Archive for the ‘Knitting’ Category
February 8, 2015
I tried to make them both the same. Honest I did. But I just couldn’t help myself. Look at this yarn. It’s super! Jaala Spiro is a genius at dyeing yarn. I think this is the third time I have joined one of her yarn clubs and I have never been disappointed. She plies her wares on Etsy under the name Knitcircus. If I weren’t so lazy, I’d put in a link. Just type in Knitcircus. You’ll find it.
Oh, yeah. The pattern. It’s from Curiosity Cabinet 3 again. My socks are longer, have a cuff and there are no slip stitches on the heel back. Otherwise, it’s the same.
Tags:Curiosity Cabinet 3, dyeing yarn, Etsy, Jaala Spiro, Knitcircus, plies her wares
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January 25, 2015
Stupid looking. Right? It doesn’t look bad on my head. Not so much my glass head. But it is about two inches smaller than mine. I don’t know why I bought this yarn. I guess I wanted to see how it looked knitted. It needs more balls. A shrug or pullover might look nice. But what do you do if a ball winds up in your armpit? Or those two places on your chest?
Tags:balls, white hat
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January 18, 2015
The things I do for my children. What a pain in the butt were these gloves! Originally, I had thoughts of just sewing up the holes, but the voices in my head started screaming, NOOO!!! So I gave in and took the whole @#$%^&* thing apart. Well, down to the bottom of the holes anyway. I saved the thumb and upper hand. I had visions of grafting them back on. Yeah. Right. I can barely tolerate grafting a dozen stitches at the top of a sock. Was I really going to graft sixty stitches? Delusions of grandeur I guess. What was I thinking? So I re-knit the rest of the glove using as much of the yarn I had un-knit. And that’s why the stripes aren’t right. You can’t have everything.
Tags:Delusions of grandeur, grafting a dozen stitches, Ravens gloves, re-knit, things I do for my children, un-knit
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January 12, 2015
I bought the yarn at Knitters Day Out last Fall. It has all my favorite colors. The pattern is from Curiosity Cabinet 3. I should say patterns. I couldn’t make up my mind so they are different. They have the rounded toe that I like rather than what the patterns wanted.
Since Christmas, I have been in repair mode. I shortened my new pants, mended a hole in an old shirt that I can’t get rid of, and removed the elastic from two pairs of capris. I need to get some more elastic to finish them.
This is a glove that I made my daughter last year. Somehow they were caught in a hinge. I’ve got my work cut out for me.
Tags:caught in a hinge, Curiosity Cabinet 3, Knitters Day Out last Fall, Since Christmas
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January 4, 2015
I was very happy to complete this in time for Christmas. I just wish I had taken a picture of her wearing it. Sometimes I wonder where I keep my brain. Anyway, it fits very well and she was very happy with it.
This is a free Cascade pattern #W423. I even used the same yarn and almost the same color. I had trouble getting gauge so I tried using size 6. That worked, but I didn’t like the look. I stayed with size 7. After calculating, I realized that I could follow the instructions for one size smaller than my original plan. That worked perfectly.
Cascade Yarn has a great pattern selection. I’ve made several over the years. And they keep it up-to-date. I had no trouble downloading it to my phone making it so convenient to carry with me.
Tags:Cascade pattern #W423
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December 20, 2014
My daughter wanted to get Jasmine some scrubs for Christmas. She is my son’s boarder and she went to school with my grandson. We didn’t see much of anything so I volunteered to make her something. The fabric we found is Marvel cartoon characters which she loves. There were several interesting fabrics at the store. She’s a nice person and I would be happy to make her some more.
This isn’t much of a post, but I’m still knitting a sweater for my daughter!
My Nativity is on display. The tree can wait.
Tags:Jasmine, Marvel cartoon characters, nativity, scrubs for Christmas, son's boarder
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November 21, 2014
I tried to write. Really. Summer is over. I’m feeling better. Migraines are few and far between. Happy, happy, joy, joy. Consequently, since I feel better, I do more. I’ve been sewing.
A linen blouse for me. Tea towels for my neighbor because she insists on giving us a Christmas present. A row of snowmen for my daughter that are not red and green so she can leave them out all winter.
That’s all for now. It’s time to cook supper. Baked salmon with mango sauce and broccoli cauliflower casserole.
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November 1, 2014
I told myself last May that I was going to make two vests to go with two new blouses. They would have to be quiet enough to go with several other things, too. This is not easy for me. My favorite colors are red and orange.
Since I have very little blue, except for jeans, I thought this would be a nice change. It is sock weight yarn using a size six needle with an easy lace pattern. It’s Crystal Palace Panda Soy or Maize or both. I’m not certain. I picked it up cheap somewhere.
I think I showed you this one. Anyway, the brown is some old Noro that I picked up in Gap, PA one year. The other is cotton tape that I got at Blue Heron on sale. Mitered squares are so much fun for me. I wonder if I will ever get tired of making them.
And now, I can start on my daughter’s sweater. Yeah. Sweetums made a fire this afternoon, so I wound the yarn by the fireplace. So cosy.
Tags:Blue Heron, Crystal Palace Panda Soy or Maize, Gap, mitered squares, old Noro, PA, two new blouses
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October 24, 2014
I’ve got plenty to keep me occupied. I made myself a pretty blouse and a nice pair of pants. Another blouse is almost complete. I found some great applique designs. The second vest is taking FOREVER. I want to get going on my daughter’s Christmas present. It is going to be beautiful. I can’t stand it. I want to start. But I can’t. I’m 3/4 finished on the vest. It would be so stupid to stop. It is so hard to finish one thing when another thing is calling so loudly. I like to finish things. It doesn’t make sense not to. Would you stop frying some chicken and cook a piece of fish instead? You can’t just leave the chicken sitting on the stove for a few days. That’s stupid. And that’s how I am. Don’t ask me to stop in the middle of something. It makes me hyperventilate. I can be so anal.
Too bad this yarn is for my daughter. It matches my nails.
Tags:makes me hyperventilate, my daughter's Christmas present, sitting on the stove for a few days, yarn matches nails
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October 12, 2014
I love it when I hear from someone who has used one of my patterns. It is especially nice when it’s someone fairly new to knitting.
This is Alyssa wearing the cloche she made with my pattern that she found on Ravelry. I think that she is doing extremely well. And she looks really cute in that hat.
Tags:Victoria's Cloche
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Up a Creek in Lower Slower Delaware 