I know that that's a terrible picture, but I literally just finished it. So I don't have great lighting. It's a really dark gray. I promise I'll get better pictures when my model gets back from Chicago!
I also made two potholders last night. I'd been meaning to use up this super bulky yarn for quite some time. It's such a useless yarn to have in your stash. I think anyway.
Check out more finished items at FO Fridays.
-CH
You only finished one less item than last week. Go you! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sure he will love the hat, it looks perfect to pull down over the ears and get on with life.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I made him one just like it last year and he's told me a few times how much he loves it. So that helps!
DeleteHee hee I'm getting ahead on xmas too. Doesn't it feel good ;)
ReplyDeleteP.s. I think that is a great picture. I haven't been able to figure out how to get nice white-background pictures of my knit goods and I think they look very professional. I assume you are using a lightbox?
Actually, this is florescent lighting reflecting off of an off-white countertop in my kitchen. I usually like to get pictures outdoors with natural lighting, but it was late and I wanted to get this post up.
DeleteI have before laid my items on a white piece of poster board to get a nice white background. I've heard that holding a piece of poster board up will help to reflect the light back onto your project will help eliminate the shadows in your picture (I haven't tried this though!)
Oh, Christmas & gifts, maybe I should get started! Go you for getting a jump on it & using up stash yarn!!
ReplyDeleteThanks! It feels good to be ahead.
DeleteI just adore adore your hat! Looking super cozy and toasty~ Beautiful color, too! Bravo!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! It's such an easy knit too, it's just the 10 inches of ribbing that tends to drag on!
DeleteI agree about that yarn. The first time I saw it, I liked the tweed idea of it but I just can't seem to find projects that it would work well with. I tried a cowl but it looks like a big pile of oatmeal to me so I don't wear it.
ReplyDeleteYour pot-holders are the best thing I've seen it in ... maybe I might try that too.
Thanks! I actually bought it to make a winter braided-cable headband. But it's so thick, I never wear it. I feel like it makes my head look huge! I've thought about unraveling it to make more potholders.. What's the point of having something I'll never wear?
DeleteI agree. I'm going to make potholders with mine. Arggggggghhhh ... I have 2 skeins left ... that means potholders for every day of the week!!! LOLOL!
Deletelove the hat! it's a perfect grandpa hat!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I think so too. Especially since he loved the first one I made so much!
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