slouchy sockhead hat number six
716+silver huckleberry. for a seahawks-ish combo.
716+silver huckleberry. for a seahawks-ish combo.
Began | September 26, 2016 |
Finished | October 1, 2016 |
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Edited | October 31, 2016 |
Pattern URL | Sockhead Slouch Hat by 124400 |
knitting along with the Knit Knit Cafe podcast KAL. Yarn was purchased at OFFF 2011, and it’s got some silk content like the original pattern. The colorway is Echo, ala Dollhouse. With silver, ooh Shiny! This skein is just a little short for the larger shawl so I did the smaller version. Did one extra…
got gauge on size 9. knitting a 38” bust size. began decreases after 2” instead of 3. 5 total decreases instead of 4. 7 total increases instead of 4. worked an additional inch after increases (15 1/2”). made sleeves full length, at 16” before ribbing. could have made front bad slightly wider, in hindsight! the…
a hat to match the Steeked blanket. yes, i’m matching a hat to a blanket. heh! Did a 5-color helix. used decreases set out loosely by the pattern but still in helix colors. made an I-cord with a knot to end the top. the 1×1 rib looked too loose, so I rolled it up and…
The neutral colors were a set, and the pink was something I bought at another time. Started with 50g of the neutral colors, so I knew I wouldn’t have quite enough for all of it. Adapted to have less stripes after c2 and c3 brioche when I ran out of c2, and did the same…
with leftover aangel yarn. Cast on to knit on the yarn crawl at the end of February. Increased to 68 st instead of my previous standard of 72 since my feet are smaller. Used the heel from the FLKH but not the cardboard template. Knit till the socks were at my ankle bone and started…