Friday, January 7, 2011

FO Friday Week 1

I've been thinking for about a week that I would like to start a FO Fridays post where I talk about my most recent FO but I don't have one for this week. Then I remembered that I have a couple creations that I never blogged about. So, I hearby proclaim that Fridays shall be FO Friday and I will talk about my latest finished object or something that I never blogged about. Here's one that is from this summer that I probably wear every other day:

Pattern: Opus Spicatum by Kate Gagnon Osbourne
Needles: US size 6 and 9 (I'm pretty sure, I just followed what the pattern said)
Yarn: Good old Patons Classic Wool! It's kind of funny, I bought a bunch of that yarn about a year ago thinking that I would make a stripey cardigan but I never did. Now, I've started using it up on other things. I just don't think I'll wear something that has to be handwashed after each wear. I am in college after all :)
Notes: One change I made was to increase the number of stitches. I made this same pattern before but with different yarn. The problem I had with the pattern was that it was too small to be a beret. I looked up on Ravelry (my favorite!) to see if others had the same problems and I discovered that many had increased the number of stitches from 70 to 90 and increased after the initial ribbing to 130. I did the same thing and now I wear this all the time!
Here's a close up of the detail. It's really pretty how the decreases are incorporated into the chevron pattern.
As you can probably see, I'm not the best at taking pictures of myself, but I do my best.
And as proof that I wear this all the time, this picture is from this summer of me rocking my long hair. Again, not good at taking pictures of myself!
Anyway, I hope you all have a great weekend!

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