Kitty Cuffs

Once again, my love of cats and fingerless gloves combine. This pattern is also from Cat Knit (See post of November 20, 2022). I wish I would have used a darker color for the cats on the cuffs, but it still beautiful and comfortable. I used Woolike yarn from Loops and Threads. 

 

 

Lacy Hoods

Every year, I tried to make gifts for the wonderful women in my "Diva" group. We are a group of mothers whose children were in high school theater and became friends. Then our kids all went off to college and jobs all through the US. (Mine became a CPA in Fort Collins, CO and a film editor in Hollywood.) Although they may be scattered to the winds, we stayed together and meet about every six weeks or so. They are my dearest friends. 

Last Christmas I made each of them these cowl/hoods, mainly because one of my friends doesn't wear hats. They can keep the cold out from their neck and head with this delicate hood. I made hoods in beige, rose, light blue, and dark blue. One of these days, I'll make a purple one for me. 

This is a free pattern on Ravelry at this link. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/jennylous-lace-cowl 

Flowered Headband for a Cold House

We live in a solar house. Although it is over 4200 square feet, our utilities bill is always under $15.00. No kidding! But there is a downside to a solar house: the temperature swings. 

We rarely turn on our furnace. My husband (who is an solar house architect) is so determined to keep our utility bill low, I have to spend the first hour of the morning bundled up. The south side of the house is all glass so as soon as the sun comes up, the house warms up quickly. The problem then it might get too hot by late afternoon. We don't try to cool it down because when the sun goes down we need that heat for the evening and nighttime. 

Now I am naturally able to take cool weather and in fact prefer it. So this is the headband I use in the morning until the sun does its duty.  It keep my ears warm enough as I drink my first (and second) cup of coffee. Unfortunately I don't remember where I got this pattern. It is done in double-knit stockinette so it is pretty thick. The yarn is a Lion Brand acrylic. I will do an update if I come across the pattern. 

 

Happy Thanksgiving (in U.S.)

 Hope you enjoy your holiday with friends and family and your turkey is moist and tasty!

Colorado Hats in a family of sizes

 

I live in the beautiful state of Colorado. Our home is south of the Denver area in the foothills. So here is my Colorado hat in three sizes. One of my best friends recently became a grandma. Her son is a friend of my son's so I have known him for a long time. When I heard they were having a baby, I knitted a family of Colorado hats for them, as well as some Denver Bronco booties (to be featured in the future). I was hoping to get a picture of the entire family in the hats soon, and when I do, I will post it.

Meanwhile, I included a free pattern for the infant hat. Enjoy.

Colorado Ski Hat – infant size

Worsted weight yarn in blue, red, white and yellow.  None of the colors need a full skein

Size 5 (5.0 mm) needles

Size 6 (5.5 mm) needles

Tapestry needle

Gauge: 8 sts and 12 rows = 2” in Stockinette

 

With smaller needles, cast on 52.  Work ribbing as: K2. P2 for 2 inches.

 

Switch to large needles and knit 2 rows.

Row 1: Knit --. Work row 1 of the chart. Knit remainder of the row.

Row 2: Purl --. Work row 2 of the chart. Purl remainder of the row.

Continue working the chart with the solid color on each side, remembering to change to white at row 5 and back to blue at row 11. Knit with blue

Crown:

Row 1: SSK, knit 11, k2tog six times (78 stitches).

Row 2: Knit and all even-numbered rows.

Row 3: SSK, knit 9, k2tog six times (66 stitches).

Row 4: Knit and all even-numbered rows.

Row 5: SSK, knit 7, k2tog six times (54 stitches).

Row 7 SSK, knit 5, k2tog six times (42 stitches).

Row 9: SSK, knit 3, k2tog six times (30 stitches).

Row 11: SSK, knit 1, k2tog six times (18 stitches).

Row 13: k3tog six times (6 stitches).

Cut yarn. Thread yarn with tapestry needle and yarn through remaining stitches. 

Sew back seam, matching the color of yarn to the hat.  Weave in all ends.

 

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To purchase adult size, go to this site: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/colorado-adult-hat