watch cap – Ink, Yarn & Beer

Marsan Watch Cap

This is, by far, a favorite pattern of mine. Designed by StacyJoy Elkin, you can find it here. It is not a typical watch cap pattern, but has an interesting construction, as well as a long evolutionary history – StacyJoy has modified and improved it over the years. I’ve made it a number of times, and the recipients have really enjoyed getting it, wearing it, and having it forever. The knit-in-back construction seems to make it particularly strong – certainly, the stitch doesn’t get lost after numerous washings. So, if you need a hat for a special guy (or gal, I wear one, too!), this is one worth doing more than once!

Flight of the Albatross*

Whew! What a relief it is to get those socks out of my life! I’m glad I did them, but the frustration – combined with guilt – about finishing them was a burden. I had no energy to do anything. And now they are gone I’ve been on sort of a rampage – cleaning house – gardening – and finishing up a heap of UFOs. I’ve got a number of berets and a pair of socks now, with loose ends woven in and toes woven shut, and a dropped stitched secured. That makes me feel really productive, and here are the results:

A grey Meret for a birthday last February:

Two berets for a friend’s May birthday:

A Porom for myself, out of handspun grey yarn plied with an orange (sounds ghastly, but really very nice!):

A watch cap for a different February baby, to match Christmas mittens:

And socks for me – or maybe a gift for someone with the same size tootsies:

And finally, a model for a pattern which I may post, or submit to a magazine . . . . but that picture will remain a secret for now!

Ah . . .