tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536349830536441392024-03-05T09:47:55.678-08:00Going to extremesA place to share creations made to keep extremities warm or cold.Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17608850359975556815noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653634983053644139.post-76948407454518565672011-08-16T14:50:00.001-07:002011-08-16T15:00:19.218-07:00mostly hats<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1B2MTFELY8SP7YU7_6D_rR7TdCmmetZeABL6_x5luI_Z9ZxIFActK0ZoxYB3J8KYRF82jPEWc_X2N4zCaeolkwo4dhgyAdjx8PyiNdg2LmvbuBT87gkzyXOJHlD6RCwpdgfKk5PmG54Rs/s1600/fidgetting+part+3+004.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1B2MTFELY8SP7YU7_6D_rR7TdCmmetZeABL6_x5luI_Z9ZxIFActK0ZoxYB3J8KYRF82jPEWc_X2N4zCaeolkwo4dhgyAdjx8PyiNdg2LmvbuBT87gkzyXOJHlD6RCwpdgfKk5PmG54Rs/s320/fidgetting+part+3+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641575502545769442" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvRElbRWFA4E1lFM2P1H8X9wCHNSsIm6oPlekyam-cxNxdIktExG3aGKHm-rgQmM-5snXeb2BjO9trXbwOOCMHEfzDKGVd7iJigigKFqOLbvX9zEB_xdrBOg6gHAEwk-apMtWJLAjd_9O/s1600/fidgetting+part+3+005.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvRElbRWFA4E1lFM2P1H8X9wCHNSsIm6oPlekyam-cxNxdIktExG3aGKHm-rgQmM-5snXeb2BjO9trXbwOOCMHEfzDKGVd7iJigigKFqOLbvX9zEB_xdrBOg6gHAEwk-apMtWJLAjd_9O/s320/fidgetting+part+3+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641575494068607090" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSwNwZlO4RNATgH8xEEqETmUlZhKLB4WUGrUe5hRusV7koFGhX5-xMZ_dBloLtHnRnncA8OeTKQk7iJJPKpWC02WbKWJ9mRcyrSnpCxS2bWIcxbDLDXmZPsQchKzlH7sm_j7ubq1gKw23/s1600/fidgetting+part+3+003.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSwNwZlO4RNATgH8xEEqETmUlZhKLB4WUGrUe5hRusV7koFGhX5-xMZ_dBloLtHnRnncA8OeTKQk7iJJPKpWC02WbKWJ9mRcyrSnpCxS2bWIcxbDLDXmZPsQchKzlH7sm_j7ubq1gKw23/s320/fidgetting+part+3+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641575483720851042" border="0" /></a>As you can see, since my last posting here I have made quite a lot of hats. All from Itt Bitty Hats, apart from the fabric sunhat. I made it without a pattern for a neighbour's daughter. She could find sunhats for new born boy, but not girls.
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<br />Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17608850359975556815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653634983053644139.post-19979090267590435052011-02-26T08:29:00.001-08:002011-02-26T08:33:40.549-08:00hats, hats hats.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8eFY1JBiNqbSsIlqCOkbJ1tAPI4VYPPuEJ0aMzsgZGneZ2voEBzhC-QX_Dh4wsFu6HzRTH9cm1sgqhsuM9IEAqxwmp5xKU4sCJTelejAGsO35i_hnLLd4q0EjsnciNfszdEOrsjfoXns/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8eFY1JBiNqbSsIlqCOkbJ1tAPI4VYPPuEJ0aMzsgZGneZ2voEBzhC-QX_Dh4wsFu6HzRTH9cm1sgqhsuM9IEAqxwmp5xKU4sCJTelejAGsO35i_hnLLd4q0EjsnciNfszdEOrsjfoXns/s320/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578037092134631058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNxLhTo-TnSdUnKMywQgIJkrlVSol0iZBNcVTNXwz_Fwvg_iIQp0M2aj4UoXgOQXqiPpnhOK6JR1sS5l3NlP_OclRh5Gqejn_Fmd9b83RE4PPb9rmv4fV8ry3jX-Bdte-hSF1clCGkP9q/s1600/131.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNxLhTo-TnSdUnKMywQgIJkrlVSol0iZBNcVTNXwz_Fwvg_iIQp0M2aj4UoXgOQXqiPpnhOK6JR1sS5l3NlP_OclRh5Gqejn_Fmd9b83RE4PPb9rmv4fV8ry3jX-Bdte-hSF1clCGkP9q/s320/131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578037087471379154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEx-UQasx3B0aelKHquFHY6ZKwVjgp0hgKLSUwfa9833wY37f0dkU8OLOS2Af91l7XCD72ZkVQTyojl62W_ne8U7VxV5h1TH7A6yAOa9KgQHyu1x0U_V16fmJAl-5JpKxhfmqtriLAoi8a/s1600/129.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEx-UQasx3B0aelKHquFHY6ZKwVjgp0hgKLSUwfa9833wY37f0dkU8OLOS2Af91l7XCD72ZkVQTyojl62W_ne8U7VxV5h1TH7A6yAOa9KgQHyu1x0U_V16fmJAl-5JpKxhfmqtriLAoi8a/s320/129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578037073837963058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkb2Oph8PhIKsLIkQiuKfSYMYsDHTY8OCjPO42VVxhR3zL2HXQ6XrrUCx_BrTNZCsrzZ_DQ7SxJ8wvbIwEG8iL55Nnpa3BbSw_h8IM8Cpx0bmM7GHUiZfMll0A1XG0_gbXpndmAhaAd9Gg/s1600/125.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkb2Oph8PhIKsLIkQiuKfSYMYsDHTY8OCjPO42VVxhR3zL2HXQ6XrrUCx_BrTNZCsrzZ_DQ7SxJ8wvbIwEG8iL55Nnpa3BbSw_h8IM8Cpx0bmM7GHUiZfMll0A1XG0_gbXpndmAhaAd9Gg/s320/125.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578037069596310642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYJmNEyGhS5k5yhxSD0gMdCYqtLXKte3R6ozBA2lmKtbanePWgcpnPiSpxEk5NTKdwY1QCN3Gc709ie-NbXUcEVfgqo5SHC0Im0CgkiV2dlTXr9UhdZErN2P63sc9eWyJWO35nCDQ1fGT/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYJmNEyGhS5k5yhxSD0gMdCYqtLXKte3R6ozBA2lmKtbanePWgcpnPiSpxEk5NTKdwY1QCN3Gc709ie-NbXUcEVfgqo5SHC0Im0CgkiV2dlTXr9UhdZErN2P63sc9eWyJWO35nCDQ1fGT/s320/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578037064546095330" border="0" /></a><br />Here are some of the hats I have made since I last posted here.<br />If you want to know what pattern has been used, etc, drop me a comment.Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17608850359975556815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653634983053644139.post-69373532412834834082010-08-14T03:38:00.001-07:002010-08-14T03:43:25.324-07:00A cheeky beret.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhB4D25n0w7mOowfIT-pC6I1MzpBC9vyxEiFltX2DZ1zloP6flUKVGhaHzbqV1IkOp2As_bFKS1W8n2d9LoadMUGtwv0o3_LnaKHN9apmIAdRyPlahKlPOOXo11uDv8Ln7LEUvG1-XrEP/s1600/Fidgetty+fingers+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505213381201111698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhB4D25n0w7mOowfIT-pC6I1MzpBC9vyxEiFltX2DZ1zloP6flUKVGhaHzbqV1IkOp2As_bFKS1W8n2d9LoadMUGtwv0o3_LnaKHN9apmIAdRyPlahKlPOOXo11uDv8Ln7LEUvG1-XrEP/s320/Fidgetty+fingers+005.jpg" /></a><br /><div>This cheeky beret is from the free pattern and yarn given away with August 2010s issue </div><br />of "Let's Knit" magazine. I opted for the Buffy pattern, there were two options. I have however created a spiral rather than the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">concentric</span> circles it should have. I like it though and am pleased with the result. Although it isn't really my colours...well not for a hat anyway.Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17608850359975556815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653634983053644139.post-35503850157690535272010-08-14T03:32:00.001-07:002010-08-14T03:37:42.889-07:00Keeping your fingers free.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpGR2aoxsZKV6BD97kmS_kb_B2yroM56txGFeygyTE_RM1sEcjtAX20BQMEVyWtSZVp3mNNpGvnFgC4Yp8RMF-BSpEZQq519WjKPIaxYFW2dSvcdmn8XLc5CNyE38J9NPc_jYbikUD4tb/s1600/Fidgetty+fingers+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505211785432028786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpGR2aoxsZKV6BD97kmS_kb_B2yroM56txGFeygyTE_RM1sEcjtAX20BQMEVyWtSZVp3mNNpGvnFgC4Yp8RMF-BSpEZQq519WjKPIaxYFW2dSvcdmn8XLc5CNyE38J9NPc_jYbikUD4tb/s320/Fidgetty+fingers+002.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I made these for the "someone special" in my life. In his line of work he needs to keep his hands warm, but possibly his <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">fingers</span> free. They are an adaptation from the "Magic Mitten Gloves" in the Knitter's Bible of Knitted Accessories. I left the mitten top flip back off. They are knitted from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Dalegarn</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Falk</span> and took just under 100g. The yarn is pure wool, so making them in acrylic would probably take less, but they wouldn't be as warm.</div>Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17608850359975556815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653634983053644139.post-8138613538668696562010-08-14T03:05:00.000-07:002010-08-14T03:31:59.187-07:00Heads upI made the hat below for one of the teachers at work. She'd said she would quite like a cap, and I'd seen this pattern, and had just the right yarn to give the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">demin</span> effect.<br />The yarn is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Cedifra</span> yarn Selena in three colourways, blue/yellow, blue /pink and blue/blue knitted together with a basic yellow acrylic double knit to get the correct <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">gauge</span> and the mottled effect. The pattern is from The Knitter's Bible of Knitted accessories by Claire <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Crompton</span>, the pattern is the Weekender Cap from p 88-91. The person it was for was very pleased with it, as I'd made it as a surprise for her.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkE_P-vxFVB9IX1R1OdiLrRheKWXdxsNQ4e8m9N3HaaebMsphzlYEQxUoMy3Uw7LNgtLzw1Xcr6w_dXk8YfOt5dJsIYUuNCZd2rNvleWkAw020kMWttWnBQJkdO7EILHelw9qDk2IBHsXv/s1600/hat+and+buddleia+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505208751030110386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkE_P-vxFVB9IX1R1OdiLrRheKWXdxsNQ4e8m9N3HaaebMsphzlYEQxUoMy3Uw7LNgtLzw1Xcr6w_dXk8YfOt5dJsIYUuNCZd2rNvleWkAw020kMWttWnBQJkdO7EILHelw9qDk2IBHsXv/s320/hat+and+buddleia+004.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17608850359975556815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653634983053644139.post-91776460478066967432010-06-22T15:18:00.000-07:002010-06-22T15:24:03.940-07:00Whirly rainbow<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPyv0FzjvYLpEmJZ-x5MNwygOQ1vqw9oqXO6cCFqEk3XGhVNlSOMaln4tweip6mRNVMO3asETGENVWwd07F-1Wr8MS14DbNKEHGx5aIsamsdrMBT2PyfKWaPIjQC6ZRQ5YpWgG7uMIB4fX/s1600/Fidgetty+fingers+and+snow+070.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485725895480393186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPyv0FzjvYLpEmJZ-x5MNwygOQ1vqw9oqXO6cCFqEk3XGhVNlSOMaln4tweip6mRNVMO3asETGENVWwd07F-1Wr8MS14DbNKEHGx5aIsamsdrMBT2PyfKWaPIjQC6ZRQ5YpWgG7uMIB4fX/s320/Fidgetty+fingers+and+snow+070.jpg" /></a> This hat is from <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hattitude-Cathy-Carron/dp/1933027851/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277243838&sr=1-1">Hattitude. </a><br />I knitted it for the younger son of the friend who is modelling it. He's at university, and loves bright, different things.<br />The pattern is called "whirlygig" [I think]. In the book it is knitted in two contrasting colours, but I knitted the main hat in black, then used all my other "stash" balls of yarn for the I-cords. There are 18, and I just had 18 different coloured balls of yarn in my "stash".<br />I was made in double knitting yarn, on 4.5mm dpns and a 40 cm circular needle.<br />And , yes! It was a lot of fun to knit.Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17608850359975556815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653634983053644139.post-69074015314127269542010-06-22T15:04:00.000-07:002010-06-22T15:14:25.419-07:00An introductionBefore I actually post any projects here, I thought I'd make a brief introduction.<br />This was going to be a blog......just about hats.<br />Then I thought, too narrow, so this blog is intended for anything hand made that keeps an extremity either warm, or in some cases, maybe cool.<br />I also thought that a shared blog might be a good idea, so I intend to ask for other <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">crafter's</span> input, so that people can share their projects, no matter how serious or light-hearted they might be.<br />So...in essence, what goes? Hats, scarves, gloves, socks, and even <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">nose-warmers</span>, I suppose earmuffs would fit in as well. So the scope is wide.<br />The only thing I would ask is, if you wish to become a member and share your creations, could you please state where the pattern is from, if one has been used, and what type of yarn you have used. Possibly a photo of the finished object as well.Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17608850359975556815noreply@blogger.com0