Hiyaaaaa

SO!! I finally have a new pattern. I think I’m going to try to design one drawstring hat every year. This year its looong.

Anyways, you can purchase the pattern from Ravelry or Etsy.

I just have one tip to everyone who is thinking of trying to knit this.

BLOCKING IS NECESSARY.

When you knit lace, it looks horrible right off the needle. I mean, seriously. Look at this!

This is how the hat…

This is a pattern I had made to teach my student how to make her first cabled hat, so I made sure it was not intimidating.

Very quick to knit, so great for gifts. I have used a bulky alpaca yarn so it had a fair drape and a pom-pom was too heavy, but it may work better if you use wool. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/quick-cable-slouch-hat++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++…

Woaaa…the last time I posted a pattern was November 2010 @_@  Ever since I started knitting sans patterns, I have been designing a bunch of stuff as I went but never got around actually building one.  This one should be a reeeal quickie.  Before blocking, it was much thinner and felt pretty snug against my face.  I liked the pre-blocked look better, but this work just fine too.  

 The lace…

This is a bit of a life story/rant, so read it if you have time to kill. 😛

Back in January 2009, I started my knit store “AZURE KNITS”. I thought knitting and crocheting was all the crafting I was ever going to do.

However…

I couldn’t have been more wrong.

Well first off, I am a drawing kind of artist to begin with.  I’ve loved drawing for my entire life, as far back as my memory of being alive…

Hey guys, sorry I’m not too diligent about updating. My primary job as an animator/illustrator has been preetty hectic, but 1)I’ve got more exciting animation 2)I designed my friend’s new album, 3) I’m in a new band myself and an EP will be released soon, and 4) I have still managed to make time every day to spin.

Anyways, spinning is a total enjoyment, and I’ve been spinning every minute I can…

This is a pattern I had made to teach my student how to make her first cabled hat, so I made sure it was not intimidating.

Very quick to knit, so great for gifts. I have used a bulky alpaca yarn so it had a fair drape and a pom-pom was too heavy, but it may work better if you use wool. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/quick-cable-slouch-hat+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++…

Here is what I use, but you can change up the ratio. This makes something like a whole milk consistency.

• about 32oz of water
• about 1/2 cup of rolled oats
• about 1/4 cup of hemp seeds

All you have to do is: -It’s optional but you can soak and rinse the oats. It seems like it reduces that slimy texture, but I don’t know if it makes enough difference for everybody. -Add all the ingredients in the…