One Ball Wonders, a Hat...

Today's One Ball Wonder is a hat.  I love hats, I love making them and wearing them, I love giving them away.  Whether it be a simple knit stocking hat or a fancy feathered felt hat, a hat has a personality all of its own. 

When it comes to knit hats, the design possibilities are endless and in general they are knit in the round, so they are quick to make.  Today's hat pattern is by Johanna Yli- Muilu, it takes simple techniques and puts them together to form a modern pattern.  This hat would look good in solid, ombre and variegated yarns.  Try with Creating with Sticks Superwash Merino for a supersoft, super washable hat.

 

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/viiru

https://www.etsy.com/listing/174478476/green-green-grass-superwash-merino-yarn?ref=shop_home_active_2

https://www.etsy.com/listing/174498421/sand-dune-aran-weight-bluefaced?ref=shop_home_active_16

*Featured yarn is on special for $2.00 off each skein.  Hurry, these are one of a kind skeins.

One Ball Wonders...

It's Monday again.  A cold, cold Monday again for me.  It feels like this winter is never going to end.  The one good thing about these chilly days is that I don't feel bad working with a heavier, squishier yarn and making warm projects.  I know it is a bit late in the season, but I just started knitting a hat for my daughter, knowing she'll still get some use out of it before it gets warm.  Today I'm bringing you another warm project to work on, another One Ball Wonder.  Our project for today isn't for the knitter though, this project is to be crocheted and will work well with a variegated, ombre or solid color yarn.  So without further ado, today's project...

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/everyday-fingerless-gloves

 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/174478158/rooster-100-percent-superwash-merino?ref=shop_home_active_3

https://www.etsy.com/listing/174486802/robins-nest-aran-weight-bluefaced?ref=shop_home_active_4

One Ball Wonders...

 Happy President's Day!

If you are anything like me, you can be found knitting at least a little each day almost every day of the year; heck, I've even been spotted knitting at the beach!  When you knit as much as I do, very rarely are you working on just one project at a time.  Most of the time I have a bigger project going on, a dishcloth of sorts, maybe a hat or cowl, but almost always, one of my projects requires only one ball of yarn.  I call these projects, one ball wonders.  One ball wonders are extremely satisfying to knit, they are cheap and they usually don't take very long at all, giving you almost instant gratification.  Often times one ball wonder patterns are also patterns that I use multiple times because the items make great quick gifts. Another advantage to these small projects is the yarn, yes, you could use any yarn that fits the pattern, but it is also a great time to use that special ball of one of a kind yarn you've been waiting to knit up.  At Creating with Sticks, we offer a wide variety of beautiful, one of a kind, hand dyed yarn that is perfect for one ball wonder projects.  To me, using hand dyed or hand spun yarn always makes a project extra special.

Today I am linking you to a headband pattern that is tried and true, I've knit it twice actually, and to some beautiful hand painted yarn that would make the project perfect.  Better yet, this pattern is free!

 http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/86-10-headband-in-alaska

 "Sweetheart" Bluefaced Leicester Wool

https://www.etsy.com/listing/174484766/sweetheart-aran-weight-bluefaced?ref=shop_home_active_19

"Beach" 100% Superwash Merino

https://www.etsy.com/listing/174477960/beach-100-percent-superwash-merino-yarn?ref=shop_home_active_4 

For more of Creating with Sticks hand painted yarn, click here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CreatingWithSticks?section_id=14772975&ref=shopsection_leftnav_9

Knit on!

Hand painting and dyeing yarn, my new love...

My name is Leah and I'm a yarn addict.  If you knit, crochet or enjoy other fiber arts, you may know what it is like to be obsessed with yarn.  As you know, yarn comes in an endless rainbow of colors, textures, fibers and weights.  When you walk into a yarn shop or down the yarn aisle, it is hard to control yourself from touching every skein of yarn you pass by and even harder not to buy it all.  Many of us who knit or crochet have yarn stashes that if unwound would cover miles and miles of ground, yet it is never enough.  Wanting to share my love of yarny goodness, I recently discovered a new passion, hand painting and hand dyeing wool.  Next to knitting, there is nothing better than spending an afternoon creating new colorways and experimenting with different wools or dyeing techniques and I'm happy to have the opportunity to share them with you.  You can find a variety of super soft Bluefaced Leicester and super wash Merino wools in my Etsy shop at www.etsy.com/shop/CreatingWithSticks.