Finished a particularly time consuming hat this weekend, BS Johnson from the Winter Knitty. I will ADMIT I altered it to make it fit tighter since it is intended as a chemo hat. But the math just doesn't make it attaching the cabled band to the half knit hat. The edge stitches of the band are ({6x16} (96) plus {3x16} (48) plus 20 = 164. Three quarters of 164 (the pick up rate along the hat edge) is 123. This is nine stitches off. At least the designer could have mentioned this uneven p/u rate instead of detailing it finely on the pattern. I altered it to 120 stitches and it fit better, but still ended up stitches off. But it sure makes me understand that I am a PROCESS not a PRODUCT knitter.
Lovely hat, by the way. I have never used Cascade Indulgence, and it is heavenly soft.
But, on an interesting note, it did snow here yesterday, all day, on and off. The euphorbia seemed to like it!
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