March 04, 2005
Wood Sprite
My domino sampler in the previous post has become a hat! I have been meaning to try out domino knitting for a while, and decided that knitting up my sample yarns from the drumcarding class would be the perfect opportunity. I am calling it the "Wood Sprite Hat":
Vivian Hoxbro's book, "Domino Knitting" is concise but complete. I was able to make my way through 2 rows of dominos joined in the round, then found an odd ball of Rowan DDK in green that went with the drumcarded color blend. I knit open-topped triangles above and below the colored dominos, then a simple rolled stockinette edge and decreased top. I found I needed to pick up 2-3 extra sts in each triangle at the top and bottom or else it was too tight. This was definitely an exercise in "design by trial and error" - I think I started and tore out the top twice before I was happy with it!
I had a little bit of the multicolored yarn left so I made three "acorns" for the top using Vivian's instructions for "pompons."
Katie
Posted by at March 4, 2005 10:44 AMGorgeous hat, Katie. I hadn't even been interested in picking up "Domino Knitting" until I saw your design.
Posted by: Linda on March 4, 2005 02:44 PMIt came out so nicely. Great job.
Posted by: Jessica on March 4, 2005 05:15 PMI think that I am in love with the hat! It turned out loverly.
Posted by: marti on March 5, 2005 11:49 AMNifty! How nice when things like this turn out to be usable and pretty!
Posted by: CarolineF on March 5, 2005 06:45 PMspiffy!! I'll keep this in mind for just the thing to try when I can't focus on something Large. It's just so pretty you want to frame it.
Posted by: Sheila on March 6, 2005 10:40 AMWow - that hat's adorable! Great job!
Posted by: Amie on March 7, 2005 11:55 AM