Knotty Knotty!
I am a knotty knitter and did not knit a gauge swatch for my Knotty But Nice hat.
The first hat was, shall we say, a wee bit large.
Hey, I had nowhere to go, nothing to do, so I just cast on again, and about 24 hours later, I had a new, improved, Knotty but Nice hat!!!!
I figured out what I could do to make it smaller. I did the initial p2k2 in needles two sizes smaller, and I eliminated the 7 rows of ribbing after the chart. I also eliminated a couple of the rows while decreasing for the crown. I sure beat the hell out of that yarn + needles combination!!!
I was so overjoyed that I didn't want to take it off. I acted as though it was MY hat, in addition to being MY triumph.
Forgetting that I had, indeed, promised this hat to another.
Often, in our moments of supreme exhilaration and triumph, it becomes necessary to neglect the wretched and needy.
But I was nice, in the end, and took off the hat. I know it's his, and I know I can make one for myself if I really want to.
I even put it on top of his dresser for him.
Labels: actual knitting content, knitty, knotty, no cats for once
posted by ZantiMissKnit @ 7:04 PM
10 Comments:
Great photo essay. Wonderful hat!
After that thumbs-up picture, I really wanted one where you giving the camera the finger. Just sayin'.
Ha ha! You guys are nuts--love the hat.
Thanks for the laugh - I read your post out loud to Andrew and Willow :) (And it's a great looking hat!)
Hee! Great FO shoot. Love the hat. The mods are perfect!
I just made one of these too! It's a great pattern, but the gauge is total guesswork - notice that the gauge listed in the pattern is over stockinette stitch, yet there is no stockinette in the pattern at all. But it's a fun project, and yours looks great!
3goodrats, I thought that 120 stitches with worsted weight yarn on size 7 needles was a little bit large, even in ribbing, for the gauge I usually get. I'm also a fairly loose knitter. It's a matter of being able to read your own knitting, and adjust patterns to suit your own gauge.
Now, if I can translate that attitude to sweaters, maybe I'll be able to knit one that isn't huge on me.
Love is when you give him the awesome hat you knit, just like you promised you would.
Do you have enough yarn to knit yourself one too?
I sure do! I still have the unfrogged too-big hat (which makes a nice tea cozy, actually), and about 3.5 more skeins of the yarn!
I knit up a swatch and I'm going to see if it felts.
I love these pictures - such heartbreak, such anguish, such triumph. It's glorious.
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