Red Capelet (Joey群編2008年1月紅色斗篷)

Yarn: Classic Elite Classic One Fifty (100% fine merino wool), color #7258 Radish - 5 balls (150yd [138m] / 50g)
Pattern: Joey's Knitting House KAL for January 2008
Needles: Clover E 3.5 mm crochet hook (for main body), Clover D 3.0 mm crochet hook (for front edging)
Size: Neck circumference 17 1/2", length 14 1/2"
Duration: 2008/01/28 - 2008/02/06

線材: Classic Elite Classic One Fifty (100% 美麗諾), 色號#7258 鮮紅 - 5 球 (150yd [138m] / 50g)
圖樣: Joey編織の屋 97/01群編會活動-實用的披肩式斗篷
針號: 3.5 mm 鉤針 (日規6號) 鉤主體，3.0 mm 鉤針 (日規5號) 鉤前立緣編　
尺寸: 領圍 44 cm, 主體長 37 cm
製作日期: 2008/01/28 - 2008/02/06

I've finished this capelet for quite a while now, just couldn't find time to sew on the buttons and post it here. Again, this is one of the projects from Joey's knit/crochet-along for the month of January. I realized my last few projects have all been crochet. And no, I have not been converted to all crocheting. In fact, I have three other projects on my knitting needles now that I'm dying to finish. But there's always a sense of urgency associated with an "along" project that I felt I had to make this a priority and push the others to the back burner for a while. Anyway. I was saying, this is my favorite out of the four projects to choose from. Thus even though there were already tons of people making this capelet, I decided to jump in as well.

這件完成已經好幾天了，卻一直沒有時間放上來，光是要挪時間來縫釦子就拖了三天呢！連續做了幾件鉤針的作品，本來想換換口味，手上也有三件棒針作品急於完成，可是看到這次群編會的紅色斗篷，實在是很喜歡呢... 所以雖然已是"紅海一片"，還是要湊一下熱鬧。只是每次織格友分享的織圖，雖然沒有時間限制，總覺得還是要盡快交作業才能安心，所以原來進行中的作品又被我丟到一邊去啦！



I did not encounter any major issues in the process of making this capelet. The only part I had to redo is the front edging. I had initially finished it with the same 3.5 mm crochet hook, which resulted in a very wavy edge (see photo below). I ripped it and went down one size smaller on the crochet hook, and the result looked much better.

編織過程算是順利，只有前立緣編有拆掉重做。本來是用日規6號鉤針從頭鉤到尾，鉤好後發現，前立成了波浪狀(以下照片)，還心存希望下水定型可以把它拉平。可是媽和姊看了一眼後就說，你還是換小一號針吧！...>.<... 只好拆了重來，用5號鉤針，果然平整多了。



I did have a little problem with the yarn though. As you can see in the photo below, there were one or two plies splitting from the yarn strand. They didn't break, I guess somehow they just became loose. I managed to continue crocheting, tried to hide them in the pattern stitches the best I could. I didn't have to break the yarn and rejoin to continue, but it was just annoying. And it happened way too often that it got on my nerves.

這組線倒是讓我織的不太高興，也不知是為什麼，三不五時就會遇到下面照片裡的情況，有一兩股線會散開"脫線"。線也沒斷，我盡量把鬆散的線鉤進針目中藏起來，是可以繼續啦，只是每次碰到就忍不住想罵幾句，很煩人哩。



Close-up of the pattern from the back of the capelet
後面花樣近照



I just realized how difficult it is to photograph red. The first photo is closest to the actual color. The others are too bright.
紅色真的很難拍，實際顏色跟第一張照片比較接近，其他幾張有點太亮了。