Spring knittng. Two more ribbed caps on my DPNs. Something to knit when the mood strikes.
Short socks always come in handy. I finished the heel flap and turned the heel of this one, seen here from both right and wrong sides. It's DK weight cotton, so the socks will be particularly sturdy.
The first ribbed cap that I knit from a dark gradient dyed blank reached its new owner this weekend.
"It feels so nice. I'm excited to wear it. And I like the colors even more in person."
Appreciation makes gift knitting worthwhile. I don't think I could've chosen better colors for him if I tried!
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Four stitches to go. Again.
Nearly finished with the second ribbed cap from a gradient dyed blank, featuring helical knitting beyond the lengths for brims.
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1) I knit the last 4 stitches of the ribbed cap. I like it so well that a small part of me wished I hadn't knit it for someone else.
2) I rarely block hats, but this one needs it. Pizza boxes are my favorite material for making blocking tubes.
3) The drying hat's ribbing already looks much tidier.
4) I have enough yarn from the blank for a second, identical ribbed cap. I'm already 5 inches in. Three more to go before crown decreases.
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Four stitches to go 😬
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As soon as I finished this orange ribbed cap, I cast on another from a dyed blank in a dark gradient. Once I separated the two strands, I knit the first 4 inches from one strand, then continued in helical knitting with the opposite end of the second strand. I *really* like the way it's turned out. Now that I have a total of 8 inches, I'm ready to start knitting the crown decreases.
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I purposely live without a car on San Juan Island, so the Island Airporter is a convenient way to get to SeaTac. (From there I take the light rail into Seattle.)
Getting to the Friday Harbor ferry landing by 5:00 a.m. makes for an early start to the day. On the plus side, though, the ferry and shuttle are places to knit, and I like seeing first light over Anacortes.
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New year, new hat, and a sheared beard.
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A length of nicely knitted fabric has a certain allure, but eight inches of ribbing is enough for a cap. Nine is just too much. Now to work the crown decreases.
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The Hairy Knitter