Rikke Hat
shorter than called for, played yarn chicken with only 1 yd remaining!
shorter than called for, played yarn chicken with only 1 yd remaining!
Began | December 17, 2014 |
Finished | December 23, 2014 |
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Edited | December 25, 2014 |
Pattern URL | Rikke Hat by 226359 |
Made for | myself |
Size made | one size |
I took this pattern as inspiration and made it my own with a custom bottom, working circularly instead of flat, and eyelets for a drawstring before the handles. Bottom notes: I used short rows to make the center of the base be wider. Then I used short rows on the sides to create a boat-like…
triangle to-be-released easy shawl pattern.
the yarn traveled to me from Peru, the project will travel with me to Minnesota and Illinois, and I’ll knit on it with traveling through the wool warp to talk to friends online. well traveled, indeed! followed tips for widening neck opening and later the beading from mirielgw’s Beaded Viajante. using backwards loop and reverse…
using size 6 needles and heavy laceweight for a lightweight version of the Wren for a sample at the Designer Showcase for the Zombie Knitpocalypse 2014.
Cast on in train to Madrona! Top border: garter, 5” tall. Wedge: used for social knitting and did much further than necessary. slightly asymmetrical! Main section: began striping with the lavender yarn – 4 rows of lav, then 2 rows of main Bottom border: garter, 2 1/4” tall. striped with the lav yarn changing colors…
began on the train to ZK. picked back up for the flight home. made it over half way on edging at the fort on the fourth. edging used backwards knitting technique.