Eastburn Adventures

So, I finally got the groove going on Lola's Short-Row Hat, and planned on working on it Thursday night at Knit Together. But I still wasn't in love with the yarn and the way it was knitting up. When I showed it to Kate, she said she thought it would turn out okay, but Zarah confirmed my suspicions. It wasn't working. So, I ripped it out - again. Mistake number one.

I decided to start a new project since I had some of the Lion Brand Organic Cotton with me, earmarked for the Baby Yoda Sweater - a gift for an upcoming baby shower (they're doing the nursery in an outer space theme - how cool is that?). Except - you knew this was coming, right? Although that yarn is incredibly soft, it's way too bulky for the pattern. Mistake number two.

So I decided to cast on for the counterpart Baby Yoda Felted Hat in Patons Classic Wool in Leaf Green. Except I didn't have size 11 needles in a 16" circular with me. I didn't have size 11's at all with me. I don't own 16" circular needles in size 11. Mistake number three.

Also, I made the cardinal mistake of knitting by not having my standby Noro in the bag to knock out a quick Lizard Ridge square. In fact, I ended up being at Knit Together with nothing to knit. Two hours set aside for knitting where I accomplished no knitting. (I did manage to untangle Zarah's 3 balls of Dream in Color Classy that she is using for her CPH.)

Determined to rectify my errors, I came home and emptied my knitting bag and began restocking. The first things to go in - a ball of Noro and my trusty size 7 Options needles. Next, the Patons wool for the Yoda hat, along with 32" size 11 Options needles (yes, I'm very glad I learned the Magic Loop method). I also put in the correct needles for the SRH (assuming I would eventually find the perfect yarn for it), as well as the needles for the Baby Yoda Sweater, again under the assumption that I would find suitable fiber.

Saturday, Kate, Zarah, and I hung out at One City Market to knit, and yes, I did have something to knit that day. I made great progress on the Yoda Hat, and actually finished it Saturday night (well, it's still drying and I need to stiffen up the ears). Here's a shot of it:

Zarah found the perfect Lola-esque yarn for the SRH - a lovely hand-dyed merino called Bo Peep's Sock Yarn (but it seems more of a DK weight than fingering) in Cornflower. I'll probably re-start the hat this week.

Kate and I stopped at Simply fibers on the way home and I bought some Mission Falls 1824 Wool for the Baby Yoda Sweater. The pattern called for cotton, but the store didn't have it, and it is a superwash wool. Since my knitting mojo had returned, I made good progress Saturday night on the sweater and finished the back. I started on the fronts today.

Hopefully, I've learned my lessons and won't repeat these mistakes!