You Don't Look a Day Over 41. or Some Things Never Change
For those of you who thought that Close Encounter of the Alpaca Kind was an actual finished object...
(sum)Headway is finished.
Materials:
1 1/2 balls Eki Riva Alpaca 8 ply in the poetically titled 402.
3 1/2 mm bamboo circulars.
Band is 4 cms of P2 K1 rib, then the rest in "Easy Cable" :
4 rows of 2 x 2 rib, every 5th and 6th row you P2, K2tog, knitting into back of stitch before you slip off the needle. No cable needle involved.
I did fairly rapid increases and decreases at top and bottom.
I'm not completely happy with the shape, as it's a bit mushroomey. In fact I think the rest of my knitting life is going to be consumed to varying degrees with the eternal search for the perfect beret pattern. Next time I think I'll do more increases early on to get the shape I'm after.
But all in all, for my very first made up garment, I think it's not too bad. I'll certainly wear it.
In fact I was wearing it when I went into my LYS and while I was paying, the owner commented on it and asked where I got the pattern. When I told her I just made it up, she said rather graciously "Well, aren't you clever"?
I don't think she was being facetious. I am after all a loyal paying customer.
I also didn't have the heart to remind her that only 4 months ago she was showing me how to cast on.
Mugging for the camera in sumHeadway with Scout doing her best portugese chicken impersonation.
Edited to add: Ashley as far as I can tell, Scout doesn't have any portugese chicken in her pedigree... but one never knows does one?
3 Comments:
Hee! Scout belly! Bailey sends sniffs.
Ok, first of all I am also a big fan of the beret and I LOVE your hat!
Second --- your puppy is SUPER CUTE! I adopted my dog when she was nearly full grown, but I think she must have looked a lot like Scout!
Thanks for the compliment on my first sock --- the lace pattern was a challenge --- sock construction is much easier than it looks!
Happy belated birthday, other libra. Though I am a tad older than you.
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