Knitting for Friends

Our friends Sara and Kris commissioned me to do some projects for them.


Kris wanted, what else, a pirate hat!



The colors she picked were so, ahem, muted, I had to add a bright red stripe to the lining, just for my own amusement.


Sara wanted some socks. And not only did she want socks, she wanted Pomatomus socks. Now, I know it's my own fault for showing her the pattern, but still, Pomatomus and I do no have a great history together.


Luckily, it seems to be going much smoother this time. I am ready to work on the heel of the first sock, and so far, no major problems. (FYI, the yarn is Lisa Souza Sock! Merino in Mombassa.)


In Progress:

Closeup:

Now, we all know knitting for others is its own reward, but a skein of Lisa Souza Sock! Merino certainly doesn't hurt!

Pirate Hats

It's cold and icy here in Oklahoma tonight, and I have been working on the We Call Them Pirates Hat.



Some of you may recall that I attempted to make this hat for my husband, but it came out to small and was gifted instead to my nephew. Which is all well and good, but it meant I owed my husband a hat. I joined the KAL for the pattern, and got started again, this time with a carefully measured gauge swatch at my side.



Ta da!
The inside:
The happy recipient:

Particulars:

KnitPicks Merino Style in Coal and Vanilla

Size 7 Addi Turbo

Size 5 KnitPicks needles for lining

Plymouth Wildflowers DK cotton for lining

Started Tuesday, January 9th

Finished Friday January 12th

I love this pattern so much, I decided to make one for me as well. Only this time I started from the lining up to avoid all that fiddly provisional cast-on stuff.

Lining completed:

First chart repeat completed:

Yarn:

KnitPicks Merino Style in Asparagus and Rhubarb

Awesome!