11-07-2021

Bought this yarn in store literally years ago just to try it, not knowing what I wanted to knit with it, maybe I planned a hat for hubby. Then I thought about making myself some mittens with it. Well that never happened. So it seems just the right color that I had envisioned in my mind for a hat for Benny. So I figured, why not use it. It’s just sitting around. I know it’s kinda high end for a 4 year old’s hat, but I think better to use up yarn I have than go searching for something else. So far I love this yarn to knit with. Soft, has nice bounce, but not too stretchy so as to have no body.

Knit thru the ear flaps and joined in the round in first sitting.

11-08-2021

Ugh! Dropped a stitch and it went down several rows. I am unable to rescue it! I tried and the yarn is just felting to itself. Have to rip it back to fix it. So frustrated.

Decide not to rip it back. Was afraid it would felt to itself more. So I peeled the felted stitches apart and managed to fix it. It’s not the prettiest, but it’s fixed. Looks felty in that spot now, but it’s in the lower back so not obvious. I guess eventually, the entire hat will look that way and be extra warm.

11-10-2021

Knitting finished. No ties, as I do not think they are needed.

used 55g on hat.
47g left of yarn.

Final measurements after washing/blocking:

18” circumference x 7” tall.

11-18-2021

Received this text, “He loves his hat! He was mad at me taking it off on the subway”

Unexpected, but I’ll take it!