FO: Kim Cloche, 1930s Beret
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msmcknittingtonYou guys, I actually finished something. All right, so I actually finished these a couple weeks ago, and the cloche a few months ago, but I have taken pictures and am now sharing them. I think we can all agree that's pretty awesome.
As always, click on the pictures to see larger ones. There are a lot of them, but they are small, so it should be fairly dial-up friendly.
The Kim Cloche
Pattern: The Kim Cloche by Kim K. of Yarn Abuse
Yarn: Cascade 220 Tweed in veryveryveryvery dark blue, and Elann Peruvian Highland Wool in Claret/Burgundy
Needles: US 8
Techniques: knitting in the round, flat knitting, kfb, pull up stitch, mattress stitch, picking up stitches, k2tog
Notes: For once, I did not make any modifications to the hat itself. I did, however, knit a lining for the crown to make it warm enough for the Wisconsin winter. I did that by picking up stitches in the purl bumps just above where the brim is sewn up, and knitting toward the top of the hat. Once I was done with the straight section, I purled a "turning" row. I used k2tog where kfb was called for in the pattern, once I got to a point where decreases were needed. I pulled the ending stitches together by running yarn through them.
And yes, I had to stitch the "nipple" on the top of the hat down. Like the pattern author, I have no idea how to avoid that.
My one dissatisfaction with the hat is that I couldn't get the seam for the brim to join nicely with the crown/welt. After struggling with it, I finally just let it go. There are more important knitting battles to be fought.
I also don't usually wear it tipped to one side, but pulled down evenly over both ears. I was feeling a little silly while taking pictures, though, so you get me striving for je nais se quoi.
Would I knit it again? Yeah, I would. I enjoyed knitting it. I love the way the top of the hat looks like ripples in a pond -- I have a thing for concentric circles. If I made it again, though, I'd knit the brim in the round, because I can't really think of a reason not to. It would save me the trouble with the seam.
Appropriate for beginners? Advanced beginners, yes, but not as a very first project.
Links: Ravelry page
1930s Beret
Pattern: 1930s Beret from Petulant Feminine
Yarn: Cascade 128 Chunky Tweed in lime green
Needles: US 10 1/2 and US 8
Techniques: flat knitting, m1, k1p1 ribbing, sewn cast-off, mattress stitch
Notes: I love this hat. It makes me feel very sassy. I want to jump into a little convertible coupe and have all sorts of zany hijinks. Since it's currently really, really cold out, I'll settle for "My Girl Friday" and some knitting.
I modified the construction of this hat slightly. It's knit flat and then seamed, but the pattern doesn't have any stitches for a seam allowance. So I added two stitches for seam allowance and so I could use the lifted bar increase, because I didn't want the purl bump that kfb and has. So I started by casting on 5 stitches, *k1, m1* to last stitch, k1, and adjusted accordingly for all following rows.
I cast off using the sewn cast-off, as seen on Wooly Wonder.
When I seamed it up (using mattress stitch), I seamed from the point down, instead of from the ribbing up as in the pattern. If I ended up slightly off at the end of my seam, I would rather it was at the brim than the top. I ended up even in the end, so it wasn't an issue, but I was prepared if it was.
The seam curves very nicely along with the increases. I tried to get a shot of how the seam looks on my head, which I think worked, though taking a picture of the side of your head is somehow more challenging than the back. Go figure.
Would I knit it again? Heck yeah. Very cute hat. It was a quick knit, too, so it would make a good last minute gift, as well. It took me maybe six hours to knit, and that includes ripping a quarter of it out once, because I skipped an important line at the very beginning.
Appropriate for beginners? If you're comfortable reading a pattern.
Links: Ravelry page
As always, click on the pictures to see larger ones. There are a lot of them, but they are small, so it should be fairly dial-up friendly.
The Kim Cloche
Pattern: The Kim Cloche by Kim K. of Yarn Abuse
Yarn: Cascade 220 Tweed in veryveryveryvery dark blue, and Elann Peruvian Highland Wool in Claret/Burgundy
Needles: US 8
Techniques: knitting in the round, flat knitting, kfb, pull up stitch, mattress stitch, picking up stitches, k2tog
Notes: For once, I did not make any modifications to the hat itself. I did, however, knit a lining for the crown to make it warm enough for the Wisconsin winter. I did that by picking up stitches in the purl bumps just above where the brim is sewn up, and knitting toward the top of the hat. Once I was done with the straight section, I purled a "turning" row. I used k2tog where kfb was called for in the pattern, once I got to a point where decreases were needed. I pulled the ending stitches together by running yarn through them.
And yes, I had to stitch the "nipple" on the top of the hat down. Like the pattern author, I have no idea how to avoid that.
My one dissatisfaction with the hat is that I couldn't get the seam for the brim to join nicely with the crown/welt. After struggling with it, I finally just let it go. There are more important knitting battles to be fought.
I also don't usually wear it tipped to one side, but pulled down evenly over both ears. I was feeling a little silly while taking pictures, though, so you get me striving for je nais se quoi.
Would I knit it again? Yeah, I would. I enjoyed knitting it. I love the way the top of the hat looks like ripples in a pond -- I have a thing for concentric circles. If I made it again, though, I'd knit the brim in the round, because I can't really think of a reason not to. It would save me the trouble with the seam.
Appropriate for beginners? Advanced beginners, yes, but not as a very first project.
Links: Ravelry page
1930s Beret
Pattern: 1930s Beret from Petulant Feminine
Yarn: Cascade 128 Chunky Tweed in lime green
Needles: US 10 1/2 and US 8
Techniques: flat knitting, m1, k1p1 ribbing, sewn cast-off, mattress stitch
Notes: I love this hat. It makes me feel very sassy. I want to jump into a little convertible coupe and have all sorts of zany hijinks. Since it's currently really, really cold out, I'll settle for "My Girl Friday" and some knitting.
I modified the construction of this hat slightly. It's knit flat and then seamed, but the pattern doesn't have any stitches for a seam allowance. So I added two stitches for seam allowance and so I could use the lifted bar increase, because I didn't want the purl bump that kfb and has. So I started by casting on 5 stitches, *k1, m1* to last stitch, k1, and adjusted accordingly for all following rows.
I cast off using the sewn cast-off, as seen on Wooly Wonder.
When I seamed it up (using mattress stitch), I seamed from the point down, instead of from the ribbing up as in the pattern. If I ended up slightly off at the end of my seam, I would rather it was at the brim than the top. I ended up even in the end, so it wasn't an issue, but I was prepared if it was.
The seam curves very nicely along with the increases. I tried to get a shot of how the seam looks on my head, which I think worked, though taking a picture of the side of your head is somehow more challenging than the back. Go figure.
Would I knit it again? Heck yeah. Very cute hat. It was a quick knit, too, so it would make a good last minute gift, as well. It took me maybe six hours to knit, and that includes ripping a quarter of it out once, because I skipped an important line at the very beginning.
Appropriate for beginners? If you're comfortable reading a pattern.
Links: Ravelry page