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april 21, 2004
bottoms re-up Encouraged by my relative success with the frankensweater, I decided to pick up my bottoms up bucket hat where I left off and give it another try. It's looking like a pretty fair approximation of a bucket hat now, dont'cha think?
I hadn't frogged what I had already knit, so I took a long hard look at it to see what was keepable. I liked how the brim looked and there was no way I was going to reknit it unless I had to (owie!), so I ripped out the few post-brim rows I'd done and added another couple rows to the brim, including another decrease row. I'm hoping now that it'll be small enough to fit one of the boys, like I had originally planned. Onward and upward! posted by alison at 8:31 am | in
buck-it!
Comments
Go for it, docktor -- er, Alison. I think it'll make a great summer sun hat for one of your cuties. :-) Posted by: Marg at April 21, 2004 8:42 AMI'm keeping my fingers crossed for ya! Posted by: monica at April 21, 2004 8:46 AMYay - buckets of progress, that's what I like to see. Can't wait to see it on the top of a little head soon... Posted by: kerrie at April 21, 2004 9:03 AMThe hat looks great so far. I can't wait to see it when it's finished. Posted by: Cathy at April 21, 2004 9:48 AMYay for you! Now I want one, too! How do you like Stria? Lookin' Good! Posted by: froggy at April 21, 2004 11:11 AMLookin' GOOD in the neighborhood!!! Great fix ideas! Posted by: Bonne Marie at April 21, 2004 11:41 AMA white hat on one of your boys? Now that is optimism! Posted by: Kerstin at April 21, 2004 11:46 AMYou show that hat who's boss! I hope it turns out! Posted by: Jenn at April 21, 2004 11:52 AMYay, Alison! It's lookin' good :) Posted by: Amy at April 21, 2004 12:28 PMI noticed that your "Frankensweater" is from a German knitting magazine named Verena. I was just curious if you knew of a website that carries this magazine with an English insert. I've looked online, but I don't see anything. Do you think it would be really hard to figure out these patterns with an online translator? Thanks for any advice you might have - I just HAVE to make that sweater! Posted by: Rachele at April 21, 2004 10:34 PMI really admire your perseverance. Gooooooooooooo, Alison! The ridges of the garter stitch on the brim look like rows of pretty pearls. It's almost hard to believe it was tough to knit :-) Posted by: Becky at April 22, 2004 4:30 AM |
