Finished Blue Leaf Headband

Sorry I've been so MIA recently. I just started working, and yesterday was my first day off in a week. Fortunately, I'm going to be off until next Thursday, so that gives me some time to catch up on my knitting!

I did finish the blue leaf headband for boyfriend's mom a little while ago, I just haven't had time to post about it.

I'm really satisfied with how it turned out. It still rolls a little bit because of the border, but with a little wear, I think it'll sort itself out. It was my first time using a selvage edge, and I don't really notice a difference between that and a normal edge. Everything I've read tells me that it stabilizes the edge and helps to keep it from curling, and I guess the knit stitches that have the edge aren't curling, but that isn't stopping the purl row right next to them from doing so anyway. I mean, I guess it doesn't hurt to have it.

I used the option in the pattern which allowed for a button hole, and the thing that kept the headband from being really and truly finished was me slacking and just not sewing on the button because it's kind of a pain. I finally did it, and I think the colors are nice together.

That's another Christmas present in the complete pile! I really hope she likes it.

Happy knitting!

Finished October Knit-Along

I finally went and got some buttons and attached them to finish my Cctober Knit-Along! You can find the pattern here.

I have never attached buttons to my knitting before, so that was a new experience, but after watching a few videos, I felt pretty confident to do it, and I think it turned out well.

 They aren't spaced perfectly evenly, and I thought about moving the center one down a little bit, but I really don't want to.

The fit is good, although the middle button is a little tighter than I would really like. Maybe if it makes me uncomfortable while I'm wearing it, I'll move it, but for now it's fine.

Someone else said that lighter yarn lends itself to this pattern better, and I do see that, but I'm already finished with it, and I'm still perfectly pleased with the results.

And that concludes my first knit-along project. I loved having something that was different than the normal things I knit as well as having a date to have it finished by. All those years of school really have me (and lots of people I know) conditioned to work on deadlines. I can't wait to start November's knit-along!

Happy knitting!