My Couvercle turned out not so tres bon . Whose fault? That'd be moi.
I bypassed a gauge swatch because I
The pattern is written for Araucania Cotton, a thick & thin yarn that's 14 st to 4", and I used Cascade Luna, which claims 18 st to 4". I went down to a size 8 needles from the pattern's suggested 9US but I'm a loose knitter anyway, and cotton stretches.....so you do the math. Obviously I didn't.
On the bright side, I totally enjoyed knitting it, and I rawwwked the crochet. I haven't crocheted in earnest (read that as according to any instructions) since my high school days when epic length treble crochet stitch scarves were my oevre. You know, to go with our maxi coats.
To sum up: hat too large, pattern a thumbs up, must get more cotton yarn in non-pink & try again.
Clearly, the mistake was picking a pink yarn. ;^)
ReplyDeleteVery cute, though.
I did the granny square vests. Fortunately, no photo exists.
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ReplyDeleteIt's sure nice and roomy.
ReplyDeleteGet bigger hair?
bummer, nice color though.
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