I'm not so good at keeping secrets, so a Certain Special Someone has long known I was knitting him this project. He had feigned interest quite some time ago while I babbled about this Teflon coated yarn from Dale, so I decided to use it to knit him a cap.
Those clever Norwegians -- making wool even more sensible for outdoor gear! It's not the softest yarn in the world, but I wouldn't say it's disagreeably scratchy. I'm sure it will get even softer once I wash it. It seems like it will make a great cap to wear on a wet winter's day. Of course I don't think everyone was as enamored with this idea as I am, because I believe the yarn is now discontinued.
The pattern I used is a WWII-era pattern from the American Red Cross. I enjoyed knitting from a pattern that hundreds of women and men had used before. I changed it up a bit and added some decreases, because the first time I finished it, the pleated effect was more of a popover effect.
It turned out pretty well (better in real life than in the photo below). I hope my fella likes it!
The Project: Watch Cap (U.S. Navy) - WWII pattern from the American Red Cross (with some minor modifications)
The Yarn: Dalegarn Hauk Teflon Treated Yarn purchased from Spin Blessing
The Needles: US4 circular and DPNs
Started: ?
Finished: December 4 2006
Wow, that's cool! I haven't heard of the teflon coated yarn before. The cap looks good!
Posted by: oiyi | December 05, 2006 at 07:38
hhmmm, teflon coated yarn.. i'm not sure how i feel about that :) my guess is that if i wanted something to be weatherproof i would just spray it with scotch guard! but it's a cool concept. i would be interested in hearing how it holds up over the season.
Posted by: gleek | December 05, 2006 at 09:18
i've been considering that pattern for ages. it looks wonderful!
Posted by: carrie m | December 07, 2006 at 21:49
teflon treated yarn...interesting!
Posted by: melissa | December 08, 2006 at 22:51
you have one lucky fella...:)
Posted by: megan | December 09, 2006 at 15:06
Teflon coated yarn? Sounds cool! I want to hear how it wears. I'm sure your man is pleased now for having feigned interest in the yarn at the start. Lucky guy!
Posted by: molly! | December 10, 2006 at 18:23
I love the watch cap! Lucky guy! I'm fascinated with the Hauk teflon-coated yarn - love the label too. :-)
Okay, I spent some time looking through the vintage Red Cross patterns and they're interesting! I kept looking for the decreases in the watch cap pattern and obviously, there are none! Then I came back to read your entry and it made sense that you added the decreases. I would have too.
Posted by: Janet | December 12, 2006 at 08:31