Starting the Addison Hat

I've volunteered to teach a color work class at my LYS.  After plenty of browsing on the web, I settled on the Addison Hat.  I think it incorporates a number of techniques for knitters who are ready to move on from beginning scarves and washcloths.

Techniques start out right away with knitting in the round and making sure you don't get a twist at the join!  The ribbed bottom is optional.  I decided to go for it so students get the most for their money and we pick up that technique too.

 

The meat and potatoes of what this class is about starts up pretty quick when we introduce stranded color work. I have to admit I wasn't in love with the colors for the class sample when I first started, but they started to grow on me as I worked.  This hat is being worked in Classic Elite Colors by Kirstin and Dragonfly Fibers Traveller.  

The stranding portion of the color work on the inside is coming along great.  I'm really liking how the strands give the hat an interior layer for extra warmth.  Stay tuned as this projects continues!

Sometimes my dog gets jealous.

Both halves of the Snowflake Scarf are complete!  Which required me to learn a new technique to graft them together.  I had never done a project that required grafting before and was pretty excited to learn.  A number of fellow knitters at my LYS were practically lining up to teach me the Kitchener Stitch.  I think I'm doing pretty well for a first time!

And I continue to work with my LYS to line up new classes for me to teach.  I'm rapidly evolving into one of their regular instructors.  January will be the first month I'm teaching two courses and my first knitting class.  My regular class is beginning crochet.  For my knitting class, it will be color work and I'll be making a class sample of the Addison Hat.  I will be working mine in Color by Kristen in Mushroom paired with Dragonfly Fibers Traveller in Admiral Benbow.

 Stephanie's Wrap continues to make headway.  I just keep telling myself that slow and steady wins the race with this one.  I will be very happy to get to the point where its all just working with one color instead of changing colors every 2 rows.  

While I was photographing my work today my little dog decided she was jealous of the camera.  She laid down right on my drop cloth and actually posed for a picture.  It's a sure sign a dog is craving attention when she actually holds still for a photo.   Here she is being as silly and adorable as ever. 

A bit of a slow knit week....

This week has been a bit slow for my work.  It feels like I've had something going on nearly every night!  But the upcoming weeks are slow and the holidays are pressing their way closer, so I have plenty of work to keep my fingers busy.

To start, I did finally decide on colors for the cable scarf.  It was surprisingly tough to find a masculine pattern for a scarf.  I decided to go with a basic cable in some manly colors.

In other news, I wore my mobius to work the other day and two people took interest in and may want me to make them some for Christmas gifts.  Thankfully they whip up quick and I could fit them in with my other holiday work that is yet to be done.

This original one is made from 1 skein of Misti Alpaca Hand Paint Chunky.  It was a dream to work up and has remained super soft and warm.  I used the Gemstones colors way and it works as a universal accessory for broad range of colors.  My LYS doesn't carry this yarn, so any future projects would likely be in a different yarn.  Hopefully I'll know soon!