I hijacked my brother’s cell phone so that I could post some pics. He was not very happy, and the pics are questionable at best, but still.
What? Cabled hat to my sister’s very specific preferences.
Yarn: Marks & Kattens Quick (70% acrylic, 30% wool, 75 m or 93 yards), 2 skeins. The color doesn’t seem to have a name other than 1588, but it’s a very beautiful red.
Needles: 7 mm, which lies right between 10.5 and 11, dpns. I’d recommend circs as well.
Gauge: 14 sts and 18 rows equals 4×4 inches.
This is a very simple cabled hat with a 1×1 rib on the bottom. It has an increase after the ribbing because she wanted it to be “sort of a tam”. I’m thinking of submitting it somewhere with a better photo, but it may be too easy. I’m not sure.
This is the sewing machine my grandmother gave me. She bought it in 1954, right after she got married. It has the cutest little booklet with pictures that are very typical for that decade. I love it. And yes, it works excellent too! In the background is my needle case in the works. It’s grey courduroy with white and blue pockets.
My Center Square in the works. I’m not too fond of color work in bigger gauges, so I swatched with US3/3.25 mm Addis, and did the math. I opted for three sets of circles instead of two, even though it means that I won’t get that neat color change on the top vs bottom. Unfortunately I moved across the world in the middle of it and can’t for my life found needles that are 3.25 mm. I found some 3 mm ones, and I’m going to try. I will be so sad if I have to rip this thing out, because I just learned to knit twohanded – Continental with the main color and English with the contrast color and it has taken me forever to get this far. I recommend this method like no other; it’s the only way I have ever been able to get fair isle to look even.
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