A Completed Beanie

You may recall that last spring I accidentally felted Mick’s beanie.  

Fortunately, our patchwork group was going to Rylstone shortly after and it was a good excuse to buy some wool to knit him a new one for this winter.  You can read about it here.  The colour is Colonel Brandon.  That made no sense at the time, but I have since learnt that he is the love interest in Sense and Sensibility. (No pun intended.)

I also bought a ball of an oatmeal coloured wool to knit me a beanie.  I completed that one back in December using a cabled pattern and loved it, so decided to use the same pattern for Mick’s.

Finally, in early March I cast it on.  The ribbing was perfect to take to my stitching morning one day.

The chart needed concentration, so was ideal for sitting in the sun on the back verandah.  It is now completed and blocked.  Mick will have nice and toasty warm ears while playing bowls during the winter.

I really like the pattern, so enjoyed knitting it again.

Now I can start another knitting project.  One that I have been looking forward to.