Finished knitting hat

[jwgh]

I bought some yarn from neau not too long ago and, after consulting my sister and her husband, decided that this hat pattern from knitty.com would be just the ticket. I didn't think I had enough neau yarn to knit the whole thing, so I made the folded-up band using a different yarn.

Tonight I finished it!











The yarn was (as you might guess) a little strange to work with, but it was fun and I am quite happy with how the hat came out. (I think it will be pretty warm, too, which is nice since it's starting to get cold out.)

I noticed that the yarn has a noticeable sort of cinnamon smell which is quite pleasant (although I imagine it will fade as time passes). When I asked her about this, neau told me she used to keep a sachet in her yarn bin ... plus she burns incense while spinning her wool which might add to the mix. It's something else.

If you want some of her yarn to play with yourself, she sells stuff in a few places: her livejournal, her ebay store, and I believe pluckyfluff is going to start carrying some of her yarn soon.

Comments

[killerwolf.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there is definitely a cinnamony smell on top of the nag champa smell. It's really the best thing I've ever smelled in my entire life. I made a little skinny scarf and I wear it and smell it all the time and people look at me weird.

[spinningbee.livejournal.com]

*laughing* That is the most fantastic hat ever! I saved the pictures to my computer to be uploaded into a future customer gallery.

The cinnamon smell is from a sachet that I threw into my yarn bin a LONG time ago. It must have been pretty powerful, because I took it out several months ago and everything still smells spicy. :)

[killerwolf.livejournal.com]

I LOVE IT. I NEED TO REPLICATE THIS SMELL SO I CAN DIE HAPPY. The mixture of it with the nag champa smell is pure joy.

[jwgh]

Aha! I've updated the entry to reflect the information about the sachet, which I remember you telling me about now. Glad you enjoy the hat!

[everybabyweeps.livejournal.com]

shit that hat is hot.

[milkymiyuki.livejournal.com]

that's cute and very creative.
and cinnamon sachet?!? sounds very american!

[plorkwort.livejournal.com]

it's King Uncle Grampa!

[margo-virago.livejournal.com]

Ahhh!!! Fancy knit stuff and an old mac in the same picture!! I'm going to implode!

Mmmmm, crown-y!

[vardissakheli.livejournal.com]

Is the bulge of the hat above the band intentional, or an accidental effect of using different weights of yarn? Either way, it's pretty marvelous. I got out the Pere Ubu records last night but didn't listen to "My Hat" yet. Gotta put that one on tonight!

Re: Mmmmm, crown-y!

[jwgh]

I think a lot of it is because I have a freakishly large head and when I tried to adjust the pattern to take that into effect I may not have done a completely flawless job.

[jwgh]

Somebody or other pointed out that in almost every picture taken in my apartment you can see at least two of the following:

• Knitting stuff.
• Computer stuff.
• A musical instrument.

I've decided to stop fighting it.

[muffyjo]

I gather the "feathered" effect is woven into the yarn? That's awesome! And I love the idea of the scent...I haven't knit in years, but I can remember a time when I could at least knit a scarf...Hmmm, it's awfully tempting.

[glitter-ninja.livejournal.com]

That is just fabulous. The variegated light orange is one of my favorite colors, too.

[jwgh]

I had two skeins of orange yarn, one with feathers woven in and the other without. Pictures of the original yarn can be found here.

Knitting is fun! It makes me feel more productive when I'm watching teevee, also.

[jacqui.livejournal.com]

Oh very very cool and what a sweet looking man, makes me want to hug him. He looks kind and loving.

It must make you feel so good to see your yarn knit into people's beautiful creations, fun, fun, fun.

I was finally able to clear out a few people from my friend's list to make room for you, heh, damn that 750 people limit ; ) I hate to eliminate people because I never want to hurt anyone's feelings or make someone sad.

Much fuzzy lovingness,
Jacqui -- Your latest Live Journal pal via Anawee

[saucypunk.livejournal.com]

and it's all wonderful Apple stuff! it makes me super happy.

[danielavision.livejournal.com]

(runs to throw a sachet in her yarn bin)

[candlesparkles.livejournal.com]

hi I just saw your journal on blood donating, and saw you were from RI so i thought i would write to say hi. My name is Lexi and i am a JWU student, i was searching for a Plasma sevice to donate to around here. I will try and talk to you later