This week I worked on finishing up my toque. The first thing I had to do was crochet together the two ends to make a tube. Then I went out and bought a knitting needle to bunch together the top. The bunching was quite a quick process, and then I just used the needle to sew together the top a bit to make sure there were no small holes where everything came together. And ta daaaaa it’s done!! I made my first ever crochet project! (reflection below)
While I am super proud of myself for making the toque, there are some flaws with it. I am planning to start on another toque, using what I have learned to improve the second time around. The main thing is making sure I use stitch markers right from the beginning and counting my stitch rows every so often. Doing both these things will help make sure that my rows are all the exact same length. When it came time to bunch this toque together, it was challenging and it looks a bit lumpy at the top because my first several stitch rows are around 6-7 stitches more. Not only that, but this resulted in my toque being much less deep than I had intended. While it still fits, the brim is not as wide as I had hoped and it sits higher up on my head than intended. Thus, counting my stitches and using stitch markers will be incredibly beneficial. I am excited to use what I have learned from making this one to make an even better toque!
Tune in next week for an update on how using my toque (in real day to day life!) goes and the following weeks to see the start of my next toque project.