FO: Noro Hat
This is my (not so) Noro Hat. I put some projects aside and cast on for this, focusing on this project only since Tuesday afternoon. I realized that the cheap Walmart stocking caps I had bought were really not doing a good job of keeping me warm, specifically my ears. I work outdoors and tend to get earaches regularly in the fall and winter if I don't keep them covered and warm.
Details:
Pattern - Noro Hat by Saartje de Bruijn
Yarn - Just under 2 balls of Patons SWS in Natural Denim
Needles - Knitpicks Options circulars, size 7
Notes:
This was, suprisingly, my first knitted hat. I don't really consider myself a beginner these days, but for some reason I've just never made a hat.
Patons SWS yarn is gorgeous and I have been in love with it and used it for several projects. However, it is equally as frustrating to knit with. It is splitty, has slubs and for some reason, I regularly find knots. The two balls I used for this project had at least two knots each. Ridiculous!
I used a 24" interchangeable circular. It didn't take long for the decreases to make everything fit too tightly on the circ, so at 75 stitches I decided to switch to DPNs because I don't have any smaller cables. Little did I know how utterly annoying it is to purl across needles with DPNs. I took the opportunity to try Magic Loop for the first time and I think it worked fairly well. I'm glad I added on a couple of longer cables when I ordered my Options set.
Details:
Pattern - Noro Hat by Saartje de Bruijn
Yarn - Just under 2 balls of Patons SWS in Natural Denim
Needles - Knitpicks Options circulars, size 7
Notes:
This was, suprisingly, my first knitted hat. I don't really consider myself a beginner these days, but for some reason I've just never made a hat.
Patons SWS yarn is gorgeous and I have been in love with it and used it for several projects. However, it is equally as frustrating to knit with. It is splitty, has slubs and for some reason, I regularly find knots. The two balls I used for this project had at least two knots each. Ridiculous!
I used a 24" interchangeable circular. It didn't take long for the decreases to make everything fit too tightly on the circ, so at 75 stitches I decided to switch to DPNs because I don't have any smaller cables. Little did I know how utterly annoying it is to purl across needles with DPNs. I took the opportunity to try Magic Loop for the first time and I think it worked fairly well. I'm glad I added on a couple of longer cables when I ordered my Options set.