Da Crofter's Kep - finished

 The kep is done!

This is a beanie-style hat that fits close to the head. I was a little worried about fit, but it turned out fine. I added two additional rounds in the ribbing section. 

This is worked on a 2.5 mm needle. If I make another hat like this for my son, I will definitely have to move up to a 2.75 mm needle. 

I'm in love with the crown!

This little hat is light as a feather. Okay, not really... it weighs 42.4 grams. It's just a wee thing! I have between 21 and 24 grams of each ball remaining. This is a LOT out of balls that started with 25 g each. I had 2 balls of the main color (the deepest brown), used up one of them, and have 24.3 grams left. So by acquiring one more ball of deep brown, I could easily make another hat. HMMM.

In other news, I finished yet another pair of plain vanilla socks. I started these while spending time visiting someone in the hospital. I didn't have an easy, portable project on the needles when this hospital event started, but I knew I needed one - so I just threw a ball of Regia yarn and my 2.0mm needles into a bag. By the time I was nearing the toe of the first sock, I offered them up to the universe (if by "universe" you mean my limited Instagram following) and identified a recipient. These will be delivered this week:

They are just basic socks, with an eye-of-partridge heel that I favor. It's hard to see the stitch structure in such a busy yarn, but it's there, lending strength to a high-wear area of the sock:

I'm happy to have had this ball in stash, and equally happy that it's now out of stash.