Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Hat Knitting

 

I am still busy with my, stranded knitting hat from Solsilke, I have made quite a lot of progress and I'm enjoying this tremendously. Each round has been two stranded knitting and then last night I began on a three stranded row. I thought all was going well and then at the end of this particular row, I was a stitch short:( When I checked back, I had knitted four instead of three stitches right at the beginning of the row which put the entire pattern out just slightly. Now I am in the process of unpicking this row and, well, the stitches are really tiny, so wish me luck:)

I love the colours so much and I am thrilled I gave, stranded knitting a try.
This hat design is called, The Blue Light Hat and Scarf Pattern. A few people asked me last week to link to the pattern, it is on the Solsilke Bohus page on the link above. You can write to them under 'contact' and they will send you a price list:)

This morning my hubby and I went out for a quick breakfast date, how lovely it was to spend some time with Richard...


Reading: A kindle book by Kristen D Randle called The Gardener and really enjoying it, she is a wonderful writer.

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52 comments:

  1. I hate it when that happens. Loving the hat.

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  2. The hat is looking beautiful. Sorry you need to tink it back a row though - good luck, I hope it goes very smoothly!

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    1. Thank you:) Well, I have finished tinking back and I am back on track.

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  3. Oh that is rough going, but it is going to be so worth the unpicking. It is one gorgeous hat!

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  4. I am really impressed with your knitting skills. It is looking beautiful and I love the colors.

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  5. I love the contrasting colors you have picked out. It's going to be stunning!

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  6. So, so pretty. Thanks for the link and the pattern name; I was one of those who is interested. I'm not usually the sort to order a kit, but the yarn is so perfect for the pattern that I think it's worth it! Good luck with the tinking!

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    1. You are welcome, I think you are going to really enjoy the kit.

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  7. I hope you had a lovely breakfast!
    I am not a big fan of tinking back so I am wishing you lots of luck, although I have had enough practice! The hat is so pretty and after this little hiccup I'm sure you'll just fly through!
    Happy Yarn Along.

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    1. Thank you Tracey, breakfast was lovely and the hat is moving along smoothly again:)

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  8. Ahh, Kristen's words just sing, don't they? And the characters are so real, so memorable. I miss them after the stories end.

    Tinking drives me bonkers. I think that I really must start using a lifeline to minimize my frustration. (It happens that I must tink fairly often.) Your hat is coming along beautifully. I love the gorgeous pop of blue.

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    1. Kristen's words are amazing, like poetry...
      Thanks about the hat xo

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    2. Love Kristen's books....amazing how she gets you to love those people in such a short amount of time!
      I just made my first hat ever, but it was nothing fancy or fine like this one.
      Now I want to try one of your animals. Which would your recommend for a very beginner? If you want to see my hat to help you judge my skills....
      www.donna-homebuildingcountdown.blogspot.com
      Thanks!

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    3. I'm serious about the sheep. I think I started with a sheep. Or maybe the horse. But the sheep is shorter.

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    4. Hi Donna,
      As Kristen says the sheep is an easy knit and so is the pig. Let us know how it turns out:)

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    5. Thanks. I will be ordering the patterns soon.

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  9. i very much love that blue, how it just pops out.

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  10. Your hat is very pretty and looks so soft and snuggly.

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  12. The colours in your hat are gorgeous! I love the way the blue pops...good luck with tinking...a nasty, but sometimes necessary, part of every knitter's life :)

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  13. wow fair isle? that is awesome - i love the look of it but I'm scared to try. Good luck with it - i can't wait to see it finished.

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  15. That's beautiful, Linda! Love the fair isle. Those colors are lovely together.

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  16. It's looking amazing and I really don't envy you having to rip out such a complex little row - good luck with it.

    Have a great week
    xxx

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  17. The fair isle is amazing! I love your color choices

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  18. Beautiful Bohus knitting. It will be a treasured item. Obnoxious terminology lesson here: It really isn't Fair Isle, although it is stranded knitting. Fair Isle refers to the colorwork bands knit with 2 colors, as in the method sweaters from the Fair Isles were knit. Fair Isle does not use purl stitches on the public, as does Bohus. Nordic knitting also uses stranding techniques, but you most often see Lice St and strong graphics used in Nordic knits. It also does not use purl sts on the public side. It is wonderful that we have so many styles of knitting to create such lovely fabrics and garments. Sorry for the buttinski moment, I am just OCD about this stuff.

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    1. Thank you for setting me straight, I have amended my post accordingly.

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  19. Wow Linda,

    Your cap is looking amazing!! I love the colours, the blue is wonderful, brings the whole cap together!

    Thanks

    xo

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  20. those are really small stitches. good luck fixing it, it looks like it will be well worth the effort!

    :)
    Jen

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  21. I remember you hat from last week - I think it was my favorite thing I saw. The colors are so beautiful; they remind me of a Monet painting.

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  22. beautiful progress your making linda, i hope the unknitting went well and your facing forward again! it's going to be an heirloom when it's done.
    wishing you a lovely week ahead dear,
    lori xo

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  23. Your stitches are so neat and tiny :) I bet you cannot wait to wear it!

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  24. That looks so warm and snug! It's going to be spectacular when it's done!

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  25. That is going to be one gorgeous hat!! The colour combination is just so spot on, isn't it? Mossy greens with that vibrant blue is not what I would have thought of but it's such a great mix. Looking forward to seeing it worn!

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  26. Beautiful. Sorry about having to unravel all that tiny work, especially when it's at the beginning of a round. I unraveled many times when I was color stranding my hat.

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  27. Such Beautiful knitting Linda, as always xx

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  28. Woo-hoo. I thought I'd never find the bottom of the comments. I am not the least worried that you'll have a problem taking the row out - I work in size 0-2 needles almost all the time, and have very little trouble backing out - which, you know me, I do often. I am wowwed by the colors and the lovely way they melt into one another. Maybe I want to try this, too. Stranded, is it? I love the way it looks, front and back. Makes me feel hummy.

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  29. May I just note that the Captia (or however you spell it) offered me a HEBREW word. In HEBRAIC alphabet. All I could do was blink at it and laugh helplessly. I'll write and tell you what I did about it.

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  30. Can't wait to see the finished hat, it is going to be lovely.

    Hope you enjoyed your breakfast :)

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  31. I really like how that blue just pops! Fabulous colors and pattern!

    :) Enjoy Kristen's book!!!

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  32. Thanks for sharing
    Would you like to participate in my giveaway, please check it out
    http://olivesandpickles.blogspot.com/2012/02/love-paper-dolls-giveaway.html
    Patty

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  34. Dont you just hate it when you have to go back! At least you found it straight away and not rows later. I love Kristens writting too and really enjoyed The Gardener, couldn't put it down once I got into it :-)

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  35. So sorry about the extra stitch. It always seems to be discovered at the end and have occurred at the beginning! The colors of this hat blend so beautifully.

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  36. What a beautiful pattern and colourscheme. I wish i could knit like that!
    Greetings from Severine

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  37. enormous wow linda - the hats look so complicated, big applause to you ! love the greens and blues together....

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  38. What a lovely and striking color combination. Really nice!

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  39. That hat is going to be beautiful! I love the colors, glad you are back on track

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Warmly
Linda

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