I found the yarn via one of my favorite hand dyed yarn pushers and cast on...March 29, 2009. I usually cable without a needle unless it's on a bulky yarn. Well, when you are cabling 16 stitches, you are so not doing it without a needle for sure!
Hard color to capture, here it is in skein form. I started this last March, just never finished it. Not a hard pattern to follow, I guess I got distracted or it got hot..who knows.
Fast forward to this fall. My quest to make my Wip basket a bit smaller led me to finish it finally!
I just love the cable scrunchiness of it. Pardon the sunlight affecting some of the pictures though!
How hard is it to take a picture of the back/top of your head huh!
It has a wee bit of slouchiness, which is just what I wanted. I had cast on for the extra slouchy version, but when it was time to knit 10 more rows to do so, then the decreases, I didn't have it in me to do it. Don't get me wrong it's not the pattern, although being a tight knitter, those 16 stitch cables about killed my hands! I did get the usual holes after the cabled stitches, tried to tighten up by knitting/purling TBL. It did work a bit.
After a soak and drying (which I did flat) it poufed up and you can't see those pesky holes at all. It fits great and so glad I didn't extra slouch it!
Cannot wait for colder weather...if it ever gets here! hrmphf!
16 Cable Hat by Annette Petavy
The Plucky Knitter Superwash Merino Worsted, Charcoal and Cordial colorway
US 8 circulars, 16" and 40"
Started: March, 2010
Finished: November, 2010
Next to knit a matching cowl for it. I found this one. Let's hope it doesn't take a year for me to knit/finish it LOL!
ETA: Thanks to Rosi reminding me, I'm thinking of knitting hers as the cables are vertical instead of horizontal. Also, another hint on hers I picked up is putting the stitches from the cable needle back on the left hand needle to knit. I'm definately trying that one!
13 comments:
Very cool! Love the colors.
Wow! 16 cables! I love the colors too. Great job!
Love it! My free Scrunchable cowl pattern also has those cables. :-)
Zonda, this is gorgeous! Lovely colors, and beautiful knitting!
Love love the color of that hat. It's STUNNING!
And the cables are just lovely as well.
Suits you very well!
Lovely. Great colour on you.
That looks so squishy :0) Great colours.
I love the big cables. I'm adding that one to my list. Thanks for the link!
Very cool! And it almost looks brain-ish!
Love it! It looks great on you!
oooh I love that hat! It is so pretty! Love the color you chose for it too.
Cables are such a PITA. But they are so niiiiice.....
Oh, I LOVE that! I hardly wear the hats I have, but I may have to knit this anyway! Off to queue!
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