Knitting on the subway

I was coming home on the subway tonight, working on my button-tab hat, and two people across the aisle from me began loudly discussing my knitting. The woman thought I was "smart" for knitting, as I could make myself lots of clothes, while the man was confused about whether I was knitting or crocheting. People. I can hear you when you talk about me loudly on the subway. I am knitting, not deaf.

Incidentally, I notice that I get more comments on the subway when I knit with straight needles rather than DPNs. I wonder if people don't know what I'm doing when I knit with the DPNs?

Radical headband

My husband is a freestyle mogul skiier, and freestylers tend to be a little stuck in the late 80s. Clearly, this meant that he needed some radical style to compete in the annual Bust n Burn freestyle competition.

I already knitted him a pair of Knucks in fluorescent green and pink yarn, with BUST and BURN embroidered on the fingers. Clearly, what was needed to complete this ensemble (and bring him home the giant gold winner's trophy) was a matching headband.

Materials
1 set US size 7 DPNs (or circs, if you like them better)
Dalegarn Falk Neon yarn (sport weight 5-ply wool; 116 yards per 50g ball) in 0184 (neon green) and 0144 (neon pink)*
Yarn needle
Stitch marker or scrap yarn

Pattern
Using long-tail cast-on, CO 92 sts in neon pink. Join to begin working in the round, being careful not to twist. Work 6 rounds in k2, p2 ribbing.

Pick up neon green yarn. Knit 1 round. Slip first st of second round, then knit around. Knit 7 rounds.

Pick up neon pink yarn. Knit one round. Slip first st of second round, then work k2, p2 ribbing around. Work 5 rounds in k2, p2 ribbing.

Bind off using . Cut yarn and weave in ends.

Radical!



*This yarn is discontinued, but can still be found in a few places on the internet.