Canyon Walk Hat

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Dear knitting friends,

Canyon Walk Hat is such a quick knit! This pattern uses less than one skein of worsted weight yarn, has a stitch repeat that keeps you interested, and is reversible.

For the month of January, you can download the Canyon Walk Hat pattern for half off -- just $3!

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HINT: Make up a hat knitting kit

Keep the supplies for knitting hats in a gallon zip lock bag.

Two 16" circulars (one for the ribbing and a larger size for the hat), DPNs to finish the decreases at the top, the pattern, and a crochet hook to pick up lost stitches. You could add a nail clippers for cutting yarn and a Chibi large eye darning needle and you'd be all set to knit.

[See that bundle of plastic sacks? That's what I stuff inside the wet hat as I block it. I put a fan nearby and turn the hat occasionally. It dries fast using the stuffing method.]

Oh yes! Add in one skein of worsted weight yarn. We have used the yarns below with excellent results.

HiKoo Simplinatural

Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted

Which yarn to use?

Simplinatural (there's some silk in the yarn) has a soft, cushy elegant feel. Lamb's Pride Worsted knits up firmly and develops a sheen from the mohair blended into the wool.

The accordion pattern stretches out when you use either yarn as the hat is used.

Canyon Walk Hat folds up compactly (there's no pom pom or fur ball to crunch up) and fits into a side pocket. That's a handy feature for times when you'd like a hat close by.

📍Gloves go in one pocket.

📍Canyon Walk Hat goes in another.

We have several of our Needle Plus offers left from last week. For $20 you get a circular needle and a skein of sock yarn to make the Sockhead Slouch Hat. It's good buy for some Zen knitting, the kind of knitting that lets your mind wander while your hands are busy.

Read about the Sockhead Slouch Hat

$20 Needle Plus Offer

Last words: We took down the Christmas tree at our house this past weekend and put away decorations. That cleared my mind to take an afternoon and set up my easel.

It's been quite a few months since I have slapped paint on a canvas and my oil painting skills are rusty.

I used a photo of the big elevator complex here in Pigeon as my reference. I totally got mixed up and started out with too much ultramarine blue. Consequently the concrete towers turned green.

I did not do a preliminary sketch.

I left out some buildings and the railroad sign.

But I got my mind some place else for a few hours of quiet.

I hope that crochet and knitting brings that kind of peace into your days that that there will be happy fiber times in your future, too.

Best,

Wanda

PS My husband helped pour the concrete for some of those towers during his college summers. Here's a link to a YouTube video that shows the towers in drone shots. It's pretty dramatic stuff!

The Thumb Farmer -- Cooperative Elevator Co.