Lydia hat and scarf

I made these for my RA, Lydia. She kills all the bugs for us (we can handle the thousands of ladybugs, but it's the stinkbugs and wasps and cockroaches none of us care to handle). And she's helped us (by "us," I mean my two suite-mates and I) with dealing with my roommate, whom I not-so-affectionately call the Roommate From Hell.

I gave Lydia the scarf today, but I ended up sending the hat with the other Mission hats. (Sorry, Lydia). I'll probably end up making her another one. Seeing as we're expecting snow tomorrow and probably for the rest of forever, she can definitely use it. I guess that's what you get for going to school in the mountains. It's pretty, but it snows like no where else in the south.

Anyways. Both were knit on 10s with Vanna's Choice Silver Grey. (Honestly, this is such a good gift-giving yarn. Grey matches with just about everything.)

The hat:

(Notice the change in hair color? Yeah, no one else has either).

CO 80

K1 P1 across for 6 rows

*P1, K2, P1, K6 across

K1, P2, K2, P6 across

P1, K2, P1, K6 across

K1, P2, K2, P6 across

P1, K2, P1, K6 across

K1, P2, K2, P6 across

P1, K2, P1, C3F across*

Repeat between ** three times, for a total of four cable crosses.

K1, P2, K2, P6 across

P1, K2, P1, K2tog, K2, K2tog across

K1, P2, K1, P4 across

P1, K2tog, P1, K2tog, K2tog across

K1, P1, K1, P2 across

P1, K1, P1, K2tog across

K1, P1, K1, P1 across

K2tog, K2tog across

P across

K2tog across

P2tog across

Cut long tail, pull through remaining stitches, sew up the back.

The scarf:

Okay, preface: I wanted a cabled scarf (I've been obsessing about cables a bit lately, it seems), but I didn't want garter stitch edges, blocking something this large isn't really an option in a room the size of a postage stamp, and I wanted the cabling to be the main thing. So I made this.

CO 22

[*K2, P1, K2, P1, K10, P1, K2, P1, K2

P2, K1, P2, K1, P10, K1, P2, K1, P1*

Repeat between ** for ten rows

K2, P1, K2, P1, C5f, P1, K1, P1, K2

P2, K1, P2, K1, P10, K1, P2, K1, P1]

Repeat between [] once, for a total of two cable crossings

Okay, now, do the same thing again, but where it says "Repeat between ** for ten rows" do it for TWENTY. And the repeat everything above until the scarf is as long as you want it. (I ended with the ten-row cable part, just to make it all nice and even). Cast off, add fringe (if you want). The end.

Mirrored cable hat and scarf

So for Hanukkah, I made pretty much everyone I know a hat or scarf or both. For my mom, I made her a nice scarf/hat duo, except I only finished the hat today. Seems as if big heads run in our family, so of course the one I made her from a pattern I had edited didn't work. Below is the second hat I made (which thankfully turned out pretty well, if I do say so myself).

Hat and scarf both knit in Lion's Brand Vanna's Choice Dusty Blue (108). Total, it was probably two skeins. Both knit on size 10 needles.

Hat:

(This is for big heads, so maybe decrease CO by 8 [average] to 16 [a bit smaller] for heads that aren't as giant as mine and my mother's. Also, it's a bit long, so if you want it shorter, decrease by one cable.)

CO 88 stitches

K2 P2 around for 10 rows for ribbing

*P2 K6 around

K2 P6 around*

Repeat between ** twice more for a total of 6 rows

P2 C6F P2 C6B around

K2 P6 around

*P2 K6 around

K2 P6 around*

Repeat between ** twice more for a total of 8 rows

[P2 C6F P2 C6B around

K2 P6 around

*P2 K6 around

K2 P6 around*

Repeat between ** twice more for a total of 8 rows]

Repeat between brackets three more times for a total of five cables

P2 K6

K2tog P6 around

P1 K2tog K2 K2tog around

K1 P2tog P2tog around

K2tog around

P2tog around (this should leave you with 7[?] stitches)

Cut a 1ft long tail and pull through remaining stitches. Sew edges together with long tail (I use a crochet hook for this). Tie off, cut remaining.

Scarf:

I stole this pattern. It was super easy to knit. I did it on the size 10 needles, not 7, and my Vanna's Choice yarn.

(Also, all the pictures above are of the exact same scarf and hat. The top picture is closest to the actual color.)