Bough hat

Knitting Notes

Here’s part two of the great BIL hat-a-thon (if I get this one done in a timely manner, it might become the great BIL and FIL hat-a-thon).     This is Bough by Leila Raabe, also in Classic Elite’s MountainTop Vista.     This time in the Seal colorway.     (I think I’d initially

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Brezel hat

Knitting Notes

Pattern: Brezel by Svetlana VolkovaYarn: Classic Elite MountainTop Vista in the Peat colorwayNeedles: Size 5 and 7 circs, and size 7 DPNs I really enjoyed this hat – perfect level of interest in the pattern (even though I did have a pick a few rows apart a couple different times because I flubbed the pattern

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side garden

Garden Notes

So this is still my garden, as of last Sunday.     I had intended to put it to bed, but it was still so green!    I did put the mint away – it was looking pretty scraggly.     But the sorrel, chard, thyme, and parsley still look great. Heck, I still have

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Brezel hat

Knitting Notes

Next project, if I can pull it off in time (which I should be able to do), is to knit hats for the two BILs, in time for Christmas.    I have two colorways of Classic Elite’s MountainTop Vista yarn that are perfect for manly hats.    (It’s natural colored wool, and the two colors

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Elm Socks

Knitting Notes

Pattern: Elm Socks by Cookie A from The Knitter’s Book of SocksYarn: Knitpicks Stroll in the Pine colorwayNeedles: 1.5 DPNs The yearly pair of socks is done!    This is a fairly easy Cookie A pattern, which means it’s still not basic (she tends to make you rotate through a couple different charts, with shifts

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