2011 First Ear Flapper Hat of the Year!

I used a neat knitting book to teach myself some new stranded knitting patterns and this is what I came up with. The entire hat is made with superwash wool. As mentioned in the post before this one, I purchased the wool in roving form-hand dyed by my friend Cindie Kitchin. Then I spun it up on my Schacht 'Lady Bug' spinning wheel and knit it using basic knit stitches. The pattern I use gives me all kinds of room to try out different things. I really enjoyed it, and of course am planning my next one!

Update on Finished Ear Flapper Hat

Here is the finished hat....I made a few mistakes, but learned from them....so it's not all bad~~~started yet another one out of 'superwash' that is handspun wool...I purchased the roving from my friend Cindie at eweniquelyewe

The roving was solid bright colors, and I finally put them into balls of yarn while I was watching the movie "How the West Was Won"...what a great movie!!! It had so many great movie stars in it. John Wayne, Gregory Peck, Debbie Reynolds, James Stewart and so many more...it was surprising to me!!!! Stay tunes to see the new project how it comes along!