FO: Butterflies Madge
Listening to: Sweetness by Jimmy Eat World (I LOVE THIS SONG!)
Yarn: My own Handspun
Needles: US Size 8 16" Circular and DPNs
Pattern: Madge from Knitty Spin
The pattern says that it's a great hat to make if you don't have a lot of yardage. The way the pattern is writen, that's very true, because if you knit it exactly As-Is, the hat turns out SHORT. I finished the hat and it was way to short. I had to pick up stitches along the Cast-on edge and add ribbing to make it long enough to wear. I love how it turned out, although It is a little hard to see the lace pattern. If your going to make it, start out adding about an inch and a half of ribbing before you start the pattern.
I always feel proud when people are impressed that I made something I'm wearing. Now I can't wait to wear this hat and say "Yeah, I knit it. I spun the yarn, too."
Very Cool...
PS: I saw "Pirates of the Carribean: The Dead Men's Chest" Last night. Soo good! A little unrealistic at some parts, but freakin' Hilarious! Seriously, Johnny Depp is amazing, not to mention BEAUTIFUL! Yowza.
Yarn: My own Handspun
Needles: US Size 8 16" Circular and DPNs
Pattern: Madge from Knitty Spin
The pattern says that it's a great hat to make if you don't have a lot of yardage. The way the pattern is writen, that's very true, because if you knit it exactly As-Is, the hat turns out SHORT. I finished the hat and it was way to short. I had to pick up stitches along the Cast-on edge and add ribbing to make it long enough to wear. I love how it turned out, although It is a little hard to see the lace pattern. If your going to make it, start out adding about an inch and a half of ribbing before you start the pattern.
I always feel proud when people are impressed that I made something I'm wearing. Now I can't wait to wear this hat and say "Yeah, I knit it. I spun the yarn, too."
Very Cool...
PS: I saw "Pirates of the Carribean: The Dead Men's Chest" Last night. Soo good! A little unrealistic at some parts, but freakin' Hilarious! Seriously, Johnny Depp is amazing, not to mention BEAUTIFUL! Yowza.
posted by Kaity at
10:28 AM
10 Comments:
The hat looks great!
I was going to go see Pirates last night, but we couldn't get tickets for any shows earlier than 11:30... I'm glad to hear that it was good.
Great hat! Can you tell me how many yards of your handspun you ended up using on the finished hat? I'm curious as to whether I have enough of this 3 ply merino I just spun up to make it. I haven't made anything with my handspun yet and am waiting for the same situation.. "oh.. I MADE the hat AND the yarn"!!
You are getting so wicked good! Beautiful.
I can't wait to see Pirates...and yum, Johnny Depp.
That is so seriously cool that you knit that AND spun the yarn! I'm gonna learn to spin and impress people even more than I already do. LOL! I saw Pirates this wknd. I loved it!!
That hat is AWESOME! You are spinning all this on a spindle? I am very impressed!
Love the hat! You have great talent and creativity for such a young person.
Hello, Ms. Kaity -- blogspot says you accepted the invitation to Knucks KAL, so you should be able to post. If you still have trouble, I'll send you another email.
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That is probably one of the PRETTIEST hats I've EVER seen! LOVE the homespun! Absolutely stunning!
YEAH!! Looks fan-TAS-tic! I'm gonna make one! I'm gonna learn how to spin so I can spin yarn to make it! Great job really... :)
Hey! I'm making Madge now and I had the same thought - this is going to be ONE short hat! Do you think the lace pattern fits tightly enough that if I added rows of it (rather than ribbing), it would hug my head? One of the reasons I chose this pattern for my handspun is the lace pattern. I'd appreciate any pointers (I just discovered the errata for Row 19, I was muttering to myself, there's no way this is going to work, not enough stitches.... Thanks!
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