Knitting

[pensnest]

I was tempted by the Knitting Olympics challenge, and since I'd never knitted either a hat or a sock before in my life, did both.





And here, just for the sake of it, is the Christmas present I actually managed to finish in January, being worn by the recipient.

Comments

[lincolnkw.livejournal.com]

Is that a...hatsock?

And wow to the sweater! That looks intricate.

[pensnest]

Yup, it's a hatsock! Wonderfully absurd.
The sweater looks a lot fancier than it really is - only two colours in a row, all stocking stitch. But I'm very pleased with the effect.

[ephemera.livejournal.com]

that is indeed a hat sock. *is bemused*

[pensnest]

Think of it as a sort of exotic pom-pom.

[carta.livejournal.com]

The hatsock is brilliant, and I mean that in the actual sense, and not the slangy "Wow, that's brill!" sense. A hatsock. OR, a sockhat - love it.

::applause::

[pensnest]

It's lovely, isn't it! I think I may have to make more. Was it you who inspired me to the Knitting Olympics thing? I think it was. :-)

[turloughishere.livejournal.com]

A hat sock... ... The whole concept has rendered me speechless I have to confess. Even if the execution of it looks kind of cool. But still, a hat sock... *shakes head in wonder*

[pensnest]

*giggles with glee* How could I resist?

[sarahq.livejournal.com]

Thanks to your bravery, other hats and socks that have waited decades to cross the lines between accessory categories and live as one, free to show their uniting love to the world, need no longer be afraid. Long live the hatsock revolution!

In other words, that's just too nifty.

[pensnest]

*giggles helplessly* Now I'm imagining a legion of hatsock march hopping to freedom.

I must make more of these.

[plastiqueallure.livejournal.com]

Nice job on the hatsock! I'm still working on my Olympic sweater, but I'm done freaking out over the deadline. It's a nice shade of (sort of) gold, and that's better than a medal. That sweater is gorgeous, the recipient seems to be enjoying it. What yarn did you use?

[pensnest]

Thanks! The sweater is all DK acrylics and cottons, because my recipient can't wear wool. I adapted a Kaffe Fassett pattern, so the shape is (more or less) from the pattern and incredibly simple (I shrink from cables and fancy stitching!), but the colour design is mine.