A hatter´s tool

We have found something that we have been searching for since quite a long time. It is a hatter´s tool, used when making hats and constructed so that the width is easily adjustable. In Swedish this is called a "hattstock". If anyone reading this could help me with the correct English/American name for this tool I would be most grateful, please leave a comment.

We are not planning to make hats. We will be using it blocking knitted hats and caps. A great plus is that it is old, handmade and have a fantastic patina from many years of use. I feel respect handling, using  and caring for an old tool like this. I wish it could tell us its story.

Grey mittens

These are grey mittens in twined knitting that I knitted for a colleague as she left for a new position in another company.

She wanted grey mittens (she has great taste!) and not too elaborately embellished. So I stuck to the traditional. The decorations are influenced by the tradition in Ore parish, Dalarna.

Hopefully they will do their duty and provide warmth and comfort next winter.

Mr Grey´s Scarf in Garter Stitch

This garter stitch scarf is now finished but will probably not be worn until autumn, since I am pretty sure that spring has come to stay now.

It is knitted in garter stitch. That makes for a warm and comfortable fabric. I used old 2-ply wool yarn  from my stash for this scarf and I am pleased with the result.

I have knitted quite a few of these now and I love them. But they do take a lot of time to knit.

I used 360 grams in all. The knitting was done with 3,00 mm (US 2½) needles. The finished scarf measures 30 x 185 cm (12 x 74 inches).

More slippers

Inspired by the slippers that I knitted in March, I made these with some left over sock yarn. They are basically the same but with an added-on cuff, in garter stitch, that can be folded down.

I am quite pleased with the result and I will at a later stage knit a pair using a single  colour yarn. The "patched" effect I got from the left over yarns is debatable. 

I used 165 grams of left over sock yarn, and 5 double-pointed needles 3,50 mm (US 4) for these slippers.