Winter Hat

I have chunky yarn I LOVE and had trouble finding a pattern. So, I found a Knitting Pure and Simple pattern that I made changes to. I can't duplicate their pattern, but my changes are below. I used chunky yarn, size 11 needles and I didn't check my guage until now (shhh, don't tell). The guage is about 3.5 stitches to the inch (give or take, the yarn varies by thickness throughout).

Materials:
Chunky yarn

size 11 circular needle
leftover piece of yarn for marker

Here are the changes I made to the pattern:
Work 4 rows of 1x1 ribbing.
Knit (stockinette stitch) until work measures 6.25 inches from edge.
Decrease Round - K2, K2tog, repeating until end of round.
Knit 6 rounds
Decrease round- K1, K2tog
K 2 rounds
Decrease round K1, K2tog
K 2 rounds

More Out of Town Yarn

I visited Yarns Downtown and I really liked it. The shop had a wide variety of yarns and a little sitting area for knitting. I was looking for wooden, size 7, 16 inch circular needles and they were out, so I ended up buying some metal ones. Since I'm out of town and desperate to knit I decided to buy them anyway.

Out of Town Yarn

I'm currently out of town for the holiday and have checked out a yarn shop called "In The Making." The salespeople were very nice and helpful. One was teaching a woman how to knit and I don't even think there was a class going on. I love knitting shops that help you with projects, so I wanted to include them here.  Although I have a huge stash of yarn, I  bought a skein of Chocolate Vintage by Berroco. It's at a reasonable price and I plan to make my son a little vest. I will start working on this when I get back home. Enjoy the shop! 

Just for Fun

I knit this baby sweater for my son using Rowan colourscape yarn in camouflage. I LOVE this yarn. I used the pattern "Baby Chunky Pullover," from Knitting Pure and Simple. Check them out. A few years ago I made myself the adult version. It's a very nice and easy pattern.