... and I am a bad blogger. To be perfectly honest, I am also a fickle knitter. Fickle in the sense that I have not been knitting for the past month or so. It's very hard to post to a knit-centric blog when there is no knitting to talk about.
In a concerted effort to fix my problem, I cast on this. I have even finished one sleeve. I'll post pictures after I locate my camera. It ran away again.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Not Another Hat!?!?!
June FO #6:
Not Another Hat!?!?! A free pattern for all the clever knitters out there.
This is another simple hat pattern that will grace the Internets. Like all budding designers, I felt the need to re-invent the wheel and actually write down this pattern. It is a simple ribbed brim hat with raglan style decreases. Enjoy!
Download PDF
View on Ravelry
Not Another Hat!?!?! A free pattern for all the clever knitters out there.
This is another simple hat pattern that will grace the Internets. Like all budding designers, I felt the need to re-invent the wheel and actually write down this pattern. It is a simple ribbed brim hat with raglan style decreases. Enjoy!
Download PDF
View on Ravelry
Sunday, June 15, 2008
FO Parade: Extended June Edition
So these last few weeks have been very busy and slightly insane for me. And how have I countered the craziness? Knitting of course. I have managed to finish 6(!) things in the last 3 weeks. All baby sized of course, but FO's none-the-less.
FO's 1-3:
A layette set for my co-worker:
The sweater is the February Baby Sweater from Knitter's Almanac. The bonnet is a modification of the Juniper Bonnet (I substituted the Gull Lace for the Feather & Fan) and the booties are Saartje's charming creation.
FO #4:
The Petal Bib from One Skein. This was knit in KnitPicks Comfy in Honeydew.
FO #5:
The Baby Hat from One Skein. (I love this book!) Knit in Cascade Yarns Pima Tencel, an altogether heavenly cotton yarn. Doesn't the lace detail look like bluebells?
Tomorrow, FO #6 and a free pattern!
FO's 1-3:
A layette set for my co-worker:
The sweater is the February Baby Sweater from Knitter's Almanac. The bonnet is a modification of the Juniper Bonnet (I substituted the Gull Lace for the Feather & Fan) and the booties are Saartje's charming creation.
FO #4:
The Petal Bib from One Skein. This was knit in KnitPicks Comfy in Honeydew.
FO #5:
The Baby Hat from One Skein. (I love this book!) Knit in Cascade Yarns Pima Tencel, an altogether heavenly cotton yarn. Doesn't the lace detail look like bluebells?
Tomorrow, FO #6 and a free pattern!
Friday, June 13, 2008
FO Parade: June Edition
I have been crazy/busy... or maybe just crazy the past few weeks, but there are many FO's to prove my time has been well spent:
Details of each to follow. Or check my Ravelry.
Details of each to follow. Or check my Ravelry.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Tag! I'm it!
Helena tagged me with a meme. I find this amusing considering that she is the co-author of this blog. But, I think that may have been the point... anyways, due to that, I am only going to share a few of my knitting quirks. She can make up the difference.
1. I rarely knit for myself. I see things that I want, but can't seem to justify the time or expense. Add that to the fact that anything I knit for myself has to be perfect. If I know there is a flaw, I won't be able to deal with it and I won' t wear or use whatever I knit. And that is a waste.
2. I don't like wearing hand knit socks. Sacrilege, I know, but I do have cause and a possible solution or two. The purl side of the interior of the instep hurts. I don't have particularly sensitive feet, but every time I try to wear my hand knit socks (I admit, I only have one pair) I last about 2 minutes before they come off. They are lovely and warm, so I usually wear thin half socks underneath to protect the bottom of my foot. Solutions? 1) Knit socks at a larger gauge. I think the stiffness might be part of the problem. 2) Knit the bottom in reverse stockinette. Vee's are probably less irritating than the purl bumps.
3. I am very well versed in many different knitting techniques. I know six cast ons, seven bind offs, multiple increases and decreases and lots of crazy construction shortcuts. The odd part of this is that some of these I have never executed and that doesn't particularly bother me. It's only knitting. And I know how to knit.
4. Crochet scares me. I've seen it done. I've seen the results. I've even tried it myself. I just cannot wrap my brain around it. But that's okay. I can live my life without being a hooker.
5. I desperately want to knit a lace shawl. The only thing stopping me is that I have no use for a lace shawl. I can't leave it lying around looking pretty (kitties), it doesn't go with my wardrobe (simple, sophisticated aesthetic, or , you know, jeans) and the yarn is too damn thin (if I want to play with thread, I'll get out my sewing machine.) So, what to do? I may wait until I'm pregnant and knit something to wrap baby in. Babies like lace, right?
6. I have not knit a hat for my husband. I also refuse to discuss this.
Okay- that's it from me. As for the tagging, if you just read this, you're it!
Basic rules are: a quirky number of quirk-isms about your quirky self. Leave us a comment so we can come over and check out all our stalkers. And have fun with it!
1. I rarely knit for myself. I see things that I want, but can't seem to justify the time or expense. Add that to the fact that anything I knit for myself has to be perfect. If I know there is a flaw, I won't be able to deal with it and I won' t wear or use whatever I knit. And that is a waste.
2. I don't like wearing hand knit socks. Sacrilege, I know, but I do have cause and a possible solution or two. The purl side of the interior of the instep hurts. I don't have particularly sensitive feet, but every time I try to wear my hand knit socks (I admit, I only have one pair) I last about 2 minutes before they come off. They are lovely and warm, so I usually wear thin half socks underneath to protect the bottom of my foot. Solutions? 1) Knit socks at a larger gauge. I think the stiffness might be part of the problem. 2) Knit the bottom in reverse stockinette. Vee's are probably less irritating than the purl bumps.
3. I am very well versed in many different knitting techniques. I know six cast ons, seven bind offs, multiple increases and decreases and lots of crazy construction shortcuts. The odd part of this is that some of these I have never executed and that doesn't particularly bother me. It's only knitting. And I know how to knit.
4. Crochet scares me. I've seen it done. I've seen the results. I've even tried it myself. I just cannot wrap my brain around it. But that's okay. I can live my life without being a hooker.
5. I desperately want to knit a lace shawl. The only thing stopping me is that I have no use for a lace shawl. I can't leave it lying around looking pretty (kitties), it doesn't go with my wardrobe (simple, sophisticated aesthetic, or , you know, jeans) and the yarn is too damn thin (if I want to play with thread, I'll get out my sewing machine.) So, what to do? I may wait until I'm pregnant and knit something to wrap baby in. Babies like lace, right?
6. I have not knit a hat for my husband. I also refuse to discuss this.
Okay- that's it from me. As for the tagging, if you just read this, you're it!
Basic rules are: a quirky number of quirk-isms about your quirky self. Leave us a comment so we can come over and check out all our stalkers. And have fun with it!
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Adventures in Whimsy
I knit this for a co-worker. He likes to dress up for his yearbook photo. I can safely say this is one of the coolest and defiantly the quirkiest thing I have ever knit. In order to get a good picture, I took advantage of Mother's Day and had my family model for me.
First up, Older Sister:
(She's wearing the Knucks I knit for her.)
Next we have my younger sister:
She wasn't happy when I told her she was going to be on the Internets. Hi Autumn!
Rounding out the siblings, my brother-in-law:
I think he wants one, too.
Next we have Mom:
Mom insisted on wearing a housecoat for her photo shoot. Doesn't she look fancy?
And my favorite model of the day, Dad:
Cool and collected as always in this wonderful tribute to his three daughters. (We used to style his hair when we were little. The wig seems less invasive and achieves a better look.)
Pattern: Desperate Housefrau from Knitty
Mr. Felker: I hope you like it.
First up, Older Sister:
(She's wearing the Knucks I knit for her.)
Next we have my younger sister:
She wasn't happy when I told her she was going to be on the Internets. Hi Autumn!
Rounding out the siblings, my brother-in-law:
I think he wants one, too.
Next we have Mom:
Mom insisted on wearing a housecoat for her photo shoot. Doesn't she look fancy?
And my favorite model of the day, Dad:
Cool and collected as always in this wonderful tribute to his three daughters. (We used to style his hair when we were little. The wig seems less invasive and achieves a better look.)
Pattern: Desperate Housefrau from Knitty
Mr. Felker: I hope you like it.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
February Baby Sweater, The Conclusion
The February Baby Sweater from Knitter's Almanac
Like every other EZ pattern, this one is fantastic. As I am wont to do, I made some alterations. EZ would approve, I think. Seams were completely eliminated with the following modifications:
On RS row, knit in pattern across first 25 sts (right front) + 28 (sleeve) =54 sts. Put last 28 (sleeve) sts on hold. Continue in patt for next 70 sts [42(back) + 28(sleeve)], placing last 28 on hold for other sleeve, finish row as established (25 sts-left front) . Next row: using backward loop cast, cast on 14 sts over each sleeve gap. Continue on with body.
Sleeves- Starting at midpoint of underarm seam, pick up 7 sts, then put held stitches on needles, and pick up 7 more stitches at underarm. Knit one round, then continue in lace pattern. For the Gull Lace pattern in the round, knit the purl rounds.
This eliminates all seams! Now go run and knit one out of the sock yarn that you will never make into socks. I'm off on button-adventures.
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