FO: Bandwidth

 I continue to be obsessed with using up my partial balls of yarn. This obsession is leading to some pretty kickass finished objects.

Pattern: Bandwidth by Stephen West (from West Knits Book 2)

Yarn: Malabrigo Rios in Azul Profundo (the brim) MadTosh Vintage in Tern (the crown)

Needles: US #8 (5mm) 16" Clover Circular Needles

Mods: None. The brim is slightly tight which could be my slightly smaller gauge yarn (Rios is a dk/lt worsted) or that I should have knit a few more rows before sewing it together and picking up stitches for the brim. It's easy to use up partial balls of yarn for this project since the yardage needed for each piece of the hat - the brim and the crown - is listed in the pattern. The brim is knit as a headband piece and shaped with increases and decreases to be wide at the front and narrow in the back. After sewing the brim together you pick up stitches around one edge of the brim and knit the crown up. This is a fun knit!

FO: Giving Comfort

This week is seeing some serious Spring Cleaning at chez ErinB. Last weekend I performed the onerous task of sorting and purging Little A's dresser and closet and now I have piles of knitwear to wash, dry, put away, and give away. I've moved on to my own closet and even my stash! Buried under sweaters that need fixing and bags containing items for charity I rediscovered my bag of scrap yarn. It's a big bag. I dragged it out to my favorite knitting spot and dug out two partial skeins of chunky yarn from the depths of the bag. After an evening of knitting I have a hat!

Pattern: Giving Comfort by Alicia Landi

Yarn: Malabrigo Chunky in Verdes and Oceanos

Needle: US #10 Addi Turbo and Clover Bamboo DPNs

Mods: I omitted the texture pattern and knit stripes - four rows of green and three rows of blue. I have the teeniest bit of blue left over.