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Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
“…on end of the rainbow with a fortune to win; it’s so different from the world I’m living in…
Tag: Sport
Heaven Knows
“Down inside, don’t get caught with foolish pride…
Mr. Melody
“you’re on my mind constantly, and I think of you the whole day long…
Rio
“Just like that river twisting through a dusty land…
Mellow Yellow
The Name
Mellow Yellow by Donovan
The association should be evident: yellow scarf; yellow name.
The Scarf
Dimensions: 4 x 68 inches
Cast on 16 stitches. Knit in garter. I started alternating Red Heart and Schachenmayr every two rows for eight repeats. Next I alternated Unknown yellow with Red Heart, followed by Unknown yellow alt Schachenmayr, Unknown yellow alt Unknown brown, Unknown brown alt Schachenmayr; and then back down the spectrum, and then up one more time.
The Yarns
Red Heart Sport
Color: 0230 Yellow
Content: 100% Acrylic
Weight: 2, Sport
Schachenmayr nomotto Brazilia Lungo
Color: 222
Content: 100% Polyester
Weight: 5, Bulky
Unknown Yellow
Color: Butterscotch*
Content: 100% Acrylic
Weight: 4, Worsted
Unknown Brown
Color: Caramel*
Content: 100% Acrylic
Weight: 4, Worsted
* Color name assignment per Hooker Leo, absent yarn label
Dog Eat Dog
The Name
Dog Eat Dog by Adam and The Ants
Pet pad for a dog that likes to eat other dogs. :D Not! Just animal association between project and name.
The Pet Pad
Dimensions: 8 x 10 inches
Even now, I am considering making a second because it feels kind of thin; I certainly have enough oddballs.
The Yarn
Unknown White
Color: Reversal of Color*
Content: Acrylic?
Weight: Worsted?
Patons Lace
Color: 33129 Porcelain
Content: 80% Manufactured Fibers – Acrylic, 10% Wool, 10% Goat – Mohair
Weight: 2 – Sport, Baby
Unknown Lavender
Color: Turnabout Tulip*
Content: Acrylic?
Weight: Worsted?
Unknown Yellow
Color: Hammurabi Hyacinth*
Content: Acrylic?
Weight: Worsted?
Unknown Multicolor
Color: Circus of Chance*
Content: Cotton?
Weight: Worsted?
Just consuming some oddballs. The Patons Lace was double-stranded to begin, but increased to quad-stranded.
Hooker Notes
This “pet pad” is part of my research and development for Man! I Feel Like A Woman; design construction only.
* color designation per Hooker Leo, absent yarn label ? yarn weight designation per Hooker Leo, absent yarn label
On da Hook: 2018.09.24
off da Hook: 2018.09.
In My Own Little Corner
The Name
In My Own Little Corner by Julie Andrews from Cinderella (1957)
Trying to re-engage my humility.
The Scarf
Dimensions: 53 x 4 inches
Duplicate of Got ‘Til It’s Gone, except a different yarn with approximately the same amount in two skeins.
The Yarn
Berroco Comfort DK
Color: 2705
Content: 50% Super Fine Acrylic, 50% Super Fine Nylon
Weight: 3 – Light, DK, Sport
