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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Fres off the needles: Twins Hat

Finally! I have completed a knitting project. I put my sweater aside for a bit, things were getting too repetitive and boring with nothing but stockinette round after round after round. So, I went to Raverly in search of a fun hat I could make myself, and I discovered the newly published Innsbruck hat. I'm such a sucker for cables and the cables in this pattern turned out so pretty.

The pattern itself was enjoyable enough, there wasn't a lot of thinking involved and it took me just over a day to finish. I made the body of the hat in a pretty navy blue (Lion Brand Wool-Ease) and the pom-pom in red, white and blue (leftovers from other projects.) It'll be perfect for all those early season Twins' games at Target Field I never go to. Speaking of that beautiful pom-pom, it gave me more trouble than it should have. I couldn't get it to attach securely, every time I tried it was about half an inch away from the hat. It just hung there, flopping from side to side. Not a good look. After about the 500th attempt I was getting very frustrated... I think at one point I threw it and the hat across the room. After I took a deep breath, I dug the whole thing out of the corner and attached it with ease. And I honestly, have no idea what I did differently. But it's on there, and it's secure so I'm happy.

Like I've said in the past, one of the first things I do before I start knitting any project, is read the pattern through and see if there's anything I need to learn before I start.

Skills needed for Innsbruck hat:

How to cable knit: 1|2|
How to make a pom-pom using a pom-pom maker: 1|2|

I did make a few modifications to the pattern. To see them in detail, check out my Ravelry project page.
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