Just a quickie to post these pictures:
The dreaded nupps. Can I just say that I am terrible at nupps? Because I am. :/
Archive for the ‘Finished Objects’ Category
Annis is done~
Thursday, June 17th, 2010Since I’ve been gone
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010Man, it’s hard to keep up with a knitting blog when you’re knitting presents for people who might see said blog. Then I felt like I should have posted those presents after Christmas, but I never got proper pictures, and yeah. Things got backed up.
So here’s a quick update: I made two sweaters. They were awesome. You will probably never see them. I know, life is terribly hard.
I also made the Klein Bottle hat and it was an utter failure. It might maybe fit my two-year-old, but it certainly doesn’t fit my brother. I still need to redo it.
Finally, here’s something I do have a picture for: the Chunky Braided Scarf. I used Wool-Ease Thick & Quick. It made my brother-in-law quite happy. Me, I like the faux fringe created with ribbing.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a proper Christmas without a present that didn’t get made. Yes, I am still working on a sweater for my husband! I presented him with some lovely options, but since men are boring, he chose the plain vanilla raglan sweater. Oh, the miles and miles of stockinette I have knit! I actually finished the body and one sleeve, but the sleeve turned out comically large. Now I am trying to figure out the best way to decrease out all the bulk. I have a sinking feeling this will involve Math. Math and I are not the greatest of pals. It’s not that Math is a bad guy; it’s just that I have trouble understanding him sometimes. Really, even basic Math escapes me on a depressingly often basis.
On the plus side, I did finish something lovely! And I took a picture to show off the effects of my new sock blockers:
How awesome is that? It helps that I got a Rowenta commercial steamer after Christmas, with the help of a massive sale and a gift card. That’s right, it’s so great that even the words sparkle. Every time I use it, I swear hearts and flowers are surrounding us.
*cough* Right, knitting. These are Mini Mochi EYE socks, from Crystal Palace. I majorly messed up the lacework, but honestly? Nobody’s gonna notice. I just see lovely stripes and feel how darn SOFT these socks are.
What’s next in the pipe for me? Two (!) child cardigans for my duckling, two (!!) colorwork projects, some weaving (did I mention I got a loom, too?), and that darn mansweater. All in the next post!
notes to self
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009Dear Self,
No, you may not start a shawl. You have two sweaters on the needles right now (remember that other one? Hmm?), and the laptop bag, and if you cast on another giant project you will go cukoobananas. Put that laceweight down right now, missy.
You may, however, cast on a new pair of socks if you want. I am not entirely cruel, and that yarn you got for that sekrit project is not going to work for said project but would make a lovely pair of socks.
Oh, and remember: you have 14 swatches to knit for TKGA! Yeah, you were hoping I wouldn’t say anything, weren’t you?
Love,
The sane part of your brain.
In other news, I made Monkey socks! They are, well, Monkey-like. But they fit! Huzzah!
Picspam time!
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
The Fake Isle hat.
The Aguona laptop sleeve in progress. It looks way cooler than I actually am.
I am kind of irritated with Knit Picks, because they printed the two charts for the bag on two sides of the same page, meaning I have to pull the chart off my board every time I need to change charts – which is twice per row. If they were on separate pages, I could magnet them back-to-back. I ended up scanning them into Photoshop and following it on my laptop.
Tiny, tiny hats
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
I joined a knitting circle, and I’m super excited about it. They have a focus on charity projects, and so I knitted a teeny tiny preemie hat.
The pattern is Bev’s Baby Ribs and it’s just a little k2,p2 ribbed hat. Still, I quite enjoyed the company and the knitting! I didn’t finish up on Monday, so I finished it as “homework.” I wonder how many hats I can get out of one skein of yarn….
Oh, and I tried the Baylene needles. I like them! They’re grippy and flexible. They worked great for this project; I wonder if they would hold up to, say, sock knitting.
Pattern: Bev’s Baby Ribs
Yarn: I Love This Yarn! Sport Weight, soft blue
Needles: size 3 DPNs
And now, I’m off to figure out the difference between tags and categories. I feel a strange deja vu – yesterday I figured out the difference between sets and collections on Flickr, so.