Chunky Monkey...
My love affair with Autumn is continuing. The light is getting less and less now, but on the good days, when the sun shines, we are getting a beautiful golden glow.
It makes for some great shots...
No filters here folks, those are straight from the phone. Complete flukes both of them, but I'll take it!
I admit that I still love kicking up the leaves as I walk and have been dragging my family out to enjoy the autumn experience too. They like it once they are out there. Bertie even got himself a pair of 'autumn fairy wings' the other day!
That wasn't what I came here to talk about though. I was actually going to share a very quickie little hat project I whipped up recently. Stylecraft gave us some of their Special XL Super Chunky last time we were up there and I thought I might give it a try.
I wasn't expecting to like it to be honest. I've never been especially attracted to the really chunky yarns, even though the speed of projects really does appeal! But, to my surprise I did like this stuff a lot.
As anticipated, yarn this fat does work up incredibly quickly and that's always a huge plus. But I really liked the feel of it too. It was nice and soft to work with and made a lovely plump and warm fabric. As I only had one ball I decided to make a hat and although the finished article is not for me, (I don't look great in hats at the best of times and the bulkiness made things look even worse) I really did love the squishiness and look of it as I was hooking away.
It actually made me yearn to make a big snuggly cardigan or jumper in this stuff. It'd be so cozy to wear on winters evenings and can you imagine how quick it'd work up? Ooh, now that is an exciting thought...
In the meantime though, I've gifted the hat to my Little Miss.
These cute little people can pull off such things effortlessly!
Update: 21st November 2018
Oops! I forgot to add the pattern info. Here it is for you...
Snow Games Hat by Naztazia
S x
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#CherryHeart
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PS - I'm so sorry but commenting on Blogger has been a bit hit and miss lately. Please be aware that unless you see 'your comment will be visible after approval' after you press publish, I won't get your lovely message, which is sad. If you are having trouble, you can leave your comment here instead.