2/22/2018 Loved this chart from the minute I saw it. Trying to actually follow the pattern as it is written (for a change eye roll) to see what mods I will need to really love the finished object. That said, I am using yarns that I love less than yarns I would put on my own head, but yarns that I am sure someone will want to put on. Frogged this failed shawl for yarn.

3/19/18 “Trying to actually follow the pattern as it is written…” Bwahahahahaha! Riiiight. You have met me, have you not? I don’t really know when I finished this. I am mostly guessing. Pattern calls for ribbing on sz 2.5 ndls. I didn’t have those, so I used 2s. Pattern calls for color work on sz 4 ndls. I knew that my gauge on 3s for a sock yarn yields approximately hat size for 108 sts in the round and this pattern calls for 144 sts, so I went with 3s for the color work. Still came out too big. I did this knowing it was a test. I love the colors, but hate the yarn itself, so I won’t ever wear it long enough to test it even though it has been washed, blocked, and sitting next to the front door during winter weather. Things that irritate my skin are for the birds. I’m distracted from knitting right now, but I want to try this again later on 4s but eliminate a chart repeat. I like the knit closed ribbing. It seems like it has nice stretch. I want to see how it stretches over wear time, but I am not putting that shit on my forehead. ITCH. Cute, but dumb (the way I did it, not the pattern - excellent pattern)!