Scrap Hatty
Grey and Wet
Grey days, grey clouds, grey nights, grey rain, grey fog, grey everything…
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Grey Balls of yarn
…including leftover balls of yarn, also grey.
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Grey Fingerless Mitts
A lot of grey around, so I dived into it – I knitted fingerless mittens for my sister – the red accents (umbrellas and Latvian Braid) are made of leftover red yarn from a skein I bought in Sweden.
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Yellow Ball of yarn
However Vanilla thought it was time to interject some more sunshiny colours into my knitting!
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Hat-Knitting
I used up most of the leftover yarn from a Noro Yukata shawl I knit a couple of years ago, alternated with a beautiful sunny yellow which came out of someone else’s scrap pile.
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Tiny scrap
The shawl is below, the new hat above, and one very last scrap of Noro…(what will I do with it!?)
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Scrap Hat
…how soft and beautiful it is..
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Sleeping bag
…another Hitty sleeping bag (according to Vanilla) but in fact destined to be my sunny scrappy hat…
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Blocked
…and look!
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Sunny!
The sun came out!
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Thrums
…my forest troll seems to collect thrums. I wonder what he plans to do with them!?
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ScrapHappy is a group of bloggers (links below) who post monthly about using up scraps! All genuine scraps are allowed, and any material. Blog posts are published on the 15th of the month – I really love to see what people are doing with bits and pieces saved from the scrap heaps! If you think you’d like to join the group, contact Kate who devised it with a Swedish friend – her blog is the first link below:
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Quimper Hittys 
Gorgeous hat, just like a cool winter sunrise! Those mittens are fabulous too, the detail is amazing. I wonder if the Hittys could use another quilt? I have no purpose in mind any longer for my teeny tiny hexies, and it struck me they might make a nice Hitty quilt or rug. What do you think? And if yes, what size would be useful?
The Hittys could always use another quilt! They have various sizes of bed, which can accommodate quilts from 6 1/2 inches square to 9-ish. ❤
I’m pretty sure a couple of Hitty quilts will be heading your way!
They all look amazing. Especially the mittens. Going to look up and make a note about the Latvian braid now, thank you very much!
The Latvian Braid is much easier than it looks! It really is a gorgeous accent isn’t it?!
It is, and I found a tutorial with my go-to youtuber (norman needles) so I’m ready for when I have an appropriate project. Thank you!
What a treat! To see gray mitts topped by pert umbrellas (and classy braid) and then the amount of sunshine that showed up in your perky hat is nothing but pure winter bliss.
We love the red umbrellas, and I know my sister will love them! The city she lives in has also been grey and soggy this winter
The fingerless mittens are amazing and I really love the hat – which is also a cosy nest for Vanilla! Great use of leftover yarn/scrap yarn 🙂
The hat is great – not the recipe you sent because I didn’t have knitting needles or yarn that size, But I will try it! We liked the mittens so much I made another pair!
The recipe I sent you might be too basic for your skill set – you knitting skills are lightyears beyond mine!
super sunshiny – even the grey bits. Love the umbrellas on the mittens, the hat is delightful and I’m in love with your forest troll.
Thanks! The Forest troll was made by Maria Roxbrush, and I found him in the little gallery at the west end of Esquimalt Lagoon – the Goldfinch Art Centre.
what a gorgeous hat! I loved the process and seeing the yellow being included. Also those gray mittens with the red accents….perfection!
Thanks! We love the hat too – warm enough without being too warm, and a bright reminder of sunny days!
Grey days need cheering up with colourful knits!