Nearly Xmas- time for a knitwear challenge- heated tank top

[woolly_moose]

Dear all

Those who know me know that I have two hobbies- knitting and upsetting my husband. Christmas is therefore a particularly special time, as I can combine the two.

Cue this year's challenge: a heated tank top, but with a biking theme.

Have been looking at heated vests, but they're all expensive a/o very 'sensible'. I've been reading that you can rip the element out of a travel blanket and sew into a vest, so what better/worse gift than a personalised home-made heated tank top? Some of the blankets have adaptors to charge in a cigarette lighter, or some clever people have worked out a way to plug them into the bike rather than have to fit a sidecar for the million batteries required, but I lack the skills. So- any recommended cheap blankets I can destroy?

and more importantly, any ideas for the design on the front?

Here's a pic of a past birthday tank top, to 'celebrate' turning 33 and outliving Bruce Lee. The following year was going to be Jesus, but after the unexpected lack of wear this got, I couldn't be arsed.


https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3247/2863025511_c92324829f_m.jpg
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[Howling Terror]

Tits
or
GTFO

would look good.

Pat
ever the optimist
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[Bendy]

[Tonka]

Jusy by coincidence I saw the perfect thing yesterday, however as is only right and proper can I find it to post now? NO!!!!

So as a very poor substitute I found this which is kind of similar, but not as good. The original one I saw had big arrows on the back pointing left and right with controllers on the arms to make 'em flash


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[G]

You can buy DIY heated clothing kits (google or ebay for it). They aren't very complicated and it's more expensive than the separate components, but you're paying for someone to have checked everything works correctly etc.
I was planning to get one set up with an interval timer unit for controlling heat level; which would be much better on battery life.

[Ariel Badger]

The picture has to be Nobcat, a true BCF icon.
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[Tonka]

Not dirt cheap by any means but this is ready to go with the socket and timer

............or you could go with this one a give him a real motorcycle riding sensation with knitted pants too!!
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[woll]

+1 for nob cat on the front
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[warped one]

to drunk. piss off, time fro smoke then fag and maybe piss.
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[Ariel Badger]

BTW, it is not "Nearly Christmas" it is the end of September.
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[woll]

It would be so epic if you did nob cat + im sure plenty of karma would fly your way
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[Carl_steveo]

Pretty sure I heard Ste say if you do nobcat he will buy it off you for £1000 pounds. He also said he would wear it all year round without any underpants on, just the nobcat jumper.
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[woolly_moose]

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[Jodie]

Does he actually like receiving these or do you just like watching him squirm on xmas morning?

Cos I know my fella wouldn't see the funny side of one,

hmmm or would he

[Ste]

Another vote for nobcat, or at least just its head with the staring eyes.

https://www.stedotcom.com/stuff/kitten1.jpg

It would provide much lol to any BCF'ers who saw him wearing it and he'd be blissfully unaware of what the random people were laughing at.

[Tonka]

^^^ what he said!!

In the case of THE little kitteh, less is most definitely more!

Just think Mr Woolly will be thinking his lovely wife has knitted him a super tanktop with a cute little cat on it!!

.................for extra lollage you could make the placement of said kitteh along the hemline
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[DrDonnyBrago]

As above, + 3? for the nobcat stare. Put the stare at the bottom, there will be knowing laughs from BCFers but everyone else will just think it's cute.

[woolly_moose]

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[Freaky_1]

From my better half:

STFU
It's warm!

lol I think you've given my gal ideas!

[woolly_moose]

[Tonka]