This is a kit from Knit Picks and it included 9 balls of wool Palette in gorgeous jewel colors, and a pattern. This was a lot of fun to make, but it was a challenge to knit the ear flaps, since they were knit flat, and it required stranded knitting on the wrong side. The entire hat weighs 70 gms, which is about one and a half balls so there are a lot of hats left unknit!!
I know that I probably shouldn't wear this hat because of my .... er, age, but I'm going to anyway.
My friend Perri gave me a kit for these socks from Sanguine Gryphon. (Thanks, Perri.) I just finished them up and they are very fancy and imaginative. The beads and leaf beads add a lot of bling to them.
I started out with size 1 needles over 80 stitches but was not getting gauge, so I switched to 0's. They are quite tight on my feet but still wearable, so maybe I should have used the 1's, at least on the leg sections.
They really are reminiscent of an oriental rug, aren't they?
Here are the pictures of the finished Lopi sweater I knit for my son, who is trying to stay warm in cold Chicago. I know that the package I sent to him was delivered so it's safe to post the pictures on my blog. I can't believe how fast this progressed because of the large gauge. I used size 10 needles. I figure it was about the same as knitting a pair of socks on teeny tiny needles! Seriously!! It consumed almost 11 balls of Lopi and it looks really nice. The yarn is very hairy but it is Lopi, after all. I purchased the yarn from Webs and they provide excellent prices and service.
Since my son is 6'4", but thin, I knit the large size but added the rows for the XL size. Frank tried it on, and it fits him fine, except for the length, so it should fit my son. I always like to get a sanity check by having someone try it on for size, and to confirm that it actually fits over a head!!
