I have a little more sock yarn using up going on – here’s the Auspicious Beckon Merino in the Cable Baby hat pattern by Pamela W. Allen.    I have some matching socks on the needles now, to make another gift set.

Pattern: Slable by Wooly WormheadYarn: Three Irish Girls Beckon Merino in the Auspicious ColorwayNeedles: Size 3 and 4 Circs and 4 DPNs I really enjoyed this pattern – I was initially nervous because of all the seed stitch, but the cable breaks that up nicely.     The ribbing at the bottom was actually the most boring

This is Wooly Wormhead’s Slable hat from the Twisted Wooly Toppers book that Brownie also came from.   I’m using my other skein of Three Irish Girls Beckon Merino, this time in the Auspicious colorway. I was a little nervous about this pattern, as the body contains a lot of seed stitch, but it turns out

Pattern: Brownie by Woolly WormheadYarn: Classic Elite RenaissanceNeedles: Size 6 DPNs My Christmas knitting is done!   And before Thanksgiving even! I really enjoyed this pattern.    You start out knitting the brim flat, and then graft the ends together, and pick up stitches to get the crown.   The spiral effect on that was

I’ve got two projects going at the moment.   The above is Woolly Wormhead’s Brownie Hat, which will complete my trifecta of hats for my older brother’s family.     It’s a fun pattern so far.    The brim is knit flat, and grafted together at the end, and I picked up the stitches for

Another sock yarn skein done.    This was the Three Irish Girls Beckon Merino in the Silver Bay colorway.    I’d gotten it through the yarn club, so I actually had about a skein in a half, because we’d gotten a bonus amount.    I made another pair of Fallberry Mitts (love that pattern), and three more hexipuffs.

Here’s a bit more stash busting – a couple of baby hats in the Reversible Cable baby hat pattern I’ve made before. I’ve also cast on some Fallberry mitts to bust some more yarn, and my Christmas knitting planning continues…

Pattern: Quest hat for a Man by Laura NelkinYarn: natural wool from somewhere in Michigan’s UPNeedles: Size 6 circs and DPNs Second time’s the charm!    I had enough yarn for the Quest hat, so Christmas knitting project number two is done!    Now, I just need to find a cute pattern to make for

Pattern: The Proverbial Cap by Meg SwansenYarn: Naturally dyed wool from somewhere in the Michigan UPNeedles: Size 6 circs and DPNs So, if you first don’t succeed in making a hat for your brother, you make a hat for his partner instead!    This is for S, and fortunately, this time around, I had plenty

So that Knotty hat I was working on?    Look how close I got to finishing it when I ran out of yarn.     Sigh.     It’s a shame too – the fabric was nice and thick, and I think it would have been a great hat.   But I only have the one skein, so back to the drawing