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basic wristwarmer, purple hair, a guinea pig
I didn’t go to the play. I did clean my apartment and knit a wrist warmer. But first:
Squiddle the Bad, Bad Piggle
Breakfast on the dirty kitchen floor!
Also discovered while uploading knitting pix – me at RenFaire 2008, a day after I had my hair dyed purple.
Do I look stoned to you, too?
And the main event: a wristwarmer!
This one's for Haven but she doesn't know it yet.
Materials:
1 skein bulky weight yarn (this is 75% acrylic, 25% wool)
four #8 dpns
Pattern:
Cast on 31 stitches. Divide onto three needles. Work in the round k3, p2 all the way around. k2together last stitch of third needle and first stitch of first needle, then continue k3/p2 until desired length from thumb hole (how long you want it to go up your arm).
Thumb hole: k3,p2 until last five stitches on needle #3. Working in pattern, bind off those 5 stitches. Continue working in round until you reach the last stitch on needle #3. Cast on 5 stitches using a crochet hook. Continue working in round another 2 inches. Bind off in pattern. Weave in ends.
I'll turn the rest of the skein into wristwarmer #2 next weekend.
