gwen hat, backI have 2 boys
& no pets.
I love wool
& cupcakes.
I like to make things.
e:lisa@goodknits.com

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lacey slouch/beret

My sister requested a slouchy hat/beret that was lacey. I immediately scoured ravelry and this was the prettiest. I showed it to her and she liked it. The pattern was really simple and memorable. I finished it in about a week, but I took a few breaks here and there.

Pattern: Gwen Slouchy Beret, by [...]

I guess this is a giveaway.

New Knits on the Block, by Vickie Howell (host of DIY’S ‘Knitty Gritty’). I haven’t knit anything from the book (I got 2, yesterday), but there’s a really cute crown and cape pattern inside.

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365.296: it’s a heel

That right there is a turned heel with gusset stitches picked up. I finished the heel on Friday and continued on to finish the gusset on Saturday. I hope to have this sock finished by Monday, so I can [MAYBE!] move on to the next. I say maybe because I know what pattern I’m going [...]

365.294: it’s an orange sock

..or at least the beginning of one!

2.25mm (US1!) needles make teensy weensy stitches! That’s why I’ll be using my 3mm needles for my green socks. I’m about 90% certain of the pattern I’ll use.

beret, completed.

I finished another beret! This time I used a wool-acrylic blend. It’s warm, but machine-washable! huzzah for wool blends!

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A beret.

Pattern: improvised. I WAS going to make Le Slouch by knit and tonic, but I decided to change things up. I’ve made a beret before, afterall! see? I started with 72 stitches and a twisted rib. I increased (over a few rounds) to 120 and knit for about 6.25″ before starting my rapid decreases (12 [...]

365.267: gray wolf

newborn wolfie hat/bonnet/cap/whathaveyou! kinda makes me want a newborn.

only not. :P

cool hat, dude.

see it on ravelry//see it on flickr

Pattern: Quincy, by Jared Flood of brooklyntweed
Yarn: Patons Classic Wool Merino in ‘leaf green’
Needles: US 8 & 9

I used worsted weight yarn, instead of bulky, to get a smaller hat for Andy and/or Nate. I can actually put it on my head as a short cloche, but I think [...]

mama joins the silly hat club.

Before I made the baby wolf-ish hat, I cast-on in bulky yarn (LB’s wool-ease thick & quick). I knew it would be huge, so I set it aside to work on the baby hat. After I finished it and actually liked the finished object, I went back to work on the other. It is HUGE, [...]

too many photos of a silly hat

I finished knitting this, today. I left my yarn needle in Jason’s car (remember, I attached the bear’s limbs in the car on Sunday?), so I just left the ends hanging. I just HAD to take some photos, though. I used this pattern, but I modified it a bit.

1.) I didn’t use seed stitch for [...]