As I mentioned a couple of days ago Tyler had requested a cap for Christmas having lost the one I knit for him in 2010. The pattern is, sans color work, the swatch cap from Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Knitting Workshop. I ignored her cast on numbers since she doesn’t provide a gauge and I was figuring on what seemed appropriate given the yarn and needles I felt like using. Yarn is Sundara Silky Merino, a gift many years ago, from Catherine aka 3C whom I haven’t heard from since 2012 so deep stash diving here. Lovely yarn. Simple pattern. The reason I prefer this pattern as a template over the Hat in a Knitters Handy Book of Patterns is that the depth is so much shallower. Tyler wants a Watch Cap not a Slouchy Cap. Slouchy Caps being very popular tend to influence the depth of every other cap pattern I have seen. 4-5″ deep before beginning decreases works for him.

As I suspected this wasn’t much of a digression from my yarn cache clearing goal. I wound the yarn on Thursday morning before work, cast on and did the ribbing on Thursday evening, knit the bulk of cap Friday, did the decreases today and am done. So now to figure out which of the other two yarns that had been living in my dresser to work on next. Until next time

Yarny days and knitterly evenings

Elka