I'm still in the process of growing my hair out, and it's almost long enough for a ponytail. Almost. There are still chunks that don't quite fit, so when I put my hair up (a necessity in this 100º+ weather) I need a headband or wrap to keep it all in place. Naturally I turned to knitting for help. In my last post I shared my Tweed Calorimetry, which has done well but I don't want to wear green wool on my head every day. So I made one of these:
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This is Bamboozled, by Cyn. A great little pattern, available in chart or prose form, and a very quick knit. It only took me an episode of Top Gear, four episodes of Futurama, and Space Jam to finish it. And you better not smack talk Space Jam. It's, like, my favorite movie of all time.
I used almost a whole skein of SWTC Karaoke, a 50% wool/50% bamboo blend. It looks pretty good without blocking it, so I might not. We'll see. It's not as warm as wool, and is nice and smooth. There are also lots of eyelets in the pattern, so my head can breath a bit. Which is good, because seriously it's hot here, yo.
I also have this little former UFO and now FO to share. I started it back in, like, September, but shelved it because ... hmm, not sure why. I just did. But anyway, I finished it.
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This is the Shoulderette, a pattern adapted from some vintage pattern collection or something. I used yarn a bit heavier than called for, and didn't have nearly enough yarn to make it as long as it should be. I stretched the Sweet Zombie Jesus out of that thing, and it just barely goes past my elbows. Which is okay, I guess, for a shrug. I'm pretty sure this is in Blue Sky Alpacas Skinny Dyed Cotton. This stuff splits like nobody's business, so don't use Knit Picks Options when you knit it up. You'll hate yourself while you're knitting, which is never a good thing.
I went through yardage drama, like I always do. This pattern doesn't call for a specific amount of yarn, and I thought two skeins might be enough. Which wasn't. So I eventually picked up a third skein, and then knit too far with it and realized I wouldn't have enough left over for the cuff and seaming. I ended up ripping back a few inches, finishing it up, and seaming it in two days. After it sat for like five months untouched. I always give up so close to the end. That must be a result of my fear of commitment or something. Oh well.
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[/caption][caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Bamboozled"]
[/caption]This is Bamboozled, by Cyn. A great little pattern, available in chart or prose form, and a very quick knit. It only took me an episode of Top Gear, four episodes of Futurama, and Space Jam to finish it. And you better not smack talk Space Jam. It's, like, my favorite movie of all time.
I used almost a whole skein of SWTC Karaoke, a 50% wool/50% bamboo blend. It looks pretty good without blocking it, so I might not. We'll see. It's not as warm as wool, and is nice and smooth. There are also lots of eyelets in the pattern, so my head can breath a bit. Which is good, because seriously it's hot here, yo.
I also have this little former UFO and now FO to share. I started it back in, like, September, but shelved it because ... hmm, not sure why. I just did. But anyway, I finished it.
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Shoulderette"]
[/caption][caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Shoulderette stitch detail"]
[/caption]This is the Shoulderette, a pattern adapted from some vintage pattern collection or something. I used yarn a bit heavier than called for, and didn't have nearly enough yarn to make it as long as it should be. I stretched the Sweet Zombie Jesus out of that thing, and it just barely goes past my elbows. Which is okay, I guess, for a shrug. I'm pretty sure this is in Blue Sky Alpacas Skinny Dyed Cotton. This stuff splits like nobody's business, so don't use Knit Picks Options when you knit it up. You'll hate yourself while you're knitting, which is never a good thing.
I went through yardage drama, like I always do. This pattern doesn't call for a specific amount of yarn, and I thought two skeins might be enough. Which wasn't. So I eventually picked up a third skein, and then knit too far with it and realized I wouldn't have enough left over for the cuff and seaming. I ended up ripping back a few inches, finishing it up, and seaming it in two days. After it sat for like five months untouched. I always give up so close to the end. That must be a result of my fear of commitment or something. Oh well.
ek
oh I like the shrug! I tend to leave things sitting for ages too, I keep joking that I'll actually finish my first pair of socks on of these days (after having finished several other pairs already)
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