Best biscuits ever!

I looove Custard Creams! So when Mollie Makes presented issue 82 with a kit to make a custard cream keyring, I bought a copy, of course.
Fun little project in between other projects. And I love my keyring!

Very basic Hubbie Hat

I found, somewhere deep down my stash, a skein of bulky yarn : Tiziana by Lang Yarns (50% wool and 50% acrylic). I bought it once because of its beautiful colours. Okay, I'm not really into this kind of yarn anymore, but I wanted to make use of it anyway. My husband is always in need of a hat and was super glad that I could make him another one for his collection. I decided to try to design my own, admittedly very simple knitting pattern for it. And well, it worked : another warm nice hat ! Rather proud.

And here is the pattern : 

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Very basic Hubbie Hat

Materials : 5 mm 60 cm long circular needle

                 5 mm Double pointes needles

                 1 100 gram skein of bulky yarn (120m/100gram)

Pattern :

Cast on 67 sts, on the circular needle

Join the work in the round, making sure not to twist your stitches.

Place marker for end of round

Work in garter stitch until piece from beg measures 16 cm.

Next row: [k9sts, k2tog] rep to last st, k1. (61 sts now on needle)

Knit 1 row

Next row : [k8sts, k2tog] rep to last st, k1. (55 sts now on needle)

Knit 1 row

Next row : [k7sts, k2tog] rep to last st, k1. (49 sts now on needle)

Knit 1 row

Next row : [k6sts, k2tog] rep to last st, k1. (43 sts now on needle)

Knit 2 rows

Change to double pointed needles.

Next row : [k5sts, k2tog] rep to last st, k1. (37 sts now on needle)

Knit 2 rows

Next row : [k4sts, k2tog] rep to last st, k1. (31 sts now on needle)

Next row : [k3sts, k2tog] rep to last st, k1. (25 sts now on needle)

Next row : [k2sts, k2tog] rep to last st, k1. (19 sts now on needle)

Next row : k1, [k2tog, k1] rep to end (13 sts now on needle)

Next row : [k2tog] rep to last st, k1 (7 sts now on needle)

Cut the yarn, leaving a long strand.

Use a yarn needle to thread the strand through the remaining 7 stitches.

Draw up tight, secure end firmly. Weave in ends.

Make do and mend part 4

My dad's favourite sweater has holes in it, gets glue spilled on it... OK, in a situation like this my creativity is at its happiest : save the sweater! I embroidered some flowers to mend the holes and hide the stain, using some leftover yarn. I think it worked, yay!