winter wear

Couple new FO's.

I finished the hat a few weeks ago, but kept screwing up on the pom poms. They're pretty messy and lopsided looking, especially how I attached them.

I used the Jester Hat pattern from the Yarn Girls Guide to Kid Knits. My kid's head must be super big though (well, I knew that already), the 3 yr old hat is only 17". DS's head is 20", and he's just turned 2!!!
I used Bernat Softee Chunky because it came in those day glo colours that you can only find in arcrylic. And I also knew he wouldn't tolerate a wool hat on his head. Or anyplace else for that matter.
Used 6mm dpns.



and my reluctant hat model/couch potato with raspberry juice all over his face


and then we've got my scarf. I never thought I'd do a scarf, seemed so pedestrian. However, I was playing with stitches on my cheap, arcrylic yarn, and liked the look of it.
I used Bernat Softee Chunky and Lion Brand Fun Fur, and 6mm needles.
It's not nearly as soft knitted up. Well, the orange is soft, but not the blue/purple/red. It also stretches out a lot more than I thought it would.

I made up the pattern as I went along. And I guess that's why people should use patterns. Did a k2p2, then p2k2 kind of variation on the seed stitch for 4 rows. Then a basket weave for 4 sets, then the k2p2-p2k2 for 4 rows, and 2 rows of garter stitch doubled up with the fun fur when switching colours.

soakers

I did these this summer. using cyntergome's soaker pattern. with paton's classic wool.

The first one is dyed with kool-aid, and it's my first ever knitting project. I think I was supposed to use a size 5 needle, but I used a 5mm needle instead! It was massive--like it would fit a 6 year old or something. I felted it, and the rise is kinda low, but it's functional.

The second one I used the skull chart, here. At first I tried to do it intarsia-in-the-round, yikes. Frogged it, and knit in the round for the first 2-3 inches, and then did intarsia flat, but screwed up on the leg shaping, and frogged the entire thing. Finally did it with duplicate stitch.

The i-cords are tied on the hip, because DS pulls them off otherwise.





And an action shot of the skull soaker before I did the i-cord