Hat patterns on sale!

Hey fiber friends, don't miss my 30% off pattern sale on all the hats in my Ravelry shop!

Use coupon code HATSHATSHATS at checkout to apply the discount, or click here to start shopping.

Get your holiday gifts done with these sweet, quick hat and headband patterns. Pictured L to R, top to bottom: Stegosaurus Cap (baby version), Melt Slouch, Gitana, Quick Fancy Headbands, Urchin Shell, and Pincushion.

Melt - a slouchy hat for all seasons

Can you think of a better yarn for Ruby Submarine to play with than Cephalopod yarns?  

I was lucky enough to receive a sweet little box of mini-skeins of Bugga! from Cephalopod to design something. 

This was quite a long while ago, I am afraid, and my ideas for a design kept changing (at one point I was sketching colorwork mittens), and the little colorful skeins kept getting neglected.

Then we moved across the country. I used bags of yarn as soft, cushiony barriers for some of the fragile items, so unpacking became a fun game of "Oh, hello again fiber!" 

Finally, in Chicago, the Melt slouch hat was born.

(As you can see, two of the colors didn't make it into this version. They're still waiting for their day in the sun.)

This hat is roomy and meshy and soft, perfect for keeping the wind off your ears. It's an all-seasons hat that I have been wearing a lot just to keep my crazy hair under wraps. It can accommodate a lot of hair! 

It was really lovely working with this yarn. (If you're fresh out of mini-skeins you can use leftovers from Bugga socks!)

(Modeled by my lovely friend since childhood, Eilee.)

Experimenting with a different color combination now. I'll post finished pics soon!:

 I hope you enjoy this quick, simple lace knit as much as I have.

Melt slouch hat knitting pattern PDF

$5

Gitana Hat knitting pattern

This is still one of my favorites. 

Easily customizable, One-And-A-Bit Skein Wonder (the contrast color is the Bit), quick to make, rolls up if you want, easy to wear... it's almost like I DESIGNED the thing, I love it so much! 

Gitana Hat Knitting Pattern PDF

Ravelry info here
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$5

New knitting pattern - Stegosaurus Cap!

hello!

This one developed naturally from my love of chevrons and clean decrease lines. And dinosaurs.

Using a self-striping yarn, like Noro Silk Garden or Trendsetter Tonalita (pictured) makes for really fun, slightly unexpected stripes and color combinations. The pattern uses 4 colors (including one self-striping) and is a fantastic stashbuster.

Using larger needles than is usually recommended for dk-weight yarn, this hat knits up fast and is lightweight, drapey, and great for spring/summer/fall.

And of course, there had to be a wee size of this one-- the baby size fits 6 months (but is fairly stretchy) and has a pointy crown which I think looks sort of elfin and adorable. Nicely unisex.

Thanks to Julia and her baby daughter Harper for modeling. Look at those cheeks, oh man.

 

Stegasaurus Cap! -- Baby and Adult sizes

$6

Free Scallop Lace Hat Pattern!

Here it is... the perfect use for that single ball of DK-weight yarn that you've been meaning to knit. A classic lace stitch adapted into a slouchy, lacy hat.

This seemed so simple in theory but it took me a while (and quite a few proto-hats) to get the math exactly right.

The ribbing is knit with smallish (US 5) needles and the rest of the hat is knit with larger (US 10) needles for that drapey open fabric look... definitely more SoCal than Snowpocalyspe. Sorry Wisconsin homies, I'll get you next time.

Ravelry link

Free pattern: download now

Hello again!

Well, it appears that I have returned to blog land. A lot has been happening recently with my knitting design, so I thought I should put some stuff here!

I took some great photos of my friend Heather wearing some knits a few days ago. Here are some favorite shots.


This pattern is available at my etsy shop here.




Scarf here

and this one here.

Taking pictures, man, what fun. I am pretty sure this will become a major part of my creative life. There are many more beautiful pictures of beautiful Heather here on the Ruby Submarine facebook page! Also, I am kind of on twitter.

Making some steps towards creative fulfillment... 2011 has been good to me so far!