Nalbinding hat 07/19/2009
I started this hat a couple of weeks ago, and kind of struggled with it, but I finally got it figured out while we were driving from Atlanta to Cashiers, North Carolina on Friday. This hat was made with Oslo stitch in the round, then finished off with two rows of Coptic stitch. The yarn is something like 90% wool and 10% mohair and it is beautiful if slightly scratchy. I think in cold weather it will be quite comfortable.  I have started yet another hat, this one also in Oslo stitch, but in Cascade 220 Heathers and Cascade 220 White (both 100% wool, worsted.) It's a good thing I like hats because I am going to have a lot of them before the weather gets cool. The end result is that I hope to be able to make an authentically medieval Viking-style cap for my husband's SCA persona. And I've got other things in the queue as well. I want some fingerless mittens or gloves for myself. In fact I have already nalbound up one such mitten, but I need to refine and perfect my design. CommentsKim Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:08:53 Hi Dorothy, looks good! You mention that you started this hat a couple of weeks ago. If I may ask, how many hours do you think it took you to make this hat? Hanne Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:46:01 Excellent work. I had to learn by myself and off the net. I started with socks . . . Not a good idea. I love making hats, they're so quick and easy. I naalbound? my sons arming cap and now all the guys want one. Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:20:22 beautiful hat! Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:01:13 hi dorothee, beautiful hat! do you work using your thumb as a gauge or "free"? Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:02:07 Thank you for the comments! Kim Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:52:38 Wow, 10 hours max, I'm impressed! Perhaps I need to learn to be a bit speedier. =) It seems like it takes me a lot longer... I figured between 20 and 30 hours. Maybe I'm overestimating, but it sure seems that long to me! Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:37:57 Kim, Oslo stitch is just as easy as the York (I learned the York first, too). In fact the only difference between the two stitches is that in Oslo stitch, the needle goes in through the front of the top loop instead of the back like in the York stitch. It's amazing to me that that one thing makes two completely different weaves. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:58:22 I've put up a new post discussing how much time I'm spending on these hats: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:42:53 As fruit needs not only sunshine but cold nights and chilling showers to ripen it, so character needs not only joy but trial and difficulty to mellow it. Do you think so? Leave a Reply | AuthorDorothy Northcutt Gray ArchivesCategories |
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