Sockhead Hat
Began | September 30, 2014 |
Finished | October 21, 2014 |
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Edited | October 26, 2014 |
Pattern URL | Sockhead Slouch Hat by 124400 |
Making for Christmas 2009. Instead of 3 solid colors, I’m using 2 solids and one multi, which adds a nice random touch. I need to learn to weave in ends as I go better, it took almost an hour of weaving for the first half, but there’s nice edges to weave them into so it…
The Fort Vancouver Regional library is going to have an auction of an afghan made from practice squares from people in the library knit-in group. Many of the squares are just garter stitch, so I thought I’d add a few patterns in. I got a skein of Wool-ease and ear-marked it for this purpose. Float…
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….
I’m using this pattern, but making her all in cream, and then adding underware and clothes. The clothes will be out of Shine Worsted because that’s what I have leftover from the other project for this birthday (Pinwheel sweater). I’ll be making her hair out of the Essential, I’d like to make it curly, but…
2 swiffer covers out of deep stash cotton on a cone. one knit with JMCO two ends at a time then kitchenered in the middle; other is a flat piece that sticks into the holes on the extra large swiffer. will add more here as I knit them!
first try on needles was too tight. stayed with needle size B for the entire tubular cast on, which was a touch loose when all was said and done, but way stretchier.