I had a skein of yarn remaining after I finished my first ever knit scarf for the Sweetie. I thought I would make a quick hat.
This would require that I learn the other stitch in knitting - the purl stitch. Back to the cyberseams website to watch another video...about a thousand times. I grabbed some left over yarn and decided to practice.
First ribbing where you alternate knit and purl stitches. And the stockinette stitch. Hey, cool. It doesn't suck. How cool is that?!
So, on with the project. The pattern was also found on the cyberspace site Basic hat. Perfect for a rookie. I had to use ribbing, the stockinette stitch and figure out decreases.
And the end result... drum roll...
It's time for a close up. And if you've been knitting for 10 minutes more than me, you will see a basic flaw. Which I discovered on another piece. But that's a blog for another day...
Flaw or not, it's still super duper soft and I am thrilled that I have two stitches in my repertoire. Whoo Hoo for me!
I blabbed to everyone that I was learning to knit. It was going to be a practice piece. I will swear on a stack of bibles that it is riddled with mistakes. But I kept slogging along, and it became a little easier each time I picked it up.
Then before you know it I couldn't put it down. There was a certain rhythm to it. And it didn't seem to take a lot of effort to 'make fabric'. I was working on it in the yarn group on Wednesday's. Then going to work on the bus. Then on the bus home from work. Then instead of reading before going to bed. On an airplane. In cars. Instead of blogging. It was crazy.
Somewhere along the way, the Sweetie decided he liked it. He didn't have to. After all it was a practice piece. Full of errors. So a scarf for Sweetie it became. I didn't finish in time for his birthday, but within a couple of days.
I thought it might go nicely with this knit jacket he already owns.
Eco Duo is an undyed variegated yarn. The colors are in longer runs than dyed yarns which provided for nice wide stripes fading into one another.
Of course, it is alpaca. It has a lovely drape. Perfect for this project. And super soft.
I gave it to the Sweetie right after I finished weaving in the ends. He wore it around the house for about an hour - in June. Must be true love... or extra points in heaven.
