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 |
I started this and it was too small for the keychain blocker, so I started again.
use vesper, but get smaller needles since it’s 100% merino, no nylon. reinforcing center of bottom of the sole with slip stitch ala eye of partridge. with super tight gauge, came up with a larger stitch count than the large size to get the right diameter for my feet. this slowed me down but will…
been in my queue since December 2007. Started swatching on size 4’s, need to go up a needle size which means finding the next size tips in whatever project they are in 😉
used the 40” size at the top and 48” at the bottom, with decreases/increases in the ribbing on both sizes. increased a little more for the bottom section once joining. split hem feature. Cast on so I could knit on this during the Zombie Knitpocalypse 2015. Didn’t make much of a dent until the flight…
top down sleeveless – garter at the sleeve edges. contrast color underbust band applied edging with stitches picked back up. lace from underbust down, with the contrast color at either side in intarsia. faking intarsia in the round by wrap and turn alternating with ssk for stability at the turning point. hoping to do some…