Project #6 - Diana Sullivan's Entrelac Hat
I ordered Diana's "Wear Your Diamonds" Book and DVD which arrived late last week. I spent the next day viewing the DVD and reading through the instruction book. I must commend Diana for her wonderful way of giving all the instructions and information to the reader/viewer. It is easy to follow and one feels quite confident when you actually start the project on your own.I worked away at this project one full afternoon, taking my time to make sure I was following Diana's instructions and not rushing myself through each section. I must say I really enjoyed the whole process. The finishing was quite simple with very few yarn ends to sew in as the hat is only seamed in the ribbed section, the rest is done in a continuous circle of blocks.
I have always put entrelac on the back burner thinking it was such a lot of work and fiddling around. I have since changed my tune and will now go ahead and try more projects using this technique. Perhaps that shoulder bag that Diana has on her site right now.
Here are a couple of photos of the hat I did: (Click on photos to enlarge)
Top View: Love the finished crown section
Bear in mind the hat is pulled over a very large cone of yarn but it will fit a normal size head as there is a lot of give to the width. I think this would make an excellent Christmas gift along with a pair of mittens in the same colors..... hmmmm
I love the crown of the hat!!! So often that part gets neglected in patterns. Being short, I like the top to look nice, LOL. I like your colour combinations too, I've seen too many vivid entrelac projects that it has made me shy away from it. Nice to see it more subtle!
ReplyDeleteIt is such a neat technique and Diana Sullivan has come up with a winner here!
ReplyDeleteyour blog is very interesting to me as I am fond of machine knitting too, I will be glad to see you on pages of my posts.
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