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Friday, March 20, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
The baby blanket continues!
I've made some progress on it...sadly just some, but happily just some due to my sweater. Pictures forthcoming of the sweater!
Sunday, January 04, 2009
Rambling Rows for Rauscher-to-be
It's baby blanket time! There's another little Rauscher on the way - a little lady - and I'm making the Rambling Rows Afghan in celebration.
I love the color choices and it's flying so far.
I love the color choices and it's flying so far.
I've started spinning...
First, I tried spinning on a friend of a friend's wheel. It went meh.
Next, i got the Louet Drop Spindle Kit. This is my first handspun and plied attempt.
It's terribly inconsistent but actually plying some singles helped me know what to do next...I press onward.
Next, i got the Louet Drop Spindle Kit. This is my first handspun and plied attempt.
It's terribly inconsistent but actually plying some singles helped me know what to do next...I press onward.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
2008 Year in Review
I really came back to knitting in 2008. Even with the qualifying madness, I still knit a bit over 3 miles of yarn this year (around 3.07 miles, to be exact, or 5,405 yards). I made...
Two and a half pairs of socks
Two handbags
One baby blanket
Four dishcloths
3/4 a full cardigan
1/3 a short sleeve cardigan
One scarf (finished), one scarf (that will never end) still underway
One lace shawl
One lace shawl I gave up on
One baby mitten
One hat
And that doesn't count things I've knit and frogged out and already forgotten about (like some oversized baby booties and a sweater that only Escher's child could wear).
So what do I want to do in 2009?
Finish the wool cardigan
Finish the cotton cardigan
Finish the socks on the needles
Make another baby blanket
Make a bunch of baby stuff for the bunches of babies that are coming
Make myself some socks for a change
Two and a half pairs of socks
Two handbags
One baby blanket
Four dishcloths
3/4 a full cardigan
1/3 a short sleeve cardigan
One scarf (finished), one scarf (that will never end) still underway
One lace shawl
One lace shawl I gave up on
One baby mitten
One hat
And that doesn't count things I've knit and frogged out and already forgotten about (like some oversized baby booties and a sweater that only Escher's child could wear).
So what do I want to do in 2009?
Finish the wool cardigan
Finish the cotton cardigan
Finish the socks on the needles
Make another baby blanket
Make a bunch of baby stuff for the bunches of babies that are coming
Make myself some socks for a change
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
My Flower Basket Shawl is done
And I think I'm in love with it.
Yup, love.
Definitely gonna have to visit Southwind Farms for more yarn!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Knitting update...
My camera is broken (well, my iPhone camera is okay, but it's not the best quality ever), so it's sad to try to talk about knitting cause I can't show it off.
I eventually fixed the cable, after lots of frustration. I finally figured out the thing to do was to drop all the stitches, put them back on a dpn, and knit one row at a time with dpns to work my way up all the "ladders" I dropped through. The twist is right now, but then that project hit another snag - I just don't like the way the drop stitches look in this yarn. They're too loose and floppy. Which is a tragedy, cause the yarn feels so yummy and the cables look so good. I'm thinking of frogging and making Hey Teach! out of the yarn instead. I'm still snooping around to see if I can find a pattern that would be closer to my skin since the yarn feels sooooooo yummy.
In other knitting news, I put my cotton, short-sleeve, empire-waist cardigan on hold for the winter...just not inspired to knit with cotton right now! I've been falling in love with wool all over again.
I finished the alpaca shawl with the yarn from Southwind Farms and it is lovely - once I get good pictures that gets it's own post! I've also made a Norwegian Star Earflap hat in crazy leftover Cascade 220 colors - bright pink and bright green.
I forgot how much I loved Cascade 220. I loved it so much that I went on to cast on a Bountiful Bohus.
I like the pattern so far. I did misread and do a cable row every other row on the bottom portion, so I have very tight cables on the bottom of the sweater. They're pretty but a lot of work. I also decided to only go about two inches of ribbing at the bottom instead of three - I think that the three inches would have been a lot for my torso, so I switched to stockinette a bit early.
Hopefully I'll get ahold of a camera and get better pictures soon. I'm getting a new camera for Christmas, and that should usher in a new era of knit-blogging.
I eventually fixed the cable, after lots of frustration. I finally figured out the thing to do was to drop all the stitches, put them back on a dpn, and knit one row at a time with dpns to work my way up all the "ladders" I dropped through. The twist is right now, but then that project hit another snag - I just don't like the way the drop stitches look in this yarn. They're too loose and floppy. Which is a tragedy, cause the yarn feels so yummy and the cables look so good. I'm thinking of frogging and making Hey Teach! out of the yarn instead. I'm still snooping around to see if I can find a pattern that would be closer to my skin since the yarn feels sooooooo yummy.
In other knitting news, I put my cotton, short-sleeve, empire-waist cardigan on hold for the winter...just not inspired to knit with cotton right now! I've been falling in love with wool all over again.
I finished the alpaca shawl with the yarn from Southwind Farms and it is lovely - once I get good pictures that gets it's own post! I've also made a Norwegian Star Earflap hat in crazy leftover Cascade 220 colors - bright pink and bright green.
I forgot how much I loved Cascade 220. I loved it so much that I went on to cast on a Bountiful Bohus.
I like the pattern so far. I did misread and do a cable row every other row on the bottom portion, so I have very tight cables on the bottom of the sweater. They're pretty but a lot of work. I also decided to only go about two inches of ribbing at the bottom instead of three - I think that the three inches would have been a lot for my torso, so I switched to stockinette a bit early.
Hopefully I'll get ahold of a camera and get better pictures soon. I'm getting a new camera for Christmas, and that should usher in a new era of knit-blogging.
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Aaack!
I found a mistake in my cabled shawl this morning on the bus.
It makes me want to weep.
I can fix it, it will just take time and patience, two things I've been short on lately.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
I tried socks!
I tried socks. I didn't get SSS. They were quick, they were straightforward. It could be love, socks and I....
Smart Superwash Wool (DK), size 6 needles, Blueberry Waffle Sock Pattern
Saturday, August 04, 2007
That's a nice stretch...
I finally blocked the Paisley wrap shawl tonight. Stretched all out on my nice, clean, everything's unpacked carpet, no less! I love this thing. It's drying now, and I can't wait for it to cool down enough to wear it! Just a few ends left to weave in (I wanted to leave that for after blocking) and this baby is done. I figured out why I bought this yarn (Rowan Wool and Cotton....not Wool Cotton, Wool and Cotton - it was discontinued long before I bought my ten balls in 2005) - it was on serious, serious sale. It wound up being a great deal, and I love the color and finished object. Being driven to use up guilt yarn can be a good thing, I suppose!
Friday, August 03, 2007
My Knitting Sighting!
Spotted on an old friend's blog today: Here's one of my finished objects from February, in action!
Friday, July 27, 2007
9.5 inches in!
There were a few rows that about killed me, definately slowed me down...but I learned my lesson and am employing a counter to tell me whether or not it is time to cable, not my stressed out brain! I'm very close to 1/3 done with this blanket - in only a week! I'm flying through this thing. Which is good. The sooner I finish it, the more cute baby stuff I get to make!
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Cabled Baby Blanket
This is the previously promised picture of the cabled baby blanket from Vogue Baby Blankets 2. I'ts about 30" across and I'm about four inches in at this point (out of a goal of 30"), on day 4. It's amazing how the desire to not pack drives the desire to knit, really....
Friday, July 20, 2007
And I've cast on again...
I have no idea why I'm suddenly a knitting machine again. Probably has to do with not really wanting to pack...I just want this move OVER wtih.
Right now I've got the cabled baby blanket from Vogue Baby Blankets Two on the needles. I swatched Tuesday and Wednesday, cast on Wednesday night, and am one row short of the complete first pattern repeat. It took all of maybe four cables across for me to look up how to cable without a cable needle, which seems to be nice. 1.5" down, 28.5" to go!
Pictures forthcoming...but not tonight.
Right now I've got the cabled baby blanket from Vogue Baby Blankets Two on the needles. I swatched Tuesday and Wednesday, cast on Wednesday night, and am one row short of the complete first pattern repeat. It took all of maybe four cables across for me to look up how to cable without a cable needle, which seems to be nice. 1.5" down, 28.5" to go!
Pictures forthcoming...but not tonight.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
And the shawl is done!
So I'm not sure what's up with the pinkish tint to the pictures...these were just quick snaps anyway. I still have to weave in the ends and block it...but the knittin' is done!
The green in the back right corner is most on.
The coolest thing was seeing it's actual size come to life as I bound off! Since it was made in the round on circs, I never really saw what size it was going to be til I was done.
The green in the back right corner is most on.
The coolest thing was seeing it's actual size come to life as I bound off! Since it was made in the round on circs, I never really saw what size it was going to be til I was done.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Paisley knit shawl - almost there!
I'm so excited - I'm over 5/8 bound off!
(I so moved in with a math major).
(I so moved in with a math major).
Friday, July 06, 2007
So close...
I'm almost there on the paisley knit shawl. I have approximately 16 rows to go...so I should hopefully finish in the next few weeks (though moving will most certainly slow that down a bit!).
Progress pictures (I'm even further now):
Progress pictures (I'm even further now):
Monday, June 25, 2007
Goodies from Michigan
I went to see Kie and Eric in Lansing recently, and visited my favorite little yarn shop in the universe, Woven Art. Maybe I should have strongly considered, MSU, just to be close to this shop. It has an amazing selection of yarn, all of it absolutely gorgeous, and more importantly, a great fiber community. The owner and employees and instructors and people who just hang out there are all incredible resources for spinning, dyeing, weaving, knitting, crocheting, etc. It's such a treat to go there, and I couldn't help but pick up this:
It's called Kona Super Wash. It's a very soft wool, and was hand-painted by the yarn shop's owner, Nancy. She dyes much of the really fantastic yarns in her shop and they're just gorgeous.
She says that when she was doing this yarn she was inspired by a recent trip to the Carribbean, and some beautiful gemstones that she saw there that are indigenous to the area. I'm pretty sure it's Larimar from the Dominican Republic.
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In the two hanks, I have 400 grams...it's finally Clapotis time!
It's called Kona Super Wash. It's a very soft wool, and was hand-painted by the yarn shop's owner, Nancy. She dyes much of the really fantastic yarns in her shop and they're just gorgeous.
She says that when she was doing this yarn she was inspired by a recent trip to the Carribbean, and some beautiful gemstones that she saw there that are indigenous to the area. I'm pretty sure it's Larimar from the Dominican Republic.
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In the two hanks, I have 400 grams...it's finally Clapotis time!
