Made myself a hat – so now I’m all ready for winter!! Haha, if only it were that easy!
I had been looking on ravelry for a hat that would use up more of my stash of 12 ply (Bulky), whilst looking great AND keeping my noggin and ears warm. I found the Lomond, a free pattern on ravelry (you’ll need a ravelry account to access it). I modified it a bit, by making the needle sizes one smaller than the pattern stated (which is larger than what my 12 ply yarn recommends anyway). It made the hat fit more snugly, which is exactly how I like them. And I made my pompom a bit scraggly, kind of reminds me of a wet sheep, haha!!
So excited about how well it turned out. Love it!
Well, it happened. I ran out of yarn well before it made it into a beanie. But hey, it actually makes a really good winter headband. Its meant to be raining this weekend… maybe the humidity and temperature will drop enough that I can try it out!
So Ive been doing a bit more stashbusting. The yarn is Patons Jet (a 12ply or Bulky), and its lovely. So lovely I convinced myself that I would have enough in the blue and yellow to make a beanie. As I progress, I can see it may not be so! Im thinking I will just modify it into a thick headband of sorts. I’m making up the pattern as I go, so that should be pretty easy!
Have any of you made it too far through a project and realised there wasnt enough yarn? Any interesting modifications? Id love to know!
Sewing, knitting, and pattern making!
