Inside Out

Since last week, I only added about an inch in length. 

But I'm only working on this on Saturdays. (I really, really need to get going on the reluctant sweater, but I never quite find the time.) However, I had my father try this on, and we're at the point where I get to start decreasing for the crown. Woo-hoo!

Although, once this is done... 

One thing I don't think I've mentioned on the blog is how I like to knit things in the round: inside out. 

I'm not sure why I do this. My very first in-the-round project just naturally ended up inside out, and ever since then, I do it like that. 

In this case it might be a good thing. The floats from the colorwork need to be a little loose, or else the hat is too tight an/or puckers. 

So, as I knit, this is what's on the outside:

I'm rather happy at how even that looks. Of course, it's because I'm holding the purple in my left hand and knitting continental while I'm holding the yellow yarn in my right hand and purling that the English way. Because it's two stitches of one followed by two stitches of the other, doing it two-handed makes it go a whole lot quicker. 

Will I have a finished hat next week? Unlikely. Next weekend... Well, the plans aren't the usual plans, so I might not get much of anything done. Although, that's fine. It's not like this is on deadline.