After starting this knitting blog I have come across lots of weird stuff that people craft and my dear friend Claire suggested that I should make a post about what is the weirdest thing you have knitted (or any other forms for crafting), received or seen.

Can’t say I have made so much weird stuff, but a few years ago I shaved my beard and complained a bit about my chins were freezing. A couple of days later a friend had knitted me a chin warmer. It looked very weird 😉

Here is a couple of odd things I have stumbled across on the world wide webz.

Bearded cap

The Icelandic knitting company Vík Prjónsdóttir have made a very bizarre looking bearded cap that you can see in the image to the right. Apparently caps like this was used by Icelandic farmers when there was heavy snowstorms and they had to walk for long distances. It covers most of your face and neck against extreme conditions.

I’m not sure why it needs a mustache though? Maybe the Icelandic farmers wanted to look cool or maybe it’s a device to remove snot? I got a hunch that this will become a trend among bank robbers who care about fashion.

Vík Prjónsdóttir sell the bearded caps for $135 a piece so might have to dry to knit my own as an alternative to the old school balaclava. If there are any bank robbers out there reading my blog please contact me for a cheaper price 😉

Knitted Mr Hanky

Found a knitted version of the South Park character called Mr Hanky, the Christmas Poo. Why anyone would want to knit Mr Hanky is beyond me, but if you want knit one yourself “Pocket Farmer” have written up the pattern that she used to knit this poop.

Now it is your turn to share your bizarre crafted discoveries. 🙂

Added a pair of ragg socks to my Etsy store that I knitted some moons ago. These socks are more straight forward socks than my previous ones as these only consist of 4-5 types of yarn and I haven’t used rib stitches on “foot part” of the socks.

Stay tuned for more socks! 🙂

I just finished a pair of my crazy and unique ragg socks. The reason these socks are unique is that no two socks are alike. I use a lot of different types and colors of yarn (I have bag upon bag of leftover yarn that I have collected) so they will never look the same. Isn’t it cool to own some clothing that no one else owns? 🙂

The ragg socks are now up for sale at my new Etsy store http://laupstadknitting.etsy.com.
I’ve sold quite a few of knitted socks on eBay, but Etsy seems friendlier and have cheaper fees so I want to try Etsy for a while. Might go back to eBay if the sales are slow.

I have written before about an artist that crocheted sweaters for trees. This time I have stumbled upon a tag crew that use knitting as their spray can!

Knitta please started back in 2005 after a discussion about the frustration on having loads of unfinished knitting projects. They came up with the brilliant idea of using their unfinished work as tagging.

Here is a few examples of their work:

Knitta please in Manhatten, New York

Knitta please on Great Wall of China

And here is a video of some of Knitta Please crew in action:

Feel inspired to start with knit tagging?

Images copyright of Knitta Please.

My new crafting project is a pair of ragg socks that I’m knitting from leftover yarn. I got a tons of leftover yarn laying around so this is a great way of using your resources instead of throwing them away.
It’s a bit complicated because you have to change yarn all the time, but no two socks will look the same.

These socks will probably be listed on eBay or Etsy. Not sure how easy it is to sell on Etsy as I’ve never tried that site before. On eBay I usually get my things sold, but the price is usually very low compared to all the hours I have used on the knitting projects. When you combine that with the high fees from eBay and Paypal and the low value on the US dollar, it doesn’t seem worth it.
Would love to hear your opinion on selling crafted items.

After getting a request if I knew about any “How-To-Knit” books I’m guessing that there are many people out there who have no clue how to knit. I have looked around the net for links on how to get started. They can explain it much better than with my poor pedagogy skills and have some pretty explanatory images.

Of course, nothing beats being taught skills by a real person, but it seems like not many know crafting skills these days.

• The first thing you want to do is making a slip knot. This should be pretty easy and is explained, with pictures, on this site.

• The next step is casting on. You basically make a foundation of stitches for your knitting project.
  I’ve seen many different ways of casting on and here is the method I usually use. It may look a bit complicated, but don’t give up.
  Here is another method that seem to be common and a list of 5 different ways can be found here.

• When you have made the desired number of stitches you are ready for the knitting itself. As you are a newbie to knitting, all you need to know right now is the “knit stitch” (or garter stitch). I like the explanation on this site.

Hope this post was a bit helpful for all the upcoming knitters. Get ready to get hooked, because knitting can be very addictive 🙂
What is cooler than creating something yourself!?!

Thanks to my mate Tord for letting me use his photo of my knitting.

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I finally finished the ragg socks for my friend Jone. I used way too long time on them (blogging taking up too much time), but I’m pretty happy with the result 🙂
In the heel and toe I used an extra blue thread for extra strength/longevity and I think it gave the socks more life.

My next project is some chaotic multi-colored socks so be sure to subscribe to the RSS feed 😉