weekend knitting
I had so much knitting time yesterday! It was absolutely blissful, especially since I spent much of Saturday cleaning the kitchen and doing laundry. Blech.
After much deliberation, I frogged the top-down-raglan of questionable color (see previous entry for picture). I just got tired of looking at the thing, and it wasn't making me happy to knit, and that yarn is soft and cuddly and destined to be something else. Not that sweater, though.
So, I decided to pick up another color of Kool Wool out of my stash and see what warm cuddly goodness I could make. Something quick and dirty, and gratifying, like, perhaps, this:
Meet the London Beanie, my new best friend.
I *love* the London Beanie. It's a quick and easy pattern, and it looks darn cute! I also knitted a matching skinny scarf -- here's the set -- and here's what I look like in it on Sunday when I'm relaxing.
So Jacob got a little jealous of my cute hat and requested one for himself. So I knit him one - yesterday! I sat outside in a camping chair with my friend Jenna, and I knit his hat. It's so quick. Jacob's hat is black with blue stripes -- picture soon. I must say, knitting happens so fast when you're drinking a beer in the sun and chatting with a friend...
In knitblog world news, Anne Marie has come back to her blog! If you've never read Anne Marie, you're missing out. Go read. (And I'm not biased, even if she is one of my closest friends.)
Hmm. What else to tell. I'm really busy with play rehearsal right now, and although I love being in plays, I'm longing for my nights to be free again, so I can knit and spend time with my Jacob and my schmoos. The play opens next Thursday..maybe I'll tell you more about that later.
Oh! I won something! Yay! And congrats to Larissa for embarking on such a neat art installation.
Needing a new project...a cute sweater...but MUST USE STASH YARN. I repeat: MUST USE STASH YARN. Over and out.
Comments (19)
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Posted by http://www.e-slots.info | October 31, 2004 1:31 AM
v. cute hat! congrats on the prize!
Posted by Heather | October 6, 2004 2:44 PM
Hi. I just ran across your knitting blog and LOVE the London Beanie. Is it possible to ask you to email me the pattern or is this something that I have to buy from you? Thank you and hapy knitting!
Marie
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Posted by marie | October 6, 2004 12:52 PM
Hi Carrie--London Beanie is great! Does it get that cold in Georgia? I am going to try Kool Wool soon. I *squished* it at the store, and have been thinking about it since... what to make with it?
Posted by Lauren | October 5, 2004 11:43 AM
I just love the feeling of having eveything done and being able to do whatever you like without feeling guilty! Very cute hat & scarf set!
Posted by Eilene | October 5, 2004 10:23 AM
howdyhoo! My friend Ruth (I link to her) just posted a sweaterish deal that used stash and looks super duper easy....
Hope to see you soon, my singing pal! xoxoMJ
Posted by mj | October 5, 2004 9:26 AM
I love the beanie, I am going to give it a try. I have a question for you, do you have any patterns for mohair hats? The lacy kind~ real cute?? Hey, tonight I am starting an Atlanta stitch n bitch! Every Tuesday~ it's on!
luv,
c
Posted by Camille | October 5, 2004 9:14 AM
PS. Are you crazy? I loved your top-down raglan. You have done kilt (killed) it.
Posted by Anne Marie | October 5, 2004 8:52 AM
My fiancee saw me reading your blog over his shoulder and liked the hat so much that I'm going to have to make one now! But that's okay because it looks fun and easy to knit!
Let's hear it for beers and knitting!
Posted by Jen S. | October 5, 2004 8:51 AM
Okay, I takes me MANY days to knit a London Beanie. Your are super human.
Congrats on winning the coffee. Don't drink it...you might even knit faster (this is bad because you will run out of yarn and want to go buy more and then you will convince me to go to the yarn store with you and I will buy more and so help me I will never pay off my American Express bill).
Posted by Anne Marie | October 5, 2004 8:51 AM
Ace hat and scarf set! There's nothing like hats for instant gratification :)
Posted by jen | October 5, 2004 8:31 AM
Super cute hat. And you look super cute in it! Way to go, FO girl!
Posted by jenny | October 5, 2004 5:43 AM
I love days when all you do is sit and lounge and knit! Just the idea that you have ALL THIS FREE TIME YOU CAN DO ANYTHING WITH! And I lvoe sitting with friends and knitting! You're chillin', hanging out, and before you know it, while you're not even paying attention, FINISHED OBJECT! WOOOOOO!!!!!
Posted by Lara | October 4, 2004 11:42 PM
Thank you for your links to other knitting blogs. I just deleted half of the list of the ones I read. UGH! Cute hat!
Posted by Tina | October 4, 2004 10:56 PM
The hat is very cute, indeed! Glad you found some time to relax and knit this weekend.
Posted by Valerie | October 4, 2004 9:10 PM
Super cute hat! I love really simple, great looking projects like that, especially when you know you'll get alot of wear out of them because they go with everything. You'll be so cute as the weather gets chilly. Your friend Jenna sounds awesome ;)
Posted by A Different Jenna | October 4, 2004 8:18 PM
Cute hat, cute girl!
I loooove making stripey hats. I made one for Casey and he just loves it- it makes me happy that he wears it all winter long. I am sure Jacob will do the same.
I am so glad that Anne Marie is back too- we missed her! :)
Posted by frecklegirl | October 4, 2004 7:00 PM
love that hat. i'm gonna have to try that kool wool. i keep hearing a knit bud of mine rave about it. but i am devoted to the stash right now. maybe later. the scarf is great too. i have meaning to try that pattern and i've got some stash that would love to be a cute little beanie.
Posted by froggy | October 4, 2004 6:33 PM
Couldn't you dye the sweater yarn? It looks light enough that it would do well. I am a queen of frogging however and have been known to repeatedly rip out entire pieces of knitting simply because of some obscure little "error" 113 rows back. If you do it often enough, it doesn't hurt anymore.
And yay! for quick and easy knits!! Love the hat.
Posted by peggy | October 4, 2004 4:51 PM