The much-knitted Quant from the current issue of Knitty: I know black doesn’t photograph well, but the sunlight helps.
I’m pretty pleased to be having quite the good hair day today.

Pattern: Quant, from knitty.com

Needles: 4 mm.

Yarn: some stash yarn, about 1.5 skeins of Rowan silk wool DK in black

Mods: I only made a couple of modifactions: First, I went down to 4 mm (the pattern calls for 5 mm) needles because I have a small head, and I didn’t want a really big quant, just a little something to keep my ears warm when I’m wearing my hair up.

The second modification I made after scanning all 150 finished quants on Ravelry. Many people noted that the beginning and end don’t match up. So I cast off after the entrelac part, and picked up stitches necessary for the ear flap, and just duplicated the first ear flap.

Notes: The modification of casting off after the entrelac portion and picking up stitches to match the earflaps worked out brilliantly. I love the headband style of this, perfect for keeping my sensitive ears nice and toasty warm.

Also up, is this cute beanie that I knitted over the holidays, graciously modelled by my partner in yarn, Jen:
Here’s the hat in action, as we rode the streetcar this afternoon (and there’s our friend, Rebecca!):
Pattern: Only Sweet on the Outside Beanie, by Christine

Needles: 4 mm

Yarn: Blue Sky Suri Merino

Mods:The only mod was that I went up .25 a needle size, because I knit tightly and I didn’t have any 3.75mm dpns kicking around. I’m glad I did- 3.75mm would have been too small, for the way that I knit.

Notes: Christine sent me this pattern along with a skein of Suri. The idea was to test knit the pattern, and I was so happy to do it! It was the first time I had knitted with the Suri, and I have to say… wow. I love that stuff so much. It’s heaven on the hands, and I just gorgeous to touch. I love the way it knitted up, great stitch definition, and I’m in love. Love, I tell you!! Here’s a parting shot of the crown: