Knits

Okay, I knew this would be quick because it’s 1. a hat and 2. knit with chunky wool. I just didn’t quite expect it to be that fast. It didn’t even register on my WIPs. It only got a mention in my previous post!

It’s the Chunky ruffled beanie from Easy knitted accessories. I bought the Twilley’s pictured in my last post to knit a couple of these hats. Or at least one and if it came out then I’d knit another one, otherwise the yarn would go to the Kitty Pi which is still awaiting more feltable yarn.

I decided to cast-on late yesterday afternoon thinking it would be something I could take with me to work today for my lunch time knitting with my co-worker. I cast-on and did the edge and realised the needles were too big even though I’d already gone down a size (something I automatically do). I cast-on again and it looked good. Except that I had cast on using circular needles and joined it all up and got the different coloured panels going… then the reality of it hit me. It’s knit flat for a reason. I thought I was being clever and avoiding the seaming just as I have with other items I’ve knitted from this book (as several of the items in the book are knit flat and seamed when they don’t need to be like gloves and other hats - I’m guessing because it’s aimed at beginners). Well unless you have lots and lots of spare yarn, you need to knit it flat otherwise you’ll end up carrying a lot of yarn around unnecessarily which is both wasteful and will create a very thick hat.

Now they aren’t joking when they say this yarn will felt. I had to be very careful when ripping it out. Anyway, away I went and before I knew it, I was done. Because I had to go down two needle sizes to get a material that wasn’t lacy, the gauge was off only slightly. Luckily I have a small head so it wasn’t a big deal. I had to do a little adjustment for the length, but it’s okay. The hat fits fine now and with a blocking it would probably fit perfectly.

I had been disappointed with one of the yarn colours as it appeared very differently on screen than it does in person. On screen it looked just like the acid green in the variegated yarn, but in reality it is closer to the pale green / blue in the variegated. Seeing as they didn’t have the acid green in stock (and therefore had removed the picture which is annoying in retrospect), I just went ahead with it. And it’s okay!

Full details here.

Zephyr Style got my email as they’ve updated the spec page for Ms Marigold. I thought they’d also send me an email directly to tell me the correct information and thank me, but that hasn’t happened. Looks like I’ll have to buy another ball of yarn… Grrrr (honestly Grrrr).