A&S 50/50: Wool Cap #20

Wool Cap #20
Brand of Wool: Paton's Classic Wool
Colours: Purple
Stitch: Mix of Aisle, Mammen, York, and Unknown
Notes: I started this hat sometime last year and put it away for some reason. While sorting through my wool stash this past Christmas I discovered the unfinished hat and decided to finish it. I started with the York stitch and moved onto what I thought was Mammen. It was at this point that it was put away. When I drug it out I continued in Mammen stitch only to find that my previous "Mammen" had much neater connection stitches. So obviously it was not Mammen. I tried a row of Aisle Stitch without the B1 connection and that wasn't it either. I decided this would be my winter cap so I finished it in Aisle stitch with the B1+F1 connection to make it thicker over the ears. Unfortunately, I ran out of yarn before I was long enough to cover my whole ear.

A&S 50/50: Nalbound Cap #10

Wool Cap #10

Brand of Wool: Paton's Classic Wool
Colours: Fall Variegated
Stitch: Aisle Stitch
Notes: The Aisle stitch can be made using either the F1/ F2 connection of the B1 connection. B1 is the same as F1 but it is from the bottom of the previous row instead of the top. This creates a heavily ridged hat on the outside but a completely flat row on the inside. It seems that the Aisle stitch with the B1 connection uses more yarn to create the same amount of hat as other stitches. However, the thickness of the resulting fabric makes it more likely to shed rain or snow and keep your head warm.