Month: October 2007

I posted a new photo to FinishedprojectsPhotos.

I posted a new photo to FinishedprojectsPhotos.

A while back Trevor requested a sleeping hat. I am still not sure where the idea came from but he feels he needs one to keep him warm at night. Being a super-mom, I obliged.

We had ourselves a fake sleeping session this afternoon to test it out.

He loves it & I just hope it keeps him warm enough to keep him out of my bed!
It’s too bad that the lighting wasn’t darker and my camera is still not repaired to let me change anything other than the focus. Ah well, he’s cute even if he is a little fuzzy!

There are a few things I have been meaning to talk about & I just keep forgetting.

So, here goes.

First, I love, love, love the new Knitpicks Harmony needles.

They are smooooooth. They are fast, faster than any other wood needle and my Denise sets. They have that warmth and lightweight you associate with wood but knit more like a smooth metal, ie Inox or Aero. The finish is ridiculously even. So much so that it shines with no flaws to be seen. The tips are perfectly tapered and come to the perfect point appropriate for the size of the needle. The needles in the picture are the options tips in size 10. They aren’t dull at the point like most wood  or metal needles are. I have no trouble doing double decreases with the Malabrigo in the blanket (which has a tendency to split terribly with dull needle tips).

Now let me tell you about the dpn’s. Oh. My. Gosh.

They are now my #1, hands down, favorite needles for socks.

Unfortunately, they are backordered for who knows how long. I will still order the sock needle set & have a wonderful surprise when it just shows up at my house!

I also finished another Calorimetry yesterday, this one out of SWS on size 7 needles. I cast on 96 instead of the amount in the pattern. It makes it a much better fit.

There was one more thing I wanted to mention that I had been forgetting but now, surprisesurprise, it escapes me!

When I think of it I will be sure to pass it on!

Have a wonderful Monday!

I have been on a bit of a small item bender lately. No big sweaters being whipped out here! Oh, no! It’s all small things like Pantas, Calorimetry’s, brioche scarves, Zigzag scarves, socks (not fancy ones either, just plain Stockinette kids socks) and the like. I would love to be in a sweater mode but it just doesn’t seem to be happening. I have a feeling that until all the baby items and Christmas gifts are done I won’t be starting, or finishing, any sweaters.

Here are a few little things I finished yesterday.

That is another Panta/Drops pattern using Tatamy Tweed dk on size 6 needles.

Here is a Calorimetry from Knitty using Red Heart Soft Yarn multi

I found this cute button while looking for a specific button in my box and thought it was perfect!

You just can’t beat this yarn for the price. It’s washable, doesn’t lose shape, doesn’t pill terribly, doesn’t felt and is so soft & delicious. The color variation is perfect so you don’t get pooling, spiraling or strange stripey things. It’s truly a multi-color yarn! And how perfect for fall!

It’s a little big for Sadie so this one will be mine but I will have to make her another with less cast on stitches.

I have babies arriving from all areas of my life; life-long friends, church friends, family members. So I better get movin’ on the baby item front.
Here is a beanie started for a friend. Her kids all wear beanies all the time so she will recieve an assortment of colors and sizes for this little guy. I am thinking 6 or so, some knit some crochet, since I am not making a blankie or any other large items. Maybe I will throw in a few bibs or something.

Overall that is where my knitting time is going. No magical, ridiculously fast knits here. Just pluggin’ along.

I finished up the Ty Dy ZigZag scarf today. It was a fast & rather fun little knit. I am tired of scarves but I do love how this yarn & pattern matched up!

That’s washed & now laid out to dry on the back of the couch. It measures 5″ wide by about 58″ long using only 1 ball of the K1C2 Ty-Dy yarn. Fantastic!

Deadline knitting is done. I have finished the Brioche Scarf for my class and also modular knitted coasters for another class. I will continue to make some more coasters out of different yarns as examples for in the store but the main coasters are done. They are a great little scrap yarn project. You could give a set of tonal colored coasters as a gift instead of all out of the same yarn. Great way to get rid of random leftovers.

Both still have to be blocked. The scarf I am not too concerned about blocking really. It would take forever to dry if I washed it so I am thinking I will just take it down to the store today for display along with some of the coasters. I used Araucania Patagonia cotton for the coasters on size 8 needles and Lamb’s Pride Worsted for the scarf. I plan on using some SWTC Bamboo, Cotton Fleece and some other fun, variagated wool blend once I can dig one out, to make some more coasters for display.

Other than that I can now return to the knitting I want to do. Like the Trapeze Jacket. Some more socks with new sock yarns I have acquired as of late. It’ll be fun!

EDIT:
Change in plans; after visiting Julie at Knit & Pearl we decided that the coasters weren’t what she wanted to do. So we decided on doing a modular scarf instead. Fine by me! But it means I now have one more thing that has to be knit on a ‘deadline’. I cast on as soon as I got home and should be able to finish it in the next couple of days, maybe sooner if I really buckle down and get it done. We are using the Artyarns Zigzag modular scarf pattern by Iris Schreier and Ty-Dy yarn in Magenta Moss. I am hoping that with 1 ball of yarn we’ll be able to get a 60″ scarf instead of the 72″ scarf that would take 2 balls. We’ll see how far I can get this yarn to go! So far it’s knitting up beautifully. So soft for a 100% cotton yarn. Pictures coming soon!