3 posts tagged “fair isle”
Shedir is finished! It turned out well, but there are a few visible snafu's that I'd do differently.
1. Do 1 row of ribbing instead of 5 in order to make the hat a little shorter
2. For the crown decreases, buy a #1 29" inch circ. I tried to use a 24" for a while, then ended up switching to a bamboo #2 29" simply cause that was all I had. It screwed up my tension a bit.
3. Because the hat would be a little shorter, do not omit rows 75 and 78 (I omitted even rounds 75, 76, 78, 79 because the hat was so long which led to the crown puckering a bit)
That said, I love the hat. I have a headache right now so I don't really feel good wearing it, but that's due to the headache, not the hat. I'm going to line the inside with fleece or cotton so my sensitive skin doesn't tweak out from the wool.
My newest project: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/shedir
This hat gave me a bit of trouble at first. I'm doing this in two colors, in fair isle. I love the appearance of fair isle but I can't seem to manage floats longer than 1, occasionally 2 sts without puckering. So horrible am I at fair isle that I attempted to do this hat in intarsia. With 16 bobbins. Although extremely complicated, it was actually working until I tried on the hat and realized that it was much too big. I frogged it. I cast on again, casting on 112 sts rather than 128, and using fair isle. Only did 5 rows of ribbing.
I have about 3" done, and it's still a bit big. However, I am planning to line it with fleece, so hopefully it won't fall down around my ears. :D With this fair isle, I just can't push myself to rip back. Again. If I do rip back, I'll take out another 8 sts.
Here's a project update for everyone; on some of these I've never posted pics.
First of all, let's start with the good (FO's)
Yarn: Plymouth Baby Alpaca Grande
Color: 401 (also known as gray)
Yardage: 110 and I still have a little left over. I really need to get a scale.
Dyelot: Like you care? (65111 if you do)
Gauge: Didn't do one. That's right, you heard me. The world can fall off it's axis now.
Pattern: Mine. See? Bet you're regretting calling me a lunatic for not doing a gauge swatch now! (For those who just dying to know, the yarn gets 3 sts per inch on a US 10.5.
Conclusion: Soft. It would be heavenly for anyone else, but for me this translates to it would be really soft on my hands, sort of soft on my head, and really really scratchy on my neck.
The fun (WIP's)
Color: Sapphire
Type: Merino/Tencel blend, beautiful and soft
Yardage: 400 yds
Gauge: Um, I did one and it matched the pattern, but I kind of forgot to document it.
Needle Size: Um, same. I think it's a US 2. I'll check when I'm done.
Pattern: Snicket Socks by Sabine Riefler on Magknits.
Colors: The heathered lime green and the normal dark bluish color (specific, huh! :D)
Yardage: It's called 220 for a reason.
Gauge: It doesn't matter too much for this project.
Pattern: Argyle Stocking from Knit Christmas Stockings!
For: My father. Originally for Christmas 2006, but it may be '07 before I finish it.
Initial Conclusion: I like 220 for everything except something that would go directly on my skin. It's great for felting, for bags, for anything else but clothing. The pattern is beautiful, the chart is easy to follow, but I've momentarily lost interest in fair isle, so hopefully I can get inspired quickly so I can work on this. Believe it or not, this is only one repeat of the chart. I have a lot more to go, and not much time to do it in. I'd really like to finish it by Xmas '06, but I don't know if that will happen.
The Pretty (Other photos)
Look here. It's my desktop right now. I don't want to put it on here in respect to probable copyright issues.
