Ian's Hat

I learned a long time ago that combining colors is not always my strength. I tend to stay with blues and purples and rarely go into the yellows and greens. So when my son's friend Ian wanted a hat with burnt orange and forest green with a checkerboard pattern, I just went ahead with it, even though I would not put these two colors together on my own. See? Colors are not my strength. I think it looks wonderful.

 

Materials:
Encore Worsted Weight 
   Amount: 1 skein of burnt orange (A) and forest green (B)S

   Knitting Gauge: 4 stitches = 1" on #9 needles

Needles: US8 and US9 circular 16-inch; one set US9 DPN or size needed to obtain gauge
   Stitch marker

 stitches = 1" on #9 needles

Chroma Slouchy Hat

  

Have you tried KnitPicks Chroma yarn?

I ordered this yarn because I liked the colors, but oh my!! the softness. I have read that some people don't like it because it has some shubs and thin areas, but in this patterns, that only adds to the character of the hat.

Materials:
Chroma Worsted Weight in Midwinter
   Amount: 1 skein: 198 yards/100 gram ball
   Content: 70% Wool, 30% Nylon
   Knitting Gauge: 4 stitches = 1" on #9 needles

Timing is not everything

Ok, so my timing is not great. It's 3:08 a.m. and I decided to create a blog. I have thought about doing this for awhile, but alas, after writing all day at work, I only want to knit. However, I do want to start doing recording my knitting project and designs. Plus now that I am not working, I may want to write in a blog more often.
But now I am tired. Hopefully, I can get some sleep and work on this in the morning.