A Vanguished FO!

I stumbled across this pattern via Ravelry; I was browsing through people's projects, when I saw one of these someone had made; I clicked on the pattern, saw that it was free, and clicked on the source, which took me to the web page with the pattern!

As I have a problem (possible side effect from my anti-depressant; the problem started after I started the med, and I was my current weight then, too) with a heavy sweat saturating and dripping like rain from my forward hairline down to around the ears, when I go out, even in the winter, including and especially annoying when shopping in air-conditioned stores, I decided on a 100% cotton yarn for absorbtion and breathability.

I can wear this as a sweatband or a regular head/hairband. It has stretched out a bit, as this type of yarn is wont to do, but it will also shrink with washing. I know this yarn will stretch out again with wear, but I just need to then wash it again. I'm not sure I'd use it for a whole top or anything, as even washing might not make up for excessive sagging and stretching, but in a headband, it's more than manageable, I think. Especially since I don't think once shrunk in the wash, that it would ever stretch out of fit.

I cast on for this at the beginning of a trip down to Utah's Capital Reef country (gorgeous scenery!). I was hoping to get it finished in time to use it down there, but I finished it on the way back; still useful, as it was a rather hot day, whenever we stopped at a rest stop.

I'm DEFINITELY going to make more of these, although I might try to find a cotton blend yarn, in case the stretch issues of the Sugar n' Cream bug me too much.

Oh, this is my first cabling ever, as well as I was learning and doing the cableing without a cable needle technique. You can see that I didn't quite get it right away, although I thought I was, at the time, until I REALLY got it, and could see the difference. Actually, I kind of like the cableing pattern I sort of unvented, although someone has probably come up with this before. It looks neat, in person, and feels more sophisticated than the basic cabling pattern in this design. The rather solid rib part is where I realized my mistake, and had to transition what was going on on the needle to the correct way. Most of the erroneous (but cool enough that I'm going to try to figure out how I did it, and write it down) part is beneath my hair, anyway.

Also shown are the inside and outside of the seam; I have never joined knitting before, and did not have instructions with me, so I just did whip stitch, with extra at each edge for reinforcement. I had hoped the cabling would line up nicer; well, they are lined up, but hi on one side, low on the other. I knew I wasn't going to cable/twist the thing right at the join, though, so I s'pose this is the best I could hope for, then.

I'll post a shot of me modeling the headband for you, soon, if desired!

I also finished my ribbed knit scarf on this trip, as well; I'll post a modeled shot of that, too!