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Poorly written directions
I would give this kit zero stars.
I was excited when the kit arrived but soon realized it did not include wool for the hat.
Shame on me, I guess, for thinking Jimmy Beans Wool Blitz Beanie Football Hat
meant the hat was wool fiber. Not so. Acrylic/Nylon yarn was included for the project.
I started knitting and finally realized I needed to reprint the grid to enlarge it. As I worked I could tell this was not coming out like the picture and I started over.
I then went to my local yarn shop and they instructed me on the colors of the grid etc. I started over again and once again the pattern worked up, incorrectly, as it had before. I could not find the pattern author on Ravelry or your website.
I cut the yarn, purchased some wool yarn, labeled the colors on the grid correctly and continued to work using the “helpful” grid only to get to row 40 to find I failed change needle size at row 38 that information was in the written notes,only
Nevertheless, I worked on and continued to use the grid. Unfortunately, the grid was misleading and I had to refer to the written directions. The link to YouTube for video directions was not helpful either. I’m guessing the note: for cable squares ... was to make the grid correct or less confusing but it was a major fail. These are poorly written directions and wool is the better yarn for this project.
By Knitgirl55 on Nov 23, 2018
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