FO Friday: Ribbed Beanie
I got a lot of knitting done during jury duty this week. (No, I wasn’t on a trial, just sitting in an air conditioned waiting room for a while and then the last juror in the selection room for a longer while so it was obvious I wasn’t ever going to get questioned.)
I finished up this beanie for my cousin for Christmas. I’m happy to report that I’ve already finished four winter holiday gifts as part of my Holiday Stashdown Challenge. Yay!
This was a quick knit on size 15 needles.
I used Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick for the cuff…
… and two strands of Moda Dea Tweedle Dee for the rest of the hat. This is a great stash buster. I used a simple 3 by 3 ribbing throughout. I plan to make something similar for my other cousin (his brother) in a different colorway. You can see my Ravelry project page here. I tried it on MC to verify that it would fit a grown man, but I wasn’t able to lure him out into the blazing sun to model for a finished picture.
For more finished objects, visit Tami’s Amis.
Nope, I wouldn’t be volunteering to model a bulky hat in this weather either
Looks like the perfect colour choices – DH likes any colour as long as it’s black or grey …
Hahaha, I’m sure my cousins are the same, Minding My Own Stitches.
I wouldn’t model that in this weather either!! But it is a lovely hat- I really like the 2 tones of gray. And so awesome that you could use up stash in a fun way!
Thanks, Mary! I love grey tones, too.
This is why I purchased a mannequin head. I don’t have to model anything!
My mannequin head is styrofoam, and between being dropped a few times and being played with by my cat, it is totally useless for pictures now, Vanessa!
LOL! I can’t say I blame him … I love chunky hats and this one is a winner!
Thanks, Evelyn! Since you have excellent taste in hats, I will take this as a very high compliment!
great hat very manly colours
Thanks, Sue! I tried to pick something as masculine as possible.
It turned out so well. YAY for stashbusting. I’m in love with it at the moment. Loving the space I am making and turning all them into something that I originally planned to.
Thanks, Wool Diaries. There definitely is something wonderful about clearing out the space and having more finished projects.