365.267: gray wolf

By Lisa Gutierrez on 09/24/2009

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

only not. :P

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cool hat, dude.

By Lisa Gutierrez on 09/19/2009

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 next time, I’d increase the cast-on by 10-15 stitches to make it longer and more comfortable on my large noggin.

This is a really great pattern. It’s simple, but the end result is super interesting!

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mama joins the silly hat club.

By Lisa Gutierrez on 09/14/2009

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, but comfy. It has a chin strap, so i can actually take it off and it just hangs to the back, hoodie-like.


mama wolf [1]mamawolf2-

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too many photos of a silly hat

By Lisa Gutierrez on 09/11/2009

blurry wolf babeI 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 the center portion or ribbing for the edges.
2.) I changed the cast-off number for the back-shaping.
3.) When knitting the back, I worked the last stitch of each row WITH the corresponding stitch from each of the sides. Does that make sense? It eliminated the back seams, but also left the ears open.

Next time, I’ll decrease at the center back edge, because it seems kinda…poofy, as is. pretty neat, though! I searched for a while for a hat pattern with pointy ears incorporated into the shaping. I’m going to figure out a way to make them taller next time. If I can accomplish that, it would resemble Max, from Where the Wild Things Are. See?



wolf baby [3]
wolf baby [4]

365.253: wolf babywolf baby [2]

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365.251: i finally finished!

By Lisa Gutierrez on 09/09/2009

the stitch-monster-ruffley-scallop-edge-blanket of doom is finally finished!! I bound off 700 stitches. SEVEN HUDNRED! ah!

blanket [2]

blanket [3]

Pattern: Round/Pinwheel Baby Blanket
Yarn: Bernat Satin in sea shell, taupe, and white
Needles: 60″ US 8 circular
Border: scallop edge worked after increasing to 450 stitches.

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