Knitting has been occurring at a leisurely pace this week :) Also a little crocheting.
This hat is based on the Basic Bucket Hat pattern. I liked the pattern a lot and the hat worked up very quickly - only a couple of hours from the beginning chains to the crab stitch edging (which I hadn’t done before). It fits well and is reasonably presentable.
I keep looking at that yarn though, that color. Initially, you’ll recall, I had dyed this for use in the blanket but decided the green was too bright. I’m no longer sure that’s true and I keep thinking maybe it would look pretty good as an accent so long as there wasn’t too much of it - you know, so long as it doesn’t overwhelm everything else. So while I like the hat, I can always remake it out of something else and it seems more and more likely that I may frog the hat and use the yarn in the blanket. Stay tuned!
I also frogged the glove - again :( I have to say, given that the first three inches of the glove have been knit and frogged several times now, the yarn has held up remarkably well. It wasn’t that I didn’t like the beads, as Jennifer commented on Monday’s post, they looked fine. It was that the beads were screamingly cheap and therefore inconsistent and irregular. I finally gave it up when it was taking too much time to find a bead who’s size was consistent with the already knitted in beads and who’s inner hole diameter would go over the crochet hook. Ugh… So I ripped it out and started over - again.
I like the look of this, but I’m fearing there may be another frogging in the future :) I can’t seem to get the thumb gusset to look right and I’ve ripped it out twice already!
Honestly, I’m beginning to wonder about the yarn. The things I have made from it for other people have gone splendidly. The things I have tried to make out of it for myself - not so much :)
The blanket comes along; I’ve started on the second panel and have just joined the second batch of Raspberry Fields Forever which, as you can see…
...is distinctly lighter than the first effort. Eh - such is the way with hand dyed yarns and I pretty much expected it to happen anyway. I would have loved to dye a whole bunch of yarn in one big dye lot so it would all be the same shade of the same color - but I haven’t large enough facilities to manage that. So I’ll take what I get and enjoy the serendipitous nature of both the yarn and the dyeing process. Since I am falling a little more in love with this blanket with every stitch I make, the minor inconsistencies in the dye lots only add to its charm.
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Chatters is on for Saturday evening, barring server snits, fits and temper tantrums :) Bring your knitting and come and enjoy :)
Have a wonderful weekend!
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I’m going to try to remember Chatters tomorrow night. I think we are going out so I might be late, but I will definitely try to stop in for a bit. The blanket is looking beautiful. I like the subtle changes in the color.
I just love the color of Raspberry Fields. It’s just so soft and it glows!
see you then!
Lisa - It will be great to see you!
Opal - It kind of glows for me too and I’m not sure what the source is. The yarn? I’ve used that before so I’m thinking it’s the ctric acid in the dye bath (as opposed to using white vinegar). It feels pretty nice too :)
Natty - Love to see you! Hopefully we can avoid last week’s nonsense where I got to watch you come and go without ever being able to talk to you! ARGGGHHH!!!
