Too Much Brim

The brambles hat has dried, and it is too big. The band. If the band was smaller/tighter it would be just wonderful. It covers my head down to my eyebrows and over my ears. It could go down over my eyes if I wanted it to. It might be useful if I have to go run an errand with my curlers in, but I don't see that happening more than once every few years or so. I guess I am going to have to try this one again. Good thing it was fun to knit and this time I can fix the wonky cable.

I have binded (bound?) off on the zebra striped sweater. It looks pretty good. All I have to do know is close the holes under the armpits! Yay!

My Hat Won't Dry!

My beautiful brambles hat is still not dry! I soaked it, stretched it out over a dinner plate and scrunched in the brim as instructed. It has been two days and it is still damp to the touch. I can't wait to try it on. I am almost finished (or so I keep telling myself) with the zebra striped sweater- I am a little concerned about sewing up the arm holes because I don't really understand kitchener's stitch even though I have watched many how-to videos and been shown how in person. Not looking forward to that. Also I am curious to try this sweater in just one color and possibly with garter stitch edging- I think it would go way faster and I would want to try button loops and big buttons instead of the smaller buttonholes. Hope to finish tonight- both sleeves have been attached and hope to start the decreases in the shoulder area soon!!

Blocking Time

Unblocked

 

So I have completed the brambles hat and now it is soaking in a bowl on my kitchen counter. After reading a lot about blocking and Soak, I decided that I want to buy some Soak because it sounds awesome but for right now a squirt of baby shampoo would have to do because I cannot wait to stretch that baby over a dinner plate.

I think I should have opted for a smaller size (I started the chart at the beginning instead of at row nine) and one of the cables is definitely a bit messed up but you can't really tell. And it's for me- I don't mind a fincable! Anyway, that's one less thing on my UFO list and it's one of the first things I have cast on for me in ages, maybe ever, although I did keep something else I made for no one in particular.