I had hoped to join Kat and the Unravelers today with a completed Westerly hat for the first Unraveled post of 2025, but instead I've got a hat with just nine more rows of crown decreases before it's finished. That's okay with me; it should be ready for John to wear in a couple of days when our temperatures will barely reach freezing.
I really love these cables and I had an idea to keep knitting them even after the hat is finished. I'll cast on more stitches than I did for the hat (130 or so?), knit a few rows of ribbing, commence with the cables again, then finish with a few more rows of ribbing. This should (hopefully) produce a nice warm cowl for me. I feel like I can do the cables in my sleep now and this might be a good way to practice cabling without a needle. I'll be tossing the stash for some yarn that says it wants to be a cowl and be casting on soon.
I also want to review what I've knit last year. I knew I didn't knit much, but thank goodness for Ravelry because I sure can't rely on my memory.
Happy New Year Bonny! I agree with your Hydrophilly... that is a gorgeous shawl!
ReplyDeleteI love your Hydrophily, and I'm so glad that you love it, too! I hope you don't end up playing a game of yarn chicken with the hat. The cables are fantastic. I need to knit more cables this year!
ReplyDeleteOh, that hat for John is just perfection! And what a great idea to turn those cables into a cowl for yourself. Brilliant! I love your Hydrophily, too. YES to wearing it more often! Reading Ted Kooser is such a treat. I think I may need to check out Winter Morning Walks for myself. It sounds like a perfect book to have around right now. XO
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! You've had a very productive year. That hat will be just the thing for that Polar Vortex heading out way. I'm looking forward to layering on the handknits again. It's been almost 60 again here for the past week which never feels right.
ReplyDeleteIt's been warm here, too, but gradually getting colder. I'll be finishing the hat today and then casting on for more cables for myself!
DeleteJohn's new hat looks very cozy!
ReplyDeleteYou made beautiful things this year. We will have to get together sometime soon so we can show off our knits in person.
That hat will be perfect for the cold weather coming your way - I think it's coming here, soon, too! Not that I will have time to finish a hat. hahaha!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great hat for John and I love your idea of making a cowl with those gorgeous and squishy cables. I'm glad to see your Hydrophily again - I had forgotten about that pattern and would like to make one! Happy New Year!!
ReplyDeleteYou have been a very prolific blogger during this time of the year, Bonny. Thank you so much for your book review, your knitting review, and all your generous sharing over the past year. I hope that 2025 is full of more knitting and good reading as well as a lot of peace of mind and gratitude. I am certainly grateful for you. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThe cables on the hat are beautiful and they will make a warm cowl. The number of projects is not as important as the joy you found in knitting/making them. They are all beautiful projects. Isn't that little book by Kooser a gem? I think it is particularly meaningful because he was undergoing cancer treatment and so had to walk before the sun came up.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!! I think that hat is done in spirit!! Lovely work!!
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