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June 22, 2006
It's my anti-humidity hat
Yeah, right. I only wish.
So why am I knitting a wool hat in the middle of summer? I dunno... the yarn is new and wanting to be knit... I can always put it in the Christmas gift stash... cause I want to, that's why! (And having the A/C on doesn't hurt, either!)
I am using the Short-Row Hat pattern that is a free online pattern from Interweave, from the Winter '05 issue. I've wanted to knit it for a while, but never had just the right yarn. This Diakeito is perfect, I think!
But... not everything was perfect. I had knit about halfway through the second wedge of the hat (it's knit horizontally then seamed up the back) when I realized my hat had a certain pointy quality to it. I don't think I need short-row toes on the side of my head! (Maybe you can't tell from the picture, but there are two too many diamonds here, creating a distinctly 3-D effect.) I looked back through the pattern, but I couldn't figure out what went wrong!
Clearly there was not fixing this problem - I had to rip it out. I kept pulling until all the yarn horns were removed.
I figured out where I was in the pattern and started over, being very careful to count my rows. It looks like the second try is a charm! The only thing I can figure out is that I must have been losing my place and repeating sections instead of moving on, giving me more diamonds in the middle of the hat than I needed.
Anyway, I've always been a little scared of short rows because of several bad experiences trying to knit short row toes in socks. But this hat made me realize that I already knew how to do short rows - I do them every time I turn a heel!
Even if I had never done short rows before, I think trying them with larger yarn and larger needles makes it a lot easier to see what i happening and why it works.
This was a good reminder for me - don't be scared of trying new things in knitting. You can always rip it out.
Posted by zarah at June 22, 2006 10:20 PM
Comments
I like that pattern a lot -- it's very nice looking. Look forward to seeing how that yarn knits up in the pattern.
Posted by: Kathy at June 22, 2006 11:55 PM
Yep! Be adventursome in knitting! Mistakes are *relatively* easy to repair.
Posted by: Jennifer at June 23, 2006 9:06 AM
I need to start making some anti-humidity hats for the DC summer, woo! Right there, you've summarized one of my favorite things about knitting: it is so forgiving. I doesn't require as much precision as a craft like sewing.
Posted by: Jenna at June 23, 2006 9:14 AM
your right your Diakeito is perfect for that pattern! I'm still laughing, yarn horns! : D
Posted by: amanda cathleen at June 23, 2006 11:35 AM
Love how that hat looks! Great color varigation for the short rows.
Posted by: jessica~ at June 23, 2006 11:56 AM
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