Knit My Dog

My spinning class is going great. Last week we plied. Our instructor had us spin natural color yarn on one bobbin and two shades of brown on another bobbin. Then we plied them together. I'm sure the choice of colors was intentional so we could see the plying easily.

I forgot to take a picture of the skein I was so excited to wind it into a ball. This is what I got:

It's very "thick and thin". It doesn't know if it wants to be worsted or bulky weight. The yarn on the outside is the first that I spun so it's exceptionally bulky. But I love it! Of course, I had to knit it into something. Isn't that why I'm learning to spin?
I decided to go for a simple hat with a reverse hemmed brim. And I can wear it inside out too.

Knit side out:

Purl side out:

Getting goofy with the modeling session:

I'm taking it for its maiden voyage to the beach today. You can tell by the pictures that it's a sunny day here in Maine. What you can't tell is that it's over 50 degrees! After all of the bitter cold, we're all ready to get outside. So a walk on the beach with the dog is in order.