The hat projects just won't stop! In the past couple of weeks, I have finished the following projects: First up, the Sockhead Hat ( free pattern here on Ravelry ) in Manos del Uruguay Alegria in Maiz. Pardon the unmodeled shot, but I look absolutely terrible in yellow and just didn't want to subject myself or you guys to that dreadful sight. I know it seems weird to buy yarn that you know you can't wear anywhere near your face, and then knit a hat with it, but I just wanted to knit with a color outside of my usual grey/blue/green comfort zone, and I enjoyed the last project I knit in Alegria quite a bit. This particular skein hopped in my shopping cart at Webs because I couldn't resist a good sale! Next, a Handspun hat which was knit sans pattern using the leftover gradient Merino/Silk yarn I spun for this sweater . Unfortunately, the end result was a rather large hat that doesn't fit my tiny head (which is kind of a bummer, I was hoping to keep this o...
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