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This site is a member of WebRing. To browse visit here. Friday, November 14, 2008 Lotsa FO's I seem to have finished an amazing number of things lately. Of course, that may have something to do with the fact that I had an amazing number of unfinished things to start with!Tomorrow I'll send off this stack of knitted items for my grandbabies. The Ducky Blanket and "ragg" socks on the bottom are for my grandson, and the others are for the new baby sister--the Feather and Fan Blanket, the Jelli Beenz sweater, the Mason-Dixon bib, a pair of socks and an organic cotton washcloth.I finished the Ducky Blanket a long time ago, but I hated the yarn so much that I couldn't bring myself to pick it up again to weave in the hanging loose ends. It's an acrylic boucle, and the rest of the box that I so stupidly bought will go to the next Stash Reduction Festival at A Likely Yarn in December.Besides the baby things, I also made this hat for my daughter-in-law, who fell this week at work and broke her hip. It's Lee Meredith's Short-rows Wavy Hat. It would be somewhat more spectacular in a variegated yarn like Noro, or something else with a long color repeat. But I liked the style details even without the color changes. It has a band of garter stitch as a faux-rib cuff, a band of diagonal stockinette made by knitting two stitches together on one side and increasing a stitch on the other, and then a band of plain stockinette below the spiral section created with wrap-and-turn short rows. I used some wool and cotton yarn that JoAnn Fabrics was selling last year called Dolcetto, and it's amazingly soft and warm. The knitting itself went very fast, a couple of hours at the most. I didn't make the little nubbin on the top, just pulled the top closed and secured the end. The style has a very 1930's cloche look to me, and the i-cord nubbin didn't seem to go with that.The only problem I ran into was with the seam. The pattern recommends a three-needle bind off, and I decided to kitchener instead, to avoid the little rib on the inside. It turned out okay, but the kitchener didn't work as well with the spiral pattern as I had thought it would. I'll definitely be making more of these, so I'll do the recommended bind-off next time. posted by Liz @ 8:26 PM | The template is set to display 10 posts. To see all the posts for this month, click on the month name in the Archive section RSS Feed PERSONAL Send email toliz at life-as-a-spectator-sport.com Home I'm a mother, grandmother, a computer professional, Democrat, Christian. I welcome politely worded comments and email, my spam filter throws the rest away, so don't bother to flame me INTERNET TRAFFIC REPORT SOCIAL SECURITY CLOCK Which one has the Crisis ?! Plastic bags consumed this year: KNITTING BLOGS A Stitch in Time Extravayarnza Knitting Heretic Mind of Winter Pie Knits Persistent Illusion See Eunny Knit The Keyboard Biologist Taleweaver's Ramblings TECHnitting Wendy Knits FINISHED PROJECTS -------FINISHED IN 2006------- Peruvian Cap Tutti-Frutti Socks Shelley's Socks Carol's Socks -------FINISHED IN 2007------- Chain Link Socks Baby Surprise Jacket Valerie & Friend Baby Bonnet Rainbow Baby Socks Girls Pixie Hood Mitred Square Heart Red & White Socks Coffee Cup Pot Holder Nubbins Dishcloth Garterlac Dishcloth Suede Booties Kate's Socks Norwegian Sweet Baby Cap Half Thumbless Mittens Red Mittens for Akkol -------FINISHED IN 2008------- SELF-SUFFICIENCY andINDEPENDENT LIVING -- Blogs and websites -- Causubon's Book Food Storage Made Easy The Modern Homestead Notes from a Hillside Farm -- Mailing Lists -- 12vdc Power Living on the Land Rainwater Refrigeration Alternatives Old Ways of Living POLITICAL BLOGS and SITES The political sites have moved BOOKS I'M READING How to Grow More Vegetables, etc. Small Scale Grain Raising ARCHIVES December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 February 2004 January 2004 December 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 June 2003 May 2003 April 2003 March 2003 February 2003 January 2003 December 2002 November 2002 October 2002 September 2002 August 2002 July 2002 June 2002 May 2002 April 2002 March 2002 February 2002 BUTTONS Join | Previous | List | Next Feedjit Live Blog Stats
I seem to have finished an amazing number of things lately. Of course, that may have something to do with the fact that I had an amazing number of unfinished things to start with!Tomorrow I'll send off this stack of knitted items for my grandbabies. The Ducky Blanket and "ragg" socks on the bottom are for my grandson, and the others are for the new baby sister--the Feather and Fan Blanket, the Jelli Beenz sweater, the Mason-Dixon bib, a pair of socks and an organic cotton washcloth.I finished the Ducky Blanket a long time ago, but I hated the yarn so much that I couldn't bring myself to pick it up again to weave in the hanging loose ends. It's an acrylic boucle, and the rest of the box that I so stupidly bought will go to the next Stash Reduction Festival at A Likely Yarn in December.Besides the baby things, I also made this hat for my daughter-in-law, who fell this week at work and broke her hip. It's Lee Meredith's Short-rows Wavy Hat. It would be somewhat more spectacular in a variegated yarn like Noro, or something else with a long color repeat. But I liked the style details even without the color changes. It has a band of garter stitch as a faux-rib cuff, a band of diagonal stockinette made by knitting two stitches together on one side and increasing a stitch on the other, and then a band of plain stockinette below the spiral section created with wrap-and-turn short rows. I used some wool and cotton yarn that JoAnn Fabrics was selling last year called Dolcetto, and it's amazingly soft and warm. The knitting itself went very fast, a couple of hours at the most. I didn't make the little nubbin on the top, just pulled the top closed and secured the end. The style has a very 1930's cloche look to me, and the i-cord nubbin didn't seem to go with that.The only problem I ran into was with the seam. The pattern recommends a three-needle bind off, and I decided to kitchener instead, to avoid the little rib on the inside. It turned out okay, but the kitchener didn't work as well with the spiral pattern as I had thought it would. I'll definitely be making more of these, so I'll do the recommended bind-off next time.
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A Stitch in Time Extravayarnza Knitting Heretic Mind of Winter Pie Knits Persistent Illusion See Eunny Knit The Keyboard Biologist Taleweaver's Ramblings TECHnitting Wendy Knits
FINISHED PROJECTS
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