kris knits (and sews, and crochets, …)

I finished the Floppy Brim Hat for my aunt. It is meant to match the Breast Cancer Ribbon Scarf and uses the same yarn: Rowan Yarns Classic Cashsoft Aran 57% extra fine merino / 33% microfibre / 10% cashmere in Burst (005) that I got at Rosie’s.  I used size 7 needles for this as well.  I blocked the hat using a balloon for shaping.

My aunt has recently been going though some things from breast cancer so I decided to make her something.  I was looking around at patterns and couldn’t find anything I really liked until I came across Lisa Lloyd’s Pink Ribbons Socks [pdf].  I decided to turn the pattern into a scarf instead though, having the ribbons go down the middle of the scarf with seed stitch on both sides.  I made the scarf in two pieces so that the ribbons would be oriented the right way during wear.  The yarn is Rowan Yarns Classic Cashsoft Aran 57% extra fine merino / 33% microfibre / 10% cashmere in Burst (005) that I got at Rosie’s.  I used size 7 needles.  The finished length of the scarf after blocking is 68 inches.  This was my first time for making cables, working from a chart, and blocking.