FO: Shedir

Pattern: Shedir, Knitty special edition
Yarn: Cascade 220 Wool, #8339 Marine
Needles: Knit Picks Options size 4, magic loop; KP DPNs size 1 & 3 for cast on
Started: Janurary 26
Finished: February 16
Modifications: tubular cast on courtesy of TECHknitter, cabled w/o cable needle
What I learned: The tubular cast on really makes for a professional looking FO. Don't work the cast on with DPNs if you can avoid it, I ended up with some funky gaps at two of the joins. Blocking works wonders for really making the cables pop. And stretching the hat to fit properly. I got lucky with a glass pumpkin candy dish we had lying around from Halloween and a cereal bowl.

More Than a Headband

Two days progress on my wife's Shedir. Tubular cast on rocks.

ETA: Since blogger doesn't handle comments well - I can't reply via email - I'll have to take care of that in posts.

To LarjMarj and Crystal: The pattern for the blue and green socks in the post below is a mock cable pattern called River Rapids. I modified the pattern to only work the first 8 rows of the 'cable' pattern and then repeat, instead of the full 16. This is what's giving the 'cable' a twist. Otherwise it would weave back and forth.