slacker knitter seeks advice
we saw "wallace and gromit" last weekend. i think gromit wins the award for "world's cutest knitter."i haven't done any knitting at all lately. i think it's largely because of battlestar galactica. when i'm home and have free time all i wanna do is watch battlestar galactica, and i don't want to be distracted by knitting while i watch it. i think i've been watching it a bit too much though, because i had a dream of being attacked by a cylon.
anyhoo, now i have to get cracking. i promised my friend liza an umbilical cord hat for her upcoming bundle of joy, thinking i had until february when she's due. but i just found out her shower is in a week and a half, and i suppose i should really have it done by then, huh? i hope i have enough yarn in my stash.
i think i'm going to have to rip apart my cotton candy hat a second time to free up the needles for the umbilical cord hat. it's not that big a deal because i only have like a half inch done, but still i don't like to do that. anyone have any ideas on how to save the hat? it's on a 16in size 10 circular needle.
after that, i have to get going on a christmas present for travis' cousin. his family does a "secret santa" thing where each person draws a name and only buys a present for that one person, saving much money and pointless gift giving. i drew his cousin, and i think she'd really like an elegant wrap/wide scarf. i'd also like to add a strategically placed button or buttons so that it can be fastened to make it like a cape or poncho, you know? i got some great ideas at the 2005 d.c. knit-out and crochet last weekend. i want to use mostly black and/or shades of brown, with a little bit of accent color, and use several different textures of yarn. one possibility i've been considering is black soy silk and/or bamboo with recycled sari yarn. but, if i do it in browns and neutrals, i have some really cool coconut husk buttons i brought back from hawaii that would look great. i have to get my butt over to a yarn store and see what catches my eye.
posted by jen at 7:26 AM
5 Comments:
Could you thread some waste yarn through the stitches before/as you take the needle out? Then the stitches would be ready and waiting for you to put the needle back in and keep knitting!
emily
That's exactly what I was going to say. Run some yarn through, or if you have circulars of a smaller size you can run those through, or double points. I know what you mean about sometimes just wanting to watch your show though!
oooh, good idea about the double pointed needles, ellie! i'll use them until i need them for the top of the baby hat, and then i'll just switch back! i think that would make me feel more secure than a piece of yarn.
by the way, i'm glad you asked about weaving in ends on your blog, because i have the same problem. i bookmarked that page from knitty someone posted to you, and i hope that will solve the problem. let me know how it goes if you try it!
why can't our dog knit? oh yeah, she doesn't have an opposable thumb.
good luck knitting that hat, though i don't think you have to have it down for the shower. i love that my friends are all having kids - now i can put my craze for knitting to work for them!
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