PolarKnit Skull Hat

Me in my very own skull hat


I love this hat! The hat pattern is easy and it knits up very fast using bulky yarn. I found the pattern on the PolarKnit website and knew I had to make it. I followed the pattern almost exactly except I added two extra rows because when I tried it on it seem a little short. Now that it is done, I think I only needed to add one extra row. I knit tight and I was worried it would be too short. I also used size 11 needles instead of the recommend size 10 1/2 to 10 3/4. I am actually checking my gauge more often. I know, something I should of been doing all along. I used Lion Brand Chunky yarn instead of the PolarKnit yarn. I would of loved to use the polar fleece yarn by PolarKnit, but I would have had to order it and I am too impatient to wait for it to arrive. I am also too cheap and don't want to spend a lot of money because if the hat comes out wrong or I screw it up (which I usually do) then I would be pissed that I spend a lot of money on the yarn. That being said, I have plenty of left over yarn to make another one. Yes, another one. I usually don't like to knit the same thing over again, but this knit up so fast that I am going to do it again. I am going to save it for a gift. I am actually planning ahead. Yay me!

Stitch-N-Bitch Devil Hat

Sneaky little devil




The devil hat! I did it! I knitted the horns on with only a little bit of complaining. They seemed really hard at first, but after I tackled the first horn the second one went much quicker. They turned out really awesome. I used the Devil hat pattern from Stitch-N-Bitch. The pattern was for an adult, but I just used 1 needle size down from what the patterns said. It fits Emma perfectly. The pattern can also be found at http://www.kittyville.com. Now I am on to that skull hat I mentioned two posts ago. Something for myself. Yay!

Stitch-N-Bitch Kitty Hat

Libby in her Kitty Hat


I got into a knitting frenzy and knitted Libby up this hat in just a few days. That is probably slow for a lot of knitters, but I do not knit super fast. Libby has been wanting this hat for quite awhile. This is the Kitty hat from the Stitch-N-Bitch book, and can also be found at http://www.kittyville.com/knit/kitty_hat.html . I seem to always screw up something when I am knitting an item, so I will just come out and say it now that I screwed up on the kitty ears. I couldn't get the white on both ears to look the same, AND (yes, I screwed up twice on the ears) I sewed one ear on slightly lower than the other. I measured and everything, but obviously not right. After redoing one ear 3 times trying to get the white part right, I am now too damn lazy and sick of the ear to take it off and do it again. Libby hasn't noticed the ears being off, so until she does, I'm not saying anything. Shh...

Wish me luck on my next project. I am going to have to sew on horns on to a hat instead of ears for Emma's devil hat that she now wants after seeing Libby's kitty hat. Of course she can't have the same thing as her sister, no that would be too easy. She saw the pattern for the devil hat right next too the kitty hat. Lucky me!

Skull and Crossbone Head Band

Emma my cute little punk rocker



I originally knitted this skull and crossbones head band from Vintage Stitch-O-Rama for myself, but it ended up fitting Emma. I tend to bind off too tightly, so it didn't fit me quite right. Now it fits Emma my little goth child at age 8. She already wants to dye her hair black. I'm doomed.....This is my payback for dying my hair eggplant when I was a teen. I am currently working on the kitty hat from Stitch and Bitch, but after I think I am going to attempt another skull pattern this one is for a hat from PolarKnit.

Legwarmers!

The two lounge lizards! (aka Smokey & Nala)

I knitted my first pair of legwarmers. I don't know why I always say my first.... with every pattern I do. I don't really like to do the same pattern over again, so most every post is going to say my first...Now I just need the weather to get colder so I can wear them. This was a super easy pattern and fun to use all the different colors. I found the pattern on Paulina's Blog. I ended up using whatever yarn the I had in my stash which was some woolease and acrylic yarn. Not the best of yarn, but not horrible either. Depends if you are a yarn snob or not. I like the nice yarn too, it is just not always in the budget. I used dpns because I did not want to sew up a big seam. Anything to avoid doing that.