Spry Hat from Knitty

Not like I have any UFOs to finish...I had to cast on another project!!! LOL I think it is all the brown I've been knitting lately. I needed some color in my life. Don't think about the primary colored socks I'm crocheting or the teal and orange lapghan I'm making or the purple butterfly shawl I'm knitting. NO!!! I need color!! bwahahahahahahaha!

I really liked the Spry Hat in the 2010 Fall Knitty. I just happened to have 3 skeins of Noro Shirakaba in Fushia that was yelling at me, "KNIT ME! KNIT ME!!" So I did. This yarn is soooooo soft. 42% silk, 40% cotton, 18% wool.

So far, I have the ribbed band finished. Now it's time to separate my balls. Sounds a little personal to me.

Now I'm think I might have to do a matching scarf for the hat...I hear Webs calling my name to get just a tad more to make a scarf. Drats. :)

Section 1: EZ's Baby Surprise Jacket

I haven't been able to knit on this as much as I would have liked to over the last couple of weeks. Needed to work on my traveling scarf project first. BUT, I ran into a snack with it. Hopefully I can get back on track with it this weekend after I exchange the yarn. Got some Noro Silk Garden Lite and it keeps breaking where there's a new color transition. ARGH!!!! That is not good, especially while I'm trying to entralac. Anywho...

My Elizabeth Zimmerman's Baby Surprise Jacket is coming along just marvelously!! I love this pattern and the yarn. The Araucania Ulmo Multy is SOOOOO nice to work with. Definitely going to get me some more of it. I have knit the first 43 rows – through all the decreases in the sleeve. Added three little stipes (wish I made them bigger but next time). Now I'm getting ready for the body and the increases. I'm going to start it out with a nice blue strip that will wrap around the shoulders.

It's all Nancy at The Hook and Needle's fault – she got me hooked!!!

And, YES...those are sock monkey stitchmarkers!! I found them at Hill Country Weavers in Austin.