One of those friends is having a 40th soon, and I would dearly love to knit him "something bloody useful".
My idea is a balaclava as worn by Sir Douglas Mawson and shown here.
I've just got to work out how to do it.
BTW, I think Douglas Mawson looked hot in his balaclava, despite this comment at the bottom of that link page:
"p.s. Douglas Mawson might have been a splendid fellow and absolutely first rate, but I bet he regretted having that picture taken of him in the balaclava - I mean it's the sort you'd send to your aunt Ethel to prove you really are wearing what she knitted for you."
Bless Aunt Ethel.
Thanks for following me! Hilarious quote about Mawson, but very strange that men think balaclavas are more useful than scarves. As far as I can see there's only one use for a balaclava but zillions for a scarf!
ReplyDeleteAnd great idea re the bowel cancer fund raiser, a few years ago at my local festival my sister and I spotted a dubious knitted object among the items for sale at the CWA stall ... it looked like a brown log... needless to say we christened it "the knitted poo" much like Mr Hanky the Christmas Poo from South Park. It was only $3, I should have bought it...
Did you ever find a pattern for Dougie's balaclava? My husband today announced that he would really like one just like that!
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