Some finished, some started, and some in between....

I've started making Tempting for the Tempting KAL on Ravelry. The picture makes the color look brighter than it is, but I don't think I'm going to have enough so I'll probably start over with some clearance yarn this weekend.


I've also started some washcloths for the holidays to make some gift baskets. It gives me a way to try out some different stitch patterns and not get bored.


And I picked up some yarn at Joann's yesterday that I love. I started making My So Called Scarf. I don't get bored with the pattern, but I had to use some metal needles to get the pointy help. Hopefully I can push through achy hands and get it done decently soon.


I finished my test mitt for the Fingerless Mitts. I really like it and with some minor alterations it should fit my hands.


Hopefully I can get this all balanced out and get myself going to make the kids some mittens. Last year they lost them a lot and that makes me a wee bit nervous about taking the time to make them....

My Ughs!

UGH!

Click to view the atrocities :P

They're horrible, ugly things that will hide away forever. Enjoy, laugh, cackle, or share the frustration!

My Newest Hat

It's super duper comfy. I made it large enough to completely snuggle my head and any hair I decide to tuck underneath.

Unfortunately I can't find my notes at the moment, but as soon as I do, I will post the pattern.

It was made with recycled yarn from a chunky knit shrug. The ribbon was purchased at Hobby Lobby about a year ago.

My Newest Knits

I finished Cece's scarf, but I won't be posting a picture of that until I can take one with her wearing it. It's just a stockinette stitch scarf, if she wants fringe or tassels, I'm sure she can manage that without me.

I did do Jess's Hat:

It looks adorable on her, but she was pukey so I decided to crop the pic, and I'll get a better one when I see her next.

I also made two different Calorimetry headbands. The first was made on 8s with a 90 st cast on and barely any repeats that were called for. It's still rather large, but is definitely more of a headband.


The second was on 6s with the full 120 CO. I did apx 15/12 of the repeats called for. It's a lot larger and will cover my ears and keep them snuggly when a full hat isn't necessary or desired.

Oh the FOs

I've made to calorimetries (hmm, not sure of the plural on that one) and some random hats. I'm pretty satisfied with both and I even got myself to completely finish them. I will definitely post pics tomorrow.

I'm nearly done with Cheryl's scarf, so after that is done I will make her cabled hat. I'm afraid to give it to her this weekend. I made mine when I was sick, Jess got sick the night I gave hers to her, no cursing Cheryl. Not before her first date in many a year.

Will do updates with photos tomorrow after the horribly weekly grocery shopping is done!

Ear Warmth

It's chilly here, chilly enough to pull out coats, hats, and scarves. Last night I got a little obsessed with warmth (I've been wearing 2 pairs of socks this week). I made a prototype I guess of my own headband/earwarmer. It's nice, cute, but needs tweaking. I made it on circs and am now debating changing how I did it to accommodate some things I don't like. Needless to say I'll try other varieties, (I do finally have calorimetry in my queue) but I want to finish my own first. One other thing I would change is using wool instead of acrylic. There's just something too lightweight about it.

Ok, tried again and much better fitting. End result is about 21", but I haven't measured the gauge yet.

I used 2 yarns, both red heart super saver. The Main Color is Country Rose, CC is Med Thyme.

I did a CO of 80 with the MC and knit for 5 rows
Beg with a purl row, do stock st for 3 rows
Change to CC and continue stock for 6 more rows
Change back to MC and cont for 3 more rows
Next row, BO 10, purl across
Next row, BO 10, knit across
Bind Off, weave in ends and seam.

If you're concerned about size you could add I cord, CO additional stitches, or do another closure.

October and Pink

I've been desperately trying to go through my stash. It's not like I have money to buy new if I do use it up, but one day I will, and I would like to get through all this regular acrylic I have. I don't mind the blends, and the acrylics I do have are soft when knit particularly (not to0 tight and not too bulky) but I have some garments I'd like to make and none of my yarn is what I want, but I don't have the needles to do it anyway. I was hoping for the knit picks harmony set for my birthday or x-mas, but they're so backordered that I don't think it will happen even if anyone did do their shopping well in advance.

So onto the projects..... I wanted to use up some of my recycled yarn. I have some ideas for certain things, but others were proving difficult. So, it's October which means YAY for Breast Cancer Awareness month, so I pulled out a couple of different pinks and went to town on something fun, easy, and a bit funky. No pattern, no sameness, just some random knits.

Blue Matching Snarf

I decided to make the Holey Rib scarf found here as Lacy Scarf 2.0.

I didn't want an entirely holey scarf, so I changed some things. I started and ended the scarf with 3 sections of the 2(x2) stitch repeat followed by 6 rows of stockinette. About halfway through the scarf I added another single repeat of the stitch pattern. I also had one end 4 stitches wider than the other. It's a shorter scarf and I seem to like it better when you tie it and a narrower end lays on top of a wider end. Maybe it's some throwback to a reverse necktie....

In the pictures I don't have the scarf blocked, so it's curled, but the close up of the stitch is hand flattened so it looks much wider than the rest of the scarf. It's not, just the lack of blocking for the rest.

Another Hat FO

I pounding out hats like no bodies business lately. There are a few garments that I would love to make, but as of now, no money to get the yarn needed and I don't have the needles either. I always felt like I was swimming in knitting heaven. Now my knitting has advanced and I don't have the means to do what I want. And what I wouldn't give to fit into these small sizes so I wouldn't have to buy 3 sheep worth of yarn. I'm not sure I could have ever fit into a piece that only went up to a size 36 bust.

and more hats probably to come. I really want to get rid of a good chunk of my stash. I'd like to be able to fit everything into the drawers that sit by the couch.

Christmas Gifs

Money's tight around the holidays, so this year I'm going to knit for the kids and then the adults if I have time. If you're friends don't like your hand mades, who will?

I'm thinking of making bags and headbands for the girls and no clue what to do for the boys. A. might make do with a toy better than anything else so I'll have to see what I can come up with. Might have to make another Furryness.

And boy do I really need to start writing up patterns for the stuff I make. It sure is simple, but it would be nice to remember exactly what I did.

Cheryl's Hat & Scarf

Cheryl mentioned not having time to knit her hat and scarf so I offered up my services if she brought over her yarn. I have the hat finished, and am slowly getting through the scarf. I made it pretty wide since it isn't a very dense fabric that way she'll get a good wrap and some warmth.

Kid Hats

I started a hat for myself, the only things I've made myself were a garter stitch hat and scarf that were my first knitting projects. Of course new hat didn't work out well either. I had bought some Nob Hill Jewel sparkle yarn when ordering some needles online and decided to pull them out all these months later. I was disappointed to say the least. It was a thick n thin yarn and hat some green dye on it. No where on the package or the website did it say that it was thick n thin, just bulky, and the green parts looked like a marker had bled all over the pink yarn. I managed to pull most of the green parts off (they seemed to only be located on the 'thick') and knitted up the bulky hat pattern with the only sometimes bulky yarn.

It really is a cute hat, good for beginning fall or spring, but it just didn't go as far down on my head as I wanted it to, so I gave it to the girl and started working on a scarf to match it. As soon as the little weasel figures out where she put it, I'll take and post a picture.


Mason's Hat started out as a hat for me too. Thought I'd improvise and didn't plan any part of it out. Yeah, as usual I ended up with an oval with a flat top. So I added crocheted earflaps and gave it to the boy.

Lori's Sweater

Lori's Birthday sweater is probably my proudest so far. I had to knit the entire thing twice, but it was well worth it and despite being done with an acrylic/wool blend, it's actually quite soft. I just hope it holds well enough over time.

I made the Stepping Out Coat from Hip Knits and I have to admit I'm not a fan of the way the patterns are written. The paragraph form kind of annoys me (which is just personal preference) and I find it harder to keep my place. The sizing didn't work out, even though the final measurements did which is what resulted in the frogging and second knitting of it. I ended up making the XL for a size 4-6 woman, but it fits so all should be well.

I used appx 7.5 skeins of Lionbrand Thick N Quick in Charcoal and did change the 1x1 rib to a 2x2. The pockets and collar were custom sized because they just weren't big enough in the written dimensions in my opinion. The picture below doesn't show the pockets because I hadn't added them yet.