Catching up
Pattern: Strativarious Throw by Handmaiden
Yarn: Handmaiden Silk Spun, Handmaiden Grande Godiva, Handmaiden Strati, Fleece Artist Baby Alpaca in Paris
Tools: Knit Picks Interchangeable in size 17
Modifications: Added Fleece Artist Baby Alpaca
Yarn: Handmaiden Silk Spun, Handmaiden Grande Godiva, Handmaiden Strati, Fleece Artist Baby Alpaca in Paris
Tools: Knit Picks Interchangeable in size 17
Modifications: Added Fleece Artist Baby Alpaca
I never did find the charger to my camera but I was able to find a replacement on eBay for a really good price. Then it took a week for suitable weather. Its the middle of December and winter has finally come to Texas. Its that crazy here.
Even though the Baby Alpaca was the same colorway as the rest of the yarn, it was waaay lighter. It adds so much depth to the blanket, counteracts any pooling and gives it a striping effect. The blanket is much bigger and easily covers my body for a short snooze. I did run into a couple mishaps. I ran out of Strati at the very end and the last four stitches are bound off in Silk Spun. Also, I noticed a dropped stich near the very beginning. Its a little irksome but I did some sort of funky fix-up and now you can't even tell!
I bought the kit at Tidal Brook Yarns and I see that the price is vastly lower from before. Its only $75, which is a big difference from the $120 I paid.
Pattern: My So Called Scarf
Yarn: Fleece Artist Peter Rabbit in Lily Pond, Knit Picks Bare Merino DK
Tools: Knit Picks Interchangeable in size 11
Modifications: Did a YO instead of knitting into the back of a stitch.
I've had both of these yarns for a really long time and the Peter Rabbit has been through many many patterns. I loved Miss Muffy's scarf and thought I had found the perfect pattern. After contacting her to find out the stitch pattern, turns out the scarf stretched a ton and its all droopy and no doubt very sad.
There should be a new rule of knitting: When in doubt, My So Called Scarf it. It only took me about a week and its so very warm, soft and satiny. While I ate angora fluff for other patterns, this one did a good job of keeping the angora IN.
Still needs to be blocked and fringed, destined for a Christmas gift.
Yarn: Fleece Artist Peter Rabbit in Lily Pond, Knit Picks Bare Merino DK
Tools: Knit Picks Interchangeable in size 11
Modifications: Did a YO instead of knitting into the back of a stitch.
There should be a new rule of knitting: When in doubt, My So Called Scarf it. It only took me about a week and its so very warm, soft and satiny. While I ate angora fluff for other patterns, this one did a good job of keeping the angora IN.
Still needs to be blocked and fringed, destined for a Christmas gift.
Pattern: I think I winged it. CO 96, 2X2 rib.
Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Daffodil and Wheat
Tools: Susan Bates Silverado Circular Knitting Needles 16'' in size 8
This hat was completely random. The purl ridge, the color work and the decreasing. While its not something that will stop you in your tracks, I love the two colors together. Yarn heads are fun to make as well!
Pattern: CO 10, garter stitch
Yarn: Rowan Big Wool Tuft in Shiver, Frosted Fir, Nightsky
Tools: Clover Bamboo Straights in size 15
Elann.com had this yarn on sale for $2.49 each, which is the cheapest I've seen anywhere. Tried knitting on size 35 needles but I wasn't too fond of the fabric. The yarn is sort of soft and to the super duper sensitive there might be a little itch factor. Its a little on the rough side but I imagine that if they had went with a super fine merino there would of been huge pilling problems.
I turned 23 on the 5th and had a blast at Dave and Busters. That place is so much fun, like an adult's Chuck E. Cheese. With my birthday money I bought a ton of Koigu KPPPM from a destasher on Ravelry. At $8 a hank. Awesome.
I'm going to use two hanks of P530 (coming to me from a trade on Ravelry) and all six of P139 for a Pinwheel blanket. For the rest? I want a Koigu blanket, dammit. Its horrible! This could be so very expensive, so I'm going to just wait it out and snatch the good deals on Ravelry and through trades.
I so understand the whole hubbub about Koigu, now.
Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Daffodil and Wheat
Tools: Susan Bates Silverado Circular Knitting Needles 16'' in size 8
This hat was completely random. The purl ridge, the color work and the decreasing. While its not something that will stop you in your tracks, I love the two colors together. Yarn heads are fun to make as well!
Pattern: CO 10, garter stitch
Yarn: Rowan Big Wool Tuft in Shiver, Frosted Fir, Nightsky
Tools: Clover Bamboo Straights in size 15
Elann.com had this yarn on sale for $2.49 each, which is the cheapest I've seen anywhere. Tried knitting on size 35 needles but I wasn't too fond of the fabric. The yarn is sort of soft and to the super duper sensitive there might be a little itch factor. Its a little on the rough side but I imagine that if they had went with a super fine merino there would of been huge pilling problems.
I turned 23 on the 5th and had a blast at Dave and Busters. That place is so much fun, like an adult's Chuck E. Cheese. With my birthday money I bought a ton of Koigu KPPPM from a destasher on Ravelry. At $8 a hank. Awesome.
I'm going to use two hanks of P530 (coming to me from a trade on Ravelry) and all six of P139 for a Pinwheel blanket. For the rest? I want a Koigu blanket, dammit. Its horrible! This could be so very expensive, so I'm going to just wait it out and snatch the good deals on Ravelry and through trades.
I so understand the whole hubbub about Koigu, now.
