It was 20 degrees colder today, than the balmy day we had yesterday. I was so glad to tuck the last tails into the fabric of my left-over arm cozies last night. They are original and done in little bits of time when I couldn't do any major project. I took the instructions for making the baubles at the arm end of the cozies from a very lovely pattern in Interweave Knits, fall edition. The textures I knitted into the cozies are ribbing, rings of knit and purl, chckerboard and some very this cables that I should have made bolder, but this was a "just because" exploratory project.
I wore them today and I received a few compliments, but honestly, if no one said a word, I'd have been just as happy. I LOVE THESE THINGS! I hadn't planned to make more, but I probably will. They're simple. One can work any pattern or texture on them. They're useful. They're colorful. They don't take a lot of yarn or time. What else could you want? I have a few ideas for the next pair.
I used this project to get the feel for knitting 2 cylindrical objects at the same time on 2 circular needles. I made a prototype single sock on 2 "circs" in the summer, but hadn't tried the 2 socks on 2 circs trick. Since I'm planning to knit socks in that technique, I chose to make the cozies first, sort of as a test drive of the process. I like it. If you're a sock or anything cylindrical knitter (sleeves, gloves, leggings etc.) you have to try this method, if you haven't done so yet.
Here's when I began them:
And here's the finished product:
I wore them today and I received a few compliments, but honestly, if no one said a word, I'd have been just as happy. I LOVE THESE THINGS! I hadn't planned to make more, but I probably will. They're simple. One can work any pattern or texture on them. They're useful. They're colorful. They don't take a lot of yarn or time. What else could you want? I have a few ideas for the next pair.
I used this project to get the feel for knitting 2 cylindrical objects at the same time on 2 circular needles. I made a prototype single sock on 2 "circs" in the summer, but hadn't tried the 2 socks on 2 circs trick. Since I'm planning to knit socks in that technique, I chose to make the cozies first, sort of as a test drive of the process. I like it. If you're a sock or anything cylindrical knitter (sleeves, gloves, leggings etc.) you have to try this method, if you haven't done so yet.
Here's when I began them:
And here's the finished product:
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