Alright so obviously its been a while since I posted! So there is a lot to cover but I’ll just show some of the new projects both in progress and finished!
Mom's Socks
These were Mom’s Christmas Presents although they got done slightly after Christmas…oops.
Yarn: Panda Silk DK
Needle: Size 3 12” circs
Pattern: Lisa Knits Basic Sock patter for 6sts
Ishbel
This was a fun pattern to make and if I had worked on it a bit more regularly it would’ve been a very quick knit!
Yarn: Silky Tweed
Needle: Size 7 Bryspuns
Pattern: Ishbel by Ysolda Teague
Hermione <3 Ron
This was a fun hat to knit! I used a Sock Yarn of the Month Club yarn from Sanguine Gryphon. The pattern was very easy to memorize after the first repeat!
Yarn: Sanguine Gryphon Traveller
Needle: 2 & 3 16” Circs
Pattern: Hermione Loves Ron
I meant for this to be Aly’s Christmas Present but I didn’t get it done in time but hopefully I get my act together and finish it soon! It’s the Heather Hoodie Vest and while fun to knit the multiple cables on most rows does slow me down.
Heather Hoodie
I actually finished something again! I’m quite pleased with it.
It’s the Just Enough Ruffles by Laura Chau of Cosmicpluto Knits. I used Great Adirondacks Cotton Bamboo, which is gorgeous. It has a lovely drape to it- I was worried at first that the needle size (US 9) would be too loose/drapey for the ruffles but it ended up being just fine!
Lately I’ve been working on the Owls Sweater by Kate Davies, I’ve been using Berroco’s Cuzco and its super soft!
The boardwalk!
I just went to Ocean City, MD for Aaron’s birthday, and it was lovely! Here are a few pics of it to get in the mood for spring and summer 
And since it was about a 2.5-3 hour drive I got plenty of knitting done! My friend is getting married in April so I’m trying to complete a blanket for her, so I worked on that and got a bit done.
The ocean!
I’m also thinking about making the Whisper Cardigan to wear to her wedding, I got some Lacey Lamb in white to use- not sure if I can actually get it done or if it will fit- the measurements are small so Aly may be getting it if it doesn’t work out. At first I wasn’t sure about it, but I think it would look nice over a tank top or a sundress so I’m going to give it a try and see if I can get it to work for me
I made a little mouse from one of Ysolda’s patterns. It was very fun to make, and pretty quick! He still needs his eyes though. I think I’ll be making more of these in the future
Here are pictures of two new projects I’ve recently started. First is the Leisl by Ysolda – it looks like nothing but I really just started. I’m using Peruvia from Berroco and making the 38” chest and the 3/4 sleeve version.
I also mentioned the Springtime in Philadelphia hat in my last post, and here’s a picture of it so far. Its really fun to work on and not very hard which is nice! I really want to finish my central park hoodie so that I can start my Owls sweater!
I’ve been thinking that I need to organize all of my yarn- and there is a scary amout of it I need to knit faster. So here you see my pile of yarn to organize.
I did manage to get it all put away neatly in a more organized fashion, but I didn’t take any after pictures though. I divided it by all yarn that has sweater quantities goes in one bin, actual projects planned for it goes in another and random yarn goes in other ones.
January 26th, 2009 in
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I’m finally getting things done, although only the small projects. It took me a ridiculous amount of time but I finally got Aaron’s fingerless gloves done.
Pattern: Pop Up Paws
Yarn: Rio de la Plata 3 Ply
Needles: 4 & 6’s
Size: Medium
Details: I made the gloves without the pop up, the purl ridge across the back of the hand and the thumb top. My ravelry page on them is here.
He says they are perfect at work and keep his hands warm- so apparently I did good
The second project I finished up is a baby hat from Luxury One Skein Wonders:
Pattern: Merino Silk Cables for Baby
Yarn: K1C2 Ambrosia
Needles: 12” #3 & #4
Size: N/A
Details: This is a fun project, the only thing I noticed that was wrong with the pattern was the decreases for the crown. My ravelry project details here. I could’ve gotten another hat out of the one skein of Ambrosia. This hat is for the Luxury One Skein Wonders Every Other Month Along at the store.
I’ve finally pulled my Central Park Hoodie back out and have started working on that again, I’d love to be able to wear it this year! I’m also working on Springtime in Philadelphia, its a really fun pattern and I really like the yarn I’m using, the Fibre Company’s Canopy Fingering. Hopefully I’ll have pics of that to show off soon. I’m hoping to make Owls by Kate Davies soon, I have some Eco Wool that will work very nicely for it.
Well I finally got some things accomplished, not much but a few projects were finished.
The first is the baby sweater from 101 Designer One Skein Wonders. I used two skeins of Manos Silk Blend. It was a fun knit and it looks much cuter with the buttons- I haven’t taken pictures of that yet. So while this is done I’m a little worried that the sweater won’t actually fit the baby. But I will keep my fingers crossed! You can see my ravelry page for it here.
More pictures of finished items to follow!
I have been very bad about writing on my blog…what can I say except that this whole homework business takes up way too much time! It cuts into knitting big time so I don’t have a whole lot to show. For the next post I’ll have pictures (I hope) to show but for now a list of what I am working on.
1. Fingerless gloves for Aaron
2. Baby sweater
3. Clapotis
4. Central Park Hoodie (I’d really like to wear it some point this winter!)
5. Toe Up socks- the second one
there are other projects partially started by these are the ones I’m going to concentrate on and try to finish up!
Now that I have an awesome blog courtesy of Aaron to write about my knitting in, I’ll have to start organizing and finishing some projects. I’m sure I’ll occasionally write about books or my travels (when I get to go on them) but I’m going to mainly write about my knitting. Hopefully I’ll post soon with pictures of actual knitting!
October 2nd, 2008 in
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