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[hellziggy]

It's Friday! And I got off work at noon! :)
But... tonight's Gear Daddies concert was cancelled due to illness. :(
I hope it's nothing serious. Get well soon Martin, Nick, Billy or Randy!
This knitting thing is quickly becoming an addiction. (shut up, hellbob!)
The hat I made came out cute but too big for me (and I have a big head!) so i want to try another hat. The 4 needle thing was really annoying so i wanted to use a flexible needle for the bottom part up until I start putting in the decreases but the one I have is too long. I remembered my neighbor saying that she had bought a kit of adjustable needles that come with different size needles and different length cables and you just assemble the size you need. So I found them online and they listed the shops, by state, that carry them.
This was a dangerous, bad, bad thing. One of the shops is literally only 2 minutes from where I work. Close enough to run to in my 1/2 hour for lunch. I got the needles, but resisted all the pretty yarn. The shop also wins for the coolest name ever. It's called Yarnzilla. I just have this image of this cute colorful fluffy lizard stomping the buildings in the Opus complex. :)
So yeah, I'm currently working on a scarf for hellbob, a scarf for me, and another attempt at a hat. i will make sweaters some day, oh yes I will. Sweaters with looooooong sleeves for my monkey arms!

Comments

[jenwolf.livejournal.com]

What size needles were you using? My first attempt at a hat came out a bit small, so I've had to adjust the number of stitches I start with. Generally if you add in multiples of four or six it doesn't mess up the pattern.
And I agree, knitting with double pointed needles is a challenge. It takes a lot of practice to get good at it.

[hellziggy.livejournal.com]

I was using size 11 needles & a yarn that called for 13, but I think the main problem was that trying to finagle the four needles made me knit a bit looser than usual also. But hey, it's an excuse to make another hat!

[jenwolf.livejournal.com]

See, I was using size 8 needles on a pattern that called for 7, but my yarn was a bit thinner, so I thought it would be okay. The hat I made still fits, sort of, but I need to pay closer attention to the gauges listed on the pattern.

Oh, in case you are interested, here's a link to a site that has a huge index of free knitting patterns on the web.

http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/index.php

[theatre-nerd.livejournal.com]

Damn it! I'm still here...

[7thstranger.livejournal.com]

Yeah - that is a bummer about the Gear Daddies Concert - I hope it is just a bout with the nasty flu going around rather than something more serious. I guess I no longer have to be jealous that I didn't get tix. I suppose we'll find out in a later post if you went to the BoDeans instead or not.

As for the crafting - last year my friend and I went on a craft excursion - where we took the day and just went from craft store to craft store with a nice lunch in between. Maybe a future excursion needs to be planned.

Also - I've yapped about (and need to get the proposal in to MISFITS) for a new club - Crafty Geek. The panel at CVG did really well last year so we want to extend the the fun to year round. I'll keep ya posted.

[gunthar.livejournal.com]

Can I try on your hat?

I have a huge head, too.

[gingerpook.livejournal.com]

If you can't figure out what to do with your too-large hat -- or if it doesn't fit gunthar -- I'm sure someone at a local homeless shelter would love it. They're always looking for such things.