I finished the Alight mitts last week, and then knit the Alight hat. These are unblocked photos, because I haven't have time to block them, and I'm going on holiday on Friday and if I don't tell you about them now it's all going to get lost in the maelstrom of fun that is my life.
Because I do so much of my knitting in public, it just keeps on getting done even (especially) when I'm really busy and social.
I didn't manage to follow the instructions for either of these exactly. For the mitts I took off 8 stitches on each - I originally cast on the required number of stitches and they were a bit big. These fit perfectly. I also shortened the wrist by half a repeat because Leon doesn't like his mitts too long.
The hat was written for 2.75mm needles and in Melbourne, as opposed to Wellington, you don't need such intense windproofing. I knit it on 3.25mm needles, removed 60 stitches and did the brim to 7 cms not ten because Leon does not like a folded brim.
Look how pretty the decreases are.
In total they only ended up using 60 grams of yarn, so it turns out I didn't have to panic and buy more, but that's fine, because I'm going to make a matching pair of socks out of (some of) the leftovers.
I've put the Alight cable pattern on a scarf, which is knitting up quite rapidly, so I think it will be a good set. Once I've finished the scarf, everything will get a good soaking and I will do better photos of the finished set.
Because I do so much of my knitting in public, it just keeps on getting done even (especially) when I'm really busy and social.
I didn't manage to follow the instructions for either of these exactly. For the mitts I took off 8 stitches on each - I originally cast on the required number of stitches and they were a bit big. These fit perfectly. I also shortened the wrist by half a repeat because Leon doesn't like his mitts too long.
The hat was written for 2.75mm needles and in Melbourne, as opposed to Wellington, you don't need such intense windproofing. I knit it on 3.25mm needles, removed 60 stitches and did the brim to 7 cms not ten because Leon does not like a folded brim.
Look how pretty the decreases are.
In total they only ended up using 60 grams of yarn, so it turns out I didn't have to panic and buy more, but that's fine, because I'm going to make a matching pair of socks out of (some of) the leftovers.
I've put the Alight cable pattern on a scarf, which is knitting up quite rapidly, so I think it will be a good set. Once I've finished the scarf, everything will get a good soaking and I will do better photos of the finished set.
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