Archive for June, 2011
Oh man
June 3rd, 2011 | 
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If I didn’t love this so much I would stop knitting. Three balls at a time is driving me bonkers.
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So I have wanted to be a viking for Halloween for years
But I never remember til about October 25thish, and it is way too late by then. I got an idea to knit a tunic out of metallic yarn to simulate chainmail, and the idea just kept running from there. I already bought the yarn, swatched, and started knitting today. I will be knitting this top down, though not raglan, and it will look something like this:
The column running down the front and around the point is a simple braided cable, and the rest of the body will be in garter stitch. The darker brown area will be a leather belt. I figured I would buy dark green leggings and brown leather boots for the rest of the outfit, and they can also be reused later for non costumey stuff. Needless to say I am pretty pumped about this idea. I really haven’t been this excited about a knitting project in a long time, and I haven’t designed something from scratch lately either.