Part 5? Who would have thought that such a simple pattern would have so many things to talk about? Not me... but here I am, with Part 5. :-)
As a reminder.... I was contemplating accents at the end of the last post.
I knit a couple of rows with the gold and decided I didn't like it. Then I knit the remainder out with the dark red-wine color (because it has matching blue flecks in it) but did not bind-off or join, because I was still not certain I liked it.
I sat with it for a few days and shared the above photo with a friend... and the more I looked at it, the less I liked it. So I set it aside.
This is why color can be so challenging for me and why I generally prefer to work with un-dyed fibers!!
After letting it sit for several weeks, and growing impatient with the number of nearly-complete projects I had, I decided to bind-off with the wine-colored yarn over the Independence Day Holiday.
At this point, I don't hate it. But I don't love it either.
The pattern calls for a button to hold the flap in place and, of course, the ends still need to be woven in.
My current plan is to crochet a brim-edge in the wine-color and then likely add other embellishments.
So, clearly there will be at least a part 6 to this project. Stay tuned.
Happy Fiber Arts Friday!
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