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December 21, 2009
Targhee Aran Watch Cap

I started with this beautiful braid of targhee wool, and had a grand 2 ply color idea for socks, that did not go as planned - not even close!

If left as 2 ply I would have had 1 striped sock and one barberpole sock. So I got out my spinning books and decided to experiment. The result was a 4 strand cable ply yarn which I made by tightening up the 2 ply twist and plying the 2 yarns together for 260 yards of a nicely balanced, soft, stretchy, squishy worsted weight yarn.

Pattern: Aran Watch Cap from Hats On by Charlene Schurch
Size: Medium (124 stitches around)
Yarn: 3 ounces (85 grams) Handspun Targhee Wool from GLBLF ( 10-11 WPI) 4 strand cable ply. I wonder if this roving was a little felted - it was matted and clumpy- or maybe that is the natural way of targhee - either way, the resulting yarn was so soft and beautiful that it was worth the extra preparation.
Needles: 16" circular - US 5 for cuff/ US 6 for body
Modifications: Knit a size medium, but made the body 5 1/4 inches to make a deeper hat.

I took the pictures myself - It wasn't easy to even get the hat IN the picture - most photos looked like this.
This is the 2nd time I've made an Aran Watch Cap - it is not often that I knit a pattern more than once, but it is a wonderful hat to knit and to wear and I think the soft muted colors of this handspun work perfectly!

My one and only needlepoint project completed in 1986

HAVE A HAPPY SOLSTICE AND A MERRY CHRISTMAS

PS - my "comment" company was sold and the new one doesn't have a place for email, so unless I already know your email I can't respond - Frustrating!

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