Here's another one from the backlog . . . and this one's really from the backlog. I finished this baby back in September, and I've been wearing and enjoying it since then. I just never got around to posting it. Remember that double-knit Ravenclaw scarf I posted a while back? This is the companion hat.
I thought to myself, double-knit is like the answer to intarsia--you can do it in the round, you don't have to worry about floats, and it makes the fabric double thick over the ears. It's perfect!
The words on the hat say, "Wit beyond measure . . ." The entire couple is from the Harry Potter books, and reads, "Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure." Oddly enough, it's present on the diadem of Ravenclaw, so a hat is an appropriate object for it.
Like the Ravenclaw scarf, it's made with Knitpicks Wool of the Andes in Sapphire Heather and Amber Heather. The WotA was much too rough against my forehead, so I had to sew in a patch of fabric there, but I'm still in love with the colors.
People seem to be impressed with the fact that I figured out how to put words in my clothing. I'm a little amused by that. My only regret on this hat is that my cast-on edge is incredibly sloppy, and I'm a little self-conscious about that. Other than that, though, I love it.
Next post will have nothing to do with Harry Potter, I promise.
Comments (2)
So, is it reversible? It looks like it!
I, too, am impressed with your ability to put words in your clothing. I'm sure it's pretty simple in theory, but why the amusement? Do you spell it out horizontally, like a printer?
Posted by Etto | January 27, 2008 11:10 PM
Posted on January 27, 2008 23:10
It's really just a matter of making stitches different colors. The chart I used is here, if that makes it look any simpler.
It's /kind/ of reversible--except on the inside, everything is backwards.
Posted by Emma M. | January 28, 2008 12:59 AM
Posted on January 28, 2008 00:59