Dream Hat and Cowl sets - knitting projects

Happy knitting everyone! I hope you continue to stay safe and healthy. 

It is end of January already and I haven't been able to write a single post yet - the life is so busy with home schooling for two older girls, looking after my little son and house keeping. I still keep working on my new designs slowly and even managed to open a few test knits. Today I'd like to share a few completed projects of mine knitted following my earlier patterns - Dream Hats and Cowls for my girls. They wanted something similar and I wanted to enjoy relaxing knitting while watching TV.

Those comfortable hats and cowls can be knitted in no time. They don't have any complicated stitches or advanced techniques. All accessories are knitted in  stockinette and decorated with a narrow vertical stripes in garter stitch. 

Both hats and cowls are knitted in the round with Drops Air which is Aran weight yarn. The cowls are knitted bottom up so the knitting starts back and forth and then continues in the round. You can also see the photo of original design below:

The original set is knitted with Dream in colour Classy which is worsted weight yarn.

The knitting pattern pattern for Dream Hat and Cowl Set is available from Ravelry and Lovecrafts

Other knitting garments shown on these photos are Frosty Morning Hat, Cable Leisure Vest and Cable Fantasy sweater  

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Hollyberry Hat crochet pattern release.

Inspired by my Winterberry Earflap Hat design, I decided to create a crochet version of it. It was quite a challenge for myself but the result is great. So, I'm ready to share the crochet pattern for Hollyberry Hat today.

The hat has an unusual and interesting construction and pretty stitch combination. The textured stitch on central hat panel is combined with cables along the earflaps and textured stitch at front band. 

The long earflaps and longer back of hat will keep your warm and cozy during cold and windy winter days. The hat can be made with worsted or Aran weight yarn.

The hat in fuchsia shade is crocheted with Rowan pure wool worsted and the taupe one is made with Cascade 220 worsted. Both yarns keep creates beautiful stitch definitions and looks great on all stitches. 

Below is the comparison photos of both hats - Winterberry Earflap Hat (knitted) and Hollyberry hat (crochet). The Winterberry hat is made with Aran yarn. 

Crochet pattern for Hollyberry Hat is available from Ravelry and Lovecrafts

The pattern is available with 10% off until December, 27th from Ravelry. Use code HOLLY10 to get your discount.

Knitting pattern for Winterberry Earflap Hat is available from Ravelry, Etsy and Lovecrafts.

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Castle Cable Scarf pattern release

 Castle Cable Scarf is my most comfortable accessory I have ever knitted for myself. 

Knitted with Aran weight yarn, the scarf has very beautiful wide cable at the centre surrounded by two simple cables both sides. 

From the very first repeat of this cable I have fallen in love with it and couldn't stop knitting it! As a result I've got a very long scarf which reaches 274 cm. It is almost two heights of mine. For this scarf I used a lovely British yarn - Debbie Bliss Falkland Aran in beautiful dusty pink shade. 

 

I wrote the pattern for two lengths of scarf. Since the cables repeats do not match each other I created a check list for rows following to simplify the knitters life which you can get together with the pattern.

Knitting pattern for Castle Cable Scarf is available from Ravelry and Lovecrafts.

There is introductory 10% discount on Raverly . Use code CCS10 to get your discount  

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Transformer Poncho and Hat pattern release

My new knitting pattern for Transformer Poncho and Hat has been published! 

I've been thinking about poncho design with removable sleeves for quite a long time. My main concern was the poncho style - should the poncho have a straight boxy silhouette or should I make some shoulder and edge shaping; neck or hood; should the poncho be knitted in stockinette, textured or cabled stitch?  

As you know, I really love knitting cables. However, this time I really wanted to focus on a poncho design and multiple wearing possibilities rather than playing with different types of stitch. As a result, I decided to knit this poncho in stockinette stitch but to keep the knitting process engaging I added a simple cable to the front part. The cable is decorated with very simple 3sts bubbles.

Also, I replaced the edge band with the I-cord bind off in order to prevent the rolling of knitted fabric. 

The sleeves are knitted in a form of a long tubes with side holes for thumbs. Thanks to the ribbing the sleeves stay in place without any extra measures. However, for small kids they can be secured with the tiny button attached to the inside of the upper arm of the poncho and the matching chain button loop attached to the top of sleeve.

To complete the look I knitted the matching hat. However, because of the long cable repeat I transformed the cable into small diamonds. 

Transformer Poncho and Hat set is knitted with worsted weight yarn. I used Cascade 220 from Cascade yarns in shade 2441. It also can be knitted with any Aran yarn. I would recommend the following substitutions for this set: 

-Stylecraft Special Aran with Wool

- MillaMia Naturally Soft Aran

- Debbie Bliss Falkland Aran

- Paintbox Yarns Simply Aran

- Mary Maxim Woodlands

- Malabrigo Rios

Knitting pattern for Transformer Poncho and Hat is available from Etsy, Lovecrafts and Ravelry

This pattern is 10% off on Ravelry with code PONCHO10

 

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