And it was a HUGE hit with my husband. It will look a bit better with some blocking, so that is on the agenda for later this week.
I still haven't finished the husband's fingerless gloves. I worked on them for a bit two weeks ago before I threw them across the room, needles and all, in a fit of disgust when I realized I missed 4 stitches of increases 3 inches back when I started to divide the thumb gusset from the hand. I ripped it all back and crammed the whole project into it's little project bag and am trying to forget about them. Damn husband keeps asking about them though.
I'm starting my Central Park Hoodie on Feb 1 and am really excited about this Knit-A-Long with the rest of my YarnArts sisters.
No pictures for now, but I'll get one of the husband in his Danica this weekend!
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Quad Color Socks
- Size: Woman's Small
- Needle size used: Addi Turbo US 3 40"
- Yarn: Mission Falls 1824 -- I *love* this yarn!!
- Method; Toe-Up/Two at a Time
I was flipping through the book, 'Kristen Knits' at YarnArts last weekend and saw the socks in there and instantly knew why I had been coveting the Mission Falls 1824 Superwash Wool.
This yarn knits up like a dream and I already have 4 colors sitting in my knitting basket for another pair of socks. When I started this pair my husband of course asked "Are those for me?", so his pair will be cast on tomorrow in a white/medium blue/hunter green/red combo
- Needle size used: Addi Turbo US 3 40"
- Yarn: Mission Falls 1824 -- I *love* this yarn!!
- Method; Toe-Up/Two at a Time
I was flipping through the book, 'Kristen Knits' at YarnArts last weekend and saw the socks in there and instantly knew why I had been coveting the Mission Falls 1824 Superwash Wool.
This yarn knits up like a dream and I already have 4 colors sitting in my knitting basket for another pair of socks. When I started this pair my husband of course asked "Are those for me?", so his pair will be cast on tomorrow in a white/medium blue/hunter green/red combo
What NOT to do when knitting with beads....
No, that's not me. It's not my project. They aren't my beads and I wasn't involved in the accident -- but I've been there.
However, this is a perfect reminder of how NOT to knit with beads.
:)
However, this is a perfect reminder of how NOT to knit with beads.
:)
Friday, January 11, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Quad Colored Socks
Needle: US 4 40" Addi Turbo
Yarn: 4 colors of Mission Falls 1824 Superwash Wool
Pattern: Cast on 5, increase to 40 for standard sock for me. Short row heel.
I had been oogling this yarn for quite some time at YarnArts, then last weekend I flipped through the 'Kristin Knits' books while I was there and a vision for a pair of socks for me was born.
You can't see it in the photos, but yes the respective heels are contrasting with the sock and each other.
Yarn: 4 colors of Mission Falls 1824 Superwash Wool
Pattern: Cast on 5, increase to 40 for standard sock for me. Short row heel.
I had been oogling this yarn for quite some time at YarnArts, then last weekend I flipped through the 'Kristin Knits' books while I was there and a vision for a pair of socks for me was born.
You can't see it in the photos, but yes the respective heels are contrasting with the sock and each other.
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Danica #2
My lovely husband requested his own Danica in the colors of his favorite English league football team -- the Wolverhampton Wolves.
The weaving in of all the ends due to the color changes may be the death of me, but I know that he knows how much work this is and loves to show off to all his pals what I make him.
He recently switched shops and the difference is night and day. At the previous shop, the guys would ask "Did your wife make that?" with a shitty attitude. Where he is now, the guys ask "Did your wife make that?" with total awe and a bit of jealousy in their tone. It makes me laugh. (Husband is a tattoo artist and all the guys that he works with now are totally into hand knit scarves)
The weaving in of all the ends due to the color changes may be the death of me, but I know that he knows how much work this is and loves to show off to all his pals what I make him.
He recently switched shops and the difference is night and day. At the previous shop, the guys would ask "Did your wife make that?" with a shitty attitude. Where he is now, the guys ask "Did your wife make that?" with total awe and a bit of jealousy in their tone. It makes me laugh. (Husband is a tattoo artist and all the guys that he works with now are totally into hand knit scarves)
New Years Eve 2007
We traditionally stay in on New Year's Eve, eat a nice dinner, drink too much really lovely wine and watch movies.
And this is how we spent New Year's Eve 2007.
5 Olive Bread
Roasted Acorn Squash stuffed with tomato, onion and basil
Roasted Squash with Rosemary
Rice with homemade gravy
We also celebrated our 11th Wedding Anniversay by watching the video of our wedding and reception. It was a stitch because we'd never really watched it before. I never knew that my brother-in-law borrowed money from my dad for the money dance. We called my dad last night to ask how much it was and if ever got the money back. The answer was "I don't know and no".
And this is how we spent New Year's Eve 2007.
5 Olive Bread
Roasted Acorn Squash stuffed with tomato, onion and basil
Roasted Squash with Rosemary
Rice with homemade gravy
We also celebrated our 11th Wedding Anniversay by watching the video of our wedding and reception. It was a stitch because we'd never really watched it before. I never knew that my brother-in-law borrowed money from my dad for the money dance. We called my dad last night to ask how much it was and if ever got the money back. The answer was "I don't know and no".
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Laceweight Yarn -- I have no plans....
Marsha asked if I had plans for this yarn yet. I don't and would love suggestions!
Saturday, December 29, 2007
A LOVELY Yule Swap Gift!
I got a fantastic surprise in the post this afternoon from a friend of mine. I *heart* the laceweight yarn and the photo just doesn't capture the color. It's a heathered brown/green/reddish color and is wonderfully soft.
The doll holding the needles was handcrafted by my friend, Eve-Marie and she's got a pin on the back so that I can carry her around on my knitting bag.
The red bit on the bottom is a gorgeous red wrap that I will get lots of use out of.
I have wonderful friends.
The doll holding the needles was handcrafted by my friend, Eve-Marie and she's got a pin on the back so that I can carry her around on my knitting bag.
The red bit on the bottom is a gorgeous red wrap that I will get lots of use out of.
I have wonderful friends.
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Danica Scarf
This is a *FAST* knit! I just started this last night, worked on it while watching my husband watch The Simpson movie. Took it to YarnArts today and tried to work on it a bit between yip-yaping with Kathleen, Joy, Sophia and everyone else that popped in and out.
This was to be a Yule Swap gift, however, since Yule was on Friday, I totally missed the deadline. However, my lovely swap partner has known that I was going to miss the date and it's all good.
The pattern is well written and moving along quickly. Dirk wants one in the team color for the Wolverhampton Wolves, the English Football team we follow. YarnArts has the *perfect* golden yellow/orange color in Misson Falls wool and I'm excited since I thought it would be an odd shade to try to match up. The second color in the scarf will be black.
This was to be a Yule Swap gift, however, since Yule was on Friday, I totally missed the deadline. However, my lovely swap partner has known that I was going to miss the date and it's all good.
The pattern is well written and moving along quickly. Dirk wants one in the team color for the Wolverhampton Wolves, the English Football team we follow. YarnArts has the *perfect* golden yellow/orange color in Misson Falls wool and I'm excited since I thought it would be an odd shade to try to match up. The second color in the scarf will be black.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Sunday, December 09, 2007
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Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Project Update
I am about 20 repeats in the green mohair Knitty.com 'Branching Out' scarf for my mother in law and because I am almost to the end, I am trying to resist the urge to cast on a new project.
I started the second fingerless glove for Dirk, but just need to sit down and work on it if I think I'm going to have them done any time soon. The pressure as a holiday gift is off since he knows about them.
Saturday night was my work holiday party and I wore my red cashmere/silk Mystery Stole 2 and it was so lovely over an all black outfit (paired with my red, black and white cowboy boots!). I had a few people ask if I made it and one woman grabbed the end of it and gently tugged me over to her husband to show it to him (blush). Then she foolishly asked if I could make her something "similar but not as complex". I just chuckled as MY husband laughed so loud the cat jumped.
My LYS, YarnArts of Parker, just got in some *divine* handdyed alpaca yarn from a local farm (Lonesome Stone) and it was SO HARD to walk away from it and leave it all by it's 'lonesome' on the shelf.
I started the second fingerless glove for Dirk, but just need to sit down and work on it if I think I'm going to have them done any time soon. The pressure as a holiday gift is off since he knows about them.
Saturday night was my work holiday party and I wore my red cashmere/silk Mystery Stole 2 and it was so lovely over an all black outfit (paired with my red, black and white cowboy boots!). I had a few people ask if I made it and one woman grabbed the end of it and gently tugged me over to her husband to show it to him (blush). Then she foolishly asked if I could make her something "similar but not as complex". I just chuckled as MY husband laughed so loud the cat jumped.
My LYS, YarnArts of Parker, just got in some *divine* handdyed alpaca yarn from a local farm (Lonesome Stone) and it was SO HARD to walk away from it and leave it all by it's 'lonesome' on the shelf.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Entrelac Hat - FINISHED
The pattern was written by a wonderful friend of mine and once I got past the frustration of having NO idea how to knit entrelac, it was fun and fast.
Note: The issues wasn't so much with the pattern but with me. Once I get frustrated with something it takes me a bit to get past not getting it to just sit down and think the pattern through.
We also got a photo of our brindle boy modeling the pre-felted hat...he was not pleased at all and did not see the humor in the photo taking event that we did.
And now onto a photo of the finished hat post-felting! The hat is a little too big for me and unfortunately are "girly" colors because it fits Dirk perfectly. He's been wearing it around the house the past few days just to tease me that it fits him so well.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Finishing projects, but not the ones I need to be finishing...
(...laugh...)
I finished and felted the test pattern for Sophia's Entrelac hat -- and it's awesome. However the batteries are dead in my camera and Dirk has his camera at work. We did take a photo pre-felting for comparison that I'll post with the finished project photo later this week.
I finished one of Dirk's fingerless gloves. They were supposed to be a surprise, but I really didn't want to find out after I knitted both of them that they didn't fit so I had him try on the first one. His response? "It's like wearing air wrapped around my hand!"
My cross-hatch lace socks are past the ankles about 2 or 3 inches and should be done some time this year. The challenge is that it's a 8 row pattern repeat that I haven't memorized so I have to pay attention to what I'm doing.
The branching out scarf is about 1/2 way done -- and I really should be knitting at least one pattern repeat of that right now instead of just blogging about it.
I finished and felted the test pattern for Sophia's Entrelac hat -- and it's awesome. However the batteries are dead in my camera and Dirk has his camera at work. We did take a photo pre-felting for comparison that I'll post with the finished project photo later this week.
I finished one of Dirk's fingerless gloves. They were supposed to be a surprise, but I really didn't want to find out after I knitted both of them that they didn't fit so I had him try on the first one. His response? "It's like wearing air wrapped around my hand!"
My cross-hatch lace socks are past the ankles about 2 or 3 inches and should be done some time this year. The challenge is that it's a 8 row pattern repeat that I haven't memorized so I have to pay attention to what I'm doing.
The branching out scarf is about 1/2 way done -- and I really should be knitting at least one pattern repeat of that right now instead of just blogging about it.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Secret Pal 11 Package
Check the haul in this *amazing* SP11 package! Those are HANDMADE sock blocks -- handmade just for ME!!! (insert squeeeee! of joy). The Gauge Wizard is the most awesome gadget I've seen in a long time!
Thank you again Maureen, I loved everything and appreciate the time and effort you put into choosing the items.
Thank you again Maureen, I loved everything and appreciate the time and effort you put into choosing the items.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
To My No Longer a Secret Pal....
I LOVE LOVE LOVE everything in the parcel that came today! I pulled out the beautiful cardboard storage tube and thought -- WOW! A wine bottle carrier! (laugh!) It never occured to me to stick needles in it until I read your note. (snort...)
The sock blockers are fabulous and extra thanks to your husband for helping out with them! woot! I have sock blockers!!
The gloves are adorable, who doesn't love chocolate and I have to make this note short so that I can read through the new sock book.
Thank you again for your generous gifts.
Photos coming soon!
Thank you again for your generous gifts.
Photos coming soon!
Sophia's Felted Entrelac Hat
Here's an updated photo of the pattern I am test knitting for my friend, Sophia.
This is my first go at entrelac so there were quite a few curses being thrown around at the start and a tear or two. However, now that I've got my head wrapped around the concept, the hat is zipping along! I'm hoping to have it felted and wearable by this weekend for my birthday!
This is my first go at entrelac so there were quite a few curses being thrown around at the start and a tear or two. However, now that I've got my head wrapped around the concept, the hat is zipping along! I'm hoping to have it felted and wearable by this weekend for my birthday!
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Knitter's Coffee Swap 3
Thank you 'wench for a fabulous package! We are brewing a pot to the Guatemala beans this morning!
The laceweight alpaca is gorgeous and is something that I would have chosen for myself but then waffled on buying so it was a *perfect* gift. I'm already thinking about what pattern I want to cast on for it.
Your beans are still at the roaster while the remainder of the package items are patiently waiting in the mailing box.
The laceweight alpaca is gorgeous and is something that I would have chosen for myself but then waffled on buying so it was a *perfect* gift. I'm already thinking about what pattern I want to cast on for it.
Your beans are still at the roaster while the remainder of the package items are patiently waiting in the mailing box.
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Knitting Update
I'm still plugging away at the branching out scarf, I'm about 50% of the way done...sigh...well this freakin' scarf EVER be done?
My cross-hatch lace socks are moving along as well. I'm about to the ankle and have switched up one needle size for the leg than I used on the foot and I'm hoping that makes them go a bit quicker.
I also cast on for a pair of fingerless gloves for Dirk with Berroco Ultra Alpaca Light in a medium grey color. The yarn is scrumptious!
On Sunday I got a test pattern from a friend for a felted entrelac hat to test knit for her and can you believe I could NOT find any yarn in my stash to make the hat? It was tough, but I had to pick out new yarn....(laugh).
Life has been crazy lately so I wasn't able to teach any classes this month at YarnArts, but I'm definitely planning some for December. I'll try to get it cast on later this week so that I can give the designer feedback.
Well, if I want to get some knitting time in tonight, I better log off!
My cross-hatch lace socks are moving along as well. I'm about to the ankle and have switched up one needle size for the leg than I used on the foot and I'm hoping that makes them go a bit quicker.
I also cast on for a pair of fingerless gloves for Dirk with Berroco Ultra Alpaca Light in a medium grey color. The yarn is scrumptious!
On Sunday I got a test pattern from a friend for a felted entrelac hat to test knit for her and can you believe I could NOT find any yarn in my stash to make the hat? It was tough, but I had to pick out new yarn....(laugh).
Life has been crazy lately so I wasn't able to teach any classes this month at YarnArts, but I'm definitely planning some for December. I'll try to get it cast on later this week so that I can give the designer feedback.
Well, if I want to get some knitting time in tonight, I better log off!
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