Get Your Knitting Life Organized with WEBS

I am not one of those knitters with a stash that’s neatly listed on Ravelry. I’d love to be, but I just don’t have the patience for it.

Also, I’d have to come face-to-face with every. single. one. of my skeins of yarn, and I’m not sure I’m ready to do that.

But I do perennially wish my knitting stuff were more organized. And I am working on it this year as I clean out my office (though right now there’s a considerable pile of knitting “stuff” hanging out, waiting for me to muster the courage to get in there).

If getting more organized is among your knitting resolutions, check out this great series on 31 days of organization from WEBS. It was published a few years ago but it’s full of great advice on evaluating UFOs and storing the ones you want to work on; destashing, identifying, using, organizing and getting rid of yarn; organizing books and patterns; using Ravelry as an organizational tool (I’ve written about that, too); storing tools; even taking pictures of finished projects.

There’s so much great stuff there to get you motivated and on track for cleaning things up and clearing things out this year.

Do you have any great yarn or knitting organization tips? We’d all love to hear them!

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I haven’t knit a lot of hats, because I don’t wear hats that often, and because I don’t wear hats that often, the ones I have knit tend to be pretty basic and utilitarian. There’s nothing wrong with that, but there’s also nothing wrong with treating yourself to a lovely hat that takes a little more time to knit but will also be a joy to wear whenever you need to.

I think the Two Grey Hills hat from Tressa Weidenaar is an example of that second kind of hat. With its allover colorwork design and use of DK weight yarn, this is going to take you longer to knit than, say, a ribbed hat in bulky yarn. But you’ll also get that time to enjoy the process and reflect on the meaning behind the colorwork, which is inspired by Navajo weavings.

The pattern calls for two colors of DK yarn and is available in two sizes, adult medium and large. Two colors with a nice contrast will be helpful for seeing the design, which is somewhat intricate in places.

Despite that, this isn’t a difficult pattern if you’ve done stranded knitting before. You need to know how to cast on, knit, purl, work in the round, do colorwork from a chart and decrease stitches to make this hat.

Make this hat with a soft yarn and you’ll want to wear it all day, every day when the weather is cold. You can grab the pattern on Ravelry, and also check out the Rug Weaver’s Headband, which has a different look but is also inspired by Navajo weaving. The headband might be a better choice to knit if you don’t live somewhere where you need a winter hat that often.

Looking for more hats? Check out these hat knitting patterns that use worsted weight yarn leftovers.

[Photo: Tressa Weidenaar]

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