Oh yeah, I have to give out presents for that don't I? I have six close friends, don't I? That means six large presents, doesn't it? Oh dear.
I go big or go home, which means that I'm going to be knitting cabled scarves from now until the day that I graduate. Lovely. Simply lovely.
And my best friend in the world likes a different blanket than everyone else. Figures, doesn't it, that the one I'll be most careful with will also take me the longest to make.
Ughh
I should be finished the Caitlin pullover in the next week or so. In the meantime I'm going to start the blankets. I have straight needles that should do. I can take the "scarves" to school, since I'm not trying to cart a seamless sweater around with me.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Oklahoma!
I'm in my school's musical, which is Oklahoma! by the way, and I want to make a shawl for my character to wear on stage. It'll be nice for me backstage too, since my director enjoys leaving the door open, and I'm going to freeze my bum off. I'm basically in love with Jeanie from the winter Knitty, and I want to make it soooooo badly. Problem is thus: I'm in the middle of the Cailtin pullover, and I need to start on a birthday present.
The pullover first. I love this pattern, but the stockinette does get boring after awhile. The waist shaping is in groups of ten rows, and when your rows are 80sts long, thhe shaping takes forever. over 640sts in the shaping alone. I've made the front, and I started the back today. Then I've got two sleeves to make, and the yoke. I can't lie, I'm dreading the yoke and the 200-some sts in each round. Luckily that decreases after only a few rows. I'm very excited to wear the sweater when it's done, though. I'm hoping for next week sometime.
The birthday present is an earflap hat that my friend asked for. I'm making it with a pound ball of Bernat chunky, which means it's even less portable than Cherie Amour was when I was almost done it.
After those projects, though, I'm definitely making Jeanie for myself, because I lovvve it.
The pullover first. I love this pattern, but the stockinette does get boring after awhile. The waist shaping is in groups of ten rows, and when your rows are 80sts long, thhe shaping takes forever. over 640sts in the shaping alone. I've made the front, and I started the back today. Then I've got two sleeves to make, and the yoke. I can't lie, I'm dreading the yoke and the 200-some sts in each round. Luckily that decreases after only a few rows. I'm very excited to wear the sweater when it's done, though. I'm hoping for next week sometime.
The birthday present is an earflap hat that my friend asked for. I'm making it with a pound ball of Bernat chunky, which means it's even less portable than Cherie Amour was when I was almost done it.
After those projects, though, I'm definitely making Jeanie for myself, because I lovvve it.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Ribbit
Uh Oh. That nast frog came leaping into my house this morning and gave me frog fever. I couldn't stand to have my size fives, and two cords from my interchangeable needles set used up on the sweater dress that I probably wouldn't finish, and wouldn't like if I ever did. So, this afternoon I pulled it off the needles, and pulled all the stitches out.
Frogging is such a therapeutic exercise most days. I really enjoy it when it's necessary.
The yarn was taunting me after I did this, however, and I couldn't let it just sit there all wrapped and lifeless, so I found quite a cute sweater pattern, and started work. I'm now about thirty rows into it, and hope to finish it within the week.
The best part about this sweater is that it's dark blue, so no one will protest to me wearing it at work.
=)
Frogging is such a therapeutic exercise most days. I really enjoy it when it's necessary.
The yarn was taunting me after I did this, however, and I couldn't let it just sit there all wrapped and lifeless, so I found quite a cute sweater pattern, and started work. I'm now about thirty rows into it, and hope to finish it within the week.
The best part about this sweater is that it's dark blue, so no one will protest to me wearing it at work.
=)
Monday, February 4, 2008
Cash Money
I just got my first commissioned hat the other day.
I was at musical on Saturday, and I didn't have anything to do because I wasn't in the scene they were blocking, so I was just sitting in the wings knitting Everlasting (Which is done, by the way), and one of the girls asked me to knit her a hat. She said she's pay me, and I was like, "Sweet, of course I'll knit you a hat." I'm going to make Unoriginal Hat by the Yarn Harlot. I cast on tonight, but there's a problem with her chart (or with my reading of it) so I have to add ten stitches and go down a needle size.
But Katherine (the girl who wants the hat) asked me if I would seriously make her a hat today, which basically confirms that she was pretty serious about wanting one. I'm supposed to look at her coat tomorrow, but I already made up a swatch based on what she told me. Her coat's red and brown, so I just did three repeats of a 3x3 cable with a two stitch purl, 1stitch garter border, in caron simply soft Autumn Red and Chocolate. I held them together, and the effect is really lovely. I just hope she likes it.
I was at musical on Saturday, and I didn't have anything to do because I wasn't in the scene they were blocking, so I was just sitting in the wings knitting Everlasting (Which is done, by the way), and one of the girls asked me to knit her a hat. She said she's pay me, and I was like, "Sweet, of course I'll knit you a hat." I'm going to make Unoriginal Hat by the Yarn Harlot. I cast on tonight, but there's a problem with her chart (or with my reading of it) so I have to add ten stitches and go down a needle size.
But Katherine (the girl who wants the hat) asked me if I would seriously make her a hat today, which basically confirms that she was pretty serious about wanting one. I'm supposed to look at her coat tomorrow, but I already made up a swatch based on what she told me. Her coat's red and brown, so I just did three repeats of a 3x3 cable with a two stitch purl, 1stitch garter border, in caron simply soft Autumn Red and Chocolate. I held them together, and the effect is really lovely. I just hope she likes it.
Friday, February 1, 2008
A Designer, Moi?
Yep. I finally got my pennant pattern into a pdf, and onto ravelry.
Here's the ravelry link:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tribe-pennant
Here's the ravelry link:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tribe-pennant
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