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Knitting Update
Jul. 14th, 2008 04:27 pmHmm, it's been a while.
Sweater Progress: 4 rows. :( I have been slacking off on this something awful since I started the shawl. I'm taking it with me when I go visit family so I hope to get at least through the armscye shaping if not complete the body while I'm there.
Shawl: Section 3 complete (and it seems I never updated here when I completed section 2). I've also been slacking on this. I have problems sticking with works in progress and start playing around with new stuff. So far I have managed not to allow myself to start another sweater or shawl at least but for smaller things....
Berry Swirl Cap: A pattern I'm working on, I may offer it up for download when I finish. This is the first attempt and there are some things I'm going to change. At first I didn't like it much since it wasn't what I had been working for, but it's grown on me. I wore it all of Anthrocon.
Winterberry Swirl Cap: And this is take two in progress. So far the work is the same but when I get it out to the right diameter I'll be into the first set of changes for it. Winterberry being the colorway of this yarn, not an indicator of fitness for winter wear. Both are 100% cotton.
Cables -n- Fans Sock: Another pattern I'm working on. This one is probably of limited utility to people with less than huge feet, though I think just a yarn and gauge change could make it usable for those with average feet. Mostly I just wanted to play with Judy's magic cast on and a stitch pattern than someone on Craftster reverse engineered from an Old Navy scarf. I seem to have lost what little skill I had on working wrapped short rows, the knit side pick ups on the heel are horrible. I'll touch them up later with some duplicate stitch fiddling but I really need to work on that for the next sock and any future short row projects.
Hmm, seems I never updated with photos on Kris' mitts either. Well here's the one I have a photo of (Kris, model for me please?) and the one I made first for myself and hooked me on the pattern.
And lastly, something that I made a while back (in the last six to seven months I think) and never photographed:
Obviously embroidery, at least on garter knitted fabric, is not my strong suit. If any of you want to learn to knit this is a really good first project, it's small and all garter stitch (just knitting, no purls) with only a small amount of shaping (k2tog on the head) and unwrapped short rows (the tail). The pattern is here on LJ.
*rummages around*
Ah, yes, I also knit a tiny swatch:
It's about two and a half inches wide. I was looking to see how stretchy, or not, linen stitch would be in this yarn so I would know if it would make a decent band on a hat. As it turns out it has more stretch than I would like sideways but I adore how this yarn is working up. Unfortunately the effect is dependent on the fact that a row is just a bit sorter than one half of the run of any color. I feel the urge to continue this strip but what would I do with it? It doesn't stretch much vertically so maybe the strap on a bag or something?
Sweater Progress: 4 rows. :( I have been slacking off on this something awful since I started the shawl. I'm taking it with me when I go visit family so I hope to get at least through the armscye shaping if not complete the body while I'm there.
Shawl: Section 3 complete (and it seems I never updated here when I completed section 2). I've also been slacking on this. I have problems sticking with works in progress and start playing around with new stuff. So far I have managed not to allow myself to start another sweater or shawl at least but for smaller things....
Berry Swirl Cap: A pattern I'm working on, I may offer it up for download when I finish. This is the first attempt and there are some things I'm going to change. At first I didn't like it much since it wasn't what I had been working for, but it's grown on me. I wore it all of Anthrocon.
Winterberry Swirl Cap: And this is take two in progress. So far the work is the same but when I get it out to the right diameter I'll be into the first set of changes for it. Winterberry being the colorway of this yarn, not an indicator of fitness for winter wear. Both are 100% cotton.
Cables -n- Fans Sock: Another pattern I'm working on. This one is probably of limited utility to people with less than huge feet, though I think just a yarn and gauge change could make it usable for those with average feet. Mostly I just wanted to play with Judy's magic cast on and a stitch pattern than someone on Craftster reverse engineered from an Old Navy scarf. I seem to have lost what little skill I had on working wrapped short rows, the knit side pick ups on the heel are horrible. I'll touch them up later with some duplicate stitch fiddling but I really need to work on that for the next sock and any future short row projects.
Hmm, seems I never updated with photos on Kris' mitts either. Well here's the one I have a photo of (Kris, model for me please?) and the one I made first for myself and hooked me on the pattern.
And lastly, something that I made a while back (in the last six to seven months I think) and never photographed:
Obviously embroidery, at least on garter knitted fabric, is not my strong suit. If any of you want to learn to knit this is a really good first project, it's small and all garter stitch (just knitting, no purls) with only a small amount of shaping (k2tog on the head) and unwrapped short rows (the tail). The pattern is here on LJ.
*rummages around*
Ah, yes, I also knit a tiny swatch:
It's about two and a half inches wide. I was looking to see how stretchy, or not, linen stitch would be in this yarn so I would know if it would make a decent band on a hat. As it turns out it has more stretch than I would like sideways but I adore how this yarn is working up. Unfortunately the effect is dependent on the fact that a row is just a bit sorter than one half of the run of any color. I feel the urge to continue this strip but what would I do with it? It doesn't stretch much vertically so maybe the strap on a bag or something?
