Thursday, April 3, 2014

Reading Is Key In Reading The Key

It's funny what a few days can do for a knitting basket. I finished knitting up all the blue yarns and now everything is going to be bright for a bit! The green and gold are the Anzula I bought two posts ago. All going well, I hope to have another sock design knitted up before the month is through.

The red is Wollmeise Sockenwolle 80/20 Twin in Hertzblut that Rachael got me when she went to Germany. It's becoming a pair of Woodpile Socks. So far so good. 
Although, I did get to do a little ripping. It was a little my fault, a little not. I didn't read the pattern key, I just knitted the cables like you do. I noticed pretty quick that it didn't look like the picture. Silly me, I knit the cables opposite of what the key said. In my defense, the symbols are the opposite direction of what cable symbols typically are. That being said, I have learned that I need to read symbol keys BEFORE knitting. It'll save time in the long run.

Most of what was in my knitting basket in the last post are designs that I can't show off just yet. But I did finish the Watch Cap for me. It's out of Knitwhits Freia Handpaints Ombre Worsted in the Denim color way. I am pleased. The brim can be folded up and probably will be when I wear it, but I wanted to show off the gradient.

In case anyone was wondering, I still haven't located my other hats.

9 comments :

Jennifer said...

I love your ombre hat with the gradient yarn! So neat. I'm excited to see your upcoming designs and other knitted projects.

SillyLittleLady said...

Love the pretty colors in your basket this time around! I love blue too, but there's definitely something to be said for brights :D

Unknown said...

Yay gradients! Nice hat.

Alina Sayre said...

I like that saffron yellow yarn. I flip-flop between blues and brights in my life too :)

Maryse said...

This is a really nice hat! Nice pattern!

Anonymous said...

Those colours are very pretty. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished products when you're done. Love the Woodpile socks, and your watch cap. You've got a good fit!

Unknown said...

Those red socks are going to be amazing! :)

DKnits said...

Your hat fits you so nicely!
Sorry to hear that you had some issues with your socks...I misread the key too at first.

danielle said...

I am working to finish up a scarf that would have been finished last week had I read the pattern first! It would have saved me a lot of grief and a lot of extra work.....sigh.....

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