knitting projects

Here's two knitting projects I finished recently. I've had a busy semester so far and it's been hard to get any crafting done other than knitting lately. These two garter stitch projects were the perfect projects to give my mind a break.

First up is the Quincy Hat from Made in Brooklyn:

Pattern: Quincy

Yarn: Filatura Di Crosa Zara Solid

Color: 1706 Eggplant

Yardage: 2.5 balls, yarn held doubled

Needles: 10.5

Notes: This was such a fun pattern to knit. The construction of the hat is genius! I hope to make many more projects from the book soon. It's a soft, thick, and warm hat and a great variation on the typical knit hat.

Ravelry link: craftr's Quincy

Next is the Baktus scarf:

Pattern: Baktus

Yarn: The Plucky Knitter Merino Cashmere Nylon Fingering

Color: Bosherton

Yardage: 1 ball, 385 yards

Needles: 10.5

Notes: This project would have been so much more successful if I had a micro scale and weighed the yarn before I started! The basic pattern of the scarf is to cast on 4 stitches increase every four rows until you've used up half your yarn and then decrease every four rows until 4 stitches remain. I knit more than half of the yarn before I started to decrease, so I ended up with less yarn at the end. 

When it started to look like I was going to run out of yarn, I started decreasing one stitch every row until the end. I think that I was able to decrease to about 15 stitches remaining. Then, I ripped (cut) out the cast on row and ripped the beginning of the scarf back until I reached 15 stitches and bound off the original cast on side. The ends of the scarf are no longer pointy, but they are the same width.  They kind of curl up in a point when I wear it, so I'm going with it.

The scarf is nice and warm and perfect for the cooler weather and I absolutely love the color of the yarn, so this project is still a great scarf for me to use. Next time, I'll make sure to weigh the yarn first!

Ravelry link: craftr's Baktus