tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100031692011-04-21T11:29:31.032-07:00A needleworker and knitter with a bad case of startitis and an even worse memory attempts to log whatever the heck is taking up so much time and space in her life.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04316281636590780887noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10003169.post-1105071163926753542005-01-06T19:59:00.000-08:002005-01-09T14:51:36.016-08:00Yeah, yeah, intros and all that. Later. <br /> <br />I just nearly finished a project and I have to post the info before I forget completely and throw away the yarn wrappers. <br /> <br />The pattern is Fiber Trends Felt Caps (<a href="http://www.redbarnfarm.net/ac8.jpg">http://www.redbarnfarm.net/ac8.jpg</a>) and the yarn is Lopi Reynolds color 98 (Cadet Blue) on size 10.5 needles (using the Denise set). <br /> <br />I realized a bit late that the yarn is bulkier than worsted, since it's 110 yards per 100 gram ball. I knit to gauge for the pattern instructions and the unfelted hat feels fairly tightly knit. It seemed to take <em>forever</em> to finish the knitting, round and round and the hat seems appropriately huge. The hat band doesn't seem that much bigger than my head measurement - maybe a couple inches - but the crown is taller than the picture would indicate. <br /> <br />I definitely could not wear this yarn next to my skin - let's hope the finished hat doesn't bother me too. It's going into the washer as soon as my last load of clothes is done. Pics if it comes out looking hat-like. <br /> <br /><em>Update:</em> The darned thing is still huge after felting. It was in the washer for over an hour and it stopped getting smaller after about 45 minutes. I even got desperate and stuck a Kong in the linen bag with it. No dice. It works in an eccentric sort of way, but is not an "everyday" type of hat. Pics later. <br /> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10003169-110507116392675354?l=debstuff.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04316281636590780887noreply@blogger.com