I ramble enough about hockey on this blog and finally playoffs begin on Tuesday.
I'm not on the cutting edge of anything so I discover a knitted Stanley Cup pattern on Ravelry almost a year after the Kings won the Stanley Cup. Hmmm, I rummaged in my massive yarn closet and found some aran weight gray wool that I recycled from a wool sweater I got at a thrift shop. Yep, lots of 100% wool (man sweater XL) for only $8. Woot!
Anyway, the pattern was straightforward and simple plus I was on a mission to finish it. I managed this in a few hours before the last regular season home game, knit on it while in the car to the game and after the game blocked it to this shape. Much better with blocking because it was sort of blobby and curled up. The bowl at the top turned out nicely with a plastic acorn shaping that. The middle portion has a toilet roll tube with some polyfill for extra support and the bottom is shaped over a upside down candle (enclosed in metal holder).
Ha, I got that candle for our wedding almost 16 years ago and now I get to use it. :)
I have to pat myself on the back for this item because I love it (almost as much as my light the lamp goal light). :) And I really really love that goal light.
I'll post better pics of this later since the above was taken while still damp and blocking. It measures about 7 inches tall and 3 inches wide. If the Kings make it to the finals this year I'm bringing this with me to the games. I can easily stuff this into my bag and it weighs nothing at all.
More playoff knits later....
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