The green hat worked in the Bankhead pattern (was free on ravelry) will go to Warmth for Warriors and the red balaclava will go to Pine Ridge. I put two patterns together, Garter Stitch Hat, by Annie Buchanan can be found on Knitting on the Net. The cowl is from Unikko (i think), also free on ravelry. I changed the pattern a bit, knit the neck part of the hat in the round, not adding a button “piece”, then after the hood was done, I picked up the stitches around the hood, not breaking the yarn which I think the pattern calls for, I don’t really remember When I’ve made this before, I’ve used a provisional cast on which I thought makes picking up stitches to work the cowl after the hood easier but this time I forgot and picked up the neck stitches and went from there.
Hi everyone! Huge thank you to @Char for all the help and the pattern recommendation. I have tension issues and need to learn how to hold the yarn and some other minor mistakes like I added a stitch in the last section and wasn’t sure where so I just bound off and called it good. Baby girl doesn’t care what her bath wash cloths look like! Off to start a crochet project and finish a Tunisian crochet project I’m already invested in before I start the other washcloth she recommended but so far I’m enjoying knitting and can’t wait to make all the scarfs and shawls!
I love it! I am sure Baby Girl loves its softness as well. No one will notice the extra stitch for sure.
As far as holding the yarn, do you also crochet? I knit “continental” and hold my yarn just like I do when I crochet. It is funny, though, no one else in my family holds it that way. I learned to crochet first, and I suppose that was just comfortable for me.
@Char I’ve tried that before without success but I obviously I had more success completing this project so I’ll try it again on that grandmas washcloth pattern next but I’m working on a Tunisian crochet fingering weight scarf right now and it’s a slow crawl I have to keep count every row so I don’t mess up the 2 row repeat.
Alright, here’s the final count for August. One hat, four pairs of socks, and a baby sweater. The hat is for my Flyboy, three pairs of socks
for me, one pair of socks for cousin Noah, and a sweater for a friends upcoming baby
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When I’ve made this before, I’ve used a provisional cast on which I thought makes picking up stitches to work the cowl after the hood easier but this time I forgot and picked up the neck stitches and went from there.
may just have to catch up on the past weeks and give it a go!