I started the Sunflower Tam on Thursday night, using some SWTC Karaoke from the stash. (I had to cast on twice due to using the tail instead of the yarn the first time around. The second time I averted disaster - I realized my cast on was twisted as I neared the end of the first round and was able to use a trick I learned off one of the EZ videos for untwisting it.) I cruised through the ribbing on the bus Friday (there was lots of busing), sailed thru the stockinette on Saturday and was worried it was too small. (My gauge is off.) So I put it on waste yarn and tried it on. It is small, but it does fit. So, we’re carrying on, fully prepared to rip and try again with the yarn held doubled (if there’s enough).
Sunday was spent chatting and knitting at Amy’s with lots of other bloggers (many have blogs, some don’t. we won’t hold that against them.) My mind went out the window and I forgot my camera (bad blogger, no cookie), but I think Deb & Cathy got some pics. It was a good time. Thanks Amy!
at Amy’s I made it to the part where you get to make the pretty sunflower design on the top of the hat. first round, no problem. next round (and all that follow it): LT. translated as left-twist. haven’t encountered it before, but I can handle it, right? turn page back and see what they want me to do (knit the 2nd stitch through the back loop, then knit those 2 together through the back loops). ok, awkward but doable. so I manage a few round of these and then have to take a break because it’s really messing with my thumb. (I’m not sure if it’s the stitch or the shortness of the tips on the 16″ circs thats the culprit). So yeah, we hates them left twists.
If it comes down to reknitting the hat, I’m contemplating reworking it so that the decreases are on the LT side of things. I think alternating rounds of LTs and SSKs sounds better (and so does my thumb).
