Election FO
As mentioned in last week’s entries, I have quite a few FO’s to share. I won’t try to pack them into one entry, I’m going to go one or two at a time in chronological order.
First, an election-related knit that wasn’t finished until mid-December, mostly because I originally intended to knit it from handspun and the handspun didn’t quite work out (much too bulky, resulting in not enough yardage of a too-thick yarn. I need more practice with the one ply –> three ply transition. Or I just need to sample more. Whatever.). I did end up knitting it from handspun, just different handspun.
Pattern: Habitat by Jared Flood, larger size. Awesome!
Yarn: Handspun fingering-weight BFL, used double.
Needles: Susan Bates US7 DPN’s for edge, Susan Bates US8 16″ circ for the rest.
I bet my boyfriend an unspecificed prize (to be named by the loser) that Florida would go Republican in the 2008 presidential election. I should have known not to bet against my own interests and figured he would know his home state better than I - I lost. And, after a bit of thinking, asked him if a handknit hat would be acceptable. He said it certainly would, and thus: the hat. I’m very jealous of it. It’s squishy and soft, but also firm. I will probably knit one for myself at some point. All my hats are sort of wimpy, and this hat is anything but wimpy.
Just for good measure, I’ll throw in a pair of socks I finished a while ago.
Pattern: Inspired by Mimknits’s Simple Trekking Socks. Copied her pattern idea, but used it over the entire sock and adjusted the length. Worked over 68 sts.
Yarn: Trekking XXL in color 146
Needles: Grafton Fibers Darn Pretty Needles, US1
This is a basic, comfortable pair of socks. I love the color, they fit beautifully, they were easy to knit… Nothing to be particularly excited about, but a great addition to my sock wardrobe. One of the reasons they fit so well is that I finally realized that 64sts on US1 needles makes a sock that is a little too small for me. No getting around it. 64 sts on size 1.5 needles is great, as is 68 sts on size 1. It’s good to know what fits me.