Sunday, 26 April 2009

yarn arts

Now that the colder months have arrived, I need a yarn arts project for curling up in front of awesome 1970s television.

I'm a bit over scarves I think (although I might reconsider for the right pattern!). Don asked for socks, but while I feel that my skill level is probably okay for socks, I'm very daunted by them.

I want something fairly simple (so I can perve on James Garner and pick out the enormous plot holes), knits up (or crochets up) reasonably quickly, is not Nanna-ish (although of course Nanna-ish things are totally rocking, they're not what I'm after).


Suggestions welcomed!

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9 comments:

Harriet said...

I knitted several pairs of man-socks and stopped because they weren't lasting any longer than bought socks. It was very easy, but made more difficult by the request for black socks! I even grafted the toes, so as to be more comfortable than having a toe-seam.

Hats! I know you could come up with a groovy hat idea.

Carol said...

Hats!

You are a genius, I knew I could count on you to come up with a fabulous idea.

Carol said...

By golly, there are some pretty heinous hat patterns out there!

Harriet said...

ha yes, but I do like the one you chose.

Carol said...

I was thinking of a post of heinous crocheted hat patterns, but then I thought that would be a little mean - damn that Don and his nice-ifying me!

Also, given that you are the yarn guru, what on earth would be the equivalent of "thin-worsted yarn"?

Harriet said...

I think worsted weight = 4 ply .. I've no idea what "thin worsted" means!

Carol said...

Thank you, o! genuis. I might give baby wool a bash then.

If it turns out too small I can ... errr ... find a child with a small head to gift it to.

harriet said...

Those wacky Northern Hemisphereans seem to knit everything in worsted weight, I much prefer 8 ply - the quicker the better!

Carol said...

I can't even imagine how long it would take to knit a jumper in 4 ply! It's going to take ages as it is to do my wee hat!