New Tiny Violet Bird, front view
So cute! (Oooo... there's an Etsy shop!)
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Found on Flickr
danish soldier ornaments WIP
So adorable, and what a clever simple construction! I want to make some. :)
Found on Flickr Posts
My "Found on Flickr" posts are stacking up again. I think I'll try to squish in a few at a time over the course of this weekend. I just thought I'd warn you that a bunch are coming up.
Friday, October 02, 2009
Pinky and The Brain
Insufficient sleep has resulted in toasty brains recently. With severely limited brain power, when I *do* manage to knit, I want *simple*. Like icord. (Anyone need sparkly icord garlands for their Christmas tree? I'm happy to convert balls of yarn into yards of garland for you.) I made a red sparkly icord garland for myself last spring/summer. Predicting I'd need more icord-level knitting, I bought a sparkly teal ball on clearance for $2 at Ram Wools before term started. (I wanted silver or white, but those were around $7-8 per ball. If I can find the time, I'll visit Michaels with a 40% off coupon.) I'm trying not to go through it too quickly, but I've already knit somewhere between a yard and a half to two yards of icord.
I can also handle seed stitch. So I'm back to working on a hand towel out of linen yarn that I frogged a while back when the original hand towel suffered a break at a weak spot in the yarn, and I decided I didn't like the gauge I knit the towel in anyway. (Sorry for the run-on sentence. If I wasn't in a hurry to go to sleep, I'd attempt a re-write.) The original towel had a fancier pattern out of the first MDK book, but I can't handle that level of fancy right now. I did put a couple of stockinette squares in the seed stitch near the beginning, but the rest is just plain seed stitch. I'm around half-way done the hand towel out of the old yarn, so I picked up another skein of linen at Ram Wools yesterday. (At full price. Ouch. However, I am essentially working three part-time jobs right now, so I felt justified.)
New linen tends to be stiff, so I decided to use Pinky to quickly knit it up into a form that I could wash several times and then re-ball.
Pinky has got to be the crappiest knitter I know.
I got better at making pinky not muck up as much after a while. However, I'm still using the thickest yarn it can really handle, and would you look at that loose gauge? Sheesh. Yes, it was faster than I could hand knit an entire skein of linen... but it still took about three hours while vegging in front of the TV, and was also awkward and tiring to hold and crank. Oh well... it'll do. I just need something where I won't end up with a tangle.
Time for bed. Good night!
I can also handle seed stitch. So I'm back to working on a hand towel out of linen yarn that I frogged a while back when the original hand towel suffered a break at a weak spot in the yarn, and I decided I didn't like the gauge I knit the towel in anyway. (Sorry for the run-on sentence. If I wasn't in a hurry to go to sleep, I'd attempt a re-write.) The original towel had a fancier pattern out of the first MDK book, but I can't handle that level of fancy right now. I did put a couple of stockinette squares in the seed stitch near the beginning, but the rest is just plain seed stitch. I'm around half-way done the hand towel out of the old yarn, so I picked up another skein of linen at Ram Wools yesterday. (At full price. Ouch. However, I am essentially working three part-time jobs right now, so I felt justified.)
New linen tends to be stiff, so I decided to use Pinky to quickly knit it up into a form that I could wash several times and then re-ball.
Pinky has got to be the crappiest knitter I know.
I got better at making pinky not muck up as much after a while. However, I'm still using the thickest yarn it can really handle, and would you look at that loose gauge? Sheesh. Yes, it was faster than I could hand knit an entire skein of linen... but it still took about three hours while vegging in front of the TV, and was also awkward and tiring to hold and crank. Oh well... it'll do. I just need something where I won't end up with a tangle.
Time for bed. Good night!
The Heat Is On
Literally. The radiators started gurgling earlier tonight, and they felt warm when I touched them. Hopefully this'll help with my knee. (Stoopid arthritis!)
Speaking of the seasons changing, Sara is having a give-away of crocheted snowflakes to the first 15 people who sign up. :) She loves having blog hits and comments, so go say hi! (And recently she's been having contests for yarn! I won two skeins of sock yarn!!!)
Finally, to those locals who may have been wondering, I will be hosting a Christmas swap again this year. I'll post to Ravelry... hopefully soon. (But not tonight, I need sleep. The only reason I made it to this late is because of the naps I've been having all day.)
Speaking of the seasons changing, Sara is having a give-away of crocheted snowflakes to the first 15 people who sign up. :) She loves having blog hits and comments, so go say hi! (And recently she's been having contests for yarn! I won two skeins of sock yarn!!!)
Finally, to those locals who may have been wondering, I will be hosting a Christmas swap again this year. I'll post to Ravelry... hopefully soon. (But not tonight, I need sleep. The only reason I made it to this late is because of the naps I've been having all day.)
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
*Gasp*! Not *WEASLEY*!!!!
This morning was rather brisk, so I put on my lovely Weasley sweater, and then went to brush my teeth. Looking in the mirror, I discovered the following problem at the elbows:
One of those stitches is down to a single thread!!!
When I went to take photos tonight, I found an even *worse* problem at the hem, although it will probably be a faster repair due to smaller area:
Although it's nowhere near as dire, this spot near the collar looks like it could use a little reinforcing:
I don't think I can risk wearing Weasley again until the elbows and hem are repaired. I have worn it enough that it's generally getting thin all over, but I just think of it as a "light" sweater now. I suspect the thickness of the new patches will make them stand out, even though I'll be duplicate stitching them in.
Klaralund #1 (the blue-green one) is also awaiting a major repair at the bust-level seam. (I need to rip out the whole seam, unpick the cast-off, and then live graft the seam so that it has stretch, and stops breaking.)
If I don't get knitting and/or repairing, I'm going to have problems staying warm this winter! (Strangely enough, yarn only keeps me warm once it's in sweater form, not all balled up in the closet.) Right now I have four sweaters that are in good condition. (That I know of... but then I thought Weasley was fine too!)
*Yawn* Time for bed! (I was doing so well, and then I started answering work-related e-mails and posts... *sigh*)
One of those stitches is down to a single thread!!!
When I went to take photos tonight, I found an even *worse* problem at the hem, although it will probably be a faster repair due to smaller area:
Although it's nowhere near as dire, this spot near the collar looks like it could use a little reinforcing:
I don't think I can risk wearing Weasley again until the elbows and hem are repaired. I have worn it enough that it's generally getting thin all over, but I just think of it as a "light" sweater now. I suspect the thickness of the new patches will make them stand out, even though I'll be duplicate stitching them in.
Klaralund #1 (the blue-green one) is also awaiting a major repair at the bust-level seam. (I need to rip out the whole seam, unpick the cast-off, and then live graft the seam so that it has stretch, and stops breaking.)
If I don't get knitting and/or repairing, I'm going to have problems staying warm this winter! (Strangely enough, yarn only keeps me warm once it's in sweater form, not all balled up in the closet.) Right now I have four sweaters that are in good condition. (That I know of... but then I thought Weasley was fine too!)
*Yawn* Time for bed! (I was doing so well, and then I started answering work-related e-mails and posts... *sigh*)
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