Handspun Heaven

 Sometimes magic happens when you least expected it.
 
My one and only experiment in spinning a bulky yarn - I always tend towards the finer stuff - was the perfect candidate for the great stash knit down of 2015 as I knew it would knit up super quick.
 
Ravelry was my friend here, as I used it to search my own library for bulky knit projects.  I had almost completely forgotten about this hat, but I knew it would be perfect.
 
Quincy, by Jared Flood
Made In Brooklyn book 1 for Classic Elite
My own bulky handspun - from 16 oz of merino wool by Ashland Bay in Sandalwood
Addi Turbo 24 inch US 10.5 circulars
US 10 DPN's (borrowed from Mom)
November 23 - 27, 2015
 
The really cool thing is that the hat is knit in a wide strip which is then twisted.  I loved the look of that strip so very much - with the built in I-cord on the edge - that I decided to make a matching scarf.  I followed the directions for the hat, but just kept knitting until I had it as long as I wanted it to be. November 25 - 28, 2015
 
I really wish you could see the yarn in person.  The wool was a yellow-orange base with streaks of all sorts of different colors in it, and it made a beautifully heathered yarn with lots of depth to it.  I actually withheld 1.5 oz of the yarn just because it was so pretty, and will be hanging it for display in my corner of the basement!
 



Comments

SO darn cute. Is the scarf separate?

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