This really needed to happen. I felt like big chunky cables should be involved too, but would look silly going vertical. They would be TOO chunky, know what I mean? I settled on making a horizontal cable band, a la the recent headband creation. I did about five iterations of this: starting with a more spaced out braided cable (too holey) and playing around with the edging (settled on a three stitch slip method on both sides).
The band was the hard part, then it was just a simple pick up of stitches around the circumference. But the essential part:
THE POOF. I used up all the rest of the yarn for this baby. I was tempted to leave it wild, but I gave it a little haircut.
Yeah buddy:
Very cozy. Although, as you might be able to see, there's a little bit of 'aeration' around the edges of the band (an occasional drawback of chunky yarn). I'm torn about this. I'm considering adding a band of fleece around the edges to act as a windbreak, but I don't want to make it too bulky. It also was a mixed blessing for backcountry skiing (more on that tomorrow). What do you think?
It looks great! I always have a hard time deciding just how intricate I can get with a variegated yarn, but your cable matches perfectly.
ReplyDeleteCool hat!
ReplyDeleteYou could sew a helmet liner into the hat... wind-break without bulk.
That turned out super! I'm with Kathryn - line the inside for no-bulk warmth. :)
ReplyDeleteI say leave it as is. I love it! It's my favorite shade of blue and the cable is really nice.
ReplyDeleteIt looks awesome! The colour is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI think it looks perfect. You could always wear it for a while and see if you still want to add fleece.
ReplyDeleteLooks great!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteIt looks amazing. Love the pattern and the yarn, gorgeous blue
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