I am so excited that so many knitters are signed up to make meatheads for the installation! I am emailing everyone as they sign up, and later in this post I'll show you some pictures of the prototype.
But first, an FO. I finished this right before the massive hat caper started, and I wanted to celebrate some finished knitting before embarking on these hundred balls of roving. So here is the Wild Duck scarf.
And here is a close up of the yarn (from Adrian at hello yarn) and the double seed stitch.
I love it! Fabulous fall, here I come.
Now on to meatheads.
Here is the prototype, knit with roving and a cast-on edge of just 24 stitches. It took me 1 hour to complete. I'll also show you the back so you can see that I'm really not picky about the seams. And so you can see the size of the stitches compared to my fingers.
The kits will go out by Monday to everyone who has signed up. Continue to sign up in the comments if you want to knit a hat for the installation. I am so excited that so many people are doing this with me. The support is remarkably moving, and I love seeing all the blogs that are new to me and meeting all these new knitting friends. See the list at right. I encourage you to click around and see a world of knitting out there. Thank you so much everyone!
Hey Larissa! If you need more knitters, sign me up. I'd love to help.
Posted by: Mariko | August 21, 2004 at 13:21
yup, if you need more help, I can do one or two. :)
Posted by: Kathleen | August 21, 2004 at 14:27
i would love to help you do 2 hats
Posted by: karrie | August 21, 2004 at 15:23
hi.
i live in canada, but if you'll have me, i'll knit you a hat or five or whatever. I actually work at the toronto zoo, and a lady did several art pieces for our first annual ZooArts Festival, wherein she knit various pieces to fit some animals. (Work socks for an elephant, a turtleneck for a giraffe, and pullover for an orangutang, a balaclava for the indian rhino....) It's pretty interesting, and if you'd like to learn more about the whole festival, you can log onto www.torontozoo.com. anyways, i'm not sure about postage and such, but i'd love to help you knit
jessica
Posted by: jess | August 21, 2004 at 16:02
I'd love to knit for a fellow knitter... Plus the project inspires me. Send me more information.
Posted by: Laurin | August 22, 2004 at 15:54
Hi Larissa!
I'm a new knitter, but I'd love to help out and make a hat! Sounds like an amazing project!
Posted by: connie | August 22, 2004 at 17:01
I thought you might have reached your limit by now. I would be happy to knit a couple of hats for you. E-mail me and I'll send you my info.
Posted by: sharlyn | August 22, 2004 at 20:43
I'm up for three!
Posted by: Debra | August 23, 2004 at 09:18
I'll knit a hat for you!
Contact me if you still need help!
Posted by: beth | August 23, 2004 at 09:31
you can count me in for a hat if you still need knitters!
Posted by: carolyn | August 23, 2004 at 13:04
if you still need help I will knit a hat or two! I'm a new knitter but hats are my specialty! :)
Posted by: allison | August 23, 2004 at 15:13
I'd love to give one a try! You want us all to use the pattern on your website, right? I think I can handle that. Gayle in Bothell, WA
Posted by: FYRKRKR | August 25, 2004 at 16:19
I can knit you 2 hats!
Posted by: Katie | August 26, 2004 at 19:10