A little Lipstick Lava and a pair of size 7’s made for quick work of this version of Knitty’s Shocking Pink Coif featuring Brainy Lady’s button adaptation. I decided to add a touch as well, with a left twist repeated along the five middle stitches.
There was, indeed consensus on the button, with the marled purple the winner by a country mile. Special shout-out to one of the Rainey Sisters for the inspired suggestion to top the button with beads. I choose purple iridescent ones and sewed them on with pinkish-red thread, which you can see through the closure.
I did make a sizing mistake on this. A mistake which presented a learning opportunity: my first scissored knitting surgery! Although I measured from ear to ear to determine the length of the chin strap, I failed to take into account that the wool would s-t-r-e-t-c-h. I ended up with 2 inches too much.
Since I’d started the piece by knitting the strap, it was frog or cut knit. I chose the latter, but not before inserting a dpn above the cut point to hold the soon-to-be live stitches. A decisive snip, a bit of picking and knitting a new buttonhole, and the coif was in business.
Awesome! It’s exciting (for me, your yarn twin) to see how that wool works up, too.
Great color! I love the button trick! Thanks for sharing!
I love it! The yarn colours and button are great — so cheerful! And congratulations on the successful surgical procedure.
From Dr LV2KNIT:
I operate all the time and it really comes in handy. The buttons are perfect and thanks for the shout out about the beads!
Very Nice Karen, I didn’t vote for a button, but the purple one is very nice.
Frog or cut knit??? LOLOLOLOLOL how funny when you click on a post and hear your own “voice” on it’s pages…best.laff.all.week! 🙂
Coif looks wonderful!! The yarn is fab and the button/bead combo! cie magnifique!
Congratulations on a successful surgery! The button looks marvelous. I just love the way the beads look.