Well, the wintry beret has officially been frogged. The Noro held up remarkably well and a hat will definitely be knit out of it soon. The beret had several problems, number one being that it wasn't warm enough. What good is a winter hat that doesn't keep me warm? And there was itchiness on the forehead. I don't know if I can modify a beret pattern to accomodate these problems. Berets aren't really supposed to cover your ears, a must for an effective winter hat. I'll have to search for a good hat pattern that will still look fashionable.
In other news, the sock is done!!! I finished it last Friday night and it is amazing. I've started the second one, which I think will go much faster. I am a tad upset though about not using the entire hank of Koigu for the first sock. This means I will have some left over from the second sock as well. What do people do with remnants of sock yarn? I think the next sock pair will have to be toe-up, or even two-at-once toe-up since I'll be knitting from a single large hank for both socks. This way I can just keep knitting the leg until the yarn is gone. On the hunt for a good sock pattern to fit my needs.
The camera is still broken. Got to take it to NYC to get fixed. Maybe this weekend.
Wednesday, November 8
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Sock and hat update:
The digital camera is broken. Garr! I'm taking it into an authorized repair shop in NYC sometime soon and hopefully it will be back to me for less than the cost of a new one. This was sooo not in the budget. In the hope of not boring you too much with just text (who am I kidding, nobody reads this), I will bravely sally forth without visual aid. Ooo, that was a fun sentence.
Socktoberfest concluded without a finished sock, but I did get around the heel and past the gusset decreases before Halloween. (I had a long train trip last weekend). I am loving this sock. I have a feeling there will be no second sock syndrome because I want to wear these now!! The sock has been dominating my knitting time, so the Clapotis and Fetching gloves are sitting by the wayside for now. I haven't touched the Maze hat or the Beret since finishing them, except to wear them around a bit and gauge reaction. Everyone loved the Beret (the pattern shows off the yarn so well) but it's itchy and too loose and I have yarn left over. The current plan is to frog it, knit a tighter rib for the brim on smaller needles, and make the top bigger to use up all the yarn. It would be a pity to have some of that yarn wasted. No ideas yet on the itch factor. Maybe I can attach something non-itchy on the inside of the brim? We'll see. Let's just hope that I don't completely ruin the yarn in frogging.
As for the Maze hat, reaction was mixed between "oh, what a cool pattern!" and "I don't think a 12-yr-old boy would wear that." I will block it as soon as I get my head. That is, my ceramic head that has a phrenology map on it. I spotted it in an antiques shop and had to have it. My neuroscience friends and I love to mock it. There may be a phrenology hat pattern there somewhere. Anyway, it's fabulous for blocking hats.
The digital camera is broken. Garr! I'm taking it into an authorized repair shop in NYC sometime soon and hopefully it will be back to me for less than the cost of a new one. This was sooo not in the budget. In the hope of not boring you too much with just text (who am I kidding, nobody reads this), I will bravely sally forth without visual aid. Ooo, that was a fun sentence.
Socktoberfest concluded without a finished sock, but I did get around the heel and past the gusset decreases before Halloween. (I had a long train trip last weekend). I am loving this sock. I have a feeling there will be no second sock syndrome because I want to wear these now!! The sock has been dominating my knitting time, so the Clapotis and Fetching gloves are sitting by the wayside for now. I haven't touched the Maze hat or the Beret since finishing them, except to wear them around a bit and gauge reaction. Everyone loved the Beret (the pattern shows off the yarn so well) but it's itchy and too loose and I have yarn left over. The current plan is to frog it, knit a tighter rib for the brim on smaller needles, and make the top bigger to use up all the yarn. It would be a pity to have some of that yarn wasted. No ideas yet on the itch factor. Maybe I can attach something non-itchy on the inside of the brim? We'll see. Let's just hope that I don't completely ruin the yarn in frogging.
As for the Maze hat, reaction was mixed between "oh, what a cool pattern!" and "I don't think a 12-yr-old boy would wear that." I will block it as soon as I get my head. That is, my ceramic head that has a phrenology map on it. I spotted it in an antiques shop and had to have it. My neuroscience friends and I love to mock it. There may be a phrenology hat pattern there somewhere. Anyway, it's fabulous for blocking hats.
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