Comments on: National Helmet Liner Day

By: Helmet Liners, Gators, Stocking Caps | Knitting with Company

Helmet Liners, Gators, Stocking Caps | Knitting with Company — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:40:57 +0000

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By: Kathryn Encinas

Kathryn Encinas — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:42:23 +0000

What about the many soldiers that are alergic to wool???

By: Neil

Neil — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:55:34 +0000

Gise … dark colors are best even tweeds. Every helmet liner will be gratefully received and put to good use.

Not sure about silks … I’m sure it would get used but would also probably need some extra care?

By: Gise

Gise — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:56:41 +0000

Does the color have to be solid? Or could it be a yarn with various subtle tones of a brown color, for example?
Can it be a tweed color?
Can it contain other natural fibers, like silk, e.g. 20% silk?

By: Jeanne VanDeWiele

Jeanne VanDeWiele — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:17:32 +0000

Ok, here’s the deal, I wanted to make one for my brother and bought a beautiful dark brown Cascade 220 Superwash. That night I talked to 2 off duty soldiers and asked them if they knew which colors were acceptable. They told me that only true black and a certain shade of green,( they showed me as they were in uniform, I don’t know what to call the color- sorta pale olive-tan-gray? was allowed, that the other colors were no longer allowed, that was out of date. I dorve the 40 miles back to the store and traded my wool for a black-black one, I’ve almost completed the liner but before I make another I need to know if my information is wrong or is the pattern’s color choices listed incorrect. How does one find out for sure? Thanks for your help, Jean

By: Judy

Judy — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:20:19 +0000

Is it a must that the yarn be worsted weight?
I have seen 100% wool yarn for sale but not “worsted”.
As long as it knits to gauge, is non worsted yarn OK?

By: Neil

Neil — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:25:03 +0000

Absolutely, We’ll take th helmet liners year round (we’ve actually been doing this for the past 3 years). If you can get them to us before the end of January that would be a bonus and help us toward our current drive.

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:30:35 +0000

I live in Michigan and would love to participate — with some friends. Is it too late? What is the deadline? Can we mail our finished helmet liners to the address you provided?

By: Kathleen Crapse

Kathleen Crapse — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:05:19 +0000

I made one of these liners with two circular needles instead of one circular or DPs. Works really well! I m ake all my circular items – socks, gloves, hats, etc. on two circulars. Takes the grief out of using DPs and avoids the struggleout of small circulars [like less than 24"]. I have more liners planned. They go pretty quick. I just had to get more yarn in the proper colors, which I normally don’t have on hand. Thanks everyone for helping make these liners.
BTW……..does anyone have the washing instructions to tuck into the liners? I’ve heard that there is a page of them floating around somewhere, but I haven’t been able to find it.