12.28.2006

:x03

for: jeannie
pattern: lace leaf scarf (pattern #35) from vogue knitting spring/summer 2005
yarn: ~3 1/2 hanks debbie bliss pure silk in 27004 (pale yellow)
source: tangled web fibers, store closing sale
needles: US 5 takumi bamboo straights (started with US 5 aluminum straights)
gauge: i never checked.
timeline: started 08.21.2006, finished 09.17.2006


this pattern was killing me until i switched needles. the combination of the aluminum needles and the 100% silk just made knitting exhausting. once i picked up some bamboo needles, i was good to go (the huge delay in the airport in new york may have helped, too. note to self: laguardia is dirty.)


this project gets an extra picture because the yarn is so photogenic. this is one of those gifts that i was tempted to keep for mysef.

:x08

for: uncle fee
pattern: mock croc socks from knitpicks
yarn: <1 hank cherry tree hill supersock in green mountain madness
source: knitting, etc.
needles: set of 5 US 1 addi bamboo dpns
gauge: 8 st = 1"
timeline: started 11.01.2006, finished 11.20.2006


what's there to say, really? this was my first real sock and i loved the pattern. it looks great, but it was easy to memorize and read from my stitches. i loved every second of it, even picking up the stitches for the heel. i wouldn't mind making myself a pair of these.

:x11

for: xmas game
pattern: my own
yarn: i skein each of knitpicks andean treasure in mysery, lilac, and fog (from stash!)
needles: no idea
gauge: didn't check
timeline: started 11.21.2006, finished 11.22.2006

a nice, if a bit small, scarf. andean treasure is really lovely stuff, and i've had this stuff in my stash for about 2 years. i figured it was time to give it a purpose. we do this dice game on holidays where you get to pick a random (wrapped) gift if you roll doubles, so i added it to the pile of prizes. my mom ended up winning it, which was funny, since it's made in the same yarn as the shawl that i wasn't able to get to her in time for xmas.

:x??

for: mom, debbie, jeannie, auntie eleanor and uncle john, and tracy
yarn: caron feathers in peacock (for less than $2!)
source: joann, store-closing sale

this is another thing that i saw on someone's blog and wanted to try. (please comment if you know which blog.) i just tossed a bunch of yarn into empty clear glass ornaments that i grabbed at a craft store.