When I finished my Hetty cardigan I had a skein of Malabrigo Worsted left over. 3 skeins would have given me just enough yarn according to the patterns and as I was planning to lengthen I bought 4 just in case.
I found this cute beret pattern by Andi Satterlund. It's a free pattern so I'm calling this a totally free project!
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| Love those decreases in the star shape! |
The beret knits up quickly and easily in the round- I think it only took me a couple of days. It's got a simple cable pattern around the band - this would be a great introduction to cables if you want to learn them.
I blocked it round a dinner plate which was the perfect size.
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| What is the weird stripe in my hair? I swear that's not normally there! |
A nice quick wearable project and toasty warm as it's getting colder here.
Oh, beautiful! And hip hip for 'free' projects!
ReplyDeletei know! free is perfect!
DeleteGorgeous! I love the cabled band.
ReplyDeletethanks nicole - it's so easy to knit but i love how it looks.
DeleteThis is gorgeous. I love this colour. Also dinner plate blocking genius. I've said it before and I'll say it again sewists are an ingenious bunch xxx
ReplyDeletethanks lady. the plate blocking was mentioned in the pattern tho - i can't claim credit!
Deleteooo pretty, and free too!! lovely! :)
ReplyDeletethanks! free is about as good as it gets!
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