My Own Sweet William Hat

Pattern:
Sweet William
Alicia Plummer

Yarn:
Kollage Fantastic
Porcelain

I made my own Sweet William! I love this hat so much. My only complaint is that it's a little too snug. It's not very slouchy. If I make it again, I'll definitely keep it in mind. However, this will be great for keeping my head warm while temperatures are so low since it'll stay close to my head.

The yarn is incredible. It has amazing stitch definition and feels so luxuriously dense. I would most definitely make another hat out of this. Especially something with cables. The color is also very lovely. It'll match my other scarves and coats well. It'll be a nice hat for the winter!

Love the hat!

My Noro Thinking of Waves Scarf

Pattern:

Thinking of Waves

yellowcosmo

Yarn:

Taiyo Sock
3

So after looking at my Celes scarf for a year, and having only worn it once, right after I finished it, I decided to frog the scarf. I never really wore it because it wasn't a comfortable size or shape. I may make it again in future with a softer yarn that will drape better. In the meantime, I really liked the colors in the 3 and I really wanted to try using it again. Man, am I glad I did.

I have really wanted to make another Thinking of Waves, because I wear my Madelinetosh version all the time. I just love how the short rows flow and how it bunches around my neck and shoulders like a warm hug. It's probably my favorite shaped scarf of all of them.

The Noro seemed like an interesting experiment in how fiber content and dyes will affect the finished product. This scarf is much larger and a little more structured. The color shifts look really interesting in this and I predict I will wear this ALL the time. So much so, that I had to go out and buy more Noro to try it again with another project! I feel like Noro will either look amazing or hideous, it's just a matter of finding the right project. We'll see what I do with the new batch. For now, another really good scarf that I'm really happy with.

The funny thing about this yarn is that I bought it last year, before I stopped buying black, but by now, pretty much every color in this is a color I wear now. The bright greeny teal is the color of my lighter coat, and the bright purple is the color of my purse!

Really interesting color shifting

Love love love the colors in this