A Finished Project!

 

Yes, that's right, I have an actual finished knitting project!  I finished knitting the Sockhead Slouch for Caleb.  This is knit in hand spun (scroll down) that I did last year at the first part of the Tour de Fleece. I spun the singles on one bobbin and then chain plied it to keep the stripe pattern intact.  I had no idea it was going to knit up into such perfect stripes until I started knitting the hat (and I totally love the stripes!)

The other thing I really liked about this hat was the cast on - I used the Chinese Waitress Cast on for the first time.  It's a bit fiddly and it took a while, but the finished cast on edge looks amazing!  I will definitely be using again.  I'm going to put the hat away for now and I'll give it to Caleb later - no one really needs a hat in Texas in May, even if it is fingering weight!