wreck it sockhead hat number three
120st.
for Mattie.
Began | September 11, 2016 |
Finished | September 14, 2016 |
100% | |
Edited | October 31, 2016 |
Pattern URL | Sockhead Slouch Hat by 124400 |
Doing the Toe-up version with figure 8 cast-on. I worked on these over the course of many other projects including a trip to CA, a shirt for Leah, and a tank for me. I added increases here and there to make sure it was going to be able to fit over my heel. There’s a…
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…
April sweater March 27, 2016 joined fronts and back and started working one piece flat.
the cast on is tricky. I kept trying to rotate the work (ala a sock toe) instead of turn. envision making rainbow shaped arcs with the 5-stitch on each end as the tips of the rainbow. Worked on this for one evening, then knitting in, and then I decided I wanted to wear it the…
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.