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finished: noro cowl

noro stockinette cowl

It’s been forever since I talked about this cowl. In fact, it took entirely too long to complete. That’s because my daughter fell in love with fleece and decided wool makes her itchy. (Interestingly enough, she still likes her wool hat and mittens.)

I wasn’t sure whether or not I should keep knitting or rip it out, so it sat in the UFO pile for awhile. Then one day I decided to try it on myself. It fits! It’s snug, but definitely not too small. So I finished it up.

Of course now that I’m thinking of keeping it for myself, she mentioned that she’d wear it if I lined it with fleece. I don’t know. I kind of like finally being finished with this project.

What do you think?

project notes: cowl beginning, noro mittens, noro kitty hat

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my creative space

I found my daughter’s scarf. It was on the lost and found table at school. She’s no longer wearing it, though, because she likes the fleece scarf better. You saw that coming, didn’t you?

noro stockinette cowl

Of course, I had just started working on a cowl to match her hat and mittens. Will she wear it when it’s finished? Maybe if I line it with fleece.

What are you working on today? More creative spaces here.

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finished: noro mittens

noro mittens

This weekend I finished the mittens to match the Kitty Cat Hat. My daughter loves them, but wants to know when I’m going to add a cat face. Really? Can’t we just be happy they got finished before Spring?

When I bought this yarn I asked the store owner if he thought two balls would be enough to make a hat and mittens for a four year old. He didn’t think so and recommended I buy a third ball. I weighed the remaining yarn after I was finished and I had just over 50 grams, which is a little more than one ball.

If you’re thinking the same question, the answer is yes, it’s possible. You’ll use every bit of yarn, but may not be able to match color changes as nicely without a third ball from which to pull.

leftover yarn: I wonder if my daughter would wear a cowl?

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finished: kitty cat hat

hand knit hat

The Kittyville Hat is finished! This was a great pattern and I loved knitting with Noro.

I messed with the color changes a little bit to make sure there was enough pink, red and purple to make my daughter happy. (Yes, I know it’s really dark pink, but I sold it as red, which is her favorite color, so just go along with me, ok?)

Here it is in action:

hand knit hat

She loves the kitty ears and I love that her ears are covered. It’s a win/win! I’m currently working on a set of matching mittens and messing with the color changes even more. Thank goodness for spit and splice wool.

Pattern notes here.

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handknit kittyville hat

hand knit hat

My daughter is wearing last year’s wool hat and mittens. I can’t believe they still fit — not much else from last winter does. With the cold weather officially upon us, I decided to knit a new set for her before she outgrows the ones she’s wearing now.

I started this over the weekend and I’m already picking up stitches for the ear flaps. This is my first time knitting with Noro and I have to say that I really love it. The colors are so brilliant!

pattern notes: This is the Kittyville Hat from Debbie Stoller’s Stitch ‘N Bitch: The Knitter’s Handbook. There is a child’s size version on Kitty Schmidt’s website. I’m replacing the devil horns on that link with kitty ears. Finished pics to come soon!