About 4 years ago I was at BECon at Bullseye Glass and one of the speakers was talking about 3D printing glass. The glass that was used was white and as exciting as it was to hear about I don’t know how many of us actually thought about having something made. Fast forward to now. Optically clear glass printing glass…the samples in the video would be lovely lamp shades because of the way they throw light around. They’re just scratching the surface of the possibilities…this is exciting! The video is being shown on many different sites…check out thisiscolossal.com.
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Knit a Lacy Hat for Fall
Last year the Washington Post did a story looking at data from Ravelry that revealed that knitters tend to start knitting hats in August and scarves in September. I’m not quite sure I’m ready for either yet, but if you’re the sort of person who wants to start wearing a hat as soon as the tiniest hint of cool is in the air, you might be ready for a hat like this one.
The Saji hat pattern from Yoko Johnston uses DK weight yarn and has lacy patterns to make it even lighter weight and allow more air flow for those days when you want to wear a hat for fashion but it’s still a little warm for having a solid knit hat or a thicker hat on.
It’s worked in the round from the top down and alternates between a lacy rib and an undulating lace pattern that looks kind of like spoons (saji means spoon in Japanese).
The pattern is designed to use a single skein of yarn (142-175 yards, or 130-160 meters) and because it’s worked from the top down you can just keep knitting the brim until you run out of yarn if you like the fold over look.
The hat comes in one size, about 19 inches/48 cm around and 9.5 inches/24 cm tall, but again you can make it longer if you want a slouchier look or to fold over the brim (or both!).
You can find this pattern on Ravelry.
What do you think about the idea of starting to knit hats in August and scarves in September? It’s way too warm most days for either where I live, and even after all these years I’m still terrible at planning ahead with my projects. Maybe you all are better at that than I am?
[Photo: Yoko Johnston]