Yes, I did attempt the hat one more time. And finally, with the help of a free hat pattern on Ravelry, I was able to get the effect I wanted.

Finally Got It – With Assistance

I know I said I wasn’t going to try again after three failed attempts. Often, when it comes to seeing knitted fabric, I can easily reverse-engineer it and create the same fabric. But this time I just couldn’t figure it out by myself.

Fortunately, there are a ton of “spiral rib” hats (and other garments) out on Ravelry that showed me exactly how to make this fabric design.

It was very gratifying when Judith from Ottowa wrote in comments a description of my third failed attempt. Judith has been a longtime knitter as well, so I didn’t feel quite so alone in my thinking.

As it turns out, the raised ribbing is done by doing three right-twist stitches in a row (K2tog leaving stitches on left needle and then knitting into the first stitch, removing both sts). On the following round the 3 right-twist stitches start one stitch earlier than the prior round.

Even after all this, I’m not really certain I’m going to like this hat for myself.

Fuck Zuck Week

I’ve opted to stay off any Zuckerberg apps as much as possible this week. So my social media presence will be somewhat limited. BlueSky is where I will be mostly posting.

Resistence Re-Visited

Two comments came through on the Pussy Hat post that I’d like to address.

To be clear, I did not tone down political bashings to be inclusive of a diverse readership. I did it for my own health and well-being given how hateful and bigoted this country has become.

Compared to hundreds of thousands of people dying of COVID with one of the most inept administrations working to solve it and one of the most do-nothing Congresses in history, I’m not sure how you could criticize the last four years with hope for the next four. Given the felon’s first day in office, I am personally terrified. And if you’re not, you have no idea who I am.

Just a warning to would-be commenters. I will not allow any comments on this blog that promote hate, bigotry or pose a danger to the people I hold dear. I also won’t let comments promoting an ignorant sense of someone who only listens to Faux News (or worse) go unchallenged. That type of person will never get a platform for their ignorance here.