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.
The pattern is easy to memorize and is perfect for the short color changes in the yarn. The club really makes sock knitting fun!
US 1½ / 2.5 mm
Yarn:Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock – Lightweight -Pepe La Plume
Size: small
I started them on June 12 and finished August 7. It took me awhile to finish them because I was working on several projects at the same time. In fact, I haven’t even touched the July socks yet and I think they are getting ready to ship the September kit! My goal is to get all six pairs done by the end the year.
Here’s a picture I took of the whole kit, right after I got it back in May.
I’ve finished my March ‘09 BMFA Sock Club socks! I love everything about this kit. The dyer notes, the pattern, the yarn and the little knick-knacks that they usually send along to entertain us.
This time, the sock is Rogue Roses, designed by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, the Yarn Harlot herself. The main design feature of this sock are the little roses that swirl around the leg and down to the toes. In my haste to get things going, I made the roses by picking up the top part of the stitch rather than poking the needle all the way through the fabric and picking up the yarn on the inside of the sock. I didn’t realize my error until I was half way through with the second sock, when I saw a You-Tube video on how it should be done. From a distance, it is hard to tell the difference but the correct roses look a little neater. I finished the rest of the sock with the roses done the way it was intended to be done… hence these socks are Rogue-”ish” Roses.
I made them in size small and gave them to my niece, also named Stephanie, for her birthday. Here she is modeling them.
These socks were fun to knit and making those roses are very addictive. The fabric is not very stretchy so be sure to measure the circumference of your foot before deciding on which size to knit. They were a little snug going on over the heel but fit perfectly once they were on.
Now that the weather is getting a little cooler… even in sunny southern California, I made some socks for Emmett from some leftover Fiberfiend corn yarn( from which I am making a pair of Velma socks) . The pattern is a modified version of SpinalCat’s Rudy sock. The yarn is made from the corn husk, the part of the corn that usually goes to waste.
With thanks to Janice, I got my Ravelympics pin. It is larger than all my other knitting pins and quite impressive.
For wip wrestling, I finished my Anniversary Mystery Shawl. I used up almost exactly 2 skeins of Blue Moon Silkie Sock.
It’s a smallish shawl but i like it a lot. Katie modeled it for me on what must’ve been the hotest day of the year.
Started: July 12, 2008
Finished: August 18, 2008.
Needles: US size 6
My other Ravelympics project was a pair of Gumdrops socks which is one of the Blue Moon Rockin’ Sock Club patterns. I used FiberFiend Soft and Sturdy sock yarn in the Amethyst colorway. The yarn is very soft and a pleasure to work with.
Started: August 19, 2008
Finished August 25, 2008
Needles: US Size 1.5 (2.5mm ) Addi Turbo Lace Needles
On Elaine’s recent trip to New York, she brought me back some sock yarn! It is Silky Sock by The Great Adirondack Yarn Company. It must be the softest sock yarn I’ve ever used.
The colorway on the top is called Mango and the one on the bottom is called Blossom. They will become sister socks for us. Here’s Elaine’s Blossom sock in progress:
I should be able to get them done this weekend so that she can wear them to her Kindergarten classroom!
Pattern: Serendipity by Adrienne Fong
Needles: Addi Turbo Lace – size 1.5
Yarn: Great Adirondack Yarn Company, Silky Sock, Blossom colorway
The fit is great and I like the way they look. I opted to do the Symmetrical Toe because it will fit my feet better. I like the slipped stitches on the underside of the heel since I tend to wear socks out there first.
These socks took 120 grams, Emmett’s baby Leafling socks took 33 grams, and I have a small ball of yarn left over.
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts -Socks That Rock- mediumweight- colorway:Lucky ( 2008 sock club)
Needles: Addi Turbo Lace Needles size US 1.5 – 2.5mm
Since last August, I’ve been tracking the number of unfinished objects in hopes of gradually decreasing or at least maintaining the UFO count at the end of each month. I’ve been pretty successful so far except I had to fudge it a little by moving the end of the month a few days into the following month.
So, here are my UFOs as of April 3 (which is the end of March, according to my twisted rules). The official UFO count is 8. The goal is to maintain or decrease the count at the end of each month.
So, I have about a week to finish 2 objects, either one of the new ones or something from the UFO list, in order to reach my monotonically decreasing ( my inner math geek is coming through ) UFO count goal. It’ll likely be the Butterfly Baby Cardigan and the Leafling Socks. The Mystery Lace won’t be done for at least 6 weeks.
On the FO sightings front, here’s Emmett wearing his new Baby Leafling socks! We will soon have matching socks.
Well, it ’s already April, but here they are, my March socks!
It’s Mingus, by Cookie. The yarn is Dream In Color Smooshy, Cocoa Kiss colorway. After I finished them, I weighed them and they came in at 60 grams. I guess it’s all the lacy goodness that runs throughout the whole thing! I have 55 grams of yarn left over, almost enough to do the whole thing over again! (not that I will)
The pattern is full of the Cookie sock genius. I was drawn to it by the meandering ridges and the lacy panels. It was a pleasure to knit.
Here they are on my new sock blockers from Blue Moon. I can’t believe I’ve gone for this long without sock blockers. I finally got around to using the “bank error” coupon from 2007.
The best part is that I get to wear them!!!!
Pattern: Mingus by Cookie A.
Needles: US size 1 Knit Picks Circular Bamboo 2.25 MM
Size: Small – cast on 64 stitches
Yarn: Dream in Color – Smooshy – Cocoa Kiss – purchased from Purlescence
I got my March Rockin’ Sock Club yarn in the mail last week. I was never much of a fan of this color until now. It is so cheerful and soothing to look at. Elaine was over and took this picture of the yarn because the sun was shining through the window just right:
Nate mentioned that Emmett was outgrowing all his socks so I couldn’t resist making a pair of baby socks out of the Leafling pattern that came with the yarn. I usually have plenty of yarn leftover when I make socks for myself anyway.
Pattern: Baby sock adaptation of Leafling by JC Briar – Rockin’ Sock Club
size: Cast on 32 stitches
Needles: size 2
Yarn: medium weight Socks that rock – Lucky colorway
