I made this around the end of February but never got around to posting.   I call this the Scooter hat because it reminds me of the hair of Scooter from the Muppet Show.  Inspired by the Rasta Hat of Annie Modesitt, I’ve never seen the pattern just the pictures.  Made with Colinette Prism yarn [...]

Tags: Annie Modesitt, circle loom, Colinette, colinette prism, Colinette Zebra, loom knitting, Rasta Hat, Scooter hat
Filed under: Original Designs, Show and Tell

Because I feel bad about not having had photos today, here’s a pic of my Lagoon legwarmers (Colinette Prism yarn in Lagoon, knit in a 2×2 rib on the Reader’s Digest loom) and my sparkly Converse All Stars that are the closest thing to “dress” shoes that I can get my orthodics into! PS, yes [...]

Tags: 2x2 rib, Colinette, colinette lagoon, colinette prism, Converse All Stars, Lagoon legwarmers, orthodics, Reader's Digest loom
Filed under: Randomness

I had started this thinking it would be a thing-a-day but the blasted thing took me twelve hours over two days.   Knowing that has put me off doing its mate until thing-a-day is over. Anyway, the gory details: One legwarmer, extra-long (I like em to come up over my knees), made in K2P2 (2×2) [...]

Tags: 2x2 ribbing, Colinette, colinette lagoon, colinette prism, k2p2 ribbing, learning to live with mistakes, legwarmer, loom knitting, PITA, thingaday2008
Filed under: Show and Tell

(Sorry it’s a little blurry, I have a hard time holding steady..) This has been all over, starting with a gorgeous Union flag mohawk hat in a punk knitting book and with variations all around the net. I just made a hat in 2×2 (k2p2) ribbing on the Knifty Knitter red round loom and then [...]

Tags: 2x2 ribbing on loom, baby mohawk hat, Colinette, colinette marshmallow, colinette prism, Knifty Knitter, knifty knitter round loom, loom knitting
Filed under: Show and Tell