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Permalink Reply by JEN V. on December 9, 2009 at 9:58pm

You're a better woman than I! I cannot stand this yarn! I tried for months to turn it into a beautiful sweater for my MIL. No way, no how. I thought maybe knitting it would be easier than my many failed crochet attempts. Nope. I was wrong there too. But you are so right - it's simply luxurious yarn! How old is the little one you made it for?

Permalink Reply by Julienne Abrahamson on December 10, 2009 at 7:05am

LOLOLOL!!! I totally had to rip out and restart like 5 times before I got the hang of handling this yarn again (I made a scarf for my MIL out of it earlier this year). I knitted, I ripped, I knitted again, I ripped again, I crocheted, I ripped yet again, etc, etc.... so eventually this became a crocheted project on a size K needle. I just had to remember to pull the yarn enough to make loops I could see. Ya, I totally understand what you mean, cause it kinda feels like you're trying to fight the yarn the whole way through! I almost just decided to finger-crochet the stuff, but a plain, loose DC on my trusty size K finally did the trick. The little one is 2 1/2 and she just loves purple. I was going to save some of this great yarn for the brim of a hat, but what you see is all I had left, and it was just enough for the scarf. Oh, well, the hat will be done in two more shades of purple.

Permalink Reply by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on December 10, 2009 at 6:17pm

OK, one more completed, and two to go... home stretch time! This is a little hat for one of our young nephews - it's so hard to pick toys for them because they are getting too old for toys really... This hat is knit using the Warm Ribbed Winter Hat pattern, Swish Worsted yarn in Squirrel with a bit of Swish Worsted in Gray. I used size US 7 needles - Options, of course.

And this is a little different view of the hat.

Now to cast on for another of these wonderful hats... nearly done with my Christmas knitting. --S

Permalink Reply by Marta on December 10, 2009 at 6:57pm

I like it Susan.... Nice subtle color and nice stripe!

Permalink Reply by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on December 10, 2009 at 7:39pm

Marta, Thanks, I did an entire hat using the gray, and just had a little bit left... this was to make the yarn I had go further, and to break up the color a bit... the gray and the squirrel heather go well together. --S

Permalink Reply by Marta on December 10, 2009 at 8:57pm

I hear you about 'washable', especially for guy stuff! I just finished another 'Skip' hat tonight. This one is Adobo Swish Bulky. Looks really nice. Very simple hat I've made for three of the men in the family. They all love it. What's not to like about a good warm beanie?

Permalink Reply by cherylbwaters on December 10, 2009 at 7:17pm

Cute hat, Susan. I think that is a great gift for those in between years.

Permalink Reply by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on December 10, 2009 at 7:27pm

Thanks all! I think it's a winner... plus being knit from Swish, it is totally washable! Win-win.
I was going to cast on the second such hat for the other nephew, came back to the computer and there were a huge number of emails.... I can't get off the computer for 30 minutes without you gals going wild! --S

Permalink Reply by cherylbwaters on December 10, 2009 at 7:37pm

Hmmm..... I know what you mean.

Permalink Reply by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on December 12, 2009 at 9:22pm

Next to the last Christmas project completed.

Second hat for the "other" nephew:

And to see the two hats, so you know they really are different:

One more pair of socks (for the DS) and I am finished... I will cast on tomorrow. --S

Permalink Reply by cherylbwaters on December 13, 2009 at 6:48am

Great job, Susan.

Permalink Reply by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on December 13, 2009 at 6:52am

Cheryl,
Thanks... I gotr done! --S

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