b natural. c sharp.

After some convincing, Wyatt got me to make this Jayne Hat for him to wear at Dragoncon this year. I love making things for him but couldn’t believe he actually wanted this goofy hat. It turned out to be super easy and fun to make so I’m glad I did! For those of you who don’t know what it is, the tough guy character Jayne, in the Firefly series, got this silly hat from his mother one episode.

I used Heather Hill’s pattern as a guide for my first hat. Using her pattern I got to do my first cable cast on as well as learn how to make my first pom pom. Pretty exciting advances in my world of knitting. (; It’s a great pattern but in the end a hat is a hat no matter how you put it together so I created my own version from that point on. My first change was to double up with worsted Lambs Pride because the shop didn’t have the bulky colors I needed, but I ended up loving that brand of yarn and how the two strands look together.

I got the request to make this Slytherin scarf from my friend Byron earlier in July. It was a nice change from only doing Gryffindor ones! I used Caron Simply Soft which has a nice sheen to it.

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