My family needs some income and I'd love to help pattern designers.
I have been knitting and crocheting for about 5 years. I'm not an expert, but I've yet to find a pattern I was unable to follow with a little extra concentration. I have not yet tried Fair Isle knitting, but I would welcome the challenge.
My stitches are on the tight side, but not horribly so.
I have 30 hours per week with which to knit/crochet.
I am able to digitally photograph projects and post them on the internet for your viewing. I can, of course, email the photos, if that is more convenient for you.
Showing posts with label knit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label knit. Show all posts
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Monday, August 11, 2008
OMG It's August!
Hello!
It's been forever since I posted. Let's see... what have I made since April?
The Tychus Hat
This is a pattern from knitty.com. It's an adult sized hat that taught me to do short rows and color changing. It's all knit-stitch, so it knitted up super fast! I used red and grey Red Heart yarn and the colors look really great together.
** I don't have a photo of this item.
Baby Tychus Hat
I had decided to give the Tychus Hat to Brian's Brother-in-Law and I thought it would be cute if they had a matching hat to fit their son. So, using the same yarn and much smaller needles (2s), I made the Baby Tychus Hat. It took FOREVER! Knitting worsted weight yarn on size 2 needles is not something I plan on ever attempting again. But the hat was so cute once it was finished.
I made my first pom-pom to go on the peak of the baby hat.
** I don't have a photo of this item.
Heather's scarf
I had some purple yarn that just called out "Heather" to me. So, I made Heather a scarf with it. I learned 2x2 ribbing and added fringe on both ends. I gave it to her for her birthday and she loved it.
** I don't have a photo of this item.
Dishcloths
I have made three dishcloths with the same pattern and cotton yarn. The first was orange and beige. The second, orange and green. The latest is red and green for Christmas. It's intended to be a gift for my mother's pedicurist. That's the one in the photo.
It's been forever since I posted. Let's see... what have I made since April?
The Tychus Hat
This is a pattern from knitty.com. It's an adult sized hat that taught me to do short rows and color changing. It's all knit-stitch, so it knitted up super fast! I used red and grey Red Heart yarn and the colors look really great together.
** I don't have a photo of this item.
Baby Tychus Hat
I had decided to give the Tychus Hat to Brian's Brother-in-Law and I thought it would be cute if they had a matching hat to fit their son. So, using the same yarn and much smaller needles (2s), I made the Baby Tychus Hat. It took FOREVER! Knitting worsted weight yarn on size 2 needles is not something I plan on ever attempting again. But the hat was so cute once it was finished.
I made my first pom-pom to go on the peak of the baby hat.
** I don't have a photo of this item.
Heather's scarf
I had some purple yarn that just called out "Heather" to me. So, I made Heather a scarf with it. I learned 2x2 ribbing and added fringe on both ends. I gave it to her for her birthday and she loved it.
** I don't have a photo of this item.
Dishcloths
I have made three dishcloths with the same pattern and cotton yarn. The first was orange and beige. The second, orange and green. The latest is red and green for Christmas. It's intended to be a gift for my mother's pedicurist. That's the one in the photo.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Needle Tips
Yesterday I purchased needle tips to prevent my knitting needles from poking holes in my craft bags. Most of my planned projects will be worked on smaller sized needles (8's and below).
I accidentally purchased the large sized tips. So the tips I ended up with are made for sizes 9 through 15. Size I had just purchased (the same day) size 10 and size 13 needles, I decided to open the package and try them out on my 8s. They fit and work great.
However, they don't fit on my newly purchased sized 10s! :) lol
I accidentally purchased the large sized tips. So the tips I ended up with are made for sizes 9 through 15. Size I had just purchased (the same day) size 10 and size 13 needles, I decided to open the package and try them out on my 8s. They fit and work great.
However, they don't fit on my newly purchased sized 10s! :) lol
FO: Scallop Scarf
I finished the scallop scarf!
I would like to gift this scarf because I'm allergic to the yarn (20% wool). But since it was the first knitting project that I did without help, I've grown rather attached to it.
I would like to gift this scarf because I'm allergic to the yarn (20% wool). But since it was the first knitting project that I did without help, I've grown rather attached to it.
Monday, March 3, 2008
WIP: Purple Scarf (gift)
I had this boucle yarn that I wanted to get out of my stash. But since I don't look that good in purple, I wasn't sure what to do with it. After a day of thinking about it, the idea came to me an a flash: I would knit a scarf for Heather (Brian's cousin).
After about a dozen false starts, here is what I have so far:
If it's done before her birthday (in July), I'll probably give it to her then. Otherwise, I will wait until Christmas.
After about a dozen false starts, here is what I have so far:
If it's done before her birthday (in July), I'll probably give it to her then. Otherwise, I will wait until Christmas.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Scallop Scarf Update
It's been a while since I posted! :(
The scarf is about 25 - 30 inches long now. 25 if I don't play with it. 30+ if I tugged it a bit.
I've decided that I'm going to keep it. I can't see giving it away since it's the first project that I've worked on without handing the needles to my mom when I made a mistake. Pulling it out and reworking it hasn't been fun, but I've certainly learned a lot from it.
I plan to make another scarf after this one is finished. I have some purple yarn (the stuff I used for my wrist warmers) that I want to knit with. So, I'm going to make a scarf for Brian's cousin. She loves purple and looks gorgeous in it. Me, not so much.
I have a pattern all picked out. I found it on ravelry.com. The project is in my queue already. I can't wait. :)
The scarf is about 25 - 30 inches long now. 25 if I don't play with it. 30+ if I tugged it a bit.
I've decided that I'm going to keep it. I can't see giving it away since it's the first project that I've worked on without handing the needles to my mom when I made a mistake. Pulling it out and reworking it hasn't been fun, but I've certainly learned a lot from it.
I plan to make another scarf after this one is finished. I have some purple yarn (the stuff I used for my wrist warmers) that I want to knit with. So, I'm going to make a scarf for Brian's cousin. She loves purple and looks gorgeous in it. Me, not so much.
I have a pattern all picked out. I found it on ravelry.com. The project is in my queue already. I can't wait. :)
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Scarf Progress
The scarf is coming along well. It is 14 inches long, 7 of which were done today. The pattern calls for 59 inches. So, theoretically, it should be finished in about a week.
I had to frog back twice today. Kept getting the pattern appearing on the wrong side.
Still haven't figured out what I'll do with it when it's finished. Being wool, I dont think I could wear it. Since my mom has about the same allergies I do, she's out, too. I thought about giving it to my brother, but it's a bit too feminine.
Any suggestions? Add a comment.
I had to frog back twice today. Kept getting the pattern appearing on the wrong side.
Still haven't figured out what I'll do with it when it's finished. Being wool, I dont think I could wear it. Since my mom has about the same allergies I do, she's out, too. I thought about giving it to my brother, but it's a bit too feminine.
Any suggestions? Add a comment.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
New Project: Scallop Scarf
The scallop scarf is underway! :)
After practicing a bit on my UFO scarf, I realised that I was casting on too tightly and then knitting far too tightly, as well. So, I took a deep breath. Relaxed a bit. And started again.
It's coming along decently. There are bunch of mistakes: I missed a row of knit, I keep ending up with one too many stitches on my needle, and I can't imagine that my stitches are even. I'm hoping that the scarf will be a testimony to the improvement of my knitting. One end a mess, and one end gorgeous and a slow transition through the rest of the piece.
Oh! and I love the color of the yarn I'm using for it. It's mostly blue with specs of green, pink, purple, and a darker blue through it. It's beautiful. However, it's Lion's Brand (Wool-Ease) and the plys are hard to keep together. This is the second time I've tried using Lion's Brand for something and I can't say I'm impressed.
EDIT: One last thing.
I started being able to read my stitches while they are on the needle. I can tell the difference between the regular stitches and the YOK1 stitches. I think I could tell a K2tog stitch, too, but I'm not certain.
However, after the stitches aren't on the needle any more, I can't tell what they are. Aw, well. Baby-steps. :)
After practicing a bit on my UFO scarf, I realised that I was casting on too tightly and then knitting far too tightly, as well. So, I took a deep breath. Relaxed a bit. And started again.
It's coming along decently. There are bunch of mistakes: I missed a row of knit, I keep ending up with one too many stitches on my needle, and I can't imagine that my stitches are even. I'm hoping that the scarf will be a testimony to the improvement of my knitting. One end a mess, and one end gorgeous and a slow transition through the rest of the piece.
Oh! and I love the color of the yarn I'm using for it. It's mostly blue with specs of green, pink, purple, and a darker blue through it. It's beautiful. However, it's Lion's Brand (Wool-Ease) and the plys are hard to keep together. This is the second time I've tried using Lion's Brand for something and I can't say I'm impressed.
EDIT: One last thing.
I started being able to read my stitches while they are on the needle. I can tell the difference between the regular stitches and the YOK1 stitches. I think I could tell a K2tog stitch, too, but I'm not certain.
However, after the stitches aren't on the needle any more, I can't tell what they are. Aw, well. Baby-steps. :)
Monday, February 18, 2008
Knitting is hard
I haven't done any knitting in a few years, so I'm quite out of practice. Especially when you consider what a noob I was when I was knitting.
So, after I finished crocheting the last two tentacles, I tried to knit the scallop scarf pattern that Mindi gave to me last Saturday.
This turned out to be an exercise in futility since I don't know how to cast on. I tried it a few times, but couldn't do whatever magic my mom uses to cast on. Then I watched some demonstrations on youtube.com and I managed to find a method that I could get to work for me.
However, once I had cast-on, I kept messing up the stitches and dropping them all over the place (even the standard knit and purl). I must have torn it out and cast it back on three or four times before my hands started to cramp and I gave up.
Aw, well. Hopefully I'll have time to call mom sometime this week and have her help me through casting-on. Sadly, I doubt I'll have time to work on it again before the weekend.
So, after I finished crocheting the last two tentacles, I tried to knit the scallop scarf pattern that Mindi gave to me last Saturday.
This turned out to be an exercise in futility since I don't know how to cast on. I tried it a few times, but couldn't do whatever magic my mom uses to cast on. Then I watched some demonstrations on youtube.com and I managed to find a method that I could get to work for me.
However, once I had cast-on, I kept messing up the stitches and dropping them all over the place (even the standard knit and purl). I must have torn it out and cast it back on three or four times before my hands started to cramp and I gave up.
Aw, well. Hopefully I'll have time to call mom sometime this week and have her help me through casting-on. Sadly, I doubt I'll have time to work on it again before the weekend.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Podcasts!
I'm an avid podcast listener. I started by listening to Rachel Maddow and then included NPR. Lately, I've started listening to podcasts about yarn, knitting, and yarn projects. I started with YarnCraft (the Lion Brand podcast) because it was the first one I had heard about.
In one of their episodes, they talked about related podcasts that their listeners had mentioned during a poll they had done. So, that led me to downloading about half a dozen shows.
Yesterday, I listened to the first show or two of each of these while I drove to school, walked to class, and sat around waiting for a class to start. My favorite so far: Stash and Burn.
Stash and Burn is almost a support group for dealing with your stash. It's two woman talking about trips to yarn shows, "yarn crawls" (like a pub-crawl but to yarn shops), the projects they are working on, their UFOs, their destashing efforts, etc. They are very amusing to listen to.
Another I liked was Lime and Violet, but it didn't seem as good as I'd been led to believe it would be. Maybe because it was the first episode. Perhaps it gets better as they get more practice podcasting.
There was another that annoyed me while I was listening, but I've come away with some interesting images in my head. So, I'll have to listen to that one a few more times. What was annoying was that the woman that did most of the speaking had an annoying voice and sounded like a pushy sort of over-friendly type person. While the quiet woman had a voice I could listen to for weeks and not get tired of hearing it.
I'll do an update to my podcast preferences after I've had more time to listen to them.
One thing I've found is that there is brand new slang to learn! Which is exciting for me because I'm such a word lover. My next post will be a dictionary.
In one of their episodes, they talked about related podcasts that their listeners had mentioned during a poll they had done. So, that led me to downloading about half a dozen shows.
Yesterday, I listened to the first show or two of each of these while I drove to school, walked to class, and sat around waiting for a class to start. My favorite so far: Stash and Burn.
Stash and Burn is almost a support group for dealing with your stash. It's two woman talking about trips to yarn shows, "yarn crawls" (like a pub-crawl but to yarn shops), the projects they are working on, their UFOs, their destashing efforts, etc. They are very amusing to listen to.
Another I liked was Lime and Violet, but it didn't seem as good as I'd been led to believe it would be. Maybe because it was the first episode. Perhaps it gets better as they get more practice podcasting.
There was another that annoyed me while I was listening, but I've come away with some interesting images in my head. So, I'll have to listen to that one a few more times. What was annoying was that the woman that did most of the speaking had an annoying voice and sounded like a pushy sort of over-friendly type person. While the quiet woman had a voice I could listen to for weeks and not get tired of hearing it.
I'll do an update to my podcast preferences after I've had more time to listen to them.
One thing I've found is that there is brand new slang to learn! Which is exciting for me because I'm such a word lover. My next post will be a dictionary.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Current Projects
Crochet:
- baby blanket (started spring of 2007)
- sweater-like poncho (started spring of 2007) I think I need to start over. The yarn is broken even before I've used it....
Cross-stitch:
- a large tiger in a jungle (started in fall of 2001)
- a Chinese Character (started in fall of 2001)
Knit:
- a scarf <-- many errors, should probably start over (started in spring of 2006??)
- baby blanket (started spring of 2007)
- sweater-like poncho (started spring of 2007) I think I need to start over. The yarn is broken even before I've used it....
Cross-stitch:
- a large tiger in a jungle (started in fall of 2001)
- a Chinese Character (started in fall of 2001)
Knit:
- a scarf <-- many errors, should probably start over (started in spring of 2006??)
Why Start This Blog?
Hello, there! :)
FAQ1: Why are you starting this blog?
A: To keep track of the crochet projects I do this year. I want to keep records about what I'm working on, how my progress is. I plan to post pictures of my projects about once a week.
FAQ2: How often will you post?
A: I'd like to post once per day, but with schoolwork and housework interfering, I will probably only get time to post a couple times a week.
FAQ3: Why an online blog and not a notebook or journal?
A: I don't want to carry another item around with me. I currently carry my school bag (with laptop), all the stuff from my purse, a Nalgene bottle of water, and a crochet project. However, I have internet everywhere I go thanks to the laptop and my iPhone. So, it will be easy for me to post online and difficult for me to write in a journal. Also, I have a bad hand that makes it much easier to type than to write.
I guess that's enough for now. I plan to post again tonight with a list of my projects. This means I'll have to dig through my supplies and find them all. I'm sure I've completely forgotten about a few.
Cheers!
FAQ1: Why are you starting this blog?
A: To keep track of the crochet projects I do this year. I want to keep records about what I'm working on, how my progress is. I plan to post pictures of my projects about once a week.
FAQ2: How often will you post?
A: I'd like to post once per day, but with schoolwork and housework interfering, I will probably only get time to post a couple times a week.
FAQ3: Why an online blog and not a notebook or journal?
A: I don't want to carry another item around with me. I currently carry my school bag (with laptop), all the stuff from my purse, a Nalgene bottle of water, and a crochet project. However, I have internet everywhere I go thanks to the laptop and my iPhone. So, it will be easy for me to post online and difficult for me to write in a journal. Also, I have a bad hand that makes it much easier to type than to write.
I guess that's enough for now. I plan to post again tonight with a list of my projects. This means I'll have to dig through my supplies and find them all. I'm sure I've completely forgotten about a few.
Cheers!
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