My niece has no qualms about asking me to knit for her. I love to do it. I love to knit, I have a huge stash of yarn (most or all bought either on sale or on deep discount clearance) and I love to give handmade things to loved ones. She has asked for hats, scarves and most recently a headband/ear warmer, which is well in progress. She sent a photo of one she found on line and I researched and found a pattern with a similar stitch. It has wood buttons. I asked the Big Guy to cut me a few slices from a fat twig and plan to bore holes in them to make custom buttons.
I have pestered her for ideas to make something for her boyfriend/partner/possible future spouse. He does not want a scarf, does not wear ties or hats and does not play Frisbee so a flying disk is out. Finally she said golf club covers might be a good idea. I researched patterns and found shapes I liked. Then I started to get ideas. He is a PhD student at Northwestern University. I found a link to their official Pantone shade of purple (Pantone is a color coding system printers & designers use to ensure the proper shades of color are achieved). Since the Big Guy is a printer. I asked if I could borrow his Pantone sample book. We took it to the craft shop to match the yarns. I struck gold when I found the store brand was nearly a perfect match for the “official” Northwestern Wildcats Purple. I purchased a skein of purple and one of white.
I have pestered her for ideas to make something for her boyfriend/partner/possible future spouse. He does not want a scarf, does not wear ties or hats and does not play Frisbee so a flying disk is out. Finally she said golf club covers might be a good idea. I researched patterns and found shapes I liked. Then I started to get ideas. He is a PhD student at Northwestern University. I found a link to their official Pantone shade of purple (Pantone is a color coding system printers & designers use to ensure the proper shades of color are achieved). Since the Big Guy is a printer. I asked if I could borrow his Pantone sample book. We took it to the craft shop to match the yarns. I struck gold when I found the store brand was nearly a perfect match for the “official” Northwestern Wildcats Purple. I purchased a skein of purple and one of white.
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| Driver Cover In Progress |
Then I got the brainstorm of the century – boyfriend is a chemical engineer (I relish teasing him about being an engineer while completely ignoring the chemistry aspect of his studies). I can’t tell who enjoys the teasing more, him or me - - - yes I can - - - last time I was with niece & boyfriend they both remarked that I wasn’t teasing him nearly enough. I confessed that I was having a few personal issues and was off my game – but by the end of the evening I was back in good form and he was reassured I liked him enough to tease him unmercifully.
I got the idea to knit the covers in purple, with white stripes on the cuff to denote the Driver, the 3 wood and the 5 wood – and the brainstorm to stitch the atomic symbols from the periodic table rather than the numeral on the head of the cover. It will be a private joke and hopefully he plays golf with non-chemists who will wonder why his covers bear the initials H, B and Li instead of 1, 3 and 5. I am beyond thrilled and very, very proud of myself for this flash of genius, if I say so myself!
Since my yarn and needles are not the same as those specified in the patterns I have found I decided instead to knit the covers from the top down (which allows the knitter to establish & measure gauge as they go rather than having to create a gauge swatch in advance. I cast on the approximate number of stitches (thinking this might be the middle size) and began to knit. I soon discovered my gauge was such that this test piece would easily accommodate the driver (the largest club) and went from there. I decided to make notes of my stitch count as I went along and turn the experiment into a pattern for my Ravelry page. This post contains my initial efforts. I'll post updates as the covers progress and will publish the pattern in when it's done.
Happy knitting and may you have a Bogey . . . or an Eagle . . . or even a hole in one! I think I just had my personal best!I got the idea to knit the covers in purple, with white stripes on the cuff to denote the Driver, the 3 wood and the 5 wood – and the brainstorm to stitch the atomic symbols from the periodic table rather than the numeral on the head of the cover. It will be a private joke and hopefully he plays golf with non-chemists who will wonder why his covers bear the initials H, B and Li instead of 1, 3 and 5. I am beyond thrilled and very, very proud of myself for this flash of genius, if I say so myself!
Since my yarn and needles are not the same as those specified in the patterns I have found I decided instead to knit the covers from the top down (which allows the knitter to establish & measure gauge as they go rather than having to create a gauge swatch in advance. I cast on the approximate number of stitches (thinking this might be the middle size) and began to knit. I soon discovered my gauge was such that this test piece would easily accommodate the driver (the largest club) and went from there. I decided to make notes of my stitch count as I went along and turn the experiment into a pattern for my Ravelry page. This post contains my initial efforts. I'll post updates as the covers progress and will publish the pattern in when it's done.
Quotable quotes; in the category If My Golf Score And My Bowling Score Were Reversed I'd be Great At Both!
"It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course." Hank Aaron
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