Finished Object

FO Friday 2/16/24

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I finished a hat for Elliot. He is suddenly obsessed with Nintendo video games. He asked for a Luigi hat. I found the Luigi’s Mansion pattern on Ravelry and started with that. From there he asked me to add Mario. That was easy enough. I just made him shorter and changed the color of his bibs and hat. Then he wanted Princess Peach, Toad, and Blue Toad. Those I had to sketch out on knitters graph paper. He wanted the 8 bit Princess Peach, which was easier to chart. He wanted Toad from the movie, which was more of a challenge.

Once I was done with the hat he asked for a button on top. What kind of button? The kind that is on the top of the hat I made in October of 2020. Apparently he loves the button. I didn’t have any plastic craft rings on hand, but I had picked up a Coke Zero at Aldi after a stressful grocery trip. A bit of prying, cutting, and sanding is all it took to get started on the button. Well, that and looking up the Bumblebee Acres YouTube with the directions.

The button was a quick make, and it does add a little something to the hat.

In the end Elliot has a hat he loves. I have a lot more experience with duplicate stitch. The hat took less than a week to make. This quick project brought Elliot a lot of joy.

The yarn is Beaverslide Dry Goods delaine merino in the McGill Meadows colorway. The duplicate stitch is done in leftover yarn from my stash.

Did you finish anything this week?

FO Friday

mildlygranola, , , 13 Comments

I finished the Hitchhiker. I enjoyed knitting this. The ease of a garter stitch project was just what I needed. I used pink and orange tweed from my stash. The label was lost long ago, so I have no idea what brand it is.

I tried it on. It is not me. I might try to keep it to use it as a scarf. It is far more likely that I will put it in my gift bin and wait for the right situation to present it as a present.

Did you finish anything this week?