wreck it sockhead number one
| Began | September 9, 2016 |
| Finished | September 9, 2016 |
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| Edited | October 31, 2016 |
| Pattern URL | Sockhead Slouch Hat by 124400 |
I modified this pattern to add a higher leg and then to fit my foot and gauge. I found this one because the Trampoline was stretchy, which sounded similar to Cascade Fixation. I did the heel and toe slightly different, based on the Simple Sock from Socks, Socks, Socks.
unblocked gauge: 24st/4” x 17rows/2” blocked gauge: 23st/4” x 18rows/2” sizing due to gauge being looser (and liking the fabric), sizing down. the 42” size should make a 45.5” (262st5.75 in new gauge). Bust measurement is 44 1/2. Cast on for 42”. Knit anytime it has a distance, use 46” size. 12 increases for armhole…
two unicorn tails. hand balled the night of purchase. knit from the center out to make a headband/scarf that feather and fan’d out from an i-cord into leaf like motifs at the end. Used all of the yarn, with just the ends left for a braided bracelet.
Holding pink alpaca Peruvian laceweight from a cone with the Zauberball to get a fabric I like. I’ll have to weigh the project to figure out the yardage of the laceweight. ZK2021/ZKN KAL, Try Something New: first time crocheting a garment! 1/8: first try, just the zauberball was too small. Bumped up the needle size…
This yarn was just too light, I think. I got a gauge I liked. After several tries, I got it cast on, and made it through several of the eyelet patterns on the back. It just felt too fiddly to work with for all the things to keep track of with casting on, and I…
Used the idea from puckgirl in Yarnings thread: Yarn Ball Cozy from a CD canister. E found me a 100 CD spindle case. Started with round crochet base very dense to fit just under the size of the canister. Then started a loose pattern into the base and around. Switched colors as I went to…