I've had trouble committing to yarn, pattern, and colour all this time, the result being that Omigosh it's nearly December and I haven't even started. None of this helps me solve the problem of what to give the one key person I need a cowl and handwarmer set for.
Plus, the handwarmers up there, the ones I knit last summer for Carol? I think they're for somebody else too - and not Hannah either.
I cite Hannah's hat and handwarmer set as primary proof - even before I saw that her coat will clash horribly with them, I was starting to feel they were really meant for somebody else. Maybe I should go back to the yarn store?Īlso, I suspect my original idea of knitting a lot of little things I like and then releasing them to the person they've magically revealed being for is actually less wacky than picking a pattern and yarn and person before I cast on. And I only bought two skeins, which means I will be lucky if there is enough left after the cowl and the bed socks to use for accents in the remaining projects whatever they might prove to be. I should state the obvious here - this particular yarn is the perfect shade to match everybody's purple-isms. Fingers crosssed (though if you're not a member, it's so worth joining.)
Road tripper hat ravelry download#
If you're interested in making one too it's the Candle Flame Cowl by the generous genius Julia Allen - the link is to a free Ravelry download and I think you don't have to be a member to access it. I've always loved this candle-flame stitch pattern and never had the time to try it, so that's a double bonus: it's going to a singer and I just think that makes it more meaningful given all the pictures of Christmas carolers singing by candlelight.
Which is nice because, knit on circulars like this, it makes perfect travel knitting. Isn't it pretty? Also: crazy fast and easy to memorize. Bonus moment: it just folds itself in at the back instead of pushing itself off your head when you turn or raise your shoulders.
Road tripper hat ravelry how to#
I played with the buttonholes forever and came up with a technique that produces an unambigous opening your button can't miss - and then we had to figure out how to describe it so it sounds just as fuss-free as it really is.Īnd all that knit and purl - well, I rigged it in the part that's worked flat so it's as much knit as can be, because I'm nice (read: lazy).
First it was too wide, then it was less too wide, and the whole time it was insanely convenient to work away at even while walking between connections. I knit this hat so many times on the bus to and from visits with my mum. That’s why I’m calling this the Road Trip Slouchy Beanie.Interweave very kindly accepted this idea for the 2011 Accessories issue, which I must say looks amazing - check out the preview, or if you're a Raveler, the Ravelry page! I just love the handwarmers on the cover, and there's a cool headband pattern that must knit up in a couple of hours (aka, perfect project for those of us who are gift-challenged at the moment.) There are more pictures of my hat here. Sometimes it’s nice to just relax and crochet something without having to think too much! Right?! I know I’m not the only one who enjoys a really simple project! )
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