matilda
I’m so behind on posting and taking pictures of what I’ve knit it’s ridiculous. It seems like my knitting and the camera are never in the same place at the same time. But I do have a small offering for you.
The Matilda hat: I knit this one out of Eco Wool. Can I just say how great that yarn is? It just seems like the skein is never ending. This hat was knit from the leftovers from my fitted knits cardi.
With this hat I also demonstrated the power of blocking. The brim was all floppy and mooshy and after an agressive steam, it turned out perfect! Christina shared with me her German way of blocking. She lays a damp towel directly on the knitting and then lays the iron directly on the towel and steams away. It’s nice because it drys in no time.
Overall, I love the hat. I just wish I would have made it a tad smaller.
Category: knitting 3 comments »
December 4th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
But it looks so perfect and adorable and you’ll have no squishy hat hair line! ;)
December 4th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
Looks great on you!
I’ve been working on a Matilda out of the marled Eco-Wool I bought from Tangle, and I’m almost finished yet I have so much yarn left – which is good, because I keep thinking of more stuff to do with it.
I’m going to try that blocking tip – with the pattern samples, I pulled and tugged and got really aggressive with the yarn, but I don’t want to do that to the Eco-Wool!
December 4th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
Oooh, I’ve been *so* wanting to make the Tillie. That looks great on you!