Hubby took me out to Big Box Crafts yesterday so that I could get some sewing & jewelry findings (I probably have 5 bags of crimp-beads hidden in my craft room by this point) and I found this gorgeous yarn to make my sister-in-law a Calorimetry headband for the box of goodies I’m sending with the family to Hell,Ga. The yarn is Paton’s Shetland Chunky (70/20 ack/wool blend) in Highland Plains variegated colourway.. and I’m so sorry that I can’t keep it. Thankfully the pattern takes so little yarn that I still have over half a ball (my trusty scale says the ball still weighs in at 70g out of 100g) to make my own for next winter.
The stats on the project are as follows: Paton’s Shetland Chunky in the Highland Plains variegated colourway. I used approx 30g from the 100g skein. Size 4.5mm/ 7US knitting needles (addi circs) and a 84 stitch cast on. I knit until it was half as wide as I wanted it and then started the decrease rows.. its 4 inches wide at the center point. I finished it off with a ‘vintage’ button from my stash of thrifted/estate sale/stolen from my mom/yard sale buttons. I started this last night during an episode of CSI: Miami and finished it earlier today.. these take only a few hours of knitting to complete.
Now.. lets see if I can finish my brother-in-law’s cabled hat before tomorrow at noon when my MIL comes over to take us to the mall. I’ve got a movie from Netflix that has been collecting dust.. so I’m hoping that I can knit and watch ‘The Prestige’ at the same time.