Oh, yes. I decided to learn how to knit. I made this hat with yarn I found in a box in our spare room (we just moved, so exciting things are hidden everywhere), and an unmarked set of circular knitting needles I found for $1 at Value Village. There may or may not be a giant hole in one place, and the heavy weight of the pom pom may or may not be unsuitable for this particular loosely-knit hat. But it's awesome.
And now I can knit! Ribbed knit hat pattern: https://classycrochet.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/free-pattern-ribbed-knit-hat/ Slip knots + casting on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-pVEMScTlk Joining in the round: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXJpwbE0mtk Knit: http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/20/ae/a9/20aea9a73eef1c71ae1fd87f0557d814.jpg Purl: https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3299/3194855036_aa46e40e20_o.jpg Knit below: http://www.knittinghelp.com/video/play/knit-below-continental Purl below: http://www.knittinghelp.com/video/play/purl-below-continental Slip slip knit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iiu9Ej-LGo Fastening/binding off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gE84o8mNFg Pattern: here
Yarn: bulky [5] Loom: rectangular Scarflet is a silly-sounding word... Anyway, I made one. My very first one. It's also my 3rd loom-knitting project (see the other two here and here). I've wanted a scarf of this style for about a year, but the yarn and the pattern I was using last year just weren't working the way I'd envisioned they would. It's not WIP Wednesday yet, but the pre-scheduled post won't be going live on Wednesday. It's going live right now. That's because I finished the item sooner than planned. :)
In about 10 minutes, you'll see the full post. Yeehah! At first, I wasn't sure if I'd knit this hat to be long enough in the back. I haven't stopped wearing it on cold days since it was completed, though, so... It's super comfy, warm, and, well, kind of adorable.
You can see the first loom project I made here. I might make a slouchy one with the earth tones yarn, too. Because, well. Winter is cold here. At a thrift store last week, I found a partially knitted on loom for a few dollars. After taking a quick look at, I realized that loom knitting seemed easy enough. I did a brief internet search for instructions, made a hat in a few hours, then unraveled the hat since it would only fit a small toddler.
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