Yarn

[jfelkins]

#3635

My wife enjoys knitting and has offered to make me hunting gear/clothes. Any one does stuff like this? What kind of projects worked well and were useful and what kind of yarn was used? Thanks!

[Stephen Graf]

#22231

Wool socks, socks, and more socks. My wife is a master knitter. We’ve been married 20 years and I don’t think a handful of nights have passed that she isn’t working on something. Sweaters and scarfs are nice too.

Hint – good wool, yack, alpaca, or whatever beast, yarn makes great string silencers…. I always get my wife’s scrap yarn. Take a piece about 9 ft long and wrap it around two fingers. Separate the string and put the middle of the yarn loop in the string. Brace the bow, and use a knife to cut the loop on each side. Shoot about 20 times and poof! A perfect silencer.

[Hubertus]

#23294

I got a beautiful sweater for Xmas from my Grandma-in-law. Hand-knit sweaters will snag in the bush, so I would say get them close-fitting to go under your outerwear.
My wife is also working on a crocheted pair of socks that I’m looking forward to field-testing.
And I have to add, if you have (100% wool) yarn in the house, you can make your own string silencers. Mine work great!

[jfelkins]

#34244

Thanks all. We are working on a felted hat with ear flaps and a micro fleece lining. I’ll take pictures when it’s done. We’re using brown/black/tan. Gotta make our own “camo” patttern. Thanks again.

[Dpowers311]

#35586

I have my wife working on a hat that fits my head and covers my ears but not my eyes. She is always making socks. and I think I am going to drop hints about a vest. She has made me a shirt and fleece pants. I have work with her on a recurve case and a bag to cove my arrow fletching’s.

Dave

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