I’ve been going to Whistler regularily. At least twice a month. Either for WFM Board meetings or to get together with Gabi. We’ve been collaborating quite a bit this year and I’m excited about even more work that we discussed yesterday.
Friday day meetings means I get to sit back and enjoy the bus ride to Whistler. It’s awesome, environmentally correct and I don’t have motion sickness so the knitting is extreme. I was thrilled to finally finish my Urchin Hat. (Ysolda Teague) This has to be the best design for thick and thin yarn. The design is exceptional. It is really a revolution for hat construction. Even though the pattern has been out for a while…(.free on her website or from Knitty) I’ve been too busy doing my own thing to want to knit anyone else’s patterns…However this one stuck.
I found myself with an extra skein of Koi Pond, and well, here is the result.
My alterations to the pattern overlapped some of the short rowing a bit more and I jumped the gauge to 10mm needles to accommodate the yarn and to have more of an exaggerated tam. .
I love, love, love the hat and the yarn. I wore it around the house today. I want to knit one for everyone I know. I want everyone I know who knits to knit one. It’s not like I don’t have plenty of hand spun that will fit the bill.
I’m oddly and eagerly looking forward to my next bus ride. I think I’ll knit another one.