This project has been stalled for months and months...I just can't seem to sit down and work on it. So on Saturday night, I made myself make time for it.
I worked two rows (each 99 stitches of laceweight), held it back to admire my handiwork, studied it, looked at the chart, looked at the knitting, wondered where the row with three beads was, looked at the chart again, looked at the knitting again...and realized last time I worked on it I had pulled out 15 rows and had just knitted those two rows that should have had 15 others rows completed in front of them.
I ripped the two rows out and shoved the whole project back in the bag which was then shoved to the back of my knitting stuff.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Triva Question #2 Answer
That last question was tricky and to everyone else the difference is really subtle while to me the difference is HUGE.
Did you notice that the picture wasn't fuzzy? That my sock looked crisp? I got a new-to-me digital camera! Dirk upgraded his camera and I got his old Nikon CoolPix 4300!
Did you notice that the picture wasn't fuzzy? That my sock looked crisp? I got a new-to-me digital camera! Dirk upgraded his camera and I got his old Nikon CoolPix 4300!
Friday, May 09, 2008
Triva Question #2
Ok, this one is a bit harder.
There is something different about this photo.
What is it?
There is something different about this photo.
What is it?
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Triva Question Answer
Both Amelia and Marsha had correct answers!
The sock is cuff down, not toe up which is my preferred method of sock construction.
And I'm using double pointed needles -- something I've never done with socks. Yes, that's the truth! A zillion pairs of socks and I've never used DPN on a pair!
These are Jaywalker socks, which means I have a 50-50 chance on them not fitting and being totally wanked off that I have to it rip it out.
I'll keep you posted.
The sock is cuff down, not toe up which is my preferred method of sock construction.
And I'm using double pointed needles -- something I've never done with socks. Yes, that's the truth! A zillion pairs of socks and I've never used DPN on a pair!
These are Jaywalker socks, which means I have a 50-50 chance on them not fitting and being totally wanked off that I have to it rip it out.
I'll keep you posted.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Wool
My spinning to date has been frustrating, to put it mildly. It was always slow-going and a struggle.
The first go at it was hampered by the wheel I was using. It is a handmade antique that we purchased at an estate sale. The price was *excellent* but it doesn't spin true and is difficult to treadle.
Next, came the gorgeous Lendrum double treadle for my birthday. MUCH easier to treadle, better bobbins, soother uptake....still crappy results.
This weekend at the Alpaca show I got $6.00 worth of wool roving. Last night I burned through 3 oz in about an hour with fantastic results.
Success at last. Previous spinning was practiced on alpaca which apparently isn't for beginning spinners.
The first go at it was hampered by the wheel I was using. It is a handmade antique that we purchased at an estate sale. The price was *excellent* but it doesn't spin true and is difficult to treadle.
Next, came the gorgeous Lendrum double treadle for my birthday. MUCH easier to treadle, better bobbins, soother uptake....still crappy results.
This weekend at the Alpaca show I got $6.00 worth of wool roving. Last night I burned through 3 oz in about an hour with fantastic results.
Success at last. Previous spinning was practiced on alpaca which apparently isn't for beginning spinners.
Monday, May 05, 2008
Maxwell and the Yarn
I've had this lovely Cascade Sierra Quattro in my stash for awhile and wanted to make something with it. I thought a nice cotton lace hat would fit what I wanted.
I started a hat on Saturday afternoon, knitting on and off through two movies and cast it off that night.
It was too big.
You're looking at it neatly frogged into a cute little green yarn cake.
However, if nothing else, I'm persistent.
Yesterday, Dirk and I stopped at YarnArts to pick up some US 7 DPN and I re-cast on and I knitting through some mindless television, knitted through "Life with the Kombai" and knitted through the evening news...
It's a crappy photo, but Dirk did get a new digital camera yesterday, so as soon as I recharge the battery on his old one, I'll get better photos.
The pattern is "Halley's Comet"
I started a hat on Saturday afternoon, knitting on and off through two movies and cast it off that night.
It was too big.
You're looking at it neatly frogged into a cute little green yarn cake.
However, if nothing else, I'm persistent.
Yesterday, Dirk and I stopped at YarnArts to pick up some US 7 DPN and I re-cast on and I knitting through some mindless television, knitted through "Life with the Kombai" and knitted through the evening news...
It's a crappy photo, but Dirk did get a new digital camera yesterday, so as soon as I recharge the battery on his old one, I'll get better photos.
The pattern is "Halley's Comet"
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Embossed Leaves Sock
I'm one pattern repeat into these socks and I'm having doubts about this project.
I'm using a creamy lightly heathered sock yarn and I'm not feeling the pattern in this color; then I pulled the sock on to see what it would look like on my leg and the cast on is a bit tighter than I like. (and I'm goofed it up to boot).
....sigh....
Just putting these two things into print makes me realize that these socks are destined for the ball winder....and since I'm currently at YarnArts, working this afternoon, it's very easy to just rip them out and not worry about digging out my own swift and ball winder....
Be right back....
Ok, the socks are off the needles and back into tidy little sock yarn cakes.
Hum, now I'm thinking I have a *wonderful* excuse to go cast on new socks with the lovely JoJoland Melody yarn that I have been eyeing up for the last two weeks. What? You agree? Well, alright then, if I must....
I'm using a creamy lightly heathered sock yarn and I'm not feeling the pattern in this color; then I pulled the sock on to see what it would look like on my leg and the cast on is a bit tighter than I like. (and I'm goofed it up to boot).
....sigh....
Just putting these two things into print makes me realize that these socks are destined for the ball winder....and since I'm currently at YarnArts, working this afternoon, it's very easy to just rip them out and not worry about digging out my own swift and ball winder....
Be right back....
Ok, the socks are off the needles and back into tidy little sock yarn cakes.
Hum, now I'm thinking I have a *wonderful* excuse to go cast on new socks with the lovely JoJoland Melody yarn that I have been eyeing up for the last two weeks. What? You agree? Well, alright then, if I must....
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Shaped Lace Tee
This project keeps getting put aside. If I would just sit down and work on it consistantly, it would have been done awhile ago. It's easy mindless knitting.
However, last night I was lulled into casting on a new pair of socks -- are you surprised? I've had the "Favorite Socks" by Interweave Knits forever and I bought it specifically for the 'Embossed Leaves' pattern, so I cast on last night with some cream colored sock yarn from my stash.
However, last night I was lulled into casting on a new pair of socks -- are you surprised? I've had the "Favorite Socks" by Interweave Knits forever and I bought it specifically for the 'Embossed Leaves' pattern, so I cast on last night with some cream colored sock yarn from my stash.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Bellatrix Socks - Finished
- Size Women's Small
- Needle size use: Addi Turbo Size 0
- Yarn - Brown Sheep Wildfoote
- Method - Toe Up, Magic Loop, Two at a Time
- Pattern - "Bellatrix:
- Who are the socks for - Me!
- Date finished - 04/27/07, about 10 minutes ago!
- Photo - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2408/2448197124_b90f71683f.jpg?v=0
I tried out an 'eye of partridge' heel -- it's more like a blinking one eyed
partridge heel as in a few spots I slipped stitches where I should have knitted and knitted where I should have slipped.
- Needle size use: Addi Turbo Size 0
- Yarn - Brown Sheep Wildfoote
- Method - Toe Up, Magic Loop, Two at a Time
- Pattern - "Bellatrix:
- Who are the socks for - Me!
- Date finished - 04/27/07, about 10 minutes ago!
- Photo - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2408/2448197124_b90f71683f.jpg?v=0
I tried out an 'eye of partridge' heel -- it's more like a blinking one eyed
partridge heel as in a few spots I slipped stitches where I should have knitted and knitted where I should have slipped.
Little Flowers Lace Doily
This is what happens when I'm left alone with nothing to do and I don't want to knit the socks I should be working on.
Yesterday at the shop, I had an hour before we closed so I bought some new DPN needles and dug some black cotton out from the bottom of my knitting bag along with a pattern I had printed out forever ago.
It really came out quite lovely. I think my mother-in-law would like to so as soon I fix the crap blocking job, I'll send it off to her.
Yesterday at the shop, I had an hour before we closed so I bought some new DPN needles and dug some black cotton out from the bottom of my knitting bag along with a pattern I had printed out forever ago.
It really came out quite lovely. I think my mother-in-law would like to so as soon I fix the crap blocking job, I'll send it off to her.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
A fun photo....
I was trying to get a photo of my friend Kim modeling a poncho that our lovely friend Kathleen made -- and this was the result of the first photo shoot.
For whatever reason, I like the picture.
For whatever reason, I like the picture.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Bellatrix Socks
They are coming along! This is really easy pattern to memorize so it's pretty much mindless knitting for me.
I tried the "eye of partridge" heel for these socks. They turned out more like a "blinking eye of partridge" due to some errors -- but they fit well and no one is really going to notice that I knit when I should have slipped a stitch in a few places.
I tried the "eye of partridge" heel for these socks. They turned out more like a "blinking eye of partridge" due to some errors -- but they fit well and no one is really going to notice that I knit when I should have slipped a stitch in a few places.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Small Bellatrix Socks for Me
US 0 Needles with Brown Sheep Wildfoote yarn.
I'm 1/2 way through the heel gusset increases and hope to have these socks on my feet by next weekend.
I'm 1/2 way through the heel gusset increases and hope to have these socks on my feet by next weekend.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Suggestions for Pattern
I have in my clutches 400 yards of laceweight two ply cashmere in a lovely peach color.
Suggestions on a nice lacy pattern?
Suggestions on a nice lacy pattern?
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
My nutty husband....
This evening I was chatting with him while he was on break at work and he mentioned that he's had a great week with really nice tips, and suggested we go out this weekend. And then he said "And while we're out I'm going to pick out yarn for you to make me a Central Park Hoodie". He loves my sweater and wants one of his own.
I said "It's a girl's sweater".
He replied: "What makes it a girl's sweater? It's got cables, I like cables. It's got a hoodie, I like hoodies. Just put the buttons on the other side."
He does make me smile.
I said "It's a girl's sweater".
He replied: "What makes it a girl's sweater? It's got cables, I like cables. It's got a hoodie, I like hoodies. Just put the buttons on the other side."
He does make me smile.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Shaped Lace Tee
Cast on.
Completed first round and had too many stitches.
Ripped out.
Cast on.
Lost place in first 10 rows of lace and error was unrecoverable.
Ripped out.
Cast on.
Got 1 row of second lace chart done and decided I didn't like how I cast on.
Ripped out.
Cast on.
I'm almost to the waist shaping and LOVE how it looks.
Completed first round and had too many stitches.
Ripped out.
Cast on.
Lost place in first 10 rows of lace and error was unrecoverable.
Ripped out.
Cast on.
Got 1 row of second lace chart done and decided I didn't like how I cast on.
Ripped out.
Cast on.
I'm almost to the waist shaping and LOVE how it looks.
Friday, April 04, 2008
Wisp Wrap/Stole/Scarf
Nothing makes you finish a lacy project faster than knowing that you have to return your friend Kristina's lace blocking wires ASAP....
I finally finished this project up - a very easy to memorize lace repeat on size 8 needles makes it a quick going. However, with mohair, you have to remember there is little room for error as ripping back is tricky, if not nearly impossible.
I'll pick up the little shell buttons for the edge either at lunch or this evening.
I finally finished this project up - a very easy to memorize lace repeat on size 8 needles makes it a quick going. However, with mohair, you have to remember there is little room for error as ripping back is tricky, if not nearly impossible.
I'll pick up the little shell buttons for the edge either at lunch or this evening.
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Central Park Hoodie - It's Done!
Need I say more? I wore it to work today and felt like a rock star.
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