A generous friend brought a big bag of stash to our knit-and-natter afternoon, inviting us all to dive for treasure. Lots of oddments, many mysteries, all looking for a good home.
Conscious of my own stash-down challenge, I fought temptation and managed to restrain my haul to two labelled balls of Rowan 4 ply, one in black and one in grey.
I had a project in mind – Jared Flood’s Turn A Square hat – a free pattern for a close-fitting, striped beanie hat. When I got home I realised that the the pattern called for 4.5 mm needles, so the 4 ply wasn’t ideal, but …
Soft and light, it turned out ok – phew! A good use of the stash?
A useful pattern, and a good shape, I’ll definitely use it again and if you’re looking for a hat pattern, you might like to give this one a go!
🙂
yarnsmithery 
That’s lovely and very useful. I have a box full of beanies and cowls from my crocheting splurge last year, too many for me and all politely declined by the family. Avi suggested sending them to Romania …
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Beanies and cowls are always useful – it would be nice to think that your lovely creations were being worn and admired. 🙂 I think Refuge also distribute donated handcrafted items to people who need them?
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I’d like to think they were useful and appreciated for their warmth. Some nice wool went into them!
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