My Girlfriend is cooler than your girlfriend...
02-02-06, 03:38 PM
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My Girlfriend is cooler than your girlfriend...
because she knit me helmet earwarmers!
She found the pattern off of menknit.com and whipped these puppies up for me. I've tolerated NYC winters pretty well thus far (50 degrees today doesn't hurt), but the windchill on my ears gets to me sometimes. These just slide over your helmet straps and are super snug after you clip the straps.
If tonight is anything like last night I'll be trying them out in a few hours.
She's making a second set for herself and is considering selling pairs if they work well. I suggested that she line them with gore windstopper, but I don't know where to buy it as a fabric alone.
She found the pattern off of menknit.com and whipped these puppies up for me. I've tolerated NYC winters pretty well thus far (50 degrees today doesn't hurt), but the windchill on my ears gets to me sometimes. These just slide over your helmet straps and are super snug after you clip the straps.
If tonight is anything like last night I'll be trying them out in a few hours.
She's making a second set for herself and is considering selling pairs if they work well. I suggested that she line them with gore windstopper, but I don't know where to buy it as a fabric alone.
02-02-06, 03:43 PM
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I've got to admit, those look pretty cool. I'll have to sic my wife on that idea!
02-02-06, 05:18 PM
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Nope, she's cooler because she doesn't make up pick up your room. I count at least five infractions there that I would never hear the end of.
02-02-06, 05:30 PM
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that is cool! don't have a b-friend that will knit for me, tell your gf that I'll buy a pair if she decides to start selling them!
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02-02-06, 06:02 PM
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How did she knit the plastic parts... pretty good with a needle.
02-02-06, 06:11 PM
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- this thread is a DUPE POST in another forum!
02-02-06, 06:40 PM
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I am cooler than YOUR girlfriend...
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02-02-06, 07:06 PM
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Wait...she knitted those? They look like polar fleece in the pictures. Is it just bad contrast, did she spend a crap-load of time on them, or did you mean sew?
Whatever they case, they're pretty nice looking. Your girlfriend is cooler than mine.
Whatever they case, they're pretty nice looking. Your girlfriend is cooler than mine.
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02-02-06, 07:18 PM
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Aw... mine only buys me stuff. 
02-02-06, 07:33 PM
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Have her check out a big fabric store like Hancocks. They stock that kind of stuff. There are also a couple of places that sell this stuff online, I have seen it while looking for tarping for bags.
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Mine bought herself a bike so she could ride with me...
02-03-06, 09:34 AM
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She can buy polar fleece fabric at any store like Jo-ann fabrics. Easier anyway to just sew it in triangles, slide it on. Good idea, I'll make myself some.
02-03-06, 09:41 AM
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Knitted earwarmers make me wonder what she was saying about you at the stitch-n-biatch. 
02-03-06, 10:04 AM
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The warmers worked out great. You have to adjust your helmet straps out a bit, but once you clip them on they aren't going anywhere. They made my helmet fit better too. I rode down the west side greenway at a pretty good clip and noticed that I didn't hear much of the wind passing by my ears. It wasn't totally eliminated, but it was much quiteter and made for a nice ride. I could hear everything else just fine.
As for warmth, my ears were toasty, but it only dropped down to 42 degrees last night. It was nice having warm ears, but an exposed head, so air could still flow through my helmet and keep me from sweating too much up there. I'm definitely looking forward to some windstopper lined ones for when it gets 20 degrees cooler.
I know it would have been easier to sew polarfleece flaps together, but she wanted to knit these for me out of some crazy yarn, and I really appreciate the effort.
As for warmth, my ears were toasty, but it only dropped down to 42 degrees last night. It was nice having warm ears, but an exposed head, so air could still flow through my helmet and keep me from sweating too much up there. I'm definitely looking forward to some windstopper lined ones for when it gets 20 degrees cooler.
I know it would have been easier to sew polarfleece flaps together, but she wanted to knit these for me out of some crazy yarn, and I really appreciate the effort.
02-03-06, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by my58vw
I am cooler than YOUR girlfriend...
02-03-06, 12:02 PM
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My wife knows how to keep my ears warm, but I can't fit her under my helmet ....
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That might be true, but I do not have a girlfriend. What now? Cool ear muffs through.
02-03-06, 12:46 PM
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ya well my gf is invisible...so there....lol, i like being single though...no hassles, nothing to spend money on but my bike..its nice..but those are some rockin cool ear muffs.
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