FO: Little Miss Muffet Beret

And another one down. Another one down.

Pattern: Rollin' Beret from Wooly Wormhead
Yarn: Misti Baby Alpaca Chunky, Aquamarine
Needles: 5.5mm DPNs
Size: Large
Mods: None really. The pattern offers you the choice of two sizes, with or without an I-chord tail thingy. I didn't need an umbilical chord coming off of my head, so I knit a little nubbin'. The last hat I made kept coming undone at the center, so I think the I-chord nubbin' will keep it together.

I've been lusting for this yarn for awhile, and generally keeping my eye out for something to knit with it. I don't need a sweater or a wrap, so I'd been a little stumped. Then cute berets and beanies started appearing on the knit interwebs, and of course Real Simple did the spread 'o ridiculously expensive machine knit hats.

It was a no brainer to run down to Knit Happens immediately, and I cast-on right there in the store. Many thanks to Holly for helping me to come to terms with the fact that not only was a baby blue hat going to match my own baby blues*, but it matches my brown coat too. People, I'm not a pastel kinda girl. This is huge.

Naturally I found the pattern on Ravelry. There's nothing much to knitting a beret, but it was helpful to find someone who'd typed up the maths for a chunky weight yarn. My only regret is that I didn't knit the smaller size. If I were to do it all again, I'd knit the smaller size, and I'd work more than 5 inches before starting the decreases.

The final result is a bit more milk-maiden than swingin' hep cat. But it's cute and warm, and it works. Another satisfied customer.

Yet... yet... there's a small part of me that is already thinking I might need to do this one over. If it's smaller, it might actually fit more like a beret. Baaaaah I hate frogging and starting over! But... but... I wanted a beret. I'm also a bit lazy, and I'm a far cry from a perfectionist.

Should I stay or should I go? What would YOU do?

Mail Call

I got a wonderful little package in the mail this weekend. Meghann, the sweetheart behind Radiant Twist Yarns, sent me two skeins of her superwash merino sock yarn in the Iced Mocha colorway, just enough for a snuggly pair of socks. Definitely check out her Etsy Shop to pick up some for yourself.

Thank you, Meghann! You're a doll!

Sadly, the yarn doesn't smell like a cuppa, but the creamy color more than makes up for it. Iced Mocha is part of her semi-solid, monochromatic collection, and quite honestly I'm not sure what to knit with it. I think I can do something a bit lacy because the colors won't compete with an intricate pattern, but then again, the colorway might be manly enough for B.

I've got three sock pattern books burning a whole in my bookshelf. I think I've got too much to choose from, and I haven't even looked around Ravelry for this one. Ya'll got any ideas?

Already In The Frog Pond

A few weeks ago I may have mentioned a certain pair of secret socks that I had underway. Well, the whole thing is still all in my head and ready to be committed to stitches, but wouldn't you know I had to frog the toes? Even though I swatched, I ended up with hugemongous socks that might have fit feet twice my size.

I haven't yet mustered up the energy to start them over again. Meh, they're just socks right? But you see, I'm the crazy person whose doing color work on two socks at once. That's a four-stranded tangled mess at every turn.

I apparently cannot, under any circumstances, knit one sock at a time. I knit my first pair of socks two at once, and I'll knit all socks two at once. I'm a stubborn ole jenny, if you know what I mean.

* I've taken poetic license here. In the interest of full disclosure I must confess that my eyes are actually steely-gray-blue.

Comments

[jennsquared]

Hahaha my first pair is also two socks at once! And I probably will never go to the one sock deal either. I'm too afraid I'm gonna get SSS!!!

I am also lazy so I would just leave the hat the way it is. :)

[Jeannie]

Cute hat! It looks like a very quick knit too. But I can see why you'd want to do it over. If it were me, I would gift that one and make another one for myself with the changes.

You're brave for trying to do two color work socks at once. I'm strictly a two at once socks girl myself, but I have to go to singles with color work.

[tiennie]

Love this beret! Such a pretty color!

[Grad School Knitter]

I had the same experience with the beret I just knit... I made it one and thought it would be too small so I added one more repeat and after it got wet (in the rain in DC this weekend) I think it stretched out a bit. But I have lots of that yarn left over so I'd rather just make a new one than rip the original out!

[Meghann]

Yeah! I'm so glad you enjoy the yarn;) And gorgeous photo!!!

[Heather]

Milk maiden, haha!! No, it's cute, keep it and wear it with pride:)

[Jennie]

The hat is super cute. :) And yummy yarn enhancement.

[olga]

very sweet little hat! I love the color of that yarn, would make nice socks.

I just have to let you know that I turned the heel on your toe up monkeys.......they are BEAUTIFUL!!!! Thank you VERY much for converting this pattern. I need to try to do that to other patterns..I only do toe up. Nancy

[Valerie]

Aw, just knit another one, you know you want to. ;) It's very cute.

[Shannon]

I'm not a pastel person either, but I am a total sucker for chocolate brown and baby blue.

[Heather]

Hi Jen,
I just wanted to wish you a Happy New Year !!
Take care,
Heather

[olga]

hello? is this thing on? Are you still with us? Miss you. Hope all is well.

[Laura]

Hello

Not seen you for ages. Hope you are well and had a lovely holiday :)

xx

[tiennie]

Where did you go? Come back! Come back!

[Pruitt30JEANINE]

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[loan]

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