I have been having a lot of fun spindle spinning my Cormo/Possum roving. I even plied it on my All-Day Lollipop spindle. I used about two ounces of it with some handspun alpaca two-ply yarn to make this Fair Isle hat. I casted on 84 sts and worked k1, p1 ribbing on size 7 Addi Turbo needles. I changed needles to size 8 and worked two rounds plain before starting the Fair Isle pattern which I found in 1000 Great Knitting Motifs by Luise Roberts. I minimized the jog which goes through the middle motif diagonally. I worked two plain rounds after the motif and then decreased six 14 stitch sections every other round until the last few rows where I decreased every round. This hat is about 19" around and it was a joy to knit with my spindle spun yarn.
I love the hat. Lovely color combination & gorgeous hand spun.
Posted by: Ann | February 07, 2012 at 09:04 PM
Wow! I bet that is a warm hat. It looks great. Always fun to work with your own handspun.
Posted by: textillian | February 07, 2012 at 09:44 PM