Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Here comes a curveball

See the stash parade. See the crazy yarn take over my office. See me decide to do something about it...
The magnificent Opus Spicatum by Kate Gagnon. A truly amazing FREE pattern available at kelbournewoolens.com

Sitting here looking out at the snow, I realized that once my monster was done I would still have a week left of the Ravelympics. Now, the whole point of Ravelympics is that it's supposed to be a challenge and it just didn't sit right with me that I would have all that extra time. Didn't seem like it was much of a challenge.
This sweet pattern is Zooey, designed by Cassandra Dominick

That got me thinking and as I watched the snow fall down I realized my Ravelympics didn't have to end with Seamus. I love making hats and have a great deal of stash (excess/unused yarn) that needs to be used up: my yarn basket overfloweth. So I decided I could challenge myself to see how many hats I could make once Seamus is done.
Garter Stripe Beanie by Terhi Montonen, don't these look deliciously edible?

As an added bonus all the hats I make will be donated to charity to help keep people a littler warmer in Boston and other parts of the country.

2 comments:

  1. Hmm... looks really familiar, except yarn is in bags on the floor in my office ;) Nice hats!!

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  2. All the stash was in my yarn basket so I pulled out anything that was less than a full skein and sorted it on the floor. The basket is much happier now!

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