Asherton

I have not been able to get a good photo of the completed Asherton Scarf. As soon I as I can come up with some way to do that, you'll see how awesome it looks. Until then, take my word for it...it's done. Promise.

Surprise!

Haha! Oh yeah, I made another one of these a few weeks ago. They just kept appearing all over my apartment....no real recollection of making it, it just blends in with all the other similar ones.

Anyway, I recommend this pattern. It looks way more complicated than it is, and seriously, isn't that what all knitters really want?

My New Bag!

I'm so excited about finishing this bag. First of all, I only started it a couple days ago, so that's exciting in itself. But also, my primary bag, which I use to carry around my wallet, phone, keys, etc, has had a broken zipper since about 14 minutes after I bought it at an NYC flea market.


I sewed a new zipper in this one, so if it breaks....well, I guess I can always fix it.



So yeah, a new bag is good news.

The pattern I used was Brea from Berroco Yarn's Free Patterns. I decided to do a knit handle instead of buying a leather one, and I used rings from an old belt to attach the handle to the bag.

Again, I've been so good as to knit from my stash, using leftover afghan yarn for this project.

To add a little spice to this neutral colored bag, I lined it with a crazy print fabric.

Here's a photo using the flash that really shows how bright the inside is:



It's CRAZY! Crazy-awesome, that is. Anyway, I love it. It's the perfect size for all the essentials and it's super cool because I made it and it's not about to fall apart. (woo!) And a few hours later, the zipper still works.

For another instance of this cool pattern, check out Kaydo's!

Reversible Cables

Not much to see yet, but a reversible cable scarf is always newsworthy. This is my new project for working on when I need something mindless to do. The pattern is very simple, but the end result will be fabulous! And it's alpaca, so it's super soft.

As always, it'll take forever because it's a scarf, so anytime I feel like I've made any sort of progress, you will probably see a picture of it... because that's how I operate.

Socks up to HERE!

Voila!



I have created another knee-length purple alaska sock! I want to work some elastic into the cuffs of these socks to keep them from sagging, and I just haven't been to the store yet. As soon as I get my hands on some thin elastic-type thread, they will be finished in a snap!

Preview

Despite the lack of progress on the blog, there has been much knitting progress in the last few weeks.

Here's the rundown:

-finished the Asherton Scarf
-almost finished both knee-length Purple Alaska Socks
-started and have almost finished a new bag
-progressed slightly on the Rainbow Railway Socks
-started a reversible cabled scarf with blue alpaca yarn

Pictures will be forthcoming, I promise. I just really want to finish lining this bag first, and we all know how slow I am at sewing.

PS: I have a question. I 'sewer' the proper word to use when describing 'one who sews', because to me, sewer is where the teenage mutant ninja turtles live, etc...

Hat Factory

After pawing around in my stash some more, I was inspired to knit up a couple more Coronets in the past couple days. Yeah, 2 hats in like a day and a half. First it's clear that (if only for the moment) I have no life.

Also, I think my knitting has sped up. I don't know why or how, but I'm pretty sure it's faster now. Cool, but I hope I don't knit myself into early knitting retirement.


Anyway, the hats are called Little Thing 1 and Little Thing 2...a la Dr Seuss... And they were knit entirely from stash yarn. I think they are fun little hats and they're really comfy. Too bad it's 80ish degrees outside. Alas...


Oh what will my stash think of next?? ...we shall seeeeeee...

Another one bites the dust...

All done and shipped out. Sorry I didn't include a picture of the entire scarf stretched out, but you've all seen the pattern from every conceivable angle...because I posted a picture every time I needed to feel like I was making progress on this project.

Overall, I enjoyed making it. The pattern was challenging and the chart was always necessary, but after a while it was easy enough to knit while watching TV. Not mindless, but it didn't require lots of thought.

I hope he likes it...I'll let you know!

See!

See! I told you it fits over my leg. No worries! I think I'm gonna go get elastic string and carry that along as I knit the last few inches...just to try and make them less saggy... no one likes saggy socks.

Balloon Scarf 7.0

Picked up this project again and have been working on it with renewed energy. The chart requires my constant attention.

I've moved on to the second skein of yarn (again another project with a slight color difference between skeins, what a pain, but at least this one is less noticeable than in the afghan) and I've finished 7 repeats of the pattern and I'm still going strong.

Hopefully I'll be able to get this one off the needles before long.

Rainbow Railway Socks

Turns out that working with yarn that has unpredictable color changes can be fun! It's looking good so far, and it fits pretty nicely.


The textured pattern is the Railway Stitch from Nancy Bush's Knitting Vintage Socks.

Also, I love toe-up construction. The worst part of making socks before was trying to guess the max height that wouldn't make me run out of yarn by I got around to the toe.

I haven't started the second sock yet, but progress will be made...