August in September
Not only are we expecting some unseasonably warm weather in the coming days, but August Hat emerged suddenly yesterday:
Often times it seems with these hat patterns that an interesting design or motif results in - well, just one more row.... Until - poof! It's nearly done.
So - a couple of things. First of all, and as you can see a little from this pic - the bottom braid tends to roll up from the bottom. This didn't start to happen until I was nearly at the upper braid, and I wasn't about to rip it all out and start over. I think it could be remedied with a purl row immediately following the braid, and this hat was so fun I might just make it again someday and try that. I'm otherwise annoyed. Yes, it will block out, but it will roll back up again with use. Surely this was revealed in the test knitting, which makes me even more annoyed.
You can also see that I'm not quite done yet - there are still some needles at the top. I'm contemplating the topper - perhaps an i-cord knit, or maybe a small red pompom? Not sure yet. It will marinate for a bit until I figure that out.
The GLC plods on. And I wound the Marjaana into the biggest yarn ball you've ever seen.
There is still one hummer visiting the feeder - I think the first pair has moved on, and this one has stayed behind for the next wave. I've read that the feeders don't interfere with their migration plans, so I'm just going to leave it up until I know for sure they're all gone. Every little bit helps!
Often times it seems with these hat patterns that an interesting design or motif results in - well, just one more row.... Until - poof! It's nearly done.
So - a couple of things. First of all, and as you can see a little from this pic - the bottom braid tends to roll up from the bottom. This didn't start to happen until I was nearly at the upper braid, and I wasn't about to rip it all out and start over. I think it could be remedied with a purl row immediately following the braid, and this hat was so fun I might just make it again someday and try that. I'm otherwise annoyed. Yes, it will block out, but it will roll back up again with use. Surely this was revealed in the test knitting, which makes me even more annoyed.
You can also see that I'm not quite done yet - there are still some needles at the top. I'm contemplating the topper - perhaps an i-cord knit, or maybe a small red pompom? Not sure yet. It will marinate for a bit until I figure that out.
The GLC plods on. And I wound the Marjaana into the biggest yarn ball you've ever seen.
There is still one hummer visiting the feeder - I think the first pair has moved on, and this one has stayed behind for the next wave. I've read that the feeders don't interfere with their migration plans, so I'm just going to leave it up until I know for sure they're all gone. Every little bit helps!
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Where are all these hats going?