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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05.04.07
Posted in baby stuff, notions, toys at 12:34 pm by pauline
This has got to be the most endearing toy I have ever made. The pattern is Sheldon from Knitty.com. I just couldn’t stop snapping pictures of him, in and out his shell. It was a pretty fast knit and lots of fun watching him evolve.
I’ll be giving Sheldon Turtle, knitted amphibian, to Kalyssa this weekend.
Needles: US #3 DPs, tapestry needle for sewing on legs and weaving in ends
Yarn: Lion Brand Microspun, Lime Green
& some left over acrylic green worsted weight yarn for his shell
Notions: 12mm Safety Animal Eyes — great for children’s toys.
Polyester stuffing — soft & squishy
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08.16.06
Posted in baby stuff, sweaters, toys at 11:33 am by pauline
The body of Ernie’s sweater is done. Here he is modeling it. I need to add buttons and a hood.
Here’s the front
And back
This has got to be the cutest sweater I ever made. There really is no point in writing down the pattern since no one else is sized and shaped like him and it’s unlikely I ‘ll need to make another sweater like this for him.
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08.14.06
Posted in socks, sweaters, toys at 1:21 pm by pauline
I think I enjoy playing with needles, yarn, and patterns more than actually completing something. So, I started two new projects in the last two days.
New Start #1 – ERNIE’s sweater:
Yarn: Cascade Quatro 100% Peruvian wool
Needles: Clover #6 circulars
Pattern: I’m knitting it to fit Ernie* as I go. So far, I’ve been knitting it like the 5 hour sweater except I substuted rows 8,9,12,13 w/ K across. When I get to his shoulders, I’ll split it into sleeves, back, & fronts.
*Ernie is Katie’s plush Sesame Street doll who’s been falling apart for years
New Start #2 – Scales Skin Socks
This is for my August/Sept Six Socks Knit Along.
Yarn: Lion Brand Baby Soft “Carousel”( discontinued) 100% acrylic
Needles: Susan Bates US#1 (2.25mm) double pointed needles. I’ve knitted my last 10 pairs of socks using circular needles but I see some advantages going w/ DP’s. There is less fiddling wth and sliding of stitches stitches and the stitches don’t strain as much between needles (120 degrees vs 180 degrees transitions — my nerdy comment). I don’t know if it translates to more speed or not. Picking up the stiches along the heel flaps is also amazingly easiliy when you have alll those needles to work with. The major disadvantage is that it is harder to try the sock on as you are knitting. The stitches have to be transferred to circulars before that could be done, particularly while knitting in the leg and heel areas. Another consideration is the lack of portability. You much more likely to drop stitches in transport and drop needles while knitting w/ DP’s than you would with circulars.
Pattern: Scales Skin Socks – Six Socks Knit Along Aug/Sept 2006 pattern by Michelle Fischer.
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02.15.06
Posted in notions, toys at 9:56 am by pwhawk
This is what I found in my car when I left the office last night! My hubby is such a wonderful guy! I think they are #15 circulars. The dog has been named Knitwit for now. 
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