Month O’ Socks completion #1
26 Jan 2012 Leave a Comment
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I’ve been working on a pair of socks for my sister in law since November. Since I have been seriously uninspired about sock knitting, I used this month to complete these. The yarn is Opal, and the pattern is plain with an afterthought heel. There really isn’t all that much more to say about them. Except that they are bright and wild and wonderful. But, unfortunately, not mine.
Let’s talk about something else!
25 Jan 2012 Leave a Comment
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I am tired of talking about socks, let’s talk about the fiber club I was in way back in the summer. The theme was pinks and the fiber was from Dyeabolical. I believe I showed off the first month, but never photographed the second two.
The one on the left is a merino/silk/bamboo blend, and the one on the right is finn wool. They are both beautiful, and the pinks are both so very different. I cannot believe I was so busy with my own fleece that I overlooked these!
I got a double offering of the fiber club in order that I could trade with Carin from Round the Twist. I traded half of my first shipment for crown mountain farms merino in Rasta Man Vibration
Aren’t they pretty? Aren’t you distracted by the fact that instead of knitting I went biking last night and have no interesting photos for you?
Month O’Socks
24 Jan 2012 1 Comment
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So, I’ve got one sock of a pair done!
They feel fantastic! I am hoping they will hold up well, the yarn is a bit thicker than I usually attempt to use, and my purl stitches are loose as usual. However, they are pretty!
Girl Friday Sweater
23 Jan 2012 5 Comments
in fiber arts, Knitting, Uncategorized, yarn Tags: fiber arts, Knitting, yarn
So, here is a little break from the month o’socks posts. I finished my Girl Friday sweater finally!
This is the Girl Friday pattern from knitty.com. The yarn is Berrocco Lustra. I purchased the yarn at Stitches Midwest a couple of years ago. I tried to make it into a Spartan Sweater, but it failed so miserably that I tore it all out. After an initial failed attempt at a Vine Yoke Cardigan, I finally settled on this yarn to do my KAL with Ummeyusuf. In the end, I think we picked a fantastic pattern. The sweater is probably one of the most professional looking ones I’ve ever made, I think that is in part the pattern, and the yarn being interesting looking. The sleeves are slightly tight, but that seems to only add to its more tailored look.
I did have an initial yarn emergency. I used all the yarn I had, running out a few rows before completing the collar. While I was tempted to just cast off and go with it, I knew that I needed, truly, more yarn. I looked for the color at our local yarn shop, but they were out. I looked for the color online at the shop I originally purchased the yarn from, but they were backordered. So, I then looked on the Ravelry yarn page, looking for someone who had it for trade or sale. In the end, I came across someone local to me (whom I’d never even met before) who had it and was willing to part with it. I was able to pick it up, saving on shipping, and finally finish this sweater.
I suppose we will be back to our regularly scheduled programming tomorrow. I must admit, with me doing a lot less knitting, MOS is far less productive than it has been in past years!
Month O’Socks progress
22 Jan 2012 Leave a Comment
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So, I got some time in on Mom’s socks this morning, turned the heel, picked up the gussets, and finished the decreases. Now it is straight knitting until time to make a toe. These have been fantastic fun to knit, and I hope Mom will like the rather longer than usual legs on these socks.
Month O’Socks
21 Jan 2012 Leave a Comment
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So, I went on a super cold bike ride today. Just thought you should know. It was windy and cold and miserable, and while I rarely complain while on the bike, this one brought me close to whining. Big Time.
On Friday, I decided while at work, that my house needed to be put in order. So I lost some sock knitting time to that, never did get much knitting done since I was too busy cleaning. Then this morning I slept in (yes, I have sort of learned to do that now) and then talked to my parents prior to my ride, thus again, very little knitting time.
So, I’ve finished the leg of the white sock and have started the heel flap.
This biking thing REALLY cuts into my knitting time! But, makes knitting time even more sweet.
Month O’Socks
20 Jan 2012 Leave a Comment
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This is day two of the sock I am actively knitting on. I am absolutely loving this one.
As of right now I have finished the decreases and need to knit for as long as I am going to knit before starting the heel. That may only be one pattern repeat, because it is getting quite large already.
I love these thick scrumptious socks, I must admit I’d like a pair myself. I might have to pull out some of my wollmeise and knit a pair.
Month O’Socks
19 Jan 2012 4 Comments
in fiber arts, Knitting, yarn Tags: fiber arts, Knitting, socks, yarn
I know, I have barely mentioned it. Did you know it started January 15th this year? Did you know that this is our 4th annual Month O’Socks? Well, I have not been inspired about knitting socks for quite some time. I’ve had 2 pairs on the needles but barely touched them for ages. I didn’t even really want to knit socks for Month O’Socks. But, Mom tells me that another pair of hers have developed a hole, so it is time.
Mom sometimes laments that all the socks I knit her are brightly colored. This is because knitting brightly colored socks is less boring for me. Makes sense to me! But, I needed something else to do this month. So I took some white yarn I had in stash and started working a pair of Vintage Socks. My intention is to then dye them all one solid dark color, so she has what she truly wants.
Thankfully, the socks are knitting up super fast, and I am loving the feel of the yarn. I almost don’t WANT to dye them. While I am a bit further than this now, this is yesterday’s progress.
I’ll try to get another progress picture tonight so you can see the patterning!
Epic Project 2012
18 Jan 2012 Leave a Comment
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The dyeing portion of the epic project 2012 is complete. To review, I had decided that the blue and the green needed to be more saturated, and the burgundy/red was unacceptable as a color for the project. I changed out the skein to a purple skein. Now, quite frankly, I think I could go darker with the purple too, but I am not going to. It is good as is.
These are the three colors I changed. So the final yarns look like this:
I am far happier with this combination than I was with this one:
Now, when I have time, between Month O’Socks (which I haven’t even bothered talking about) and the 11 pay it forward projects, and a potential sweater commission, I will be able to swatch for the Epic Project. Thank goodness I have an entire year!
The Headband
17 Jan 2012 1 Comment
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The headband which is not for me, to be exact. I love this headband! I didn’t expect to. I knit a calorimetry first, but didn’t like it so I yanked it out. Then I found this drops pattern. I added a flower, pattern here. Then I added a blingy button to the middle of the flower for added cuteness.
Then I put it on and realized I had a big win!
I think this means I might need one too.
Epic Project 2012
16 Jan 2012 2 Comments
in fiber arts, Knitting, yarn Tags: dyeing, fiber arts, Knitting, yarn
I’ve spent 2 weekends in a row hard at work dyeing the yarn for my epic project 2012. I am currently done, but waiting for a few skeins to finish drying. The picture I have today is last weekend’s progress.
These are wool/silk blend yarns, and kettle dyed using landscape dyes.
How do I feel about the results? Let’s work from left to right.
The yellow, it is a lighter skein, less yarn, so it took less dye. One trip through the kettle and it sucked up the yellow beautifully. Very pleased with that one.
The beige took two trips to get the color I was looking for. I am substituting beige for the ivory called for in the pattern. I just wanted a richer look.
Next up, dark green. I am not done with this skein, I am hoping for a darker color. It gets a second trip through the dye pot.
The blue is the same as the green, it is just not finished yet.
The gray, well, this one was quite a challenge. 3 trips through the dye pot and all the gray I owned to get that light color. However, I think it is ok as it is. Which is good, I have no interest in ordering more gray.
The pattern calls for light turquoise. I tried a minty green to begin with. It just didn’t strike as I’d like, very uneven and far too light. I debated if I’d find a light turquoise dye to purchase, but in the end I just didn’t care to buy more so I went with a turquoise I had. It is a good color, but quite saturated. I don’t really know if I’d call it “light” but it is pretty.
The burgundy. Well, I don’t like it one bit. I was hoping for a more purple color, and made this mistake. So, this one is going to get some sort of over dye and then it will be set aside for something else. I’ll dye another skein in purple.
Hopefully this week I’ll have the final dyeing pictures up. No clue when I’ll get started on this project, but I am looking forward to it!
The Spinning
15 Jan 2012 Leave a Comment
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I’ve been working on a project for a good long time. I had some Merino in a color I didn’t like and I had some tussah silk in a color I didn’t like. Once blended with my drum carder though, the fibers combined looked fantastic. Once I began to spin it though, I decided it needed to be plyed with the rest of the tussah silk. I’d never spun 100% silk before, only silk blends. Actually, I found learning to spin was easiest with silk blends. With that knowledge, it is no surprise that I loved spinning the 100% silk as well. It felt like it just spun so quickly!
The merino silk batts were spun long draw, they are light and airy and fluffy. Plying them with the silk just made this ultra soft yarn. I ended up with 700 yards of 2 ply fingeringweight yarn.
With the leftover merino/silk singles, I plyed them together. I have 185 yards of that, but I feel like that yarn is so light it may be mostly useless. That would be the darker skein you see in the picture.
A very very successful first completed spinning project of the year. I am very much looking forward to knitting with this yarn!
Julie’s blanket
14 Jan 2012 Leave a Comment
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Seeing as our new member of the family, Julie, is a 1970′s gal, and seeing as she has been cold at night without her very own blanket, what’s a gal to do but design a Missoni inspired blanket for her?
Here she shows it off. Yarn is Lion Brand Cotton-ease. I knit it on size 9 needles. There were an insane amount of ends to weave in, but I think it was worth it! I absolutely adore the end product. Bug is pleased too, Julie now sleeps with her blanket every night.
Speaking of Julie, and her ever increasing wardrobe, my boss and her daughter dropped by this week with a package for Bug. It was another outfit for Julie. This is one of the American Girl Doll outfits. It is so very sweet, and if I could find it in my size, I’d have the outfit too.
Yes, the Julie obsession is still going strong.
Julie’s Wardrobe Infusion
08 Jan 2012 2 Comments
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Bug and I aren’t the only ones with a mild obsession for her new doll, Julie. My mom has also been enjoying her, and sent Bug a few garments that she made for Bug. They are just absolutely lovely, little treasures for Bug to enjoy with her doll.
The vest is reversible, notice the applique flower on the jeans, and Bug is impressed with the back pocket which holds Julie’s bicentennial quarter perfectly.
On this one, both the shrug and the handbag are reversible. So pretty!
This is Bug’s current favorite, Julie is seen in this most of the time right now.
These pieces are such treasures, thank you Mom!
Stocking #10
07 Jan 2012 Leave a Comment
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I’ve got 3 more to do this year that I currently know of. But this and the last one can now be sent to one set of cousins.
The green in this is the new knitpicks recycled wool. It is a single ply, low spun, and quite splitty. But due to this, it makes the stocking almost puffy and really sets off the colors. I am impressed! I guess this makes for FO #1 for 2012!
Girl Friday Progress
02 Jan 2012 1 Comment
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On a lighter, more knitterly note, I have some progress on Girl Friday to show off! I basically gave myself an introverted new year’s day, and spent it completing the body of the sweater. I did begin the sleeves as well, and I am going to knit them two at a time, but there isn’t really enough to show.
As I mentioned, I am doing this one as a KAL with Ummeyusuf, and I can see that while we have picked very different yarn colors, our progress looks very much the same. I am, quite frankly, a little nervous about my yarn amounts which only makes me want to knit faster to see if I do actually have a problem in that department. (I truly believe I will be purchasing more yarn, truly.
I also had the opportunity to put in a little time on my Girasole shawl, and have completed chart C. Not much doll knitting yesterday as I decided the blanket I am working on needs another color, so we will have to wander off to a yarn shop today for that. I am sad that my last day of holiday vacation is today and already seems to be flying by! Hoping to get a bit of spinning in this afternoon.
2011
01 Jan 2012 7 Comments
Well Shoot!
This wasn’t exactly how I expected to ring in 2012, with the overwhelming urge to write for the first time in….well…probably more than 6 months.
I got in the car today to ring in this year with some friends. I reflected on what was happening this time last year and I fell apart. I should have gone home. I know that. I should have gone home right then and started writing. But, I did as I usually do, I persisted and headed out anyhow to put on a good face with my friends.
But, that feeling didn’t leave. You see, at this time last year I was unexpectedly saying goodbye to my grandmother. I’d taken an unplanned trip home for this purpose. I meant to write then, and I meant to write when she finally did leave us, but I never did find the ability. So instead I spent the rest of the year immersing myself in new activities and I persisted.
And now, a full year after I said my goodbyes, after I watched a wonderful woman lose the light in her eyes that defined her, I find myself with the need to write about her.
Some of my earliest memories are of her holding me up at the kitchen sink to watch out the window for the tail lights of my parent’s car heading down the road and over the old bridge. A bridge which is long since closed, never to be repaired. I, being a somewhat independent child, loved spending the night with my grandparents even at an early age. It was excitement to be somewhere new, and to have Grandma dote on me the way she did.
I knew that times with Grandma meant foods I loved made exactly the way I requested. Homemade french fries that I could eat until I made myself ill. Then off to church on a Saturday evening, just to come home and sneak the leftover cold fries, giving myself yet another stomach ache. Morning brought buckwheat pancakes on a cast iron griddle covered in crisco. Enough to make the edges of the pancakes crispy in a way mom just couldn’t reproduce. There was roast beef with dumplings, and mashed potatoes that couldn’t be beat, and there was always biscuits. No big family meal was complete without biscuits.
When I was very small, Grandma liked to dress me up, curl my hair, and take me to church. I can only imagine this was to show me off to her friends. Quite frankly, I am amazed she managed to get me dressed up at all, I was not a child to dress up, or sit still, or keep my hair looking nice. I’ll never forget her trying to curl my long hair with a bristle curling iron. In my defense, I told her she shouldn’t do it, that she’d get it stuck in my hair. I imagine this precocious statement would have gotten about the same reaction as I give to Bug. She did it anyhow, and got the curling iron stuck. And then she got nervous! I remember the smell of my hair burning as she tried desperately to get the curling iron out of my long hair, I remember her pulling the cord out of the socket in hopes to minimize the damage, I remember the one lone curl down my back which I was forced to go to church with when she didn’t dare use that curling iron on the rest of my hair, I felt a little silly even at that young age. And mostly, I remember how horrified she was about having to tell my mom that she’d gotten the curling iron stuck.
Church with Grandma meant that she would get all dressed up and wear make up, and then take me the what…block and a half?…over to church. I remember the heavily perfumed smells of her and her friends as we sat for church. I remember trying harder to be good, to be still, to be quiet with her than I would have with my own parents.
As we grew up and moved away, spending time with Grandma was less frequent. But summers meant that we would go camping with my grandparents. This was always a special time getting to know extended family. I wouldn’t give up the memories of those weeks for all the world. Grandma would let us stay up very late, sleeping in the screened tent on cots with other cousins near by. I remember knowing even then that this was a special time because I’d never camp as an adult. I saw what a hard job it was, this camping. Packing everything up, taking it to a camp sight, preparing dinner in less than ideal circumstances and then washing up at some random faucet. I realized even at that young age that the work mainly fell on her, and so I knew I’d have nothing to do with it as an adult. Knowing this made that time all the more special.
My Grandmother had a laugh that couldn’t be beat. You could not help laughing too, it was absolutely contagious. She laughed and giggled like a 14 yr old girl. Sometimes I hear her laugh in the laughter of other family members, and it is so special and bittersweet to know that her laugh lives on.
My grandmother was a caretaker. She took care of hers. She took care of her family and she took care of grandpa. This was never so apparent as in her tireless care of him in his long failing health. I’d go as far as to say she took care of him without regard to herself on some occasions. I wish I had a little more of that quality in me.
However, my grandmother was persistant. And I do like to think that a little bit of my own persistence comes from her.
My grandmother and I are two totally different people. I imagine that there were many times she was alternately amused and horrified by me. As I reflect on 2011, all the joys and pains, the changes, the newness, the heartache, the beautiful moments I’ll never forget, I can’t help but hope that despite our differences that I’ve retained a small portion of her spirit and vitality just big enough to reflect her back to those I love.
Julie’s Wardrobe
29 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
in fiber arts, yarn Tags: american girl doll, crochet, fiber arts, yarn
I suspect Julie’s Wardrobe will become a regular post in the upcoming year. Bug immediately informed me that Julie was going to need a nightgown. We sifted through the stash of leftover yarn until we found some DK weight yarn, and I started on a crocheted project. It went quickly, I started it that evening, finished at lunchtime at work, and wove in the ends as soon as I got home that night. Bug kept checking in on me to see how far I had managed to get, so I knew that I could not work on other projects until Julie had sleepwear. There is a corresponding robe for this pattern and I will make it, but I don’t have the yarn for it right yet.
Bug doesn’t know this yet, but she still has a bed for Julie coming, and so I will be designing a missoni inspired blanket for the bed next. But I’ll keep that one secret. She really gets a giggle over secret knitting.
Final Totals
28 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
It has been fun keeping track of my spinning and knitting this year. Even though we are not into the new year yet, I know I will not be adding to these totals. I do not add projects which have not been completed, and between now and New Year’s Eve I will not complete any more projects. So, that means my totals for the year are 18.1 miles knit, and 3.91 miles spun. Not too shabby! Next year I should add how many miles I’ve biked to the stats.
Silk Hankie Mittens
27 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
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My holiday break has been so productive knitting wise! I’ve enjoyed the quiet time immensely and can’t wait to complete these 2 days of work so I can have some more! While I started a few projects, I also decided finishing one that has been on the needles for awhile would make me very happy. So, I finished the silk hankie mittens. I wore them this morning and they are still amazingly soft and wonderful!
The biggest issue is that the silk really doesn’t have a lot of memory, so they are rather floppy soft mittens!
Knitting for Julie
26 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
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I believe there will be a whole lot more knitting for Julie in my future. I rattled off this outfit before Christmas, with no real indication how it would fit. It looks great anyhow! Bug was very surprised I was able to “hide” my knitting from her. I found hiding the blocking far more difficult than hiding the knitting.
Merry Christmas Friends!
25 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
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I started a new project. Are you surprised? I think not.
A Beginning
24 Dec 2011 1 Comment
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I’ve decided to work on a cardigan during my holiday break. I had these high hopes for working on the Vine Yoke cardigan, but in the end there were just so many issues with the pattern that I became too anxious about it, and never started. I needed another pattern for worsted weight yarn, so I took a gander through my favorites, and realized that Girl Friday has been sitting in there for a long time, but never was knit. There were a few others too, but since I am working on this as a knit along with Ummeyusuf, (as I often am!) I needed her approval too. Girl Friday suited us both.
The yarn is Berrocco Lustra which I purchased some time ago at Stitches Midwest, for the Spartan Sweater that turned out to be quite a disaster. It has been frogged twice, and since it is a single ply yarn, it is a little worse for wear. However, I cannot see sitting on it in my stash or throwing it out, so I’ll give it a try anyhow.
I started this Thursday evening. For the first time I am making a seamed cardigan into a full piece to avoid seaming later. It seems an easy one to do that with, so I am not too worried about messing it up. I feel like I have made a massive amount of progress in just 2 evenings, and I am sure in part this is because I am enjoying the pattern so very much. A little lace patterning always does great things for my attitude toward a knit. I may, in the end, need to purchase additional yarn as the Spartan sweater did not require very much in the way of yardage, and I would like for this knit to be nice and long. Thankfully our local yarn shop carries the yarn and has a post holiday sale going on shortly. This, of course, means I am going to have to really work hard on the sweater in order to know how much extra I will need before the sale is over!
A Little Stash Acquisition
21 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
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By the time the year ends, I will have knit over 18 miles of yarn in one year. This makes me feel validated in just a bit of stash acquisition, especially since I have been very very careful to not purchase yarn this year unless it was something that would be knit immediately. My friend Sarah found a way to drag me to the yarn shop, and some yarn in the sale bin which I had been resisting for a long while decided to come home with me. After all, obviously no one else wanted it! It is my favorite sock yarn, koigu.
Resistance was futile.
I also picked up some Noro Kureyon Sock, fell in love with the colors and I still haven’t managed to knit socks with any kureyon sock I’ve had in stash! Oddly, on comparison, it seems the above yarn and the below yarn have quite a few color tones in common. Must be my next color phase rearing its head.
And finally, in a trade with Sarah, where I was required to add the fringe to a beard hat she had knit for her husband, I received 2 skeins of Regia sock which has these wonderful small stripes I fell in love with!
And there you have it! I can assure you I have knit a lot more than I’ve acquired this year which is very exciting. It used to be that I’d acquire just a bit less than I’ve knit, but this year was different. Felt good! I love having a large stash, when I am feeling uninspired, just sifting through it gets the creative juices flowing. But even better is having it all documented on Ravelry, so that when I see something I want to knit, I can easily cross reference it with what I have in my stash and pick something out. Good fun!
Gabriella Gloves
20 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
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I was asked to make mitten/gloves for someone recently. We chose the Gabriella pattern and I used Malabrigo Silky Merino. While the gloves turned out fabulously, this happened with a bit of hard work. They are simply the fussiest gloves I have ever created. I think this is in part because of the purled stitches. I don’t love to purl! It simply cannot be due to the cable, I liked that! The top of these gloves either the pattern wasn’t well written or I had a comprehension fail, because I just couldn’t get them to look as I’d expected. So, I reworked that top 3 times, including one moment of frustration where I cut the tops of the mittens off with a pair of scissors. In the end, they look great, so I am pleased.
Handspun
15 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
in fiber arts, Knitting, spinning, yarn Tags: citron, fiber arts, handspun, Knitting, malabrigo, spinning, yarn
As usual, I adore knitting with my handspun! I took a 3 ply light fingering weight yarn, and made a Citron Shawlette for myself. I’ve only ever knit this pattern for Bug, I figured it was about time I had one of my own.
I’ve also been working on some gloves/mittens. Pattern is Gabriella, and the yarn is malabrigo silky merino. I swear these are the fussiest mittens I have ever knit. I don’t like purling at all, and these are basically all purl besides the beautiful cable. These are convenient for those who use a smart phone, but personally, I think I’ll stick to gloves or mittens.
I am hoping to get the second one done as soon as possible just so I never have to knit these again!
Catching up
12 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
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Or getting you all caught up.
On Wednesday evening last week, I came home to a computer that wouldn’t start properly. However, I had a busy enough week planned that I knew I would not get an opportunity to bring it in for service until Saturday. Thus, even though I had a few things to blog about, I could not do so easily with my computer on the fritz. And, quite frankly, I had some decent bike riding planned (more on that in the next post) and had no interest in changing plans to get a computer fixed. So while I took pictures of completed projects, I had to save them for later.
I took a better picture of the all ears hats before they were sent to their recipients.
The pink one is yarn which I dyed, and the blue one is dream in color classy in beach fog. These were done from leftovers in my leftover box. I always feel like I am getting something for nothing when I can dive into the leftovers box!
I also finished another Christmas Stocking. This one is #9 I believe. I have 4 more to complete at some point next year, but I think I am done for the season!
I am very close to finishing a Citron shawl out of handspun, so I should have another finished object soon. Which is fantastic since it also means I can start something new!
Kaptaan Cabled Pullover
11 Dec 2011 3 Comments
in fiber arts, Knitting, yarn Tags: cables, fiber arts, Knitting, yarn
This is a test knit which I knit for Ummeyusuf. As usual, her designs are easy to follow and it is always a pleasure knitting for her! Look for the pattern, coming in January!
The cables on this one are fun, just a little cabling on every other row makes these neat and tidy cables! Most of it is knit in the round, so seaming the raglan sleeves is basically the most seaming done. But watch out, that shawl collar eats yarn! Love this one, and hoping Bug gets to wear it for a few years!
All Ears
05 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
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I decided to knit some hats for a friend. I had seen the All Ears hats and thought them adorable, so I dove into my scrap stash, came up with two colors, and went to town. In one day I had managed to knit two hats, and get them blocked overnight. So now, an all ears hat for a toddler, and another for a child. Bug models one while holding the other.
Almost a Sweater
04 Dec 2011 1 Comment
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With bonus snow!
I’ve got one more sleeve to knit on my test knit, and a collar. Then I have a new sweater for Bug.
The snow is basically the reason I haven’t started the second sleeve. I need another ball of yarn. I need to make a trip to the store. But, it is snowy and icy so I have opted to work on other obligatory projects instead. I can get the yarn this week at some later point. Today is a day for staying in, cleaning, and knitting!
