#palamonhat

Y'all I LIVED in this hat last week, lol. But we are officially back to "normal" now that the water boil notice has been lifted! Donate to your local food banks if you can, folks. You never know when the community might need some unexpected support. Also, I am so over winter. Yarn is Cricket DK from @anzulaluxuryfibers and pattern is a modification of the Palamon Hat by @karendawnknits. #palamonhat #anzulaluxuryfibers #connieleeknits https://www.instagram.com/p/CLuog8jp0Bb/?igshid=cvdcmb77z593

Found this languishing WIP while rummaging around over the holidays and decided to see if I could finish it - luckily I had stopped in just the right place to enable me to pick it back up again! Pattern is a modification of the #palamonhat by @karendawnknits using Cricket from @anzulaluxuryfibers. Unfortunately, all my knitting lately led to strained muscles in my left hand! I'm trying to behave myself for a few days now. :( #connieleeknits https://www.instagram.com/p/CJzqwKQpjPS/?igshid=1btmimhwpefic

Eep, I'm falling behind! I think I can knock out two with this one, though. #fiberuarychallenge Coffee or tea? Well, I was never much of a coffee drinker - until my baby who didn't like to sleep turned into a toddler who still doesn't like to sleep. O.o So I started drinking coffee only recently but I'm trying to wean myself back off of it (or at least down to only one cup a day) and I just discovered this herbal tea/coffee substitute called Teeccino. Has anyone else tried it? It's actually not bad! Except for the fact that there's no caffeine... But then, that's kind of the point! Preferred yarn weight? Well, it used to be worsted almost exclusively, like this pair from @karendawnknits (my Granny requested a #palamonhat!) but then I started using DK and sport weight yarns and that was my jam for a while, but THEN I started working with fingering weight yarns and people started accusing me of knitting! 😆 I've found that by using a finer weight yarn, crocheting more easily becomes something that folks will do a second take for - I sometimes call it my secret trick! The finer stitches make a more delicate fabric and I've kind of fallen in love with that. 🥰 https://www.instagram.com/p/BtyvEA-lXdU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bqufp52l3201

I *might* have a texture crush! This is detail on my second #palamonhat, designed by @karendawnknits. I wanted v2 to be slouchy, so I started with a longer brim and I kind of fell in love with the slipped stitches of Section A so I just kept doing more of those! 🤭 Yarn is Cricket by @anzulaluxuryfibers! #anzula #anzulacricket #knithat #giftknitting #giftalong2018head #giftalong2018 #GAL2018 https://www.instagram.com/p/BrvzzhjlwUS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ejd0wevpixk4

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

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