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Friday, June 01, 2007
I knitted again! cables! hat! woo!
So it's June now, and it's ninety degrees out; perfect time to make a wool-blend hat, no?
I REALLY LIKED how this came out, and it was really fun and easy to knit. Y'all, do not be afraid of cables. Cables are so, so much easier than they look. Just google "how to knit cables" and you'll find a million sites (give or take nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred or so), with very helpful instructions.
cast-on: May 7th. Finished off: May 29th.
I found this cabled hat pattern somewhere online. I thought it was here, but I swear I didn't have to download a PDF for the pattern. hmm. I made a few minor modifications, but very minor.
(observe the greenness of my hat as I gaze soulfully at... my neighbors' RV.)
materials:
- 1 skein worsted-weight yarn (I used Lion Brand Wool-Ease in Dark Forest Green).
- US size 6 (sorry, don't know the mm size offhand) 16" circular needle, or whatever floats your boat.
- Same size set of 6" double-pointed needles.
- yarn needle.
On circular needle, co 96; join without twisting.
work 3" of k2p2 rib. Place stitch marker (you know what I want? Is one of those row-counting stitch markers).
k2 p2 k6 p2 around twice.
work 6"-7" (or to fit) of:
(k2 p2 CB6 p2) around
(k2 p2 k6 p2) around x5
Then start reducing. Somewhere in here you'll want to switch to DPNs.
(k2 p2 k6 p2) around
(k2 p2 [k1 k2tog]x2 p2) around
(k2 p2 CB4 p2) around
(k2 p2 k4 p2) around x3
(k2tog p2 k4 p2) around
(k1 p2 CB4 p2) around
(k1 p2 k4 p2) around
(k1 p2tog k4 p2tog) around
(k1 p1 k4 p1) around
(k1 p1 CB4 p1) around
(k1 p1 k4 p1) around x3
(k1 p1 [k2tog x2] p1) around
(k1 p1 CB2 p1) around
(k1 p1 k2 p1) around
(k1 p1 k2tog p1) around
(k1 p1 k1 p1) around
(k2tog p2tog) around
k2p2 around
k2tog around
Cut yarn, leaving a longish tail. Thread tail (on yarn needle) through eight remaining stitches; remove needles. Pull tight, finish off. Weave in ends (come on, do it now, don't put it off and then end up just tucking the cast-on tail under the brim like someone I know *cough*me*cough* usually does).
Do you see the glaring error where I knit two stitches instead of purling them? I did not notice that until I looked at this picture. Drat. There go my blue-ribbon hopes. :-D
Comments
That is VERY pretty!
Posted by: debi at June 1, 2007 10:14 PM
That is VERY pretty!
Posted by: debi at June 1, 2007 10:14 PM
Not only do I want to say awesome job on the hat! It looks quite professional. I also want to say how nice it looks on you and what a fantastic photo! All catalogue-y and stuff.
5 days!
Posted by: jenn at June 3, 2007 02:40 PM
I'm really impressed, Rachel! Very nice.
Posted by: Denise at June 3, 2007 06:37 PM
