AlisonH
Filed under: Knitting a Gift
I dove into the stash and then the knitting last night, not knowing that Betsy had sent one last message: of the group of colors we had talked about, could the hat start with the black?
Blue it was, but black it would be. I set the first aside and started over, but this time, simplify, simplify, simplify and I went for stripes rather than a pattern that would have had me picking up endless stitches. 
Weaving in two dozen sets of ends is easier, right?
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Love the hat! Also love the reassurance that a stash is a helpful thing to have.
Comment by RobinM 01.13.13 @ 4:58 amlove the look of this one!! (not so sure about that end weaving however — its not my favorite thing, but sometimes necessary)
Comment by bev 01.13.13 @ 8:48 amKnit, and woven, with love! Glad to read you said “set aside” because I bet “the Betsy” hat design with different color combos will make others happy. And stripes always leave enough yarn to stripe away another day.
Comment by LynnM 01.13.13 @ 9:03 amOh, yes, I like it! And weaving-in is absolutely preferred to picking up endless stitches. Until the next project just really needs those stitches picked up that way. 🙂 Yes, yarn stash is a wonderful abundance. As is fabric. And buttons. And embroidery floss.
Comment by DebbieR 01.13.13 @ 9:20 amOH, yeah, right!
Comment by Sherry in Idaho 01.13.13 @ 10:46 amI think it turned out nice..from here, I can’t see the color issue you mentioned at all. 🙂
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