Argyle Skullcap
My knitting friends accuse me of being a little crazy and too ambitious. Am I really?
For the last several months, I've had the idea that it'd be cool to knit an argyle hat or cap with skulls in it. Not that I'm into skulls or argyle, but it'd be interesting, no? Especially since those are 2 of my sister's favorite patterns/motifs. I never thought I'd try it, because I knew it'd be hellish to knit.
Then, one very late night (surprise, surprise), about 4-5 days before Xmas, I dug through my bucket of leftover yarn and came up with some yarns that are similar (but not quite exact) in gauge and stayed up to start charting for Argyle Skullcap (working title).
The next day, I went to the knitting group with my chart and 4 yarns in tow. Fast forward lots of tangling, untangling and tinks, I began to see some results. In the end, I did screw up some one of the colors, but I was too lazy to undo it by that point, and it looked almost intentional. I am happy with the results considering that I had very little time to do it, and I just found leftover yarn that didn't 
quite match in weight to do it in. I finished it about 3 hours after my sister drove in from San Francisco on Xmas eve, and I think she really likes her gifts -- a big tin of gourmet cookies, a pair of argyle tights and the Argyle Skullcap.
I would show y'all photos of the fair isle nightmare inside, but I forgot to document that. I don't know if other knitters are also masochists and would want to knit this, but it there is enough interest, I think I will rework the gauge and chart and release it as a pattern. If you're on Ravelry, it's here.
Oh, and ironically, my sis was wearing her skeleton t-shirt the night I gave her the hat. It was not planned.
For the last several months, I've had the idea that it'd be cool to knit an argyle hat or cap with skulls in it. Not that I'm into skulls or argyle, but it'd be interesting, no? Especially since those are 2 of my sister's favorite patterns/motifs. I never thought I'd try it, because I knew it'd be hellish to knit.Then, one very late night (surprise, surprise), about 4-5 days before Xmas, I dug through my bucket of leftover yarn and came up with some yarns that are similar (but not quite exact) in gauge and stayed up to start charting for Argyle Skullcap (working title).
The next day, I went to the knitting group with my chart and 4 yarns in tow. Fast forward lots of tangling, untangling and tinks, I began to see some results. In the end, I did screw up some one of the colors, but I was too lazy to undo it by that point, and it looked almost intentional. I am happy with the results considering that I had very little time to do it, and I just found leftover yarn that didn't 
quite match in weight to do it in. I finished it about 3 hours after my sister drove in from San Francisco on Xmas eve, and I think she really likes her gifts -- a big tin of gourmet cookies, a pair of argyle tights and the Argyle Skullcap.I would show y'all photos of the fair isle nightmare inside, but I forgot to document that. I don't know if other knitters are also masochists and would want to knit this, but it there is enough interest, I think I will rework the gauge and chart and release it as a pattern. If you're on Ravelry, it's here.
Oh, and ironically, my sis was wearing her skeleton t-shirt the night I gave her the hat. It was not planned.
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3 Comments:
Wow! Very impressed. Nothing like a little late-night mojo to get the crazy projects going. It looks great. :)
Love the argyle skulls! I have a bunch of piratey friends who would get a huge kick out of a gift like that as well.
Wow, that hat is so cute! It looks like it fits your sister perfectly too. I'm sure if you published the pattern more of these would turn up. :)
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