ganomy hat.

a few months back i made a ganomy hat.  i love it!  its is so cute and the wool is so nice and soft.  i am sure you all know, but the pattern can be found in The Knitter's Almanac.  just thought i would share.

more info can be found here.

ganomy hat

so i finally did it - i made the super cute ganomy hat - and all it took was one afternoon. i have no idea what yarn i used i pulled it outta the stash without a label. Happy Thanksgiving!

this is my first zimmermania post. how exciting!!

Three cornered hat

I wanted to find a quick knit for a hat that was going to charity and of course the first place I looked was in EZ's "Knitter's Almanac" as it has a wee something for every occasion.





My choice fell on the three cornered hat and as with all of the patterns in this book I feel for it hook, line and sinker! I have added a few details about the charity knit and on my blog, where you'll also find a few details about the hat, which is also on Ravelry.

Hat

I'm determined to work my way through the Knitting Workshop DVD/book to improve my basic skills. Here's the first project--details are on my blog.

Maltese Christmas Hat

EZ's hats are the best thing in the world for limited Christmas knitting. The Maltese fisherman's hat from the Knitter's Almanac (June) is a fantastic pattern and I have to say that the whole thing knit up quickly, clearly, and the shaping is simply brilliant.





I knit the hat in Knitpicks Telemark in Charcoal, Heather, and Drift, held doubled on US6 needles. The hat came out a bit small, and if I were to do it again, I would use 7s or 8s. Fortunately, my brother (for whom I knit this) has a small head and wool stretches and I was able to block the hat into a larger size that should fit him pretty snuggly.

I just love EZ!

First

Hi! I've been visiting this blog for a while and now I can finally post my first EZ pattern. It's the hat from Knitting Workshop. I wanted to start small , so I could get a "feel" of how to read the patters. This is my first colorwork and very happy with it!



visit my blog for more details and a picture of the back.

Basket Cap (Entrelac)

I will be co-teaching an entrelac class at my LYS next month. While we plan to teach an entrelac scarf as the starting project, I thought it would be fun to bring along some other entrelac items. I've made a couple of felted bags, but decided to branch out and make EZ's Basket Cap from Spun Out #31. All was going well till the last row of rectangles, when the directions sort of petered out, with no advice on how to finish things off to make the lovely 8-pointed star at the top. I eventually had to call Schoolhouse Press to find out the last steps, and had the pleasure of talking with Meg Swansen! Since I had just watched the Baby Surprise Jacket DVD, I felt like I was speaking with a movie star, and was tickled pink. With her help, I was able to finish up the hat. The BSJ just needs the shoulders sewn, but first I'd like to test my knitting friends on what it is. I've enjoyed seeing the other BSJ pictures posted here, and will add mine soon.

The yarn for the cap is some older KnitPicks Wool of the Andes (color: mulled wine) that I picked up on a swap table at the Knitter's Review retreat last fall.