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Fair Isle Beanie Moodboard

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There is something incredibly moreish about the gorgeous soft Shetland wool.  I have a large stash of shetland wool in both jumper weight and lace weight because it comes in such a glorious collection of colours –  just like a knitter’s paintbox. But when you collect lots of single balls of different shades of shetland wool what do you then do with them?

How about a fair isle beanie?

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Moodboard

If you are anything like me, you always find it interesting to see where other knitters get their ideas for a colour scheme. I love creating the mood board for a project. It is a wonderful way of seeing if I like how the colours are working together. My mood board tends to grow along with the project.[Read More]

Noro Striped Hat

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I couldn’t resist knitting a hat to wear with the long narrow Noro Scarf. This ribbed hat is an easy pattern to knit.

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I had plenty of the gorgeous yarn left over from knitting the long Noro Scarf.  Although, I used Noro sock yarn to knit this hat, you could substitute any contrasting sock yarns in your stash making this hat pattern a great stash buster. It would also be fun using up contrasting left over sock yarns from other projects.[Read More]

Everdeen Beanie

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Are you looking for a stylish hat pattern? Then the Everdeen Beanie could be your perfect choice.

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When I saw the photograph of Everdeen Beanie designed by Tanis Gray on the cover of Weekend Hats I immediately ordered the book. Although the version on the cover was a pretty sky blue, I pictured something different in my mind’s eye. I’d wanted a soft, warm, deep red hat for wearing on cool days for a long time. And this hat really fitted the bill.[Read More]

Norwegian Star Hat in Stranded Knitting

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The Norwegian Star Hat is a really cute stranded knit hat using only two yarns. Looks great on. It is a excellent choice for improving your stranded colour work skills although not for a complete beginner.

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While perusing patterns for fair isle hats on Ravelry I came across a wonderful collection of hat patterns “Hats, knitted in stranded knitting with multicoloured yarn” designed by Ruth Sorensen.[Read More]