So I started knitting. The beginning was rocky, but it very quickly started to turn around. that first row of triangles I had to wonder what I was thinking, then I started onto the next row and things really started to cruise! I was making some significant progress, and it was starting to make so much sense!
Taking a look at all I've done so far, I've come to the conclusion that I'm never going to finish that hat. It's not that it's particularly hard. It's just that, well, the pattern is easy... Dare I actually say it's a little too easy? For the most part, it's just really short rows of back and forth knitting. The whole hat is broken up into 7 stitch segments to be knit back and forth again and again. Each round adds about an inch to the total length of the project, but with the way it likes to gather up and bunch, it doesn't even look like that much. Each round takes forever with all the back and forth knitting. I think straight knitting around would be quicker to cover the distance!
However, it does look really nice and I know I'm going to be so happy with the finished project. I really do need a hat, and part of the reason it's so much to knit is the sheer quantity of head space it's going to have to cover over the dreads. Actually, I probably could have made it a little smaller, but I wanted to be on the safe side. While the hat band is going to be a bit loose, it actually fits with the kind of drape and flop I like in a hat. I actually prefer my hats a little too big. Plus, when the woolies go in every winter, it will leave plenty of room that the hat will still fit.
Still, I have to wonder if the hat will even be finished to wear this year. It's pretty enough and all, but the pattern just isn't engaging. I'm finding myself getting sidetracked and looking for something more challenging to do. I'm stuck on my hair, finishing dance costumes, and wasting large amounts of time on the internet! If I keep up like this, it might not even be done for next winter!
