slouchy sockhead hat number four
132st
Began | September 20, 2016 |
Finished | September 18, 2016 |
100% | |
Edited | October 31, 2016 |
Pattern URL | Sockhead Slouch Hat by 124400 |
Started for knitting on my Bday extravaganza, which took us to the beach this year. They look like birthday cupcake colors! Knit during the drive AND on the beach with my toes in the sand. Did my standard toe, Judy’s magic cast on with 12 stitches; 2 at a time on 2 circs on my…
After viewing a variety of projects that used this pattern, I chose to make a 3 color version instead of two because that’s what I had. And it ended up that I was able to do a 3 color version with only 3 skeins instead of 4. Used the two-color brioche instructions for section 3….
Before going on a trip, I wanted to have something to cushion my phone with. After trying a few yarn combinations, I finally came up with something fun and soft and a little stretchy. The butterfly kisses makes it a little crazier than I was thinking but that’s okay, I can’t loose it this way…
gauge swatch relaxed just a touch (25st/4” to 24st/4”, while pattern called for 26). I’m knitting a 38” bust (to account for that difference; I’m closer to 40) and increasing to 50” hip. increased number of rows of twisted ribbing on the top, and then an extra bit of gray before starting the color. did…