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 Had a wonderful summer vacation week in Shetland. They have an annual toorie(hat) pattern published; this year the Isleburgh Toorie. They has a knit-along group on Facebook as well. In the first hat, I did not like how the k3tog was bulky. Got advice that when I knit 3 together, knit in the back on the 3rd stitch. Together with a tug in the stitches and a press, the hat is less bulky in the decrease.

I made 2 of them, since the first one was a little small for my big head and all my hair.

Pattern:"Tiril Topp" by IdaVictoria. I used the arms a size bigger than the rest of the top, since my previous top got very tight in the arms. We are all different!

Fabric "Monstera Leaves" Digital Collection by Poppy; purchased from Rainbow Textile in Oslo; 

My mom knitted this set with at and neck, not bad for an very old lady! I helped starting and finishing the project ...

Yarn: Raina Finull, mostly scraps

Patterns sources:

Hat pattern: “Fair Isle Fiskerman’s Kep” by Anne Sinclair

Pattern charts: “Morgenstjerne”  by Wenche Roald, Jarbo garn.

The beautiful crown pattern is from «Katie’s Kep» by Wilma Malcomson.

Tassel: DIY Tassel  on YouTube.

Other hats finished lately is 2 Oslolua by petitknit (Yarn: Sunday from Sandnes and mohair scraps) and 2 Marius hats; as Christmas

The jacket was done, and I just could not bring myself to throw away the bits left over from the pattern cutting step. This doesn’t look like much, but I just had to figure out something to do with these. Settle in for a long and picture heavy post as I finish everything left. Now, note that all these pieces are quilted already, so sewing them together in the traditional way would be problematic. But ever one to relish a challenge, I had an idea.

I straightened the edges, leaving the angles, and placed the pieces up against each ...