Lace Rib Watch Cap Completed

Here is the completed Lace Rib Watch cap for my sister, Teresa.  I put the place where I joined the tubular cast on in the middle, at least the bump is not too obvious in this dark yarn.  I used two balls of Knit Picks Swish Worsted in the Indigo Heather colorway.  The five inches of k1, p1 ribbing nearly took up the first ball of yarn.  I did not want to start a new ball of yarn in the lace part of the cap so I started it near the end of the ribbing.  I tried the Russian join yet again and was not happy with the results.  Wendy's technique of knitting a few stitches with both yarns works better for me.  This hat is in the large size from Hats On!.  I usually make that size for myself, however, when I tried it on, it was a bit small.  It fits Teresa fine, but if I ever want to make a hat with this much ribbing for myself, I learned I should knit it in extra-large.

Comments

[Opal]

that's a very handsome hat!

[Ann]

Lovely hat & I love the color. You are so generous in your knitting as most of your FOs are gifts.