i never thought i would make myself a hat and scarf matching set, but after i finished my tweedy ishbel shawlette, i just had to use the remaining skein and some of yarn for the matching hat. of course, it is supposed to be a beret -- mine is a beanie. [ravelry]
whenever possible, i use a picot turned hem.
Pattern Ishbel beret by Ysolda Teague!
Yarn Rowan Yorkshire Tweed 4ply, #269 Blessed, 1.5 skeins.
Needles US 3 (3.25 mm) and US 6 (4 mm).
Start-to-end April 12 - 15, 2009.
Finished size Not sure, but it fits my head.
the ishbel beret pattern is pretty clever; i love how it used the same vine lace pattern as the shawl, yet still looks pretty unique. it's not any more difficult than the shawl pattern; however my knitting of the vine lace portion was fraught with errors caused by the required shifting start position. there's a yarn over either before or after the marker, and in the course of knitting the round, the yarn over wouldn't stay in place. very confusing moments; but once again, i didn't really have too many repeats to knit. truthfully, i don't know if i followed the pattern to the letter, but it looks alright.
and yes, made a couple of modifications: (1) instead of a purled (straight) turned hem, i knitted an eyelet (picot) turned hem. i don't know why, it seems pretty habitual that i will use a picot hem whenever and wherever i can. (2) there's no way you can mistake this for a beret. after i finished the vine lace portion, i tried it on and thought that even after washing, it would fit pretty snugly, so i altered the crown decreases to make it more of a beanie: i knitted 20 rounds for the crown, decreasing in rounds 7 and 15.
so there you have it: my ishbel shawl(ette) and beanie.
over the last week, as i wore the hat about, i've come to realize that it would have totally worked as a beret. the yarn is way more elastic than i gave it credit. i was very tempted to unravel and reknit this properly; but i didn't and i won't. really, i'm very happy with these two finished knits; they'll be favorites to wear together and separately.
happy knitting!
Comments (3)
Love it! I actually want to make myself a matching set of hat, scarf, and gloves now. I remember someone pointing out that it makes more sense to make sets if you want your work to look like store bought items, only better since most people buy knit sets for winter.
Posted by Kitten | April 30, 2009 5:55 PM
Posted on April 30, 2009 17:55
I'm not about the matchy matchy too but I really do like that hat!
Posted by tiennie | April 30, 2009 10:42 PM
Posted on April 30, 2009 22:42
I like the idea of it as a beanie -- but where are the modeled shots, missy?? Can't wait to see this one in person!
Posted by Hilary | May 1, 2009 7:57 AM
Posted on May 1, 2009 07:57