Saturday, January 22, 2011

Thorpe'd again

It seems everyone wants a Thorped hat so....here we go again....

I chose to go a size smaller for this one - using the medium size which has 72 stitches on the needle once you have made all the increases. Again I used double-stranded Patons Classic Wool - colours Jade Heather and Aran (both from my stash). Again I used 5.5 mm dpn's for the body of the hat, but switched to 4.5 mm circular (16") for the garter stitch band as it seemed a bit loose on my first Thorpe project (ravelry link). The trim is in single crochet due to the thickness of the wool.The top tassle...just for fun...





Friday, January 21, 2011

More snow = more mittens...


It's snowing again...
I love my red mittens.
Wool: Nashua Superwash Wool

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Thorpe Hat Just in Time...




It may be a little late for Christmas but Owen's Thorpe hat and matching mittens are finished, just in time for the new snow that fell overnight. What a great pattern. I made it a bit large but, double stranded, it is definitely warm.

Hat Pattern: Thorpe by Kirten Kapur
(free pattern!)
Mittens: My own generic mitten pattern
Wool: Patons Classic Wool in "Forest" (one strand) and a solid brown wool from my stash (second strand)