Rolling in gold!

Ravelympics gold medals, that is. I'm busting through my WIPs.

6th Short Row Hat(#40)



Pattern: Short Row Hat by Véronik Avery (it used to be available on the Interweave website but has been removed--perhaps they'll have it for sale soon?)
Yarn: Noro Kureyon (100% wool), #194, 1 skein
Needles: US #9 (5.5mm)
Modifications: Like usual I changed the garter brim from 10 stitches to 5 stitches because it usually ends up being really long. I'm not sure how I got the full hat out of one skein but I did. Woohoo!


I probably should've picked a skein that had the pink/green sections in the middle instead of the black/brown, because the front of the hat is dark and the back is bright and colorful. Ah well, I still love it.

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Pretty in Pink Thorpe (#41)



Pattern: Thorpe by Kirsten Kapur (Rav link)
Yarn: Storm Moon Knits Celestial Bulky (100% merino), "Pretty in Pink," 1 skein
Needles: US #10.5 (6.5mm)
Size: medium (I tried the large but it came out gigantic)
Modifications: I used a much bigger needle than is called for in the pattern. I also skipped the crochetted border and did extra decrease rows on the earflaps so they'd be pointy.

I really love how this turned out. It's going to be super warm in the winter! And the yarn pooled in a really cool way.