Dan's Knitting Page

I thought it might be a good idea to put up a listing of my finished knitting projects. Its not a long list by no measure, but its good to remember the projects. These are listed from most recent to last. (some pictures expand when clicked)

CAPS Ten Stripe Cap | Chevron Skull Cap | Chevron Stripe Cap
Point Five Disaster Cap (aka Strawberry Shortcake Shat on my Head)
Museum Cap | Point Five Hat | Nehru Field Cap/Toreador Hat

SCARVES White Wooly Scarf | Carnegie Diva Scarf | Sari Silk Scarf
Mermaid Scarf | Multicolor Scarf | Garter Stitch Scarf

ODDS & SODS Java Cozies

Ten Stripe Cap
This is seemingly simpler than the preceding chevron caps, but I wanted to see how I could do alternating stripes. The colors here went dark green, Aubergine (barely noticable in the picture given the angle), oak heather, gold, fuschia, gold, aubergine, smoke/heather, aubergine, gold, and then a crown of aubergine. Its a comfy hat made of all wool/mohair Lamb's Pride Bulky except for the green brim in Lopi Bulky. February 2005

Chevron Skull Cap (for Fred)
Continuing the chevron experiment, I knit this small cap out of the same Lamb's Pride bulky colors as the cap below but in different levels: its mostly smoke/heather, with small chevron stripes of gold and fuschia (hard to see in this shot as its along the crown). It was a gift for our friend Fred who spent a few days working on our kitchen *yay! Fred!!* He said it was nice and snug for his bike ride to and fro and he seemed to like it quite a bit. February 2005

Chevron Stripe Cap (for Pete)
My first experiment in repeat switches of color. I liked how this one came out. This was knit out of Lamb's Pride Bulky. I used Fuschia, Gold, and Smoke/Heather. I also played with chevron rows. A very fun experiment that came out very warm. Pete took it on a trip to New York and gave it good ratings for warmth. February 2005

Point Five Disaster Cap (aka Strawberry Shortcake Shat on my Head) Okay, after my good luck with the Point Five hat I made for Peter (below) I figured I'd knit one for me. Maybe make it a big longer so they'd reach over my ears. At first I decided I'd reverse the colors from Pete's hat -- do the fuschia-y color at the bottom and do the sea-green mosaic at the crown. Well, it quickly became evident that it didn't work as well with the lighter color at the crown. Just sort of disappeared visually. So, I experimented (also incorporated some Lamb's Pride fuschia that was almost an exact match with the Point Five color. What I finally ended up with is a VERY loud crazy cap that is mighty fagalicious if that's what I was going for (which is not what I was going for. I mean I can't wear this hat every day now, can I? But worse is the feeling that it came out a bit lumpy. I think that cap should be something you love and want to reach for all the time, and this hat isn't it. Although, it does keep my ears *mighty* warm. I may rework this over again. I just went astray here somewhere. January 2005

Museum Cap (for ?)

Well, I still have this cap because it came out so small it didn't fit anyone. Heck, it might be a good fit for Baby Daniel. Except for the size f&*kup, it came out beautifully (details, details). The yarn was a bulky museum yarn in camoflage (I think. I can't remember exactly). I think the brim roll worked out nicely and this yarn has such a nice soft touch to it. I actually made it with my friend Lyman in mind, but I know it's too small for him. January 2005

Java Cozy 1 & 2
A lot of the knitting groups meet at coffee shops. I should definately be bringing my to-go cups. But barring that I hate those cardboard sleeves that they put on all the cups now (without ever asking!). So I made this one with a small set of circular needles (they're 6 inches). This is the second one I made. The first I gave to my friend Jennifer (who's never used it to my knowledge ). There were a few patterns for a similar cozy online but they were a bit of a fuss after all was said and done. I basically measure the cup at the two points I wanted the sleeve to begin and end and took it from there. Quick and painless and it REALLY keeps my coffee MUCH warmer than those cardboard things. January 2005

Point Five Hat (for Peter)
This was my first attempt to make a hat with circular needles. I used two colors of Colinette's Point Five. I think the red crown came out nice. Pete certainly likes it. He's taken to wearing it with the Blue Garter Stitch scarf around his ears. He insists it makes a nice combo (tho' it moved me to make a taller cap that would reach and cover his ears). January 2005

Nehru Field Cap/Toreador Hat (for Me)
This was a freestyle experiment and probably one of my favorite hats. I was actually thinking of the hat that Jawaharlal Nehru was famous for wearing. I knit this in Colinette's Point Five wool. A really beautiful colorway (as they all are). I basically knit it as one large panel and then folded it in half. I then stitched the sides. This might be a fun one to do a pattern for in the future. Aubie seemed to like it. I played with purling a few rows of it to make a small embossed band along the bottom. Its kind of three hats in one. Worn with the point at the forehead its the Nehru-style field-cap. Worn with the points side to side it looks a bit like a toreador's cap (which is cute). I actually knit in some pom-poms on the points on the underside so it makes it a funny comic hat when its flipped inside-out. I'm pretty proud of this hat. It's just a very fun hat and warm to boot. December 2004

White Wooly Scarf (for Raquel)
A Christmas gift, I knit this out of Dale of Norway soft thick and thin yarn. I'm not sure if she liked it but I loved it (isn't that always the way ). It came out very soft and a nice length for the winter. She's in Dallas so I'm not sure how much use she'll get out of it, but hopefully it'll come in handy. Took about a week to complete.

December 2004

Carnegie Diva Scarf (for Ruth)

My sister Ruth is singing at Carnegie Hall in March of '05. I knitted this scarf thinking it would be bright red and divalicious for her to wrap around her neck with her black coat as she took a bite out of the Big Apple. I'd never worked with eyelash yarn but it was fun to experiment. It took some getting used to and about two weeks to finish. This was a Crystal Palace yarn and came out feeling soft and furry to the touch. Christmas gift for Ruth. December 2004

Sari Silk Scarf (for me)
This was a great project using some recycled sari silk my good friend Redbeard sent me from San Francisco. The silk comes from old recycled saris and is from a women's cooperative in Nepal. The colors are beautiful jewel tones. Just gorgeous stuff. I'd probably do them on smaller needles next time. My friend Aubie has a scarf done on smaller needles and he ended up with a tighter bit of fabric. But I love the feel of this scarf. Very nice indeed and I love the idea of the recycling of fabric in such a creative way. November 2004

Mermaid Scarf (for me)
This scarf was made from a boucle type thick and thin yarn I picked up on my visit to Dancing Leaf Farms up in Maryland. The colorway is "mermaid" according to the designer Dalis Davidson. She has a small herd of sheep and dyes all the wool for her small shop behind her farmhouse near Sugarloaf Mountain. I knit this around election night and it was all wrong. I'd cast-on too many stitches so it was too wide and so I started reducing the number and then it looked stupid. So for that reason, and because I didn't want to be walking around with all the negative election-night tragedy mojo around my neck (I do believe you knit energy and emotions into your work) I pulled it all out (that itself was a purifying lesson) and started all over again. It then knit up quite quickly over a long day at the cabin the following weekend. November 2004

Multicolor Scarf
(for Baby Daniel - my namesake)
As you can see from the picture, it was a nice playful thick yarn. Actually looked like polar fleece although it was wool. Denise said she had it on the boy all the time (except for the times that she decided to wear it). I made it a bit long so that he wouldn't immediately grow out of it. He looks adorable in it. October 2004

Garter Stitch Scarf (for Peter)
Knitted in October '04 for Pete. This was my first completed project. I decided to go for a bulky yarn for my first project with the belief that its good to have a first project you can finish fast and feel like you've accomplished something. I made this first scarf out of thick bulky blue yarn. It was almost indigo with small silver highlights in it. Came out quick and easy. Garter is the easiest stitch (no purling) but with this chunky yarn it took on this great textured look.
October 2004