Thursday 24 December 2009
Birthday Sox
I pretty much always get socks on my birthday from Deb, but it wasn't always that way. Well, it was for years, but one year Deb decided that I should learn to knit socks (now you need to remember, Deb is my older sister and the one who taught me to knit ... so, you get the picture). So, that birthday ... *gasp* ... no socks!!! I was devastated. So, while I may be stubborn (like my older sister, mmm?), I'm not stupid. I learned to knit socks. And guess what? Yup, socks started showing up again on my birthday. And, it's weird, I can easily knit myself socks and do as well, but somehow, it's those birthday socks I look forward to each year. Thanks Deb!
May you have a safe and happy holiday season,
- Lyn
Tuesday 22 December 2009
Time for a holiday
-Deb
Saturday 19 December 2009
Friday 18 December 2009
Tuesday 15 December 2009
Saturday 12 December 2009
Step Forward
Thursday 10 December 2009
Rip it
You haven't heard too much from me because I haven't felt like I've been very productive. It may have something to do with 1 step forward and 2 steps back on several projects. I knitting this,
And I had a scarf half way done but have decided as I look at it more and more that the colour is too dark for the pattern and so this got ripped out too.
Tuesday 8 December 2009
New Pattern Now Out
I've got some lovely yarn to dye and try it out myself!
-Lyn
Monday 7 December 2009
Putting Beads in
- stringing the beads onto the yarn and placing them by purling them on one round, and knitting through the back of the stitch on the following round (which is how it's written in the pattern itself);
- the crochet hook method of placing beads as you come to the point in the pattern of needing the bead (which I used on my shawl shown last month).
Good to know.
Thursday 3 December 2009
cables and stripes
In between crossing cables I am ribbing the Noro scarf, sans Noro. I'm picking up whatever wool I can find which changes colour throughout the ball and casting on. These stripes are the result of 2 different colourways in 2 different kinds of wool. I love it. Today I am going to cruise through my local craft store and see if there are any more combinations I can find there to make. I've run out of stuff from our own shop.
My son is asking for black again. He did come out of the black phase and into rainbow colours for a couple of years but moving to the big city for a couple months has him right back into the black. What is that? And I was having such fun with all these coloured stipes. He might have talked himself out of a scarf.
-Deb
Sunday 29 November 2009
Pink
-Deb
Thursday 26 November 2009
Ravelry Group
Tuesday 24 November 2009
Sally
-Deb
Sunday 22 November 2009
Purls of Wisdom
Friday 20 November 2009
Last Minute
Take 2 balls of yarn which change colour throughout, start so that the colours don't match up (or use two different colourways for the best effect). I started with the inside of one ball and the outside of the second ball since they were the same colourway.
Cast On an odd number of stitches.
Row 1: work [K1, P1] to last stitch, K1.
Row 2: with yarn in front slip first stitch, work [K1, P1] to last 2 sts, K1, slip one.
Repeat 2 rows with second ball.
That's it, work 2 rows with yarn from one ball and 2 rows with yarn from second ball and see what happens with the colours. Easy but interesting.
Going on a knitting retreat this weekend, yay, and taking these two unfinished projects with me. Of course I will have no time since I'm taking 3 courses but how can I leave the house without several kinds of knitting in my bag! I'm hoping there's a hot tub.
-Deb
Saturday 14 November 2009
I'm in LOVE ...
Friday 13 November 2009
That's it. I don't have another thing to show you. I have plans to finish a couple things over the weekend though. We'll see how that goes.
-Deb
Monday 9 November 2009
Brenda wore her top down to class. Isn't it beautiful? She took one of the solid coloured patterns out of the Button Up Your Top Down and really jazzed it up. It's gorgeous. For more photos check out her blog http://brenda-bjhf.blogspot.com/.
I'm also really enjoying testknitting the Valentine. Here is the original sample in a more appropriate colour.It's a fun pattern to work. Excuse me while I go and work a couple more inches.
-Deb