01.05.10
Posted in accessories, baby stuff, booties, hats, lace, mittens and gloves, scarves, shawls, stoles, and wraps, socks, sweaters, toys at 2:05 am by pauline
I was so inspired by Abigail’s FO mosaic I wanted to have my own. So here it is , 37 objects fiinished in 2009.
Everything, except the two cardigans, were started in 2009. I started Breezy Cables (top row ) back in 2006 using some beautiful yarn that I bought from Harrisville, NH during our cross-country drive. I knitted it in a KAL with Jenny to keep me motivated so that I can finish it and wear it to Stitches West 2007. I ended-up knitting a sample Millicent sock for Cookie and ran out of time. With a little encouragement in the beginning of Summer 2009, from Margit, I finished the cardigan by the end of Summer.
That left the the Fall to finish a couple of Cardigan for Arwen sweaters that Margit and I started in our two-person but infrequent KAL in 2007. Now that Breezy Cables was done, the plan was to work on Arwen once a week at lunchtime and again at BobaKnit so that they will be done by Halloween, allowing us to greet trick or treaters in our elfin garb. Margit finished hers a few days ahead of schedule and I finished mine on Halloween.
As long as I can remember, I’ve always want to weave. I made a scarf(lower right), a table runner(lower left), and a placemat(center right) with my rigid heddle loom. Last year, I read everything I can about weaving. The vocabulary, the equipment, the yarn was all foreign to me. After a year of reading books and several issues of Handwoven I can read a draft and can read through an article without looking up a word. Maybe 2010 is the year I get into weaving with a 4 harness loom! Or, I can spend a little more time exploring the intricacies of rigid heddle weaving.
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07.10.08
Posted in accessories, lace, scarves, shawls, stoles, and wraps at 2:32 am by pauline
Actually, it’s been in the 90’s around here lately and we’re not really in danger of being chilly. But just in case in dips below 70 in the evening, I now have a Print O’The Wave stole to cut the chill. Here’s Katie modeling it for me.
Since this is the first lace project I ever completed, I was amazed at the transformation that the mere act of blocking took my knitting: from amorphous blob to light lacey drapey fabric.
Here’s the “wingspan” pose that I’ve always wanted to shoot.
I have more pictures in my ravelry projects.
Yarn: Fiddlesticks Knitting Zephyr Laceweight Wool-silk – (about 1.5 balls)
Needles: Addi Turbo Lace Needles – size 4
Pattern: An adaptation of the traditional Print O’The Wave pattern by Eunny Jang
Started: May 1, 2008
Finished and blocked: July 6, 2008
My adaptations:
I opted to make the body of the stole in one piece, with all the “waves” going in the same direction rather than grafting it in the middle.
I made the body narrower, 3 repeats instead of 4 repeats, and longer, 36 repeats, instead of 34. For the border, I picked up 64 stitches on the narrow ends and 256 stitches on the long edges. It helps to make those numbers multiples of 8.
Finished size: 20″ x 72″
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03.14.08
Posted in accessories, scarves, shawls, stoles, and wraps, yarn at 1:40 am by pauline
Last Sunday, we switched back to Daylight Savings Time. It meant losing an hour of sleep, but it also meant an extra hour of photographic opportunities in the afternoon and evening!
I convinced Katie to come straight home from work to model my Clapotis scarf!
It’s knit from two skeins of Fiber Fiend’s brilliantly hand-dyed Superwash Merino Sock Yarn. I made it 5 “ladders” wide and 25 “ladders” long.
When the scarf was a little more than half-way done, I blocked it so that Margit can display it at her Fiber Fiend booth at Stitches West. This scarf helped me (as well as many others at Stitches, I’m sure) realize the possibilites of sock yarn beyond socks. This doesn’t mean that I won’t knit any more socks but hey, I’ve got way more sock yarn stash that I have a need for socks.
The colors looked so different once it was wound up in a ball and then knitted up into a scarf.
Here is the finished scarf before I re-blocked it to get it out of its half-blocked half-unblocked state. The left is unblocked and the right is is blocked.
It wasn’t hard to decide that I wanted to block the scarf even though Kate Gibert, the pattern’s author, prefers it unblocked. Blocking in this case really showed off the colors in the yarn.
Hmm… just a few more months of scarf weather but much more daylight to come!
Materials:
US Size 4 needles
Approximately 430 Yards of Heavy Weight Sock Yarn
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12.30.07
Posted in accessories, scarves, shawls, stoles, and wraps at 12:52 am by pauline
I’m not really much of a gift knitter but when Laurie asked me to make a scarf for her out of some Caron Simply Soft Shadows that she fell in love with, I thought that it was the perfect opportunity to make a Clapotis. So, I started one during by trip to Disneyland.
I’ve been to Disneyland many times over the years but it’s really special during Christmas. This time I went with Lisa and Elaine. It rained the first day we were there but what that meant was non-existent lines for even the most popular rides and attractions. It involved wearing a poncho and trying to keep my bangs, glasses, and knitting bag dry.
On the following day, the weather was a lot better and we took turns saving seats at the Town Square for the Candlelight Processional. It meant a lot of sitting and waiting but I had my knitting and had a great view of the parade.
It was definitely worth the wait. The Candlelight Processional was beautiful. The entire Christmas Story was read by Jane Seymour, interspersed with music performed by local choral groups along with the Disneyland Choir. Look at the trumpeters on the roof!
It was a great weekend and I got a lot knitting done. A few more days at home and I finished the Clapotis. Katie graciously modeled it for me. I went with Kate Gilbert’s recommendation and didn’t block it.
Since I was still in the gift scarf knitting mode, I made a “My So Called Scarf” for Minnie. I made one for myself a while back and I really love wearing it. This time I used a size 13 needle and casted on 24 stitches and used Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice Purple Print yarn.
Well, the scarves have been gifted and the recipients seem be very happy with them. It’s back to “normal” knitting again!
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11.25.06
Posted in Elaine, mrseknstitch, scarves at 10:02 pm by pauline
Here’s a scarf for Keith, my nephew – I don’t know if he’d want one, but being auntay, I know he needs one…Homespun again in some hand me down gray combo – cast on 32 and did 2 knits 2 purls rib stitch.(posted by Elaine)
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09.24.06
Posted in scarves at 9:13 pm by pauline
I started this scarf back in January after I bought this beautiful Noro Silk Garden yarn from Commuknity. When the weather started warming up, I put it aside. But alas… it’s Fall again…. time to think about staying warm.
The stitch is very simple and is perfect for scarves because it doesn’t curl up on the edges.
Needles: US size 10. Cast on 30 stitches. Pattern “my so-called scarf“
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09.01.06
Posted in mrseknstitch, scarves at 1:54 am by mrseknstitch
Fulfilling another promise, here’s a scarf for Rebecca Allender, senior at Valley Christian 
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07.26.06
Posted in Elaine, Uncategorized, baby stuff, hats, mrseknstitch, scarves at 1:22 pm by mrseknstitch
I made the baby hat with the baby yarn, because that yarn caught my eye and I said, “I think I need to make something with that.” The scarf is one that was promised to Rebekah because I had made one for her sister last school year. It’s floofy and hairy and fun. Beckah likes blue and she’ll be a senior this year at Valley Christian Dublin.
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07.22.06
Posted in mrseknstitch, scarves at 1:06 am by mrseknstitch
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I knitted scarves for the Chinn girls and here’s Claudia pretending that she’s part of the British Parliament.
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06.01.06
Posted in mrseknstitch, scarves at 2:13 am by mrseknstitch
time to put away those wintry scarves a’plenty and whip out baby projects, which in my humble estimation, is far more rewarding than, let’s say, older children (not unlike my own) projects. Please make sure bare feet are featured on babies modeling said projects.
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