project: mike's a little more dashing

SPOILER ALERT!!! MIKE'S BIRTHDAY ISN'T UNTIL OCTOBER 24TH!!

But I'm thinking he could use these now for biking to work, so he might just have an early birthday gift coming his way.

A few years back, Mike requested that I knit him some arm warmers for his birthday. Mike is a very tall guy, and sometimes has a hard time with sleeve lengths. The idea was that these wrist warmers would help with the length of his winter coat.

Well, as usual, I got busy and didn't get around to knitting them until now. I've had the pattern, yarn, everything. Just never got around to it. But they have turned out lovely and I think they will fit him wonderfully!




I purchased Cascade 220 wool yarn from Weaving Works, and one skein made both warmers. The pattern was a Knitty pattern from back in 2007 called Dashing. It is the men's version of the warmer, and I must say, I'm glad that Mike is a big guy because these warmers turn out very, very long. I do wish there were more cables in them as well. Now that I have made the pattern, I will definitely make my notes to tailor them a bit better for future recipients.




The yarn was a breeze to use and knit up fairly quickly. If I had more hours in the day, everyone would get a pair of these for holiday!

These songs are part of my Summer 2010 playlist. Since Labor Day has ended, I think it is time to commit to these songs and start sending them out to my friends for a good listen.

playlist: mike's a little more dashing

"glitter" - no age
"mouthful of diamonds" - phantogram
"round and round" - ariel pink's haunted graffiti
"to the east" - electrelane
"marathon" - tennis
"jesus" - dom
"heart to tell" - the love language
"sleepy tigers" - her space holiday
"from the mouth of gabriel" - sufjan stevens