Pattern: Simple Pleasures Hat by Purl Soho
Worsted: Malabrigo Rios in Tormenta
Mohair: Rowan Kid Silk Haze in Wicked
Wicked Simple Pleasures Hat
Wicked Mittens
Super simple project – very easy to make using magic loop.
Held Rios and Kid Silk Haze double, and it made for a lusciously soft fabric. One of the thumbs is longer than the other by a few rows, but its barely noticeable when worn.
Pattern – World’s Simplest Mittens by Tin Can Knits
Worsted – Malabrigo Rios in Tormenta
Mohair – Rowan Kid Silk Mohair in Wicked
Pattern Review: Purl Soho Color Tip Scarf
What could be easier than a garter stitch scarf?
Purl Soho has been one of my go-to designers for all things sewing and knitting for YEARS. They are always on trend, always use high quality materials, and have easy to follow instructions with pictures.
Link to pattern: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/color-tipped-scarf
Link to my Ravelry project: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/handstitchedlife/color-tipped-scarf
I was home sick one day this past October and needed a boredom buster. It had been a while since I had knit a full project and I needed something simple to get me back into the swing of things.
I used some Berroco Vintage worsted I’ve had in my stash since I started knitting six years ago. It was an excellent stash buster in that I was able to use up three skeins (plus one of the Oats colorway I had to order to make the scarf longer).
Yarn Review: Buttercream Luxe Craft Cozy
I love fast, instant gratification knits. The best and easiest way to accomplish quick projects for me has been to use bulky weight yarns and I have found a new favorite!
My sister and I were perusing the aisles of our local Joann store and in the bottom of an end cap we dug out a few balls of Buttercream yarn. I’m not super familiar with this brand, but I’m fairly certain it is an exclusive brand to Joann. It retails for $14.99, but I purchased it on sale for $7.49.
The yarn is detailed on a Ravelry page and on Joann’s website.
This is the first time I’ve used this weight in a long time. The fiber itself is an untwisted, single string. The balls are typically 87 yards or 200g in weight. The fiber content is 50% super wash wool, and either 50% acrylic or 45% acrylic and 5% viscose, depending on the colorway. It has a great hand feel, and doesn’t have the same squeaky hand feel that a full acrylic yarn does. Because it an untwisted yarn, it has a nice halo but would be prone to felting if washed.
I used one ball and had enough to make a hat and pom.
My first project has the Chunky Dot Beanie by Stephanie Jessica Lau of the blog All About Ami.
The next hat project I made was The Looking Glass Hat by Jill DeMarco of Yarn It All.
I’m featured on the TheSewcialists.com
Head on over to thesewcialists.com and read all about this woven top I made for the Sew Brave theme month!
Handstitched Life 