resistance is futile

Wed 30 Dec 2009 in handmade

Over a year ago I saw this pattern and I knew I needed to knit it as a surprise for the computer engineer in my life.

I adapted the pattern by ditching the specified worsted weight and adopting a more penny-happy weight– pearl 8 cotton! I never got around to adding eyes, but that’s ok as he likes it anyway.

Resisty the Resistor
by Anna Hrachovec / Mochimochi Land
Modifications: made it penny-sized, left out eyes, tied knots in icord for feet.
Yarn: DMC Coton Perlé 8
0.7mm needles
Ravelry Project Page

Verdict: Awesome! It’s a fun pattern and a great idea.

I love working with this weight and the Hiya-Hiya 0.7mm needles are really nice. It makes going back to fingering weight feel super bulky!

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Expect to see more penny-sized creations as the awesome Lion Brand Yarn Studio helped me acquire some difficult to obtain 0.7mm dpns. There will be much more DMC Coton Perlé 8 knitting in the future.

One Comment

  1. helen (of troy) December 31, 2009 at 11:18 am

    I love pearl cotton–its wonderful for lace (collars and cuffs!) and for book markers (its soft enough, and thing enough to actually work (vs heavier yarn that is just too thick!)

    there are some lovely book marker patterns available free on the internet–(i’ve knit a few!)