"If you were into ceramics, you'd be my Hairy Potter"

Seeing as this is the first post, I should probably write some sort of short introduction or note of welcome or the like. However, I'm not going to do that. I'm not going to write about particularly nerdy things, either (though I suppose knitting can be nerdy... knerdy?) because I made a lot of things over the past couple of weeks and I'd rather discuss those than talk about research proposals and leaf litter decomposition experiments.

Here is the scarf I made for the National World War II Museum's Knit Your Bit campaign. It's a simple 3x3 rib in Lamb's Pride Worsted.

I had enough yarn left over to make Paul one of his own (though slightly different: it's narrower, is knit in 2x2 rib, and has wider stripes). Though he is not a World War II veteran, Paul does possess a shirt indicating that he is an "All-American Grandpa".


Here's a pair of Fetching fingerless gloves in Mission Falls 1824 Wool (merino superwash, yay!) I altered the pattern slightly -- I made them smaller (eight pattern repeats instead of nine) and skipped the picot edging. I think they turned out really well, especially considering this was my first time trying cables and only my second time using double-pointed needles. Plus, I learned a new cast on method.


Because I wanted to try short rows, I also made myself one of these Calorimetry hats. It turned out a bit bigger than I'd like, so I thought I might felt it, but it's ribbed, so I'm not sure if that'd work very well. The yarn (Patons Soy Wool Stripes) is really nice but would be a pain in the ass to frog, so the hat's just going to sit there for now, unphotographed.

Have a happy and healthy new year, everyone.