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October 25, 2004

Tam I am

The Shadow Tam is done. I think it doesn't look as nice as the one in the magazine. I think I was supposed to work the repeat 8 times total but I can't find the magazine to verify that. I only worked 7 and I have a big, fat head and it fits...of course, I didn't bother to check my gauge so that could have something to do with it Shhh... don't tell. If I had worked 8, then it might have been more floppy and beret-like. You're supposed to cut out a piece of cardboard and block the hat on it. It would probably look better if I had done that too, but I didn't and I'm not sure if I will. This was more of a for fun and process project than for the finished result thing, so I wasn't really very concerned with the final hat. I used Phildar Laine/Cachemire (85% wool/15% cashmere). It feels really nice. I kind of wish I had used the red where the white is and the opposite. Then the hat would look more red, not white. Or I wish I had picked two colors that weren't so contrasted. I nearly picked an orange to go with the red, but they didn't seem contrasted enough. The orange was almost too red. Or maybe I should have used gray and white. Actually, it's not white. It's ivory... or cream. Oh well. Anyway, like I said, it was the process not the product.

Posted by kate at October 25, 2004 07:50 PM