secretly nerdy
My second ever stranded colorwork project was a gift hat for a snowboarding Star Wars fan. On the outside, it just looks like any other norwegian cap, knit up in maize and blue for this U of Michigan alum…
But on the inside, he’s a freakin Jedi Knight.
pattern: cobbled together with charts from www.jessica-tromp.nl and www.knitting-and.com/knitting/patterns/charts/starwars.htm
yarn: 2 skeins Louet Gems Opal, plus scraps of Dale Helio for the maize parts
needles: US#3 Bryspun 16″ circular
And a close-up of the hem, pre-blocking:
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February 5th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
[…] so is my brother-in-law, Nate. Two years ago, I made him a colorwork hat with a secret Star Wars-themed lining and, when I gave it to him, I swear to freaking Yoda that he was so jazzed that he teared up a […]
February 8th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Holy jeebus I know exactly who I’ll be making one of these for! I love it:)