Beginnings in Knitting

My First Free Style Knit

I was inspired by a beautiful hat made out of hand spun wool on The Purl Bee website. My mom had made some hand spun wool for me, the colour of cotton candy, which I had been itching to use for months. I decided to try to use the same style of the hat on The Purl Bee, and to make a few changes. 

http://www.purlbee.com/fun-kids-hat/

Here is the link to the website, and this is a photo of what the original design looks like. 

I thought that the curled rim of the hat may be a bit childish if I changed the design to fit an adult, so I had to buy some extra white thick yarn to make a ribbed edge for my hat. After that, I tried to make some guesses as to how many more rows I would need, and also how much wider it would need to be. After some trial and error, here is the final product: 

While in Sweden, I decided to take up a new hobby. I don't know whether it was the long dark winter nights or the influence of all of the beautiful knitted items Swedes wear, but I decided to start knitting over October break.

Here are a few of the items that I started with - all scarves.

Second Project- Grey Cowl

During the summer, my mom and I decided to start a knitting project together. We chose a pattern from Tiny Owl Knits, a gorgeous cape with twisting cables and a hood to start with. Mom assured me that it would be 'no problem.' Needless to say, so far the project has been a challenge, but it is still coming along nicely.

Front side of cape

http://www.somerandomknit.blogspot.com/