Tag: knitting

Mohawk Hat

Posted by on January 7, 2009

Mohawk hat

I just finished this custom order for a knitted mohawk hat.

I started with i-cord and knit from the bottom up, shaping the first ear flap, then the other. I cast on the in between stitches so the hat could be worked in the round.

I added a 3×3 ribbed brim then finished the hat in stockinette, decreasing to make the crown.

For the mohawk, I added wool yarn on in three rows then felted it. I let it dry over night and this was the result.

The i-cord is also tipped with orange felt, which looks pretty cool. Let me know what you think!

Commemorative Gun Cozy

Posted by on September 24, 2008

Recently the Supreme Court ruled against the District of Columbia’s handgun ban in District of Columbia v. Heller, stating that the District’s ban was unconstitutional.

The city then put forth regulatory provisions regarding the now unbanned guns, outlining their use, how and where they could be obtained, and how they should be stored.

Mr. Heller has since issued another suit against the city arguing that a number of the provisions are “onerous” and unreasonable. Many, along with Heller, agree that the restrictions on keeping guns unloaded and locked away inside the home are unreasonable restrictions and still further impede one’s constitutional rights.

This got me to thinking about the sad and lonely guns that need to be locked away in the owners home. I pictured them shivering in the cold and darkness of a safe, feeling melancholy because of their segregation from the rest of the house, through no fault of their own.

To remedy this, I have created gun cozies. I figured sweaters help me feel warm and loved when I’m cold and distraught, so why not guns? I clearly don’t own a real gun, so the best thing for our purposes are squirt guns!

Gun Cozy on Squirt gun

They come in a plethora of colors and I think will do the trick and put people’s fears to rest. I mean what’s so scary about a gun in a nice cuddly cozy?

Cringe Worthy Mag

Posted by on September 24, 2008

Creative Knitting MagazineKnowing that I knit a lot, one of my dear, dear friends bought me a subscription to Creative Knitting Magazine last year for Christmas. Now, don’t get me wrong I love her very, very much, but this magazine has some truly cringe worthy patterns in it.

This month’s issue just showed up at my door and it is no exception. Out of all of the issues that I have received, I have yet to see a pattern and finished product made out of appropriate yarn in non-garish colors and patterns. I reluctantly look closer at the “bones” of said patterns to see if yarn substitutions are even possible, because they desperately need it. Who knew fun fur was still en vogue?

Perhaps one day I will find something to knit out of this sweet and thoughtful gift and my friend will forgive my mocking.