Credit:
- Citrus Sunshine Page Kit by Lauren Bavin
Friday, November 23, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Learning to Knit: Day Ninety One
The brim of this hat is never ending. I keep going back to the pattern to see if I have missed a section on the hat because the brim will be larger than the hat before I finish this ball of yarn.
Knit quite a large chunk of Pat's Dr. Who scarf last night while watching Rome on DVD. I found straight garter stitch really soothing after all this k2p2 for Mom's hat.
Knit quite a large chunk of Pat's Dr. Who scarf last night while watching Rome on DVD. I found straight garter stitch really soothing after all this k2p2 for Mom's hat.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Learning to Knit: Day Eighty Four
Huzzah! The missing colour for Pat's Dr. Who scarf arrived today. Very fortuitous because I had to stop working on Mom's hat this afternoon until I can get the right sized needles to continue.
Mom did include two sets of needles with the stuff she gave me but they are the wrong size and I don't have the right size in my collection so the hat will have to wait until Mom can find hers. I'm sure she has them I just hope she didn't accidentally bundle them with another project. I do have a set which are almost the right size. I believe the shaping of the hat would allow me to get away with using them for this section but I'll just do something else for a couple days. If Mom can't find them I will use my needles and see how it looks. I could probably keep using the 16" 3.25mm needles but the stitches are crowding off the ends and I am worried I'll start dropping stitches after the next increase.
I'm a little disappointed because it's a super cool hat and I am anxious to see it finished but I am really happy I get to continue with Pat's scarf.
Mom did include two sets of needles with the stuff she gave me but they are the wrong size and I don't have the right size in my collection so the hat will have to wait until Mom can find hers. I'm sure she has them I just hope she didn't accidentally bundle them with another project. I do have a set which are almost the right size. I believe the shaping of the hat would allow me to get away with using them for this section but I'll just do something else for a couple days. If Mom can't find them I will use my needles and see how it looks. I could probably keep using the 16" 3.25mm needles but the stitches are crowding off the ends and I am worried I'll start dropping stitches after the next increase.
I'm a little disappointed because it's a super cool hat and I am anxious to see it finished but I am really happy I get to continue with Pat's scarf.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Learning to Knit: Day Seventy Nine
I swear if I have to cast on this @%$# pattern one more time someone is going to get a knitting needle in the spleen.
I keep missing a section of the instructions. In two seperate ways now I have missed an entire thing I am supposed to do and I keep having to start all over. I don't know how this happens. Other than I loathe repeat from * to * and repeat from ** to **.
I was so happy. I finally got to a colour change and the work finally got big enough to transfer to circular needles.
I keep missing a section of the instructions. In two seperate ways now I have missed an entire thing I am supposed to do and I keep having to start all over. I don't know how this happens. Other than I loathe repeat from * to * and repeat from ** to **.
I was so happy. I finally got to a colour change and the work finally got big enough to transfer to circular needles.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Learning to Knit: Day Seventy Four
Well I am stuck. The next section requires my missing colour that Pat hasn't shipped yet. Back to Liam's sweater.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Learning to Knit: Day Seventy One
Today Mom and I headed to the not so local Michaels as they were having a sale on Vanna's Choice yarn. I finally have almost all the colours I need to do Pat's Dr. Who scarf. Michaels did not have two of the colours - burgundy and toffee. I decided to substitute the burgundy with purple. I am very happy I couldn`t decide on a good subsitute for toffee though becuase I was thinking of the wrong colour and would have gotten something way to light. To me toffee says, well, the colour of toffee a nice warm caramel like a Werthers or MacIntosh Mack. But no it is a warm brown with a hint of cinamon. The good news is that Pat was able to locate a ball of toffee at a JoAnn`s near him so he is going to ship it to me. It`s on sale so even with the cost of shipping it will be able the same cost as me buying it online from a Canadian shop. If I could find one that carries it.
Anyway I started the scarf and I am super happy with it. Nice mindless project all garter stitch so it will be a long slow ride but worth it in the end. I am toying with the idea of using it to practice knitting english but I haven`t found a good video yet.
Anyway I started the scarf and I am super happy with it. Nice mindless project all garter stitch so it will be a long slow ride but worth it in the end. I am toying with the idea of using it to practice knitting english but I haven`t found a good video yet.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Learning to Knit: Day Sixty Four
This thing is driving me crazy. I have had to rip it back all the way to the beginning, ruining a full day's work, three days in a row now. I keep screwing up around rows 3-6 and not noticing until I'm four inches away from the mistake.
I also keep doing a right cross instead of a left cross for a few repeats and then doing it the correct way for a few repeats. I have no clue why I am having such a hard time with this pattern. It is not difficult.It's only 20 stitches and 8 rows. Why am I having such a hard time?
I also keep doing a right cross instead of a left cross for a few repeats and then doing it the correct way for a few repeats. I have no clue why I am having such a hard time with this pattern. It is not difficult.It's only 20 stitches and 8 rows. Why am I having such a hard time?
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Learning to Knit: Day Forty Nine
I am stuck and in need of pattern translation from Auntie Donna. I think I know what the words mean but I am not positive so I have to wait. This yarn is hideous to use when you've had to rip it out so I just can't afford to do it wrong. Luckily my Aunt is a pro and always quick to answer my questions.
It's bedtime anyway and I have a small hat orphan Mom gave me to do if Auntie Donna is unable to reply before my next knitting session.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Learning to Knit: Day Forty Six
I am now back to where I was last night around nine. Big time sink but worth it in the end I hope.
Learning to Knit: Day Forty Six*
Found a big mistake in my colourwork so I had to rip out all of today's work. Must push through.
*I miscounted back in the twenties but blog is back on track now.
*I miscounted back in the twenties but blog is back on track now.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Learning to Knit: Day Forty Six
Started a new project but the baby is sick and my hand is still injured so I haven't made much progress. The good news is this yarn is super cool. Difficult to work with but such a neat texture. Soft and squishy and kind of ... hmm it reminds me of a beat up thin foam letter kind of spongy but still ... grr I don't know. Its a cool feeling yarn.
In this project I'll be doing colourwork for the first time. If I understand the definition of the techniques it will be a combination of intarsia and stranding.Even though I went to several places to find the right colours no one carried two of them so I had to substitute. I am happy with the choices I made.
In this project I'll be doing colourwork for the first time. If I understand the definition of the techniques it will be a combination of intarsia and stranding.Even though I went to several places to find the right colours no one carried two of them so I had to substitute. I am happy with the choices I made.
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