I'm pretty sure knitting with double pointed needles requires some sort of innate voodoo knowledge... O.o #withoutapaddle hat pattern by @kinoknits; yarn is @cascadeyarns 220 Superwash Sport Multi in Blues. #giftalong2018head #kinoknits #220superwash #knithat #giftalong2018 #GAL2018 https://www.instagram.com/p/BroIYHSFM1o/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ljvtahbbhut2

So my #withoutapaddle hat is knitting up with some interesting color pooling using @cascadeyarns 220 Superwash Sport Multi! I'm excited to see how this turns out! Pattern is by @kinoknits. #kinoknits #giftalong2018head #knithat #knitting #holidaymakers #holidayknitting #handmadehat #handmadeholidays #giftalong2018 #GAL2018 https://www.instagram.com/p/BrfuDQ1FncH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=s5c4i52wlml6

Y'all. This is, somehow, my first wool hat (to keep and wear myself, that is). I can't believe how much warmer it is! 🤯 Yarn: @malabrigoyarn Worsted in Emerald Needles: sizes 7 and 8 @knit_picks Foursquare circulars and DPNs Pattern: Palamon Hat by @karendawnknits #giftalong2018head #giftalong2018 #malabrigoworsted #malabrigoyarn #palamonhat #karendawndesigns #knithat #handmadehat #GAL2018 https://www.instagram.com/p/BrdQPiwlhdR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10rjax2mkwwea

My second #giftalong2018 project, toddler and inevitably accompanying cooties permitting, will be #withoutapaddle by @kinoknits, whom I had the pleasure of meeting this fall at the @intothewoolfiberretreat! The kid clearly felt left out because he demanded I make him a hat, too, on several occasions. He chose the color blue (but not DARK blue) and seems to be satisfied with this selection from my LYS: @cascadeyarns #220superwash sport in a variegated colorway which I believe is simply called Blues. And so my pointy sticks adventures continue. #giftalong2018head #cascadeyarns #cascade220 #yarnporn #iloveyarn #blueyarn #blues https://www.instagram.com/p/BrOEzH1lhpd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mvnw2n3mlra3

This year decided to try to tame the Opadoo and already finished 2 of 8 legs. I'm not very fast enough but I'll try to complete it on time. And here is my "not cabled" hat and "Mod Mismatch Slippers" for this year's #gal2018 I have another 6 legs to finish. Wish me luck 😊 #giftalong2018 #giftalong2018head # giftalong2018 # giftalong2018feet #knitting #knit #beanie #knittedhat #ravelry #ravelrypattern #knittersofinstagram #igknitters #instagramknitters #colorsfromspace https://www.instagram.com/p/BrIgDjZlqNe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wa5cr2v08pzn

What am I counting down to? In this moment it's the last few rounds of this hat because dpns are definitely not my favorite! (sorry @karendawnknits) And that's why I will probably always prefer to crochet hats. Although this IS pretty! Pattern is the Palamon Hat by Karen Robinson and yarn is @malabrigoyarn Worsted in Emerald. #giftalong2018challenge #karendawndesigns #malabrigoworsted #giftalong2018head #palamonhat #giftalong2018 https://www.instagram.com/p/BrGXJzGFReW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jc4u60qu273o

There *may* or may not have been an inordinate amount of naughty words said during the first round but my #palamonhat has been cast on! Which makes it my very first (ever) Indie Design Gift-A-Long project! Here's to trying new things! Yarn is @malabrigoyarn Worsted in Emerald and pattern is from @karendawnknits #giftalong2018 #giftalong2018head #malabrigoworsted #karendawndesigns #malabrigo #emerald #malabrigoyarn #knitting #hatknitting #knithat https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq5954hFkUi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1erynsgy4ylsw