Hello – it’s Sarah here! Since I started working for Ysolda a few weeks ago she’s been asking me to to hijack her blog every so often to show you what I’m knitting. I seem to be getting through quite a lot of projects at the moment, mainly because lots of them are small and unlike Ysolda, I don’t talk with my hands!
I’m doing lots of Christmas knitting, but I managed to knit myself this cute hat and mitts set, Cayuga by Connie Chang Chinchio knit in Berroco Ultra Alpaca in just a couple of days. I’ve decided that I need more of my knitwear to match so picked up some yarn on the tour to knit these as soon as the pattern was released. The band of the hat is knit back and forth and then stitches picked up along the edge to knit the top, which means I could measure it exactly to fit and as a result it’s lovely and snug, and not likely to fly off on my dog walking adventures. I love the twig and berries pattern round the brim of the hat and it works its way beautifully up the edge of the mittens too.
Next up is some Snapdragon Flip-tops to match my gorgeous hat and em…Ysolda’s Christmas present!
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Well done Saz very beautiful i was looking at your Ravelry projects today and noticed these little beauties. I love the yarn colour, makes them look delicate and the pattern is so elegant. Well done with hijacking the blog, You make me proud lol!! :)
Hi Sarah, it’s nice to hear from you! Well done on the cute hat and mitts, sounds like you are a true speed knitter. I love the berry vine detail too :)
i LOVE this pattern too and have it queued up! i have some lovely berroco ultra alpaca in my stash… hmmm…
beautiful knits! i’m planning on snapdragons soon, maybe cayuga after the new year…?
love these! beautiful work :o) i’m more prone to fingerless mitts here in So. California… not even sure if the natives KNOW what a mitten is! LOL! but the cap is a definite must-add to my que! it has a similar look to the PeaPod cardi i made from the Knit2Together pattern book.
Thanks for sharing :o) (and BTW, you and ysolda always look adorable modeling the FO’s)
Very pretty. Don’t you just love Berrocco Ultra Alpaca?
Hi Sarah! The hat and mittens look beautiful. Lovely color. The only unfortunate part of your project is that it immediately started me off on singing “High Above Cayuga’s Waters” at the top of my lungs. The cat did not appreciate that.
I may be tired. And a little punchy. Sorry. Will do better next time you post.
Lovely!! I didn’t realise you could get ultra alpaca in the UK – where did you buy it?
Ha! And that just happens to be one of my nearest yarn shops (possibly the nearest, though I think Liberty/John Lewis/All The Fun of the Fair are closer)
Your knitting looks great! :)
Beautiful! I’ve been thinking lately that a matching hat and mittens set would be a nice gift to myself–now I know what patterns to use. And the yarn…it is delicious, isn’t it?
Ooh! You are working for Ysolda?
Does she need any more? (just kidding.. although I mean that it would be a dream job for me. ohhh knitting.. working..)
I LOVE them !
could you tell how many skeins you used ?
YAY Ultra Alpaca!! They look amazing!!
Hi Sarah! I love the pattern you chose for your matching set–they’re coordinating without being matchy-matchy.
So cute! Thanks for keeping us updated, Sarah!
These are so cute!! I love the design…stripes are the best I can do!!
ooo this is so lovely!