Travis, the Robot from Paradise
If you’re a spinner, weaver, or knitter, you’ve probably stumbled across Paradise Fibers. As a spinner and knitter, I have the great fortune of being able to call Paradise Fibers my LYS. If you call Paradise Fibers to place an order, chances are, Travis will answer the phone and take your order. The semi-permanent attachment of his headset and his formidable height give, at first glance, the impression that he’s a fiber-loving Borg. We are Paradise Fibers. Resistance is futile. You will find roving you love.
When I stopped in the other day, Travis asked me would I like to sample some of their new yarn. (Would I like to? What knitter would say no?) He led me to the shelf of glorious, lovely Lambs Pride Superwash Bulky Yarn that comes in at least 25 different colours. I picked out a skein each of [crap–I don’t remember–I’ll write them when I’m reunited with the three skeins of yarn], and knew just what I would do with it:
A knitted robot.
If there are directions out there to knit these robots, they have alluded me, so I drew up a sketch, in lieu of a pattern, and began work on my robot.
Sizing up the amount of yarn I have left [oz. of each skein here], I have decided to knit either a robot hat, or a sweater for the robot, or both, depending on the size of head for which I make it. I had conceived of sending the robot to my soon-to-be-born niece, Brück, but Farmergirl thinks Travis the Robot is fabulous, so I may find myself down at Paradise Fibers looking at another set of Lambs Pride Superwash Bulky Yarn.
I’m not sure why it’s “bulky.” I haven’t yet measured the grist, but I don’t think it’s any heavier than standard worsted weight yarn. I’ve been knitting it on [Size 5?] Needles, and getting [stitches per inch]–which isn’t far off the [stiches per inch] I got in garter stitch or stockinette in Peaches and Cream worsted cotton. Of course, no one is going to wear the robot, and I’m not following a pattern beyond my little scribble sketch, so his dimensions are all relative to his head (which I knitted first), at 30 sts. stockinette, in the round.