Perpetual twilight
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tephraI think that sums up today pretty well. Damp and dreary, and generally a good day to lay about in bed... or at least feel like you're half asleep all day. I just can't seem to get fully awake.
The cats are being every so helpful and sleeping all around me too, except Penny decided that my typing here was a sign to start messing around with my knitting. *grrr* She's pouting on top of my shoes now that I've put her away from the double pointed needles and yarn she was so interested in.
I never did get my knitting photos on here, so lets have a cut for those of you that don't want to see it. Or don't want to see so much of my face since I'm the default model.
In the order they were completed:
Remember the red, white, and blue hat I made just before Anthrocon? Well this was the second take on the idea and it got a lot of wear this summer. It's not the final version but it's not that significantly different.
This would be the first take on a size smaller for my Mom (she didn't want her mug out for everyone to see so you get just an eyebrow). A little too small in depth so the pattern was revised after this one.
This one is better, though Mom was not in the mood to model so she's half-assing the wearing.
And I knit one in a solid color so I would have clear photos for the pattern... and I forgot to get a shot of the top. *head!desk* I still have most of a ball of that yarn so I'll be knitting up the top part again just to get a photo of the way the spiral starts.
Since I revised the pattern when making Mom's medium size I knit another large size for me. And I took the opportunity to try a deeper brim/visor on it.
Then I got back home to the yarn I had intended to use for my third hat. I love this yarn. I wish it came in one pound cones so I could knit a sweater or a jacket or even a skirt from it. However the number of ends to deal with when you are limited to 2oz balls for knitting a 3X garment... and in cotton.... I am not that masochistic... I think.
I still need to do up a nice PDF pattern for this hat. The few people that knit that I ran into while I was in Massachusetts seem to be decent indicators for the potential market for the pattern. I still need someone with a 20" head for testing the small size. They don't even have to be knitters, I'll knit the hat if they aren't, they just have to agree to put it on and take a picture so we can discuss the fit.
Onto other things, also hats:
For my brother, should be a decent approximation of Safety Orange. Modeled on a balled up sweatshirt so excuse the lumps. Maybe I'll get a shot on me later. Or finally break down and make/otherwise obtain a fake head for modeling hats upon.
I wanted to play with the yarn, that's my excuse. I also used it as a practice piece for grafting (Kitchener stitching) in pattern (take a good look at the back "seam", there is none). The construction of the hat is clever, it's knit sideways from the center back around. Unfortunately, while the style may have looked good on it's namesake, Amelia Earhart, it's dorktastic on me so don't expect modeled photos. This shall be my snow shoveling hat for the winter.
I picked up the yarn on my way home from getting my flu shot last week. It's aptly named "Fall" and uses the Foliage pattern from Knitty. I think I could have ended it one half pattern repeat sooner since apparently my head is not as tall as its circumference would suggest. Or maybe I just don't like my hats so close to my eyebrows. I'll try to get a finished photo later but it was nearly done at this point (one pattern repeat and the ribbing left).
For Mom. The second photo, though blurry, is a better indicator of color. It's Yarn Harlot's "An Unoriginal Hat" pattern.
I really need to try some new patterns. I'm making yet another pair of Whitewater Wristwarmers (pair number three) with my preferred modifications for myself and then I think I'll enforce a ban on the pattern until I make some other pattern for mitts. Ditto with cabled hats and Yarn Harlot's pattern.
The cats are being every so helpful and sleeping all around me too, except Penny decided that my typing here was a sign to start messing around with my knitting. *grrr* She's pouting on top of my shoes now that I've put her away from the double pointed needles and yarn she was so interested in.
I never did get my knitting photos on here, so lets have a cut for those of you that don't want to see it. Or don't want to see so much of my face since I'm the default model.
In the order they were completed:
Remember the red, white, and blue hat I made just before Anthrocon? Well this was the second take on the idea and it got a lot of wear this summer. It's not the final version but it's not that significantly different.
This would be the first take on a size smaller for my Mom (she didn't want her mug out for everyone to see so you get just an eyebrow). A little too small in depth so the pattern was revised after this one.
This one is better, though Mom was not in the mood to model so she's half-assing the wearing.
And I knit one in a solid color so I would have clear photos for the pattern... and I forgot to get a shot of the top. *head!desk* I still have most of a ball of that yarn so I'll be knitting up the top part again just to get a photo of the way the spiral starts.
Since I revised the pattern when making Mom's medium size I knit another large size for me. And I took the opportunity to try a deeper brim/visor on it.
Then I got back home to the yarn I had intended to use for my third hat. I love this yarn. I wish it came in one pound cones so I could knit a sweater or a jacket or even a skirt from it. However the number of ends to deal with when you are limited to 2oz balls for knitting a 3X garment... and in cotton.... I am not that masochistic... I think.
I still need to do up a nice PDF pattern for this hat. The few people that knit that I ran into while I was in Massachusetts seem to be decent indicators for the potential market for the pattern. I still need someone with a 20" head for testing the small size. They don't even have to be knitters, I'll knit the hat if they aren't, they just have to agree to put it on and take a picture so we can discuss the fit.
Onto other things, also hats:
For my brother, should be a decent approximation of Safety Orange. Modeled on a balled up sweatshirt so excuse the lumps. Maybe I'll get a shot on me later. Or finally break down and make/otherwise obtain a fake head for modeling hats upon.
I wanted to play with the yarn, that's my excuse. I also used it as a practice piece for grafting (Kitchener stitching) in pattern (take a good look at the back "seam", there is none). The construction of the hat is clever, it's knit sideways from the center back around. Unfortunately, while the style may have looked good on it's namesake, Amelia Earhart, it's dorktastic on me so don't expect modeled photos. This shall be my snow shoveling hat for the winter.
I picked up the yarn on my way home from getting my flu shot last week. It's aptly named "Fall" and uses the Foliage pattern from Knitty. I think I could have ended it one half pattern repeat sooner since apparently my head is not as tall as its circumference would suggest. Or maybe I just don't like my hats so close to my eyebrows. I'll try to get a finished photo later but it was nearly done at this point (one pattern repeat and the ribbing left).
For Mom. The second photo, though blurry, is a better indicator of color. It's Yarn Harlot's "An Unoriginal Hat" pattern.
I really need to try some new patterns. I'm making yet another pair of Whitewater Wristwarmers (pair number three) with my preferred modifications for myself and then I think I'll enforce a ban on the pattern until I make some other pattern for mitts. Ditto with cabled hats and Yarn Harlot's pattern.
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Date: 2008-10-08 10:43 pm (UTC)which makes me drool every time I go in). I saw some of your handiwork at Y-Con; Kris showed me her chapstick holder. XD Goodness, you could make a FORTUNE selling those at Y-Con! I joked about getting (a pink) one for my sister's cats and stuffing it full of catnip. *lol*no subject
Date: 2008-10-11 07:14 pm (UTC)The spiral hats I've made are all of worsted weight cotton but they should work fine with any fiber1, though they'd be more floppy with something especially soft. And if you fall in love with something in a lighter or heavier weight I can adapt it, though super bulky might not work that well with the pattern and lace weight would definitely take a lot more than eight hours to knit up.
1. I can work with wool, but I have a mild allergy to lanolin so some of the swanky wools may not be a good idea, my hands are less sensitive than elsewhere but a rash will definitely slow down the knitting. Merino wool seems to be okay, as well as virgin wool. I've never even touched alpaca so I don't know if that's a problem for me yet.