New little things

I finished a couple of things this week! Our neighbor was over last week to have a wee dram with John. Whilst he was distracted, Hank ate his hat. 🙄

So I did what every good knitter would do. I searched the stash and knit him a new one.

The yarn is Manos del Uruguay Wool Clasica, from deep stash. I just cast on as many stitches as I thought it needed and knit away.
Of course, I have more of this in the stash, and John needed one, too. This is good hat yarn. It’s a thick and thin Aran weight, so it goes fast. I cast on 80 stitches, single rib till long enough to make a thick turned-up cuff, then stockinette for a while, then decrease for the top. Size 7 needles.

I might be on a roll here. These are perfect TV knitting, and they’re a little like potato chips, it’s hard to stop at one. I have lots of single skeins in the stash that would make good mittens and hats.

And here’s my new sock, so far. There hasn’t been any progress since the hat knitting began.

That’s all for now.