Sock Keychain

Ok, so after a hellish week I need a break. So I tell the wife I’m heading to the LYS to take a class. It was Socks on DPN’s and the pattern is a cute little toddler sock. I already know how to do socks on DPN’s, but I needed the break from the family. I had a super time just sitting there knitting my cares away, and by the time the class was over I was already starting the heel flap. By the time I went to bed I had already turned the heel and was working on the gusset. So its the next day, and I’m done. WHY can’t regular socks be this quick!? Sigh, I need smaller feet…. OR some really HUGE yarn! YES! Sigh, ok ok probably not gonna work out.

Anyway, I took a photo with my action fingers, they’re pissed its too big, but meh, they’ll get over it.

One Manly Piece of Knitting

Recently I was lucky enough to get a new welding hood thanks to my loving folks. Being a welder and an asthmatic, I was looking to reduce the amount of fumes and dust that I breathe while I weld. A quick browse through my local welding supply catalog, and I found this incredible full face respirator (like the kind you see in the movies when they are trying not to die from a deadly virus or poison or something), with the addition of a welding visor that drops down over the viewing area.

It was amazing when I put it to use. Not a single bit of fumes or dust reached my lungs and I could actually breathe when I was done welding! There is always a catch though. With a normal welding hood I wear a baseball hat to protect the top of my head from bits of flying molten metal. With the new hood, because of the straps, I couldn't do that anymore. By the time I was done I had a few burns and my hair was full with more metal than a rebelling teenagers face. I knew what had to be done.

Combining knitting and welding, what can be cooler than that!?! Nothing! Well, ok, maybe a few things, but still, thats pretty darn cool. So I found

A Hat Fit for a Boyfriend by Stephanie Nicole and cast it on that night. In no time flat I had a small version of the hat made that fit nicely under my new welding hood. I remember my welding instructor telling me that I welders hat is supposed to be really flashy though, so I'm going to make a second one that will hopefully have some pizzaz to it.