In Which the Pirate Does the Finishing Work.

Over the weekend I sewed the lining into the hat (which wasn’t nearly as tricky as I was expecting). I used the instructions on Techknitter’s blog post, which also explains why one would want to sew a facing down rather than knit it in. The only difference is that I didn’t split the stitch I was sewing onto, because I want the stitches and floats to be able to move and shift around when the hat is blocked.

And then, yeah, I took out the top of the hat and re-knit it. There were some really loose stitches that I couldn’t tighten up well enough, I wasn’t 100% happy with one of the decreases being white instead of black, and I wanted a smoother decrease overall. It was worth the time it took to do, and I’m glad I didn’t spend a lot of time waffling over whether I should or shouldn’t.

The hat took a nice warm bath in some Eucalan right now, and I’m excited to see what it looks like once it’s blocked and dry! (Also: the soap dispenser in my bathroom is one my dad made. He’s getting really good at this pottery thing. I haven’t asked him, but I bet he’d be happy to take orders for yarn bowls…)

Edited to add: it’s drying now! Is it impolite of me to say that I think it looks amazing?