the Akamai Knitter

Yesterday I received most of the materials to make the Jayne Hat for my friend David, and I cast on for the hat while I was on the phone with him. I had a couple of rough starts as I kept twisting the cast on and I couldn’t quite get it right. I haven’t done a hat in years so I felt really awkward with the whole thing, but I persevered.

I also kept coming across these knots in my yarn, which I found highly irritating. I suppose it’s because the yarn I’m using is Brown Sheep’s Lamb’s Pride Bulky, which is a loosely spun single so once the yarn is broken it’s hard to join the fibers together again. I suppose that could be it.
Either way it was highly annoying, but seeing how it’s been a dark and dreary day the colours in this hat really picked my spirits up and got me in a mild Halloween mood. So I “made it work.”

And I know have most of the Jayne Hat finished. I find it beautiful in an “ugly beautiful” kind of way. I loved knitting this because the yarn was so soft. I would definitely use this yarn again even with the knotty problems.

All I have to do to finish up the hat is knit up the ear flaps which will be in a red, which is on it’s way to me via the USPS. Then I’ll add a pompom! I’ve never made a pompom so it should be fun.

I still have a lot of yarn left from both colours so I may either make another Jayne Hat for another Firefly fan or I might just may use it for hats for charity. Speaking of which today is the last day to sign up for The Dulaan Brigade, just email Ryan with a working email address to let her know you’re in. This will get you on the “official” list and you’ll be eligible for a prize. Thanks to Rabbitch for posting with the information.