Autumn Cape 2017 A long Term Project Hood Extension Part 2

Autumn Cape 2017 A long Term Project Hood Extension Part 2

As I stated in the last blog I have 60 stitches on each of the 5mm circular needles. I am knitting in stocking stitch with selvedges at both ends of the Light Coloured Side (Day Time) and the Dark Coloured Side (Night Time)

Pictorial and Written Chart 

I am still a little hesitant about how I am knitting the Hood so I decided to do 20 rows Knit and 20 Purl making 40 rows in all. As you can see I have split the Pictorial Chart in 2 so I can put both sides on one Chart.

40 Rows Hood Extension Both Sides

This is how the Hood Extension of the Light and Dark sides looks at this point on the Charts.

Hood Extension 40 Rows Day Time Sewn

Next I had to sew the outer edges of the Extension to the Front Pieces. Above is the Day Time section. As you can see in the photograph once sewn it doesn’t go very far across the Front Panel.

I also had to make sure that I didn’t sewn all of the Extension edge as otherwise it would have made it exceedingly difficult to continue with the stocking stitch.

Hood Extension 40 Rows Night Time Sewn

 

After sewing the Day Time Front Piece I sewed the other outside edge of the Extension to the Night Time Front Piece.

Now I had both sides sewn I can see it beginning to come together. However I have decided (and others have agreed) not to sew the other two edges together.

Instead I will add a third panel in which I will mix both the Light and Dark Wools. In the meantime I will carry on knitting the Extensions.