Ruminations on knitting at 3 a.m.

It will haunt your nightmares

How does one get out of a knitting funk? By knitting joke patterns, of course!

Scary Mask Finished

This is the famed adult balaclava pattern that has made such a splash on ye olde interweb.

I made this out of some spare Cascade 220 I had in my stash on size 8 needles. It only took a few days, and the results are just fabulous. Check out my friend Panda modeling:

But she looks so innocent!

I actually made this for my friend Mr. N, who is also owner of the eyepatch mentioned in the earlier posts.

Molly thinks I’m crazy for making the mask:

Molly and the mask

But I’ve found it’s good for brainstorming:

Thinking mask

So, the official cure for the knitting blues: ridiculous vintage patterns! Take my word for it!

3 Comments to It will haunt your nightmares

  1. Steve's Gravatar Steve
    February 28, 2008 at 10:05 am | Permalink

    so awesome. So so awesome. I’d totally rob a bank with that thing.

  2. shula's Gravatar shula
    February 29, 2008 at 1:15 am | Permalink

    Never did I expect to see a balaclava even more scary than the original.

    Sure did the rounds, that pattern.

    Must find another.

  3. September 15, 2011 at 6:32 am | Permalink

    Should be using that to rob a bank…everyone falls down laughing…no stress no fuss getaway.

    Probably more effective on Halloween based on the color scheme and the time of year…this would be too hot for a summer time heist.

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