#dyedblank

"I've really been enjoying knitting these ribbed caps, so as soon as I finished this (orange) one I cast on another from a dyed blank that I'd been given. It's a pretty dark gradient, so once I got the two strands separated I decided that after I knit the first four inches just from one end of one strand, that I would start helically knitting the rest of it using the opposite end of the second strand for contrast. I really like the way it's turned out. Now that I have a total of eight inches I'm ready to start knitting the crown decreases. I think the contrast will stay pretty consistent throughout the rest of the hat. This is the second strand (larger ball), and this is the first one I started with (smaller ball). So, now that I have recorded this and posted it, I can go knit decreases."

I like having something mindless to knit while waiting anywhere or riding around or watching movies, so I cast on another ribbed cap like the orange one I finished last week. I'm using a dyed blank I was given, a dark gradient labeled Rockem Sockems from Pik Ka Handbag in Great Falls MT.

I plan to knit four inches so the brim is a solid brown, then continue the ribbing in helical knitting with the opposite end of the second strand. That's the blue end of the yarn on the winder at the back of these photos.