Sometimes it's the color of the modeled garment. Other times it's the photo of the designer's finished object (like it looks so pretty in the snow, let's knit it, even tough my version probably won't ever see any snow). This time it was the name.
Let me embarrass myself completely by telling you that I decided to knit the Castiel hat just because Castiel is the name of a character on the TV show Supernatural. About two brothers that hunt demons and monsters. Castiel is an angel that helps them. Yes, I watch that. And it's really not so stupid as my description makes it sound. Right, moving on. Here's the hat on my head:
I bought the pattern and spent two nights trying to figure out the tubular cast on it calls for. Finally gave up when I realized it looks horrible. I went with the long tail cast on I always use.
Finished it in about a week, and then took some pictures at night and in the morning. Too dark during the night, too bright this morning, hence the lousy quality. It has nothing to do with my photographic skills. Or lack thereof.
During the past week I also somehow managed to add this to my already big stash of yarn:
Clearly I have a problem. Or more potential hats in my future.
Hat: like.
ReplyDeleteStash: like.
Future hats: like.
:)))
I see we've fallen to the same temptation that recently arrived in the shops (the dark red Unitas Sara)! I also sometimes cast on for "stupid" reasons. There are some sweaters that look soooo cute on the pattern photos, I have to keep forcing myself to look at all the finished projects on Ravelry and see for myself again and again that the pattern photos are really lying! I do that every time I have the desire to knit one of those sweaters...
ReplyDeleteBut this is gorgeous! I think the lace-stockinette combination hats (like Gudrun Johnston's "Norie") are becomeing all the rage now, you've hit the perfect "stupid" cast-on!
Kapa je super, bez obzira na razlog zbog kojeg si je odabrala.
ReplyDeleteJa sam nedavno tražila od prije da odabere pattern za kapu, odabrala je onu di je model bio zgodniji, iako je kapa malo čudna, al tako je izabrala pa sad to pletem :)
a što se tiče supernatural, meni nisu baš legli, ali ja SVAKI put kad dođem na Ravelry prvo idem vidit ima li koja nova priča na grupi I'll knit you a hat for a good ghost story.
iimaš nagradu kod mene.
ReplyDeleteTubolarni cast on je precijenjen ako mene pitaš, uopće mi se ne dopada, iako je jako jednostavan za rad - ovo naravno ako ti ima netko za pokazati, ne želim te dodatno ubedačiti jer ti nije išlo. Daleko bolja verzija je s magic cast on metodom, kako izgleda možeš vidjeti kod mene na prvoj denny rose haljini, stavila sam sliku na ravelryju - taj porub je ljepši i od industrijskog. Opcija zamjene za tubolarni cast on je nametnuti provizorne očice i onda na kraju vratiti ih na iglu i šivanjem izvesti tubolarni cast.
ReplyDeleteBilo kako bilo, kapica je dobro ispala i bez navedenog nametanja.
Vidim u ovoj hrpi i IPSE vunu, gdje ju nabavljaš? Ima za kupiti u Hr ili nabavljaš u Italiji?
@romantales: ISPE Duetto kupujem u Zagrebu, ima u jednom dućanu u Tkalčićevoj ulici, i u jednoj Centri kod Džamije. Ali samo taj Duetto i eventualno Duetto Printed. U Rijeci je bilo prije par godina i drugih vrsta, mislim da sam jednom kupila Adamo&Eva, ali ih više uopće ne drže.
ReplyDeleteNemaš problem čim imaš rešenje:)!
ReplyDeleteAko te ko razume po pitanju serija, ja te razumem ... :)
ReplyDeleteMeni se svidja kako je ispala kapa, mada je malo spicasta...
Stashing nije problem - to nek ti bude mantra!
ReplyDeleteSlatko sam se nasmijala! Potsjetila si me na moju djecu koja zbog boje ne žele neke stvari da im saštrikam - kao da moj uradak mora biti baš te boje!
cast ons ....ja za kape koristim samo dvije verzije i nema te upute koja bi me navela da drukčije započnem!
I can totally relate to your way of choosing patterns... Embarrassing, but true :(
ReplyDeleteLove the hat :D