Kung Fu Knitting

On 3/3 I skated with the New York State All Starts against the Pennsylvania All Stars in Salamanca, NY. We lost but it was a great experience to skate with some top level skaters.

Pattern:  Bandana Cowl  from Purl Soho Yarn: Shetland Aran, Jaeger Needles: US 9 Mods: I cast on 87 stitches with one less decrease.

               Years ago I had a BF that really wanted a stocking cap to sleep in. Yes, sleep in. Isn't that odd? I couldn't find a pattern that I liked on the Internetz. They were all so long and I didn't want to get strangled while I was sleeping, so I went about experimenting. I came up with an easy and fast pattern that used up odds and ends of bulky yarn and made a fun hat. See picture for fun factor. After so long I'm writing this hat up for several reasons. One is that people always ask about it when I wear it. ".Where did I get that hat? ...  Oh, you made it?"  Then "Is there a pattern?" Now I can direct them here.  Another is that this is my tried and true winter hat. It's the hat I leave at school and wear during recess outside in Ithaca that keeps my ears from falling off (last winter that was nearly every day).  Another fantastic reason to share this pattern is that this hat fits on my head no matter what I do t...

I saw this  Bandana Cowl Pattern  On Ravelry and thought it would be an excellent accessory. At first glance it seems like it might be a boring knit, but there's a ton of short rows hidden in this cowl. I've been wanting to revisit this technique for ages. I dug into my stash to see if I could come up with a doable yarn. I've had two balls of  Cleckheaton Merino yarn for forever and I haven’t had any ideas what to do with it. I always thought it would make a nice hat,but I think this turned out better.  Yarn: Cleckheaton Merino Supreme (washable), 2 balls Needle: US 9 hat sized circular The short row tutorial linked in the pattern is awesome. I’ll never be confused over picking up a wrapped stitch again. :-) As I knit the fabric felt a little tight and I was worried that it wouldn't drape or fold.  Mods: I did short rows until there were 9 stitches left between the wrapped stitches. I’m trying to make sure I have enough yarn to complete. I ...

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