Fruit Stripe Knit

Technically speaking, I probably spun this just a little too fine for the hat I intended to make, but I made it anyway.  It was never intended to be a winter hat, and my nephew lives where it doesn't snow.  So the fact that it's lighter than it should have been is not a problem; it just doesn't have the body that it should have had.  The black is some worsted Wool of the Andes left over from another project.

Part of the fun was seeing how the yarn would knit up.  I was hoping it would still stripe, and it did.  But it was also interesting to see how the barber poled bits would look.  One of my favorite sections is the rose and green stripe towards the tail.

Since half the yarn was left, I tossed it into my project bag to take with me to my daughter's.  I have an unfortunate amount of experience waiting around in hospitals, and find that a project not only keeps me occupied, but also is a good way to vent some nervous energy.  

While knitting is more productive than pacing, my hands will still betray me.  The sock on the left was knitted at the hospital; the one on the right knitted the following day.

These waffle socks were more of an exercise than anything else, since the yarn wasn't meant for socks and probably won't stand up to shoes.  The barber poling is far more apparent here, almost too busy for the pattern, but I suspect the four year old won't mind.