Getting Lost Has It’s Benefits
October 16th, 2010, 9:30 am
I’ve finished Ben’s Second Chance Hat.. See here for the reason for that name!
I made particularly quick progress returning from Bristol on the train – for all the wrong reasons….
Happily head down and knitting – I looked up and didn’t recognise the next station…
“This train is going to London Paddington isn’t it?” I ask the nice lady next to me,
“No dear – Leeds.”
There was much despairing, waiting on cold windy platforms for cross country connections, slow chuggy local trains and a very late night home. The only good thing to come out of it was that I had Ben’s just started hat with me!
I got home with a large part of the boring rib finished – Ben was “delighted” to model it for me…he especially liked the Knitpro deely boppers!
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| From Ben Hat |
I finished the hat quite quickly on a couple of (correct) journey’s into London. The decreases were fun “Knit, Knit, Pass knit stitch over” (makes a bulkier decrease than S1K1PSSO).
But the finished hat was….was…”pointy”…
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| From Ben Hat |
Ben was understandably reluctant to look like a pixie so a serious session of blocking over a 2 pint pyrex bowl quickly followed…
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| From Ben Hat |
All tucked in tight….
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| From Ben Hat |
This really gave me a chance to admire the twisting pattern..
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| From Ben Hat |
Now considerably less pointy – Ben agreed to model his hat for a final photo…
Side View…
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| From Ben Hat |
And full frontal!
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| From Ben Hat |
God help him if he looses this one!
| Completed Knit Report | ||
| Name: | Second Chance Hat | |
| Pattern: | Jacques Cousteau hat | |
| Yarn: | Blacker yarns Jacob wool with 50% mohair | |
| Pattern Problems: | Came out rather pointy – cured mostly with blocking | |
| Pattern Modifications: | None (except used German twisted cast on) | |
| Washing and Wearing: | Yet to be cold enough! | |
| Knit It Again???: | Yes! | |
| Difficulty: | Easy is you can do the right cast on and magic loop | |
| Rating: | 4/5 | |
| Other Postings Relating To This One: | This man deserves a second chance hat | |
CraftyCripple said,
October 16th, 2010, 1:01 pm
At least the extra firm blocking means longer turned up brim. This means warmer ears!
pip said,
October 16th, 2010, 5:54 pm
hey… lucky Ben
It blocked really nicely… though I have to admit I quite fancied seeing the pointy version modelled 
Jo said,
October 16th, 2010, 8:02 pm
Ha ha, I can just imagine him wearing the pointy version. Funny that, how he didn’t model it before it was blocked. It’s turned out rather nice though, I wish my hubby would wear a hat so that I’d have a reason to knit it. You should have popped in for a cuppa, I’m in Leeds.
josiekitten said,
October 19th, 2010, 8:20 am
Amazing how it blocked from a Pixie hat! I nearly made the same travel mistake as you this weekend. I was on a train that was splitting in half – half stopping in Cambridge and the other half going on to Ely. I managed to get in the wrong half, and had to do a mad sprint up the platform, knitting in tow!
Trish said,
November 1st, 2010, 10:08 am
You are a genius; blocking over a bowl! I knitted a hat last night and thought what can I use that is head-shaped to block it but could only think of (not head-shaped) plate. Duh. And may I say your house looks DIVINE already and I can’t wait to see the finished Knittery!
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