Because 2 days is never enough.

Jess and I managed to be productive on the train to and from Connecticut for cheesemaking weekend by turning the ride into a knitting circle. I used the time to finish a matching hat and scarf that I started many months ago - just in time for the cold weather. Alas, I have developed a mild allergy to wool (the worst news you could receive as a knitter), so I have been experimenting with other blends of yarn. This hat and scarf is knitted using 6 skeins of Blue Sky Alpacas from Peru (color 009; lot 3412), which is extremely warm and soft to the touch. I used the following patterns that I made up (both use seed stitch):

Hat
#10 circular + #10 douple pointed needles

CO 65 stitches - doublestrand

seed stitch in the round (k1, *p1, k1 - repeat from * to end; knit the purls and purl the knits)

once the hat measures the length you want, reduce by knit 7, knit 2tog and try to alternate knits and purl to retain the seed stitch (do this for one round)

then knit 6, knit 2tog for one round
then knit 5, knit 2tog for one round … reduce by one each round until knit 2, knit 2tog
bind off!

Scarf
#10 straight needles

CO 21 stitches

seed stitch (k1, *p1, k1 - repeat from * to end; knit the purls and purl the knits)
repeat until the scarf is the length you want…
bind off!