Skip to content

Free US Shipping Over $99

  • Brooklyn Tweed Brooklyn Tweed
  • Create account
  • 0 items
  • Yarns
  • Patterns
  • Resources

Free US Shipping Over $99

  • Brooklyn Tweed Brooklyn Tweed
  • Yarns
  • Patterns
  • Resources
  • Create account
  • 0 items
  • Search
  • Gifts & Kits
  • Books & Bundles
  • Shade Cards
  • Gift Cards
  • Lookbooks
  • Videos
  • Blog
  • Our Story
  • Equity & Inclusion
  • Retail Stockists
  • Pattern Support
  • Wishlist
Access Denied
IMPORTANT! If you’re a store owner, please make sure you have Customer accounts enabled in your Store Admin, as you have customer based locks set up with EasyLockdown app. Enable Customer Accounts

stash busting

Posted by Jared Flood on May 19, 2006
there's been a lot of knitting around here, although not a lot of exciting progress to post. i guess thats standard protocol when you'v got a DK weight sweater on the needles. i did a little stashbusting recently when the hat bug came around biting. i can only go so long without making a new hat... and my hat drawer is beyond overfull. never stopped anyone though.
Odessa 1 Pattern: Odessa (sans beads) by Grumperina Source: MagKnits Feb '06 Materials: Debbie Bliss Merino Aran in 'Taupe' (1.5 balls. yardage SUCKED, but i got it on super sale) Needles: US 4 addis for brim and US 6 bamboos for the rest>
Modifcations: just minor ones. subbed an aran weight yarn (although to me DB merino aran is more like a DK, similar to KnitPicks Merino, just a liiittle heavier) for the required Cashsoft DK. this accounted for sizing the hat larger (24.25" melonhead here people), so I didn't have to change the numbers in the pattern. I also added a little length to the ribbing on the brim to 'stabalize' it - a lot of Odessa's i've seen that have the recommended 1" brim, once stretched over the noggin, look a little crooked (the brim on the bottom is pulled slightly diagonal by the stitch pattern above). I added an inch and it works better for me. oh, and no beads. this pattern was fun! thanks, Kathy! on the Jarrett front: i've completed the back piece. its not wildly exciting to look at, but of course i'm gonna show you anyway.
Jarrett Back
wow, yeah the back piece of a sweater. you're all excited, i can tell. but WAIT. there's more to this piece than meets the eye. now, if you haven't tried a tubular cast on before, you may not understand the giddiness, but if you have - theres no explanation needed.
Tubular Cast On
tubular. this is the first time i've actually done the tubular thing, although i've wanted to for a while. turns out, i hardly ever work something in 1x1 ribbing. it adds that little extra detail and cleanliness that gets me really pumped up about a project! and makes the finished product that much more special and pro-fesh. sure it takes longer... but feeling that rounded edge afterwards makes it all worth it (i just cast on for the front pieces last night, so i got to do it again, hence the excitement). unfortunately, i wont be getting my usual huge chunk of knitting time this weekend, which i'm pretty bummed about, but i will be doing other great things like seeing good art and BBQ-ing (philly baby!). so i'm not complaining. knit something warm - screw the summer! have a good weekend y'all.
Back to Blog

Share

Share on Facebook Pin on Pinterest

0 comments

Leave a comment

Please note, comments must be approved before they are published

Invalid password
Enter

Footer


  • Shipping & Returns

  • Contact Us

  • Stockists

  • Gift Cards

Patterns

  • Lookbooks
  • Add to Ravelry
  • Knitting Resources
  • BT By Brooklyn Tweed
  • Pattern Support
  • Knit for BT

Helpful Links

  • Our Story
  • Equity & Inclusion
  • Impact Report
  • FAQ
  • Careers
  • Privacy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Take Our Survey

Yarns

  • How Our Yarn Is Made
  • Breed Specific Wool
  • Retail Stockists
  • Wholesale Inquiries
  • Retired Colorways

Connect

  • Events
  • Youtube
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Ravelry
© 2022, Brooklyn Tweed.

Join our mailing list