I am getting a little bored with knitting hats, although I keep thinking of other design ideas that will use up oddball skeins. So I am probably not done yet.
Here is the latest crop.
The black one:
Yarn: Plymouth Encore, a little over half a skein (~114 yds.).
Needles: Addi Turbo US#5 (I think; might have been #6).
Pattern: Clamber (V.1.0) by Laura Wilson-Martos, worked on 108 st.
The red one:
Yarn: Colorado Durango (worsted weight; 50%wool/47% acrylic/3% rayon), a little more than one skein (~120 yds.).
Needles: Addi Turbo US#5 (I think).
Pattern: Pattern? I don' need no stinkin' pattern (for a 2x2 rib)!
The navy blue one:
Yarn:
Bernat Lana (worsted weight; label says 100% merino, but it felt like
ordinary wool to me), about half a skein (~110 yds.); stripes are ~20
yds. of some Noro Silk Garden left over from scarves I did a couple
years ago.
Needles: Addi Turbo US#5
Pattern: (see above)
One more hat, this one intended for #1 son for Christmas:
Yarn: Cherry Tree Hill Supersock DK Moody Blues, about half a skein (~170 yds)
Needles: Addi Turbo US#2
Pattern:
Clamber (see above), worked on 132 st. I hope it is big enough for his
large noggin; it fits me, but his head might be a skooshi bit larger. I
didn't weave in the end, and I have the second half of the skein if I
need to make it a bit longer. )Andrew never reads the blog
unless I specifically tell him to, so it should be safe to reveal this
hat here)
I also intended to knit him some sockweight mittens; he requested a pair to keep his hands warm when he runs. I wanted to put this caduceus design on the back, using cables for the staff and snakes and other fancywork stitches for the wings, but designing turned out to be harder than I thought. It might be doable if I were experienced in lace knitting because then I would know how to conjure up the wings with slanting lines of increases and decreases. I know I could knit it if someone else wrote the pattern for me -- anybody interested? I pay in yarn :-)
Wow...
Posted by: Chris | 23 November 2009 at 07:30 AM
You are a hat machine!
Posted by: cursingmama | 23 November 2009 at 08:03 AM
Now THAT will be a cool design! Too much thinkin' for me, though. . . to figure out how the slants would need to work. (Monique and I still think your Totally Cool Clear Head needs a name!)
Posted by: Kym | 23 November 2009 at 11:11 AM
Could you find an eagle design to use for the wings? I think there are a couple on Knitting Pattern central in the dishcloth section.
Posted by: Berta in Texas | 23 November 2009 at 01:25 PM
Woo Hoo!
You've been busy!
Posted by: Cookie | 23 November 2009 at 01:55 PM
I shared this post w/ my Canadian knitting pal... who loves cables and making things up with new ones. Maybe....
Posted by: lisa | 23 November 2009 at 05:47 PM
It looks like it'd be a great pattern! Can't wait to see what someone else works up for it!! ('cause it ain't gonna be me, that's so not my area of competence.)
Posted by: Carrie K | 23 November 2009 at 07:10 PM
No thoughts on the caduceus, but I do have a pattern for a DNA helix scarf. Got me lots of props in medical school!
Posted by: KMK | 23 November 2009 at 07:32 PM
Wasn't it EZ who said that knitting caps made sense because someone can always use a hat? I'm on board with that! Nice headgear, there!
I can't help with the mitten pattern, though. My skills were tapped out when I did the hot water bottle cozy and haven't recovered yet...
Posted by: Sheepish Annie | 23 November 2009 at 07:57 PM
I mena, hats are one thing. But KILLER hats with style? Your forte, honey.
My Paco recently tried on a knitted hat with devil horns; it suited him perfectly. Maybe consider that design for all the li'l devils in your life, eh?
Posted by: Jocelyn | 23 November 2009 at 11:12 PM
Interesting technical problem. Maybe after I've had more coffee...
Love the hats. The best part about hats is they don't come in pairs. One and you're done!
Posted by: gayle | 24 November 2009 at 06:47 AM
Lisa's Canadian friend here. I've done cable dragons and trees and the horse-head-topped pillars of the Golden Hall from Lord of the Rings. I'm pretty sure I could chart that out for you. It could be an interesting challenge. I think I would use cables for the snakes and twisted stitches for the wings. Let me know the approximate number of stitches and rows so I know how big to make it.
If you want 'references', you could take a look at my Ravelry page. My user name is teerling.
Posted by: Colleen | 24 November 2009 at 01:26 PM
KM, I emailed you but in case others want some too...
This woman does amazing things with knits and purls on dishcloths. She has a whole medical category and there's a caduceus one at the top and another when you scroll down a bit. She also does custom stuff if you pm her.
I bought one of her patterns and there's no charts, just row by row instructions. It's here...
http://digknittydesigns.blogspot.com/search/label/Medical
Posted by: 5elementknitr | 27 November 2009 at 09:34 AM