Happy 2010!

Happy New Year! I hope to post a bit more this year than I did last year. While I don't make New Years resolutions, I do try to make improvements on myself and the world around me. We shall see. It's only the 4th and the boys only just went back to work and school making room for life to be a little more normal again. Christmas week is always topsy turvy with Pete home and the kids home and the boys' birthdays and this year having Dad here. So the utter quiet is a welcome change. Knitting has been little to none so I hope to remedy that. And I'd like to get to sewing more. I enjoyed making the Patchfolio for Jackie and know two more little girls who might like one.

Patchfolio

Pattern by Craftapple
For Jackie for Christmas

Samantha for Pete's co-worker's new baby

Lace and Cable Socks

Another Pair Of Socks

Wildflower Socks

Woolly Boully Softie Sock "Brooklyn Candy"

I started these in November of last year and must have gotten enticed by something else and put them away until last month. They are finally done. That's 4 pair done in the last month and a half.

Sarah's Thorpe

Sarah's Thorpe

Norwegian Star from Norwegian Star Earflap Hat Pattern

Lamb's Pride Bulky and Valley Yarns Berkshire

Size 9 needle

WIP's and FO's

I guess I've been kind of busy with the knitting the last couple of weeks.

And sewing too.

A Sewing FO

I love this little pumpkin!

The Halloween Socks are done!

TTL Mystery Sock #1
Done to clue 3

Pete's Mitts are done.

He is very happy since the mornings have gotten very chilly!

Catch that glaring error on the left mitt? Oops!

Basic Chic Hoodie

I've completed 5or 6 more inches of the body.

It's kind of slow going at the moment.

Another 3 inches and I can start the pockets and lower ribbing.

Thursday

Sorry, I can't think of a clever title today. Not that I can think of clever titles any other day either. But I actually tried today. And nothing.

So I finished the toe-up socks made with Berroco Sox last night while watching Dancing With The Stars and Project Runway.

The pattern is just a basic toe-up sock with heel flap and gusset. Nothing fancy. I really enjoyed knitting these, I think, because I liked the colors. And I'm one of those people who gets drawn in by "I wonder what color/patterning will come next?" It just makes me want to knit on and on. The yarn is nice. The feel of the fabric reminded me of the Araucania Ranco socks I made a while ago. Very nice!

I've also finished one of Pete's Fingerless Mitts. He's really anxious to have the pair since it's gotten chilly in the mornings when he heads out to work. The second one is getting there. I'm on the colorwork portion of the hand so he should have them soon. So he can stop giving me the evil eye when I knit on something else.

I still don't have a decent picture of the birthday nano. Working on it. And I've been doing a lot of NPR listening. The state of the economy has me pissed and frustrated. I'm sick of the mainstream media and the slanted reports and information (not that NPR is immune)and I'm trying to get an informed opinion of the situation in our country. It sucks. People are greedy. And we, the little people, are shit out of luck. Or so it seems anyway.

Those Bits and Bobs

Details on Ravelry

FO Friday

My Loopified Diamondy socks are finished. Wow! I absolutely LOVE these socks. They are soo soft. I love the colors and the pattern. Totally awesome!

The leg pattern detail- it's simple but adds enough detail to make knitting interesting. The stripes kind of hide it but I love it nonetheless.

Details on Ravelry

Marianas as FO

Marianas is officially finished. I did not like the deep open placket at the neck. It curled and was too low. So with some left over grosgrain ribbon from the Ribby Cardi, I sewed the opening down part way (indicated with the arrow). It looks and feels much better. But something is missing. I may sew some buttons over the placket to make it look like a faux opening. Or not. Haven't decided for sure yet. This will be a nice cozy sweater this fall and winter. I've always been a sweater girl and love the fact that I can knit my own. Next up-either a Central Park Hoodie or the Tweedy Aran Cardigan.

Brrrrrr and lots of knitting

It's cold again and that's all I'm going to say about that!

I bought two hanks of Happy Feet from the Franklin Mill Store a couple weeks ago. The picture isn't very good. It's actually a lot nicer in person-orange and purple and pink.
Perfect Baby Booties made to match the Rowan Wool Cotton Homecoming Layette sweater for Meghan's teacher. The baby was born yesterday, Mother's Day. Awww!

Mary Jane Baby Booties by shescrafty.com found on Ravelry. These are just the cutest little things made, also, for Meghan's teacher.
"The Clutch You'll Never Give Up" from Oneskein by Leigh Radford is made using Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride in Sable.
I've come to the conclusion that I'll never find a pattern for a sweater or whatever for myself with only 10 skeins of this Noro Kureyon. Now I have 10 skeins to make a bunch of felted objects. The first is this accessory bag from Weekend Knitting. Instead of using scraps of wool on hand, I just used the Kureyon. The stripes and colors are pretty in my opinion. I made some changes to the pattern and will post them when the bag is complete.

My "Go With The Flow" socks are coming along nicely. The colors pooled a little more on the second sock but I think the lace pattern sort of breaks it up so it's not horrible.

I Feel Like I Want To Rant But Won't

First, this little something is for one of Meghan's teachers whose wife is due to give birth. Details are on Ravelry (MeredithO). I'm really happy with this sweater. I used Rowan Wool Cotton which I bought on sale from Knit Happens when they had their online store. There was enough left over for a pair of booties too. I'll post a picture of both sweater and booties after I buy buttons at the Franklin Mill Store on Thursday, sew up the booties and block everything. Cute cute cute!

What do I want to rant about? Money or lack there of, friggin' Miley Cyrus (enough is enough), gas, oil, President Bush, will my kids be able to get student loans this summer. There's more but I just don't want to go there. Sorry. I'll try to stick to my knitting. That always makes me feel good.

Finally Finished

Well, sort of. The zipper is finally in. I need to trim and sew down the top tabs. This thing has been sitting around for a long time waiting for it's zipper. I tried to sew it in with my machine but it didn't work out quite so well. So I found a tutorial online (I don't remember where at the moment) on how to sew one in by hand. Voila! Once I did it I thought man, why didn't I think of that. I'll put this baby away in a nice, safe place for the fall when it gets cool again.

Finished

Koolhaas

Bought pattern at Knitting Daily

Malabrigo worsted Indigo

#7 Clover 16"circ

Start: 3/19/2008 Finish: 3/23/2008

Baby Sweater on Two Needles

from Knitter's Almanac by Elizabeth Zimmerman

Bernat Soy Natural 2.5 skeins

#5 Inox 24"circ

Start: 3/3/2008 Finish: 3/22/2008

FO Friday

Fetching

Jo Sharp Alpaca Silk Georgette (two balls held double)

Size 6 DPN's

Baby Booties

Encore DK one ball

Size 3 24" circ. worked back and forth

Pattern: Ruth's "Perfect" Baby Booties found on Ravelry

Mo FO #2

Chicknits Sock Love

Yarn: Araucania Ranco Multy color #310

Needles: #1 (2.25mm) Knitpicks DPN

I did 2x2 rib for the cuff instead of 1x1 because I just like it better and where on the pattern it says to do 76 and 72 rounds respectively I did 6" for the leg and just tried the sock on my foot to determine the length of the foot. I've done the pattern exactly as it is written in the past and that works too. I just didn't feel like keeping track of the number of rounds. Again, nice yarn with a firm fabric and nice colors.

I bought this yarn while on vacation in Florida in September. I paid $20.75 and have found that the yarn is much less expensive up here in the northeast. Just thought I'd add that.

Mo FO

Pattern: The Corrugator

Yarn: Patons SWS, 2 balls Natural Navy

Needles: US 11

This is a great, easy, unboring, quick scarf pattern. No curling edges. Nice!