It’s Furious Balancing

Lest you think I’m spending all my time killing giant radioactive cockroaches with a plasma rifle, I thought I should post some pictures from My Other Hobby.  These projects have been completed over the past month or so; I just haven’t gotten around to doing a write-up on each one.

The latest project was a pair of fingerless gloves.  For the record, I don’t care much for fingerless gloves, especially the sort that consist of a knitted tube with a cable slapped on it.  Gloves, in my mind, have fingers, and fingerless gloves should still have five little tubes where your fingers and thumb  go — as opposed to the aforesaid knitted tube with a cable slapped on it.

Despite my rather strident opinion about fingerless gloves, I made a pair anyway.  I wanted some Red Knitted Somethings to wear on my hands to match the Rose Red beret I made earlier this year.  I had some Malabrigo languishing in my yarn stash that was just begging to be used.

Project Notes: Fetch!

Pattern: Fetching, Knitty Summer 2006

Size: Small (See “Mods” below).

Yarn: Malabrigo Merino Worsted, Torero colorway, approximately 100 yards.

Needles:  U.S. size 6

Mods: I cast on 40 stitches instead of 45.  That’s not a huge difference — the elimination of one cable repeat — but if you have small hands I strongly suggest it.  I also did a regular bind off instead of a picot bind off.  The word “picot” makes me itch; too girly-girl.

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Next up — Charity Knitting.  I’ve discovered I really enjoy knitting hats, so I’ve finished one bulky wool hat for the local homeless shelter and three cotton or cotton-bamboo bebeh hats for Save the Children’s Knit One, Save One project.

Project Notes:  Brother’s Keeper Hat

Pattern: Helping Hat, by CanKNITian

Size: Men’s Large

Yarn: Rowan Purelife British Sheep Breeds, Dark Grey Welsh, approx. 100 yards. This is seriously sturdy, rustic yarn; it still contains the natural lanolin and some guard hairs.  It’s not the softest yarn in the world, but it will keep the recipient toasty warm (which is quite important for a charity knitting hat).

Needles: U.S. Size 10

Mods: None.

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Project Notes:  Knit One, Save One Bebeh Hats

Pattern: Intermediate Pattern for Knitters, Sport Weight Cap.  The patterns and information about the project can be downloaded here.  Registration required.

Yarn: KnitPicks Crayon (orange), Jo Sharp Soho Summer DK Cotton (light blue), and Crystal Palace Yarns Bamboozle (red cinnamon), approx. 50-70 yards each.

SIze: Extra-small (approx. 10″ diameter)

Needles: U.S. Size 5

Mods: None.  The patterns are really “guidelines” and you can get quite creative with your hats, or not.   My preference is for “simple and functional.”

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There are more FO’s to come.  I’m just too tired to finish writing them up today.  I’m fighting off a cold and a sore throat and feel like sitting on the couch with a kitten, a cup of tea, a blanket, and some yarn.  Except for the cold and sore throat bit, that’s pretty close to bliss as far as I’m concerned.

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