...these
neckwarmer/gaiters were certainly more common in North Dakota...
...but there are certainly enough cold and windy winter days here in West Virginia to warrant wearing one...and I get so many compliments on this old one...and when one of my fellow bookclubbers mentioned that she wished she had one for skiing...I thought that would make the perfect little handmade gift for her...
...so I knit the tube...just 80 stitches of stockinette...but wondered what I would use for the lining...I thought of polarfleece...but didn't think I'd want that next to my mouth...
...and then when I was at the local dollar store searching for Santa's gold wrapping paper (remember that all of Santa's presents are wrapped in gold paper - and it's surprisingly difficult to find...oh well...I digress)...and I found this stretchy cotton double layered touque...for...you guessed it...$1...
...so I lopped off the top...
...and was left with a nice stretchy cotton tube...my old gaiter is also lined with a stretchy cotton tube...it was leftover from
Scout's alien Halloween Costume...WOW...that was a long time ago...but again...I digress...
...her ski jacket and vest are pink...so I knitted the tube in pink...
...turned the handknit tube inside out so that I could stitch the two tubes together right sides together...
...pulled the inner cotton tube back out...here you see both right sides...
...and tucked the cotton tube back inside the knit tube...
...and really the only tricky part was dealing with the curling stockinette stitch as I turned it and the cotton tube under...
...and stitched them together...I stretched them as I went and it made a pretty little fluted edge...
...OK...get ready...goofy bathroom mirror pictures follow...
...gave it a quick try-on...funny...it matches my top...
...but it's cozy and warm...and should be perfect for skiing...
...my elving continues down to the wire...just like every other year...haha!
~Have a lovely day!
I saw the first picture and thought - fine yarn and needles - respect! Then I read on, that is such a lovely useful item of clothing. I am going to knit myself one and line it with fabric from an old tee shirt.
ReplyDeleteThanks Maureen...I seriously wear mine a lot...I think your idea of an old tee shirt liner is perfect...next time that's what I'll do instead of the touque...
Delete~Have a lovely day!