loom knit hat that I had made over a year ago. I was a little bummed out about it, but of course it was the perfect excuse to make a new hat to replace it.


I planned to make another blue one, but I had been wanting a brown one to match a brown coat that I wear every winter. I made the brown hat first, using the round green loom and Hometown USA Billings Chocolate, which I double stranded with Sugar 'n Cream Warm Brown. This was a good combination because the colors are so similar. The Hometown USA is super bulky acrylic and the Sugar 'n Cream is Medium (4) Worsted Cotton. I knit the two strands together using a 1 over 1 stockinette stitch for 12 rows, then added the brim. Then I knit for another 19 rows, cast off with a yarn needle and cinched it closed.




Done in about 1.5 hours, but it took a little longer because I stayed up late watching the 1968 movie musical Oliver!, which used to be one of my favorite movies. It was the letterbox version with all the intermission and extra music included. I wore the hat to church the next day, with the brown coat.







On Sunday I decided I didn't want to wear my nice brown hat as an everyday hat, so I rummaged through my stuff and found my Hometown USA San Diego Navy yarn, mixing it with some dark blue yarn I had in the stash. This time I completed the hat in about 1.5 hours, and have been wearing it every day since.





Just as well, since the warm Spring weather is taking its time about getting here this year!


13 comments:

  1. Very nice. When I make my hats on the knifty knitter, I usually fold up the bottom so I have a double thickness to keep my ears warm.

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  2. faaab love them keep enjoying your knitting Annx

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  3. Awesome, love them both, especially the brown. I crochet, never tried loom work. May have to check that out!

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  4. Love your new hats, and especially love your movie choice. That is a favorite in our house, too :)

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  5. Have never used the looms before, but you have made me want to give them a try. Can we get the pattern or is this one that comes with loom books? Your hats are beautiful.

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  6. I just found your blog because of the Lion brand post on FaceBook. I've been crocheting off and on about 55+ years, taught myself to knit about 35 years ago, and last week I used the 40% off coupon and bought the round Knifty Knitter set, but have yet to try it. I think I will. I also have the long wooden knitting board, which I've never used!

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  7. I too just found your blog because of the Lion brand posting. I love your hats!! Do you have a pattern?

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  8. No wonder my house is a mess - I'm either on line reading about knitting, etc., or actually doing it! I forgot to add that I am high partial legally blind (7 years ago at age 59). I have 2 blogs, with one showing some things I've knitted, crocheted, and painted. They are http://netagenesnicethings.blogspot.com/ and http://blindedbyinsight.blogspot.com/

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  9. Hello, I just found your site and I really like it. I use my looms for making scarves for homeless shelters, abused women sheltersand; making hats for newborns/preemies, and homeless shelters. I do not get paid for my work. I ask for donations of yarn to keep up my work. I usually crochet the scarves, as I have not figured out exactly how to use my looms, I have the round ones and the purple long one. I would appreciate any tips you might have on this. email me at: belindajane59@gmail.com Keep up the good work, God loves busy hands. :)

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  10. Completely share your passion for this and other art forms! :)

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  11. I just passed on "The Stylish Blogger Award" to your blog. You can go to my blog page at: http://homeofalonelywoman.blogspot.com/2011/03/my-blog-won-award.html and copy and paste the award to yours. There are some instructions there on telling about yourself and passing it on to other interesting blogs. I enjoy reading about and seeing your loomed creations.

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  12. Thank you so much everyone for your kind comments!

    Dianne - this pattern is the one that comes with the round looms, for bulky weight yarn which I double stranded with a lighter weight yarn so the winter winds couldn't get through so easily.

    Belinda - will definitely be e-mailing you, glad to help out with tips.

    Sharon - thank you so much for the award! I feel honored.

    Netagene - thanks for sharing your blogs! I'll be adding them to LoomDude.com shortly!

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  13. Beautiful hats Greg! They are beautifully knitted. You are a monster at knitting!

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