Adventures of a Desi KnitterAn academic juggles knitting, sewing, and other crafts in Kolkata

Turkish Delight

§ December 28th, 2005 § Filed under Caps, Hats, Etc., Turkish Balaclava Cap § 3 Comments

Here’s my attempt at a monkey cap – ski mask – balaclava helmet. With
the Turkish motif. Actually I don’t know if this is really a Turkish
motif, but Charlene Schurch’s book said so! I really liked working with
it, it’s intuitive and you don’t even need the chart after a few rows.

  I still have to weave ends in and do a small edging around the face,
but it’s going to have to wait till I return from Spain in a couple of
weeks. I’m leaving in a short while, and will try to post some updates
from various places in Andalusia….. if I can.

I really liked working on this project; it caused me so much heartburn midway, but overall, it fits wonderfully, is soft, I love the colour combinations and I almost wish it would be colder so I could wear it.

The Andean Silk is a big hit; cannot wait to use it again. The dark
purple yarn and the slightly lighter rust shade towards the top are
Elann’s Sierra Aran, which I had in my stash (yay! didn’t have to buy
more), and the gauge worked perfectly.
I sort of made up the pattern as I went along, adapting it from different online free patterns, and if anyone’s interested let me know, once I return I’ll try to write it up. I can’t post the motif chart since it’s from a book, but if you get the same gauge you can use any motif you like.

See you folks in a couple of weeks, and wish everyone a very happy new year!