The Madelinetosh Lovers group on Ravelry had a KAL lastmonth, with the idea that you could knit anything as long as it was a “selfish” knit. Especially after the holidays, it is always nice to knit something for me (though I was remarkably selfish over the holidays and didn’t do many gift knits). I bought some Tosh dk in Composition Book Gray in November in the hope that I could knit a hat and glove set. This was really a great opportunity for me to force myself to start and finish a knit from somewhat impulse-purchased yarn.
I knitted the Snapdragon flip-tops and tam by Ysolda Teague from Whimsical Little Knits 2. Even though I modified the flip-tops, I think that these are both fantastic patterns. The cabling was a ton of fun, especially after finishing my Skelf. I modified the flip-tops into fingerless gloves because I am generally too hot for full gloves but a little underwhelmed with mitts. I am glad with how the hat turned out: just a bit slouchy. One thing I didn’t expect was just how much work the hat took. I forget how slow an all-over cabled pattern can be because this took me about a full week of work, knitting every evening. And, again, the Tosh dk is a dream. I absolutely love working with it.
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