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Dartmouth hats

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Dartmouth College Skiway is where my brother spends his working hours.  So I decided to knit some earflap hats in Dartmouth Green for him and his wife.

Other than substituting the yarn (I can’t get Spud & Chloe yarn locally and prefer to see it in person before I buy) and eliminating the ties, I followed to pattern exactly.  Cascade 220 in Jet and Forest Green. It’s not a perffect match to Dartmouth Green but it’s close enough.   Sometimes it’s hard to find the exact school colors in yarn.  Using less than one skein of each color for both hats, I still have some yarn leftover for another small project.  Maybe matching mitts?

Mr. Aitch and I sometimes have a hard time telling the front from the back on our hats so I wove in a small piece of yellow yarn along the back crocheted edge on these.

It’s not visible on the outside and should be bright enough to see in the dark days of winter.

Hostess gifts

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Mr. Aitch and I rode the Harley to my brother’s in New Hampshire and I thought I’d post pictures of some of the gifts we are giving to our host and hostess.

These are a few of the Leafy Washcloths I knitted using these this pattern and this one.

I found these cute leaf-shaped soaps and thought they would be the perfect complement to the wash cloths.

My sister-in-law loved them!

Elizabeth Zimmerman – motorcycle mama

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I understand that Elizabeth Zimmerman, knitter extraordinaire, was able to knit while riding on the back of her husband’s motorcycle.  Mr. Aitch and I will be riding to New Hampshire soon and as much as I’d like to be able to devote 11 hours to my knitting, I just don’t think I can knit on the back of the Harley.  He wouldn’t like it if I accidentally stabbed him in the back with a pointy stick.

This picture is from our trip to Newfoundland.  I like how I got the reflection of my hand in the mirror.

I like need to see where I’m going.  Plus I’ll be the navigator with a paper copy of our directions and a GPS app for my iPhone.

We’re taking the scenic route to avoid Interstate 95, the huge trucks and the 85 mph speedsters.  A good portion of the trip will not be on major highways.

Since I do the actual packing, I can sneak some knitting into our limited luggage space so I’ll have something to work on in the evenings.  Just have to figure out what that will be.

Turning another leaf

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I found another leaf washcloth pattern and finished it up this morning.  This one is knit from the tip to the stem.  I like how the ribs are raised and give it dimension.

I now have three leafy washcloth patterns I can knit.  I’d like to make my own pattern using elements of all three.

Yarn is Sugar & Cream color Sage.

Needles: Size 7 US though the pattern called for 4 or 5.  I just used what I had right in front of me.

This pattern had a few “Huh?” moments so I don’t think it is truly a beginner pattern.

It says to cast on two stitches after a few rows are knitted but no cast on method was suggested.  I used the cable cast on and it seemed to work out fine.  The directions also said to k2tog then bind off one stitch which sounded strange to me but I did just that and it turned out fine.

I’m really pleased with the end result.

Do you ever get hooked on a shape, color, technique, or designer?  I’m hooked on leaves right now.  And washcloths.