Rrrrrrarrrrr!
Dinohat Kit from Morehouse Farm Merino.
Took about an hour and a half to knit (I was watching Stargate: Atlantis and was distracted), and at least that long to cut out the felt and sew up the spikes. I’m not the best hand sewer, despite years of cross stitching. Then again, trying to sew through what seemed like 1/2″ of felt with a very petite tapestry needle meant for cross stitch may not have been the best plan.
My only bitch about this kit (and the snake scarf kit that I will be starting shortly) was that the skein included was oddly wound. Like some of the loops on the skein had flopped over on the wrong side? Which meant that winding it with a ball winder/swift turned into an exercise in enormous frustration. If the yarn hadn’t been so delicious, and the pattern so damn cute, I might’ve hurled it into the fireplace and struck a match.
The yarn is so soft, so sproingy and bouncy that it was a pleasure to knit with. I’m used to somewhat silkier, worsted and heavier feeling yarns, so this was a treat.
Aside from skein issues, this was wonderful, and a pleasure to make.