I finished the hat part of the Tam and everything went smoothly. First hat was definitely good practice. The hat band is another story. Going to begin band number 3. I think it's a whole tension thing. The zero tension is too tight for this yarn.
OK this yarn is just a pain in the butt on the standard. Even tension 6 was tight. I don't know what this band is going to look like. One thing about the ribber is your knitting is a surprise. I knitted 16 rows and just hoped and prayed it was doing OK. Without a ribber I can catch mistakes early and fix them. My ribbed band may be a big mess, but I won't know for a while yet.Which brings me to the double eyed needle. I just LOVE it. A couple came with my machine, but I didn't use it. Since setting up the ribber I decided to get it out. Wow it sure makes life easy.
Another thing I did today was provided a Orthodontic treatments to my machine weights. When I got them their teeth were bent. Some weights more than others. I always have trouble getting them to hook on. Well used my one eye transfer knitting tool probably not smart as I was a little afraid I'd break it, but it worked great straightening the teeth on my weights. What really amazed me was how much easier the weights hooked on to my knitting. I can't believe I let myself suffer for so long knowing the teeth were crooked.
Well, once the ribber came down the band was not so good. Mainly, because of my choice of yarn. I picked a cotton yarn that matched the Tam I made. I ran out of yarn at the end of the 6th wedge. The cotton yarn made a very stiff scratchy band. Not something one wants on their head.
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