Hat & Finishing Cardigan/Jacket

Sleeve needs 3-needle cast-off

The picture is self explanatory.  The sleeve seams need to be closed using the 3-needle cast-off.  First you have to turn the garment inside out. 

The 3-needle cast-off in progress.  It is pretty straight forward. There are web sites that have videos if you are not familiar with the process, just search for "3 needle cast off" and you will find several.  The stitches are transferred to each of the two circular needles and they are held parallel to each other.  The cast-off is explained in the pattern Finishing Section.  When the cast-off is complete then the remaining tail is used to close the underarm gap, then it is finished off.  The second sleeve is worked the same.  Now all you have to do weave in the other ends of yarn and sew on the buttons. 

Baby/Junior Compass is finished.  Hope you want to take the journey again and again.

Now, there is a hat too.  I knit the hat in size small as my project is size 3-6 mos.  It is pretty easy, especially now that you have become familiar with the Garter/Seed Stitch Pattern.

The cast-on stitches for the hat is an uneven number of stitches to accommodate the seed stitch in the pattern.  If you look carefully at the picture above you will see that the pattern is on the inside of the band.  That is so that the band can be turned back over the ribbing when the hat is complete.   Before beginning the K2, P2 ribbing, you increase with a M1 stitch to accommodate the 4 stitch repeat of the ribbing.  Pretty simple.  After completing the body of the hat, the top is worked with 8 stitches decreased every other row.  That makes the top of the hat flat. 

Now I will show you my finished project:

I purchased little flower style buttons.  I liked them on the cardigan so much that I put them on the hat as well.  Just because I found them to be cute.  The pattern does not show buttons on the hat, but you can do what you want to dress up the project.  Use your imagination. 

I like the hat with the buttons.  Why don't you try flowers, beads, lady bugs, etc. 

Next post will be tomorrow.  I will show the complete schematic collection in the order that they are worked.  That may be of help down the road. 

MommaBear is moving on to complete Miss Emilee and then she will work on an adult style Compass pattern. 

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