I finished the Baa-ble hat and made a extra to match!

The Baa-ble hat was actually a really easy project!  It surprised me with how simple it was. The only part I found difficult was the tension, my sheep are just too tight but with time that will get easier to do.  

I had to knit this flat as I haven't mastered the art of the double pointed needle yet.  It just meant that I had to follow the chart from right to left, then back left to right while reversing the stitches instead of always reading from the right.  I've done this with patterns before so I didn't find it too strenuous.

The finished object!  The rib was a little short to be turned up but too long to be left unturned.  If I were to make this again I would definitely add a few more rows onto the rib so it would sit more comfortably!


Now the little bit extra that I made I found incredibly cute!  They are little hand warmers, I've named them Snowy Sheep Fingerless Mittens.  I used the pattern from the chart but edited it slightly so it worked better for a mitten.  The sheep on the front is the big sheep from the hat and once again my tension was off so the sheep just isn't sitting right.  I think it's gonna take me some time to get used to this!

I wrote out the pattern straight away so I would get lazy and never upload it.  It is available to download on my Ravelry page.  I only put this up yesterday afternoon and it has already been downloaded nearly 400 times!  Thanks to everyone who downloads it, I just hope the pattern is ok and I haven't made any mistakes!

I have been a busy bee lately getting ready for Christmas.

I've barely put my needles down to pick up my computer.  I've knitted bottle cosies, tea cosies, mittens and my latest endeavour is a lovely cable hat!  I've knitted this hat before, so it only took me a few hours to do, albeit those few hours were over the course of a few days once my work commitments took over.  I'm just glad I have my knitting to keep me warm on these cold winter days!


The pattern is available as a free download on Ravelry and is by Patons.  It is knit with chunky wool and takes about 100g altogether.  The notes for the pattern are as follows:




"No need for circular or double-pointed needles as you knit this tri-colored hat flat and seam it up the back. Seaming technique video tutorial link in PDF. (Patons Yarns)

Patons Shetland Chunky 
(100 g/3.5 oz; 136 m/148 yds) 
3 colors, 1 ball each: 
Contrast A Oxford Grey (78046) 
Contrast B Steel Blue (78105) 
Contrast C Soft Teal (78209)

Sizes 5.5 mm (U.S. 9) and 6 mm (U.S. 10) knitting needles 
Cable needle

Worked flat. Seam and add Pom-Pom to finish."

My hat (the picture at the top) is knitted with a chunky marble wool but I cannot remember the brand of this wool!  It is really easy to knit and the best part is it is knitting flat so you don't have any bother with circular needles!!  The first one I did (pictured below) is knittedin two different grey yarns, both super chunky.

Let me know how it goes for you!

I found these super cute christmas-esque wine cosies!

I am in Christmas overload at the moment because normally I'd have nearly finished my Christmas shopping and I haven't even started.  This is the first year that I've actually attempted to knit presents for a lot of people so I just hope they go down well.  I really want to knit at least a few of these.  

They are wine bottle cosies with a draw string at the top.  They would be perfect additions to presents, especially to spruce up that wine bottle gift and they are so much nicer than the general bags that toy see so often.  I know these require a little bit more effort but in my opinion they are so much better.  I'd be delighted to receive one of these for Christmas!

The pattern is available here.  It is called Winecozy and is by Jennifer Carter.

It is knit on straight needles and is a great way to use up some of those scraps of wool in your stash!  You only need 50g of wool and some extra colours for embellishments.  

I, for one, cannot wait to try this!

Knit a Diamond Cable Headband!

This is  lovely little headband that you can utilise your beginners cable techniques on.  It only has 20 row of 24 stitches each so it shouldn't take you very long at all!  I knitted two of these in a few hours as a present for my mam.  This is knitted length wise so it does knit up very nicely.  It means if you want to add colour or stripes it would be easiest to do it vertically but I tend to keep it pretty plain because of the pretty cable design!

What you need:

Less than 50g of chunky or super chunky wool

10mm needles (US size 15)

Knitter's sewing needle

Pattern:

Cast on 24 stitches.

Row 1: K3, P1, K2, P4, K4, P4, K2, P1, K3
Row 2: K4, P2, K4, P4, K4, P2, K4
Row 3: K3, P1, K2, P4, Cable 4 Back, P4, K2, P1, K3
Row 4: K4, P2, K4, P4, K4, P2, K4
Row 5: K3, P1, Cable 3 Left(PKK), P2, Cable 3 Right(KKP), Cable 3 Left, P2, Cable 3 Right, P1, K3
Row 6: K5, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K5
Row 7: K3, P2, Cable 3 Left, Cable 3 Right, P2, Cable 3 Left, Cable 3 Right, P2, K3
Row 8: K6, P4, K4, P4, K6
Row 9: K3, P3, Cable 4 Back, P4, Cable 4 Back, P3, K3
Row 10: K6, P4, K4, P4, K6
Row 11: K3, P3, K4, P4, K4, P3, K3
Row 12: K6, P4, K4, P4, K6
Row 13: Repeat Row 9
Row 14: K6, P4, K4, P4, K6
Row 15: K3, P2, Cable 3 Right, Cable 3 Left , P2, Cable 3 Right, Cable 3 Left, P2, K3
Row 16: K5, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2,  K5
Row 17: K3, P1, Cable 3 right, P2, Cable 3 Left, Cable 3 Right, P2, Cable 3 Left, P1, K3
Row 18: K4, P2, K4, P4, K4, P2, K4
Row 19: K3, P1, K2, P4, Cable 4 Back, P4, K2, P1, K3
Row 20: K4, P2, K4, P4, K4, P2, K4

Cast off in pattern.

Now you've got another pretty piece to keep your head warm this winter!  (Sorry for the potato quality)

Happy Knitting!

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Knit your own little pumpkins just in time for Hallowe'en! (or Christmas Baubles!)

Hey!  Here's a really easy pattern to knit a ball.  It's knit flat so even better, no need to fish those pesky double pointed needles out.  I'm an lover of any thing that can be knit flat.  I find DP and circular needles so difficult to work with.

I used this pattern to knit cute little pumpkin decorations to hang up and give as gifts for fall and halloween!  It also works really well for Christmas decorations or gifts too.

What you need:
3.75mm needles
DK wool - less than 50g
Stuffing
Knitter's sewing needle

Terminology:
K - Knit
KFB - knit into front and back of stitch
K2tog - knit next two stitches together
SSK - Slip next two stitches onto needle, knit next stitch and pass slipped stitches back over knit stitch.

Pattern:

Cast on 8 stitches
R1 - KFB into all stitches - 16 stitches
R2 - P to end
R3 - K1, KFB; repeat to end - 24 stitches
R4 - P to end
R5 - K2, KFB; repeat to end - 32 stitches
R6 - P to end
R7 - K3, KFB; repeat to end - 40 stitches
R8 - P to end
R9 - K4, KFB; repeat to end - 48 stitches

Now, Knit 6 rows evenly, this is the prime place to add colour!

R16 - K1, SSK, K1; repeat to last two stitches, K2tog
R17 - P to end

Repeat these two rows until you have 16 stitches

Final Row - K2tog to end

Cut wool and sew seam, leave enough room to stuff.  Once stuffed sew up remaining seam.  

I sewed a cute little face on my pumpkin after I was done with the seam and then added green wool to hang it with!