C'mon...vogue.

 

Ohh....100!

My last post was my 100th! Who knew I could blabber on so much? Ok, so everyone knows. Whatever! :P

I treated myself to one of these:

I am wearing it today, even! I <3 it. It's replacing the one that is on permanent loan to the Newark Train Station. (At least that's where I recall it ending up last year. Oops.) [My winter coat is also there, we're not discussing that...] I'm sure the two of them had a grand time riding across central England. lol.

Anyhow...it's from Rabbitch's Cafepress! It's a nice quality product, and I am so glad I talked her into it! w00t!

Also:




going soooooo slow!

Update...Cable Scarf

So here it is...modeled by V...being silly, of course:



Here you can see the elongation starting to happen, going from 6 rows (at bottom) to 8 rows (4 times) and ending with 10 rows (at top):


And a pseudo in-focus shot of the "drape":

Scarf on Bedpost, Relaxed

Hello!

Yes. Boring title. Howdy to everyone stopping by from Rabbitch's blog. The particular t-shirt I want is this image, with a caption like, "Knitting without a helmet." or something equally as witty. I'm sure she'll think of SOMETHING. (hint, hint!)

Here's a picture of a mitten:



I'm not particularly proud of said mitten. It doesn't fit anyone I know, didn't care for the colors together, and I hate the construction (seemseamed). So, I never knit it a partner. I've had this mitten for a year. Just hanging out. I got a camera for xmas. It needed a home. My mitten needed a friend. It is no longer a mitten, but a "stylish" (fine..."weird") camera tote. With a thumb. Whatever. It works.

I'll have update photos of the scarf project soon, knitting is slow going on it, my hands have been achy.

Three cheers for recycling my own crappy knitting! Hip, hip, hooray!

99 Cables to Knit on the Scarf...

99 Cables to go, get one down, wrap it around, 98 cables to knit on the scarf.

Take 1:



This Pattern.

We (MBF, Mom, and I) decided that 8 inches was too wide. Mom and I also decided I should bump the needle size to 10 for a looser fabric. I'm using KnitPicks Swish yarn in Coast Grey (don't tell my aunt!)

Take 2:







It's now twice this long. I know...I'm such a speed demon... (riiiight)

(ETA:) Looking at those photos together, of take 1 and take 2...I think my count is off! The newer one looks like I've skipped rows. (This would explain why I keep "losing count") I was debating using ribbing to connect the two ends, less bulky on the neck. Now I'm thinking I should just start stretching (elongating) the cables, arranging is so that it's like a 30 row cable behind the neck...coming back down to the 8 rows at either end (or um...6 rows.). Does that sound dumb? Help me Obi Wan! You're my only hope!

Guess the Weight Anyone?

Do I have any Carnies out there? Any guesses?

Well, the black is 110 grams. I have 25g of some deep purple that was also grandma's:



Thinking I could do a repeat of the pattern in that for accent?

Anyone? Bueller?

First Project of '08

In a change of mindset I can't explain, MBF asked for a scarf. Before I knit him Thuja, I asked him all about what he would wear if I knit it. Hats? No. Scarves? No. Gloves? No. So I knit him socks, which is fine, because I like them. :P However, I'm just a bit confused about it all. To think I contemplated going up against the boyfriend sweater curse because I couldn't think of anything else to knit him!

So, of course, I'm knitting a scarf. He requested black or grey yarn (don't all men? I think this is universal). I happen to have some very special black yarn:



I'm rewinding the skein there because it was a mess, and I really wanted to wash it before I knit with it.



It was/is my grandmother's yarn. I have no idea what it is, except it was in a large drawstring bag with a tag marked "wool". Unfortunately, since my grandma has Alzheimer's, she won't be needing the yarn anymore. However, I'm determined to put it all to good use (Beth...we still have to schedule that dye date!!!). So, the lone skein of black yarn will be a scarf. I'm stymied on a pattern, though.



When it's dry, I'll weigh it and go from there. If you have suggestions for "easy" patterns (I always mess up row counting.../sigh) I'd appreciate them in the comments!

EDIT: Alright, at MBF's insistence, he never changed his mind. I'm crazy and I made it all up in a delusion of not wanting to knit winter wear! I'm sorry...what's the knitter's equivalent of saying the rosary? Do I have to knit Shetland Lace in penance?

Ta Dah!

Felting truly is magic. This was my first project, and I was paranoid beyond belief. I think they turned out well:




And yes...I know the tablecloth is ugly. It's the only wipe down one we have for the extended table (crap...something else I have to do today!)

Happy New Year, Everyone!

Nope. Didn't knit this...but DANG is that a close up! I got a new camera for Christmas.

I'm in love.

Yes that's my lap. Wanna make something of it? :)

I'm new!

Yup. Just had to cast on again. Not sure who this is for tho. LOL. Depends on who it fits when it's done. :P

(After lunch hour, and in focus! Mostly.)