wreck it sockhead hat number three
| Began | September 13, 2016 |
| Finished | Work in progress |
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| Edited | September 13, 2016 |
| Pattern URL | Sockhead Slouch Hat by 124400 |
start mid-October for travel socks! yarn from Angel. CO 14 JMCO, increase every other round to 32, knit 5 rows even and increase one more time to get 34. somewhere gain an extra stitch for 35 š knit to 7.5ā total foot length. 2 rows before heel, increase to 37 on sole, then one row…
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…
knitting a shorter short one to use up this small skein of handspun and participate in the Yarnings Podcast knitalong! started with about 19g, ended with 1g. wound the rest on my little niddy noddy, about 14yds left. did less repeats of each of the 4 motifs.
special set to use my handspun Abalone colored fiber from Unwind Yarn Company (Dana, @craftygirl83) in Polworth and BFL Swirl plied together for an #unwindspinalong with MicheleStitches. mitts – custom to reach below the elbow with cable detail and a hole for the thumb. crochet around thumb area for a nicer edge. worked in the…
9/6 update: I rock. In the time it took to watch Speed, I did 1.25 heels. Thatās faster than ever, and the stitches look perfect. I took a break from these to work on one of my many planned Christmas presents, so theyāll take longer than if I were working non-stop, but they are coming…