Here are the last two projects I finished in 2024. Both hats. One is the project I keep in the car and is the same basic pattern I make, usually using left overs, for charity. As it is a project that stays in the car I did not need to finish it but there is something about the WIP along that makes me finish everything.
The other hat is a project I started before I went on vacation last year. I wanted something easy to work on during the plane journey but not something that would be finished quickly. And I wanted something with circular needles so no danger of dropping a needle or crochet hook. A double layer hat fit the bill.
For all the projects I took on vacation I started them at home first so that if there were any problems I could sort them out before leaving. And it turned out that was a good decision for the hat. I started with the same pattern that I used for this hat which starts with casting on all the stitches for the rib brim. But this turned out to be too big; the yarn I was using was thicker than my original project. I found another pattern that went all the way from one end to the other and I just worked the increases until it measured the same as my original hat. I then had round and round knitting for the journey.
The pattern I chose was a free one from Purl Soho but I added the rib brim as in the pattern I had made previously. The yarn is Annapurna Cashmere from my friend's stash, a merino/cashmere blend in sport weight so it is going to be really warm.
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