Thursday, October 14, 2010

...test knitting...

...although I should be working on the Christmas stockings...or my Karate Socks...when Christabel at Herbivore Knits put out the call for test knitters for her Ghibli hat...

...of course I had to sign up...

...so I went to Stuff-Mart - where I know they keep the Vanna's Choice acrylic - I was looking for a Granny Smith Apple green - unfortunately that yarn doesn't come in exactly that colour...but Red Heart does...(good ole Red Heart)...and the colour inspiration came from Anna at Finally Waking Up...

...then, of course, I cast on immediately...

...Scout was working at the Fall Senior Supper - so I helped the Boy Scouts in between bouts of knitting...so I took a goofy mirror picture of the ribbing/fit check...

...now, I'm about half-way done - wish me luck - the deadline is Saturday...

12 comments:

  1. Looks great and I love the color!

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  2. Good luck! You have some beautiful ribbing there-wow! Peace, Angela

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  3. Neat hat, Teresa! I sure hope I can teach myself to knit this Winter. I like the type of stitching you do for the ribbing and the rest of the hat - neat textures. Yes, good ol' Red Heart -they have wonderful bright varegated yarns that I like to use, too. Good luck on gettin' 'er done! I know you will. Take care, from Casey Co KY.

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  4. Looking good, I knit one too!

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  5. How fun to be a test knitter. I always wanted to do that, like getting in on a secret ahead of time or a sneak preview of a movie. I love the color you chose. Can't wait to see how it turns out!

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  6. I love the color and ribbing--bet it will be a great hat:-)

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  7. What an honor to be asked:-)

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  8. I really like that color, too. And the pattern is very pretty. MOM

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  9. Best of luck in meeting your deadline. The finishd hat looks great and so will your finished hat I'm sure. I like the colour.

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  10. Such a stylish photoshoot - resulting in a very jolly pic!

    The hat will look spiffy, good luck for finishing it on Saturday (as requested) although I don't think much luck will be needed.

    Looking forward to seeing the result.

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  11. It looks great already! I would sure love to learn to cable!

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