tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73446092008-05-15T22:05:55.509-05:00Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573318998044031897noreply@blogger.comBlogger304125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344609.post-42562452562022146782008-05-15T13:00:00.004-05:002008-05-15T22:05:55.549-05:00

Pattern: Daphne's Baby Cape from Knit 2 Together For: Baby Jeep Woohoo Yarn: 720 yds (4 skeins) Knit One Crochet Too 2nd Time Cotton in Borealis Needles: US size 6 Knit Picks Options Buttons: 4 from my stash, originally purchased from the random button bin at Vogue Fabrics on Roosevelt Timeline: started 04.19.2008; finished 05.04.2008 Unfortunately, this post is going to start out with a

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It looks like it is starting to happen again... I need some green yarn!!! Or yellow! Or blue! Even black, gray or white would work! At least three of them are gifts.

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Well, they're definitely too small. I noticed it about an inch in, but did I stop? No. I even tried it on (It was a struggle, let me tell you!) and knew it was too tight. Did I stop then? No. When did I stop? When I finished the whole leg! HAHAHAHHAHAHAA! Ahem... So, yeah...this will be frogged and reknit, probably on 2.75 mm needles. This version was knit on (the recommended, but I'm using less

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Well, I frogged my "walking socks" today. I tried it on late last week and the yarn (Froehlich Wolle Special Blauband) just isn't nice or interesting enough to work in mindless stockinette. Oh, well...I'm thinking of pairing it with some black yarn (Brown Sheep Wildfoote Luxury Sock) that I have and making some striped knee-highs. I also finished frogging the last big of my Dogwood Donna yarn.

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So...remember my grand stash plans? 05.01.2008 Stash: 19,036.90 (up 2,822.20) To Swap/Sell: 3,758.60 (down 12,722.60) Overall: 22,795.50 (down 9,900.40) So...not too bad. I have bought A LOT of yarn over the past four months, mostly for gifts, but definitely for stuff for me, too. A few yarns keep moving back and forth between my stash and stuff I want to swap/sell, so I think the total number

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Pattern: Cable Footies from One Skein For: me Yarn: 128 yds Plymouth Encore Colorspun Worsted in 7009 (left over from Auntie Helen's Birthday Shawl) Needles: US size 7 Knit Picks Options Timeline: started 04.19.2008; finished 04.21.2008 Yeah, what can I say? If I like a pattern and it knits up quickly, I'll probably make it more than once. Nothing much to report here. Yay for using up some

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Pattern: 86-10 Headband in Alaska from Drops, AKA Panta For: Me Yarn: ~67 yds Malabrigo Merino Worsted in Pollen Needles: US 7 Bamboo Straights Timeline: started 04.18.2008; finished 04.18.2008 I lost my first Panta and have been meaning to make a replacement for a while. I didn't want to run out of yarn and wasn't sure I liked how wide my first one turned out, so I went ahead and left out one

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Pattern: Cable Footies from One Skein For: Nadine Yarn: ~161 yds Cascade 220 Heathers in Straw Needles: US 8 plastic DPNs, set of 5 Timeline: started 04.13.2008; finished 04.17.2008 This pattern was really straightforward. I wanted to use up this odd skein of 220 that I had, and this took care of most of it (almost 75%), so that was cool. I'm not really sure what else to say. The pattern was

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Pattern: Laburnum Socks from Sensational Knitted Socks For: Nick's 29th birthday Yarn: Schachenmayr nomotta Regia Bamboo Color in Jaffa, almost 2 full skeins Needles: US 2 / 2.75 mm Knit Picks 6" metal DPNs Timeline: started 03.05.2008; finished 03.27.2008 About to be wrapped. I don't have too much to say about these. I'm impressed that I finished them relatively quickly and, as always, using

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...at least when it comes to blog content. I finished a project today, but it's for a gift, so no blogging about that for now. This is the fourth project that I've had to put on hold due to secrecy requirements in the past few months. No fun. Luckily, one of them should be gifted this week, so hopefully some blog content will be forthcoming. In other news, I signed up for two classes at Stitches

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It's that time again. I actually have three projects on the needles right now. Whee!!! First up is my brother's incredibly belated (from February) Smokin' swater. Yup, that's just the bottom border that is finished. I should be able to pick it back up soon. I'm also working on a sort of secret project as a gift. The second sock in the pair is almost half done and I could totally finish it

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The whole sordid Dogwood Donna saga has made me really depressed about knitting in general. So much so, in fact, that I think I'm going to just call it quits. :( Don't worry. If you entered the contest in the link above, I'll definitely be picking a winner today. I might even have a bunch of other stash yarn to sell / give away. I'll keep you all posted. ETA: April Fools'! Like I could

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Pattern: My So Called Scarf For: Mom Yarn: 1.59 skeins Malabrigo Merino Worsted in Pollen Needles: US size 13 Knit Picks Options Timeline: started 03.26.2008; finished 03.29.2008 Not sure what I should say about this one. I've wanted to make this scarf for quite a while and finally found the opportunity. The pattern was simple, so I was able to work on this while doing other things, but the

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I'm pretty much done with Dogwood Donna, but...I hate it. At least on me. The arms are too tight (even though I made the armholes bigger), the sleeves are too short, the ribbing is too loose, and it just doesn't look good on me at all. I don't want to "make it work" (Hey, Tim Gunn!), so I'm left with two options. 1 - Frog it! If I frog it, I would have a billion little bits to deal with

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Is it already Thursday again? That's just insane. After the parade of FO posts earlier this month, I feel like I don't really have anything to talk about. Dogwood Donna should be done, but it isn't. No real reason. I thought I'd finish it up last weekend, but didn't. The second Laburnum Sock is almost done, so that will be nice to cross off of my list. What's up next from the queue? I'll

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I saw a few blogs doing Random Thursdays, and that's just perfect for me right now. I actually finished up a pair of Log Cabin Socks (a gift) today, but probably won't do an FO post until they've actually been gifted. Speaking of socks, I'm also working on these as yet another gift. What do I think I am, some sort of sock knitter? I finished the first last week, but haven't cast on for the

Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573318998044031897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344609.post-88706902559130444442008-03-09T08:37:00.003-05:002008-04-22T13:09:42.187-05:00

Pattern: Foliage (worsted version) from knitty.com For: me Yarn: 1 skein Rowan Yorkshire Tweed Aran in 415 (won from the Stash and Burn One Skein contest) Needles: US size 5 and 7 Knit Picks Options Timeline: started 03.03.2008; finished 03.03.2008 Well, you knew if I wanted a hat and the one I'd made for myself totally didn't work out, I'd have to cast on for another, right? It helped that I

Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573318998044031897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344609.post-54631980029956966372008-03-07T07:02:00.001-06:002008-04-22T13:10:59.807-05:00

FO: Estella Pattern: Estella by Ysolda For: Nadine (originally for me) Yarn: 1 skein Classic Elite Waterlily in Lily Pad (green); 0.9 skeins Classic Elite Waterlily in Goldenrod (yellow) Needles: US size 5 and 7 Knit Picks Options Timeline: started 02.28.2008; finished 03.01.2008 After finishing up Nadine's new Droplet Hat, I decided that I needed another hat for myself. I've been wanting to

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An unusually large amount of bus time and home knitting time resulted in my starting and finishing 3 hats in a week. Two were supposed to be for me, but...that didn't really work out. So, the FO posts should be coming fast and furious over the next few days. First up... FO: Droplet Hat Pattern: Droplet Hat Source: Knitting Nature For: Nadine Yarn: 1 skein Classic Elite Lush in Blueberry -

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Pattern: Phiaro Scarf From: Knitscene, Winter 2007/Spring 2008 For: Me Yarn: 1.88 skeins South West Trading Company Bamboo in 24 Karat Needles: US size 7 Knit Picks Harmony interchangeables (I used this project to practice my continental knitting, since it was just stockinette in the round.) Timeline: started 01.09.2008; finished 02.17.2008 I think I already stated my love for this pattern, so

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I just started working on a pair of Log Cabin Socks last night and finished the first one tonight. However, I'm a bit concerned about fit, so it's being sent off to be tried on by someone with the same size foot. Hopefully, it'll work out well.

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Pattern: Beaded Rib From: Sensational Knitted Socks For: Me! Yarn: 405 yds Froehlich Wolle Special Blauband in 33, which I dubbed "Traffic Cone Orange" Needles: US 1½ / 2.5 mm Knit Picks 6" Metal DPNs Timeline: started 08.04.2007; finished 02.20.2008 (Let it never be said that I'm a fast sock knitter.) Not much to say, really. They were a sort of in-between-projects project for me for, oh,

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Well...a bout of super-crappy sickness hit me full force on Monday night, so knitting has been dragging. I'm feeling moderately OK right now, but I'm very, very happy I'll be working from home tomorrow. The plan for Friday is to head up to The Fold. I've never been before, so I'm definitely looking forward to it. I still need to take some good FO pictures of my Phiaro Scarf. I actually wore

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I think. I'm almost done with the Phiaro Scarf. I probably would still be knitting it, but the yarn (actually all of the knots in the yarn) was aggravating me, so I decided to call it a day. I probably only stopped 2-3 rows short of using up all of the yarn, but a big WHATEVER to that. Hopefully, I'll be able to braid the seventy bazillion ends tomorrow and get a good picture for an FO post

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So...I'm still trucking along on the Phiaro Scarf. It's completely mindless knitting (stockinette in the round), but I'm using it as another chance to practice continental knitting. Woo hoo! Please excuse the uneven stitches. I'm working on it! In other news, I got yarn for another gift. Isa's keeping an eye on it until I can wind it up. Also, I did manage to finish a project that I'd

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