Personal Knitting
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I’ve done quite a bit, but have little to show for it.
In this weeks installment, our heroine has been doing a lot of math, lots of measuring, and not that much knitting. I went deep into the book Big Foot Knits and have figured out, drafted, and partially completed my sock, and I am pleased thus far. I did find myself wanting a lot more graph paper and 2 to 4 column ledger sheets than provided in the book. Fortunately I have a bit of an office supply habit, and have everything I need. I can see that I will be creating more explicit lists of how to proceed, what to do with all the numbers, how to decide what works for…
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Keeping me at it
I am finding these posts are helping me to keep focused. Yes one loves readers, and I’m not sure this one has many readers because of the sporadic past posts. It is serving its purpose. All is well. I finished my RailRoad Rib Socks. I am pleased. They will be good in my hiking boots this fall and early winter to keep those toes just a bit warmer. I am still wishing I picked a tan or brown. These will be functional, though, and I will soon forget that I am annoyed as my toes stay warm, or I will gift someone with them. Railroad Rib socks from Fiber Trends,…
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My somewhat weekly progress report
Sundays are my time to wind things up and get ready to drive back to Grand Marais. Of late it has also been a terrific time to update all my projects. I am enjoying the process, and it is helping to keep me focused. I like. This week I have: The gauge swatch for my Big Foot Knits class. I am using Schoeller+Stahl Fortissima Color in a great green-striping colorway. In the past I have always knit fingering socks on size 0. My gauge has recently changed (after how many years?!), so I thought I’d best swatch in both 0s and 1s. It seems I will be switching up to size…
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Yarn Pop has great totes
I find it a great deal of fun when blogs I enjoy have contests. You’ve probably seen them.” Leave a comment, and we will use a random number generator to pick one of you to get this cool stuff”. I always leave kind words. I have never gotten anything. This morning, however, was different. Lori from Yarn Pop gave me a very wonderful message. “Your comment number was chosen using random.org and you are the winner of the Yarn Pop pack! I am so excited! I could really use some nicer knitting bags for my perpetual, revolving project collection. And I get these! This has definitely been Katie’s Happy Month.…
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Getting Stuff Done
This has been a great weekend for getting things finished, organized, and prioritized. It feels great. Two of the items have photos to share. The rest, though more boring, is necessary and in progress. I present to you, the newborn Batman hat. It worked out pretty well, and I think it should do pretty much what it was supposed to do. I am popping it in the mail tomorrow. 60 stitches, size 5 needles, a bit taller than necessary so that the ears don’t get pulled in, and short-row ears which are knit over 12 stitches, reducing one stitch each row. It is seamed flat at the top. I hope…
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Still focusing on warm toes
The snow isn’t letting up. It is what I get I guess for living this far North, but I am growing tired. Not a whole lot I can do about it other than whimper softly into my yarn stash. How to brighten it up? Knit orange socks! I am working on a toe-up pattern for a simple sock. This is the second draft. They make me smile. I also love the feel of this yarn (Indulgence from Knitting Fever) and this style of sock. Happiness all around. I also finally got photos taken of the slippers that have kept my toes warm all winter. Based on the Malabrigo Loafer,…
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A massive amount of miniature knitting
This Summer my mother, her sister, and hopefully their brother will be visiting family in Norway. They are all getting older, and one, possibly last, visit would be wonderful. These Norwegian relatives are also generous, and one winter sent us all hand-knitted socks for Christmas. I wanted to return a gift in kind, something wonderful and hand knit. The intent is that they be hostess gifts for the visit. If the visit does not happen they will be Christmas gifts. Nice intro, whatcha makin’? I am knitting a rather large quantity (the goal is 24) of the pattern “Felted Ornaments” by Two Old Bags. The photo shows a bunch of…
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Yipes Stripes
I found this lovely technique on Ravelry. I also love it because it messes with one’s mind. And, though it may shock some, it is not using the double-faced knitting technique. The third cool thing is that it is way easy. I chose to knit it in Noro’s Silk Garden and Juniper Moon Farm’s Moonshine. The yum factor is almost painful. Whether or not it ever materializes, I thought this would be perfect for a shawl collar, or even a gooshy reversible vest. And yes, I will be kind. The link to the pattern is here. Mandyz Moon’s Indecisive Stripes Rib Pattern.
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On my Needles in March
The Chameleon Progress report, brought to you live from a very warm Spring in the upper midwest. I have made progress on two items. My Ao Shell, which now looks like a rectangle. Oh so exciting! I have started on the second half. I knit up a shop sample for work. The yarn is Yearling from Juniper Moon Farm, and the pattern is the Yearling Cardigan. The little bits to the right are ears, which I will add after blocking. There is one sad thing here. I had adjusted my tension to knit my Ao, and I forgot to adjust it back for the cardigan. It is a bit uneven,…
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On my needles
I seem to be like many knitters, who have a handful of projects all in process at the same time. I like to keep a mix of projects. Some are patterns in development, some are test knitting, and some are the very appealing work of others. I am working on a super not-so secret design for a double-knit scarf. I have fallen in love with double knitting, and this design has me very jazzed. I have made it past the half way point and am on the home stretch. When I started this sock, it was just supposed to be a simple, mindless, fill-in-the-gaps sock to keep me…