I am going to knit this hat for my trip to Rhinebeck this fall. I will modify the pattern by brightening the colors, reducing the darkness of the clouds and adding more leaves. Afterall its October in Rhinebeck.

Journal

2016-09-06: Cast on per pattern directions using GTCO. Complete 8th rounds corrugated ribbing.

2016-09-07: Complete 15th round.

2016-09-08: Complete 21st round; silver complete.

2016-09-09: Complete 28th round.

2016-09-10: Complete 33rd round.

2016-09-11: Complete 39th round; salsa heather complete.

2016-09-12: Complete 44th round; trees complete; bittersweet heather & sweet potato complete. Round 51 complete.

2016-09-14: Complete knitting hat; weave in ends. Blocking now.

Summary

• I am doing 8 rounds of corrugated rib instead of 6.

• I have shortened the height of the hat.

• I have modified the top of the hat design, patterned after what I did in “Fall’s End’ and in “Snow Squall”. This time I’ve changed the color to sky blue, since the clouds are still puffy and the sky blue in October.

• I have added substantially more leaves to the trees.

• I am stranding the hat.

• I have tried to minimize the number of 4 color rounds. These typically happen in the background transition areas. Rounds 4, 5, 21 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 have 4 colors.

• Starting weights:
  

  • finnley heather: 39.7 grams
    
  • sky blue: 38.1 grams
    
  • sweet potato: 50.2 grams
    
  • salsa heather: 48.4 grams
    
  • bittersweet heather: 29.6 grams, 49.6 grams
    
  • silver: 29.8 grams.

• Ending weights:
  

  • finnley heather: 28.7 grams
    
  • sky blue: 29.6 grams
    
  • sweet potato: 40.9 grams
    
  • salsa heather: 44.5 grams
    
  • bittersweet heather: 12.7 grams, 48.9 grams
    
  • silver: 25 grams.

Next Time

• The purls in the corrugated rib should be the same color as the cast on edge.

• Drop ash to bottom of branches.