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June 27, 2006
Remember the Short Rows?
Remember this little nub of a hat? I worked on it all weekend, and today I finished weaving in the ends! Interestingly enough, the humidity has been way down every since i finished it, but I doubt it will last much longer.
Most of my knitting on this hat was accomplished at Simply Fibers on Saturday, where I met local bloggers Brianne and Lana, and also Brianne's mom, who was buying the prettiest red yarn for Knit & Tonic's Something Red cardi. I also got to see Brianne putting the final touches on her In Full Bloom sweater - click here to see the finished pictures!
Of course, I wouldn't be a good knitblogger if I didn't have a good FO picture for you. Here's the rundown:
Project Details:
Pattern: Short Row Hat by Veronik Avery, available free at Interweave Knits
Yarn: Diakeito Diamusee, about 1 1/2 skeins, color: ummm... not sure, I lost the ball band.
Needle Size: Size 7 straights, metal (Susan Bates - quite possibly the first pair of needles I ever bought)
Skills needed: cast on, knit, purl, yarn over, K2tog, ssp, three-needle bind-off, pick up stitches, I-cord
Pattern Modifications: None! The hat is a little poufy at the top, but that might just be because my head is round, not long. (Think Ernie, not Bert!) Oh wait, I did make an accidental modification - I did my decreases wrong on the purl side - you can tell but I actually kind of like the way it looks, sort of like it's stitched together on the outside.
Time to knit: About 5 days. I can usually knit a plain or cabled hat in about two days, so that sounds a bit right considering all the little rows I had to knit!
Final impressions: This is a fun pattern, and a great way to use yarn with long color repeats, they really show up well in the little triangles. It's definitely a "knitter's" pattern - I'm not sure anyone else really appreciates why this hat is as cool as it is.
Posted by zarah at June 27, 2006 10:00 PM
Comments
What a cute hat! And Carla is coming along quite quickly!
Posted by: Jennifer at June 28, 2006 8:59 AM
Don't you hate it when you finish something and you love it, and you cannot wear it cause it's 1000 degrees outside?
The hat turned out great!
Posted by: Paloma at June 28, 2006 9:09 AM
Cute hat and Carla is such a cute sweater!
Posted by: Stephanie at June 28, 2006 9:44 AM
I love the hat. Very cool!
Posted by: Melissa at June 28, 2006 10:42 AM
Your hat turned out great! I love the color variation! I bet Carla will be a fun and fast knit for you.
Posted by: Lana at June 28, 2006 11:26 AM
Wow, the multi colored yarn really made it look like you used 12 different skeins to make that hat, very cool. It looks like a crazy quilt. Go Carla, go!
Posted by: Jenna at June 28, 2006 4:26 PM
your hat looks wonderful! I love the oclors : )
Posted by: amanda cathleen at June 28, 2006 6:14 PM
The hat's great! And Carla's going to be stunning!!! What an amazing color!
Posted by: Jeanie at June 28, 2006 9:39 PM
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