Autumn
Cape 2016 A long Term Project Hood Part 4
I left the last Blog at the point I was changing to Moss
Stitch and a right pig’s breakfast I made of it too!
Moss Stitch Mess
Whatever I did it kept ending up wrong. The thing was it
was part Moss part Rib. I was puzzled.
One or the other I could understand but not both! I had to keep undoing it.
I had to put my thinking head on which wasn’t easy at
that time in the morning. Why was it going wrong? I had checked that I was
alternating the knits and the purls. I wondered if the Selvedge’s were throwing
me out so I omitted them. I made sure that I hadn’t dropped a stitch whilst
unravelling so what the hell was wrong?
After knitting and unravelling 3 times I gave up. I
thought the answer might come to me after some sleep. It did and I could have
kicked myself! It is often the simplest things that cause the problem. I had
forgotten that Moss Stitch has an UNEVEN number of stitches. Talk about being
an idiot!
Moss Stitch
As you can see in the photograph above it turned out
much better. I did a few rows of Moss
Stitch then Cast off.
Hood Cast Off
That is the majority of the Hood knitted apart from embellishments.
A word about embellishments; there are several kinds. I
mentioned in the Oakey Doh-Key blog about the Large Oak Leaves I was making of
which I need to do some more.
Another kind is embroidery. As well as mending holes
with left over bits of wool I also make alterations. The Knitted piece is only
the basis for the whole Design. Where I want to add pieces or maybe slightly
alter a section I embroider.
Pre-embellishments 1
This is prior to any major alterations. In hindsight I
should have taken the photograph further back.
Post-embellishments 1
This is post alterations. The Yellow has been extended
and a branch has been added on the Left.
Pre-embellishments 2
These two photographs show the embellishments better.
Post-embellishments 2
There is no longer a piece of branch unattached – due
to misreading of the pattern. More needs to be done but I thought I would take
some pictures before I forget.
These additions need to be added all over the Cape that
has already been knitted. However I will be adding them a bit at a time as and
when small pieces of wool become available.
