A knitting disaster!
A few posts ago I shared a pair of red ridged mittens which I was quite pleased with š
I decided to make the hat to match and here it is:-
It seems rather large but the pattern says that it should fit an average adult head, and I thought my head was bigger than average!
I have tried wearing it in a slouchy way but it keeps falling down. I am not happy with it so time for a bit of frogging šøšøšø
Woolly wishes,
Jane ā”ā”ā”
Oh no! At least you can laugh about it. My disasters usually involve things being too small!
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Lamenting the time spent on it but I suppose I could wear it on bad hair days š
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…or save it forChristmas…in case you ever need to dress up as an elf?
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Ooh wish I had thought of that! Sadly I have unpicked it and it is now a ball of yarn š£
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Oh dear! Are you going to try it again a bit smaller?
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Oh dear indeed! Yes I am going to have a go at adapting it. More to follow ā¤
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Good luck!
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Oh, my! Before I read the caption under photo two, I thought the exact same thing. I dub you ‘Cheerful’!
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Thank you ā¤
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I have considered knitting a rolly cowl only to realize it would mock my neck!
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I know, what happens to our necks??? ā¤
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What a disappointment! Is it wool, and worth an experiment in felting?
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Mixed fibres! I am going to adapt it and see if I get on any better ā¤
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Funny. At least hats are a fairly quick knit, although I know it’s frustrating to spend your precious time on something that must be re-done.
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Teach me to be cocky about the things that turn out well š
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Sorry to hear Jane, at least you can have a little giggle about it. We all have crafting moments like these. Hope you can work out something nice there.
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Thanks Lynne ā¤
If we can’t laugh about things they aren’t worth doing š
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Pictures are priceless. I do like it that you can laugh at yourself. My first slouchy looked a lot like that, only it was gray. I was so proud of my first hat but frogged it before anyone else could see me in it. LOL. I looked like Bilbo Baggins in a too large hood.
Thanks for making me laugh. I do like the hat though. I’d make it if I had the pattern.
Be well.
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Thank you. I am going to have another go – watch this space ā¤
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It looks lovely though! I really like the colour. Could you not frog a few rows then add a tighter rib to hold it on your head?
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Good idea but sadly it is now a ball of yarn again š
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Haha oh well. You get the fun of knitting it again now š
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Oh dear! Definitely big enough for a giant! Better luck next time š
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Thank you ā¤
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It does look like one of the seven dwarves! š Other than that, it looks really good!š
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Thank you ā¤
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I kept having that problem with hats, until I read that you should make them 5 cm (2 inches) smaller than your head circumference to account for the elasticity of knitted sts
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Thank you for the advice ā¤
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You’re welcome, hope you succeed this time around
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