Posted in Knit sweaters, On the needles on August 24, 2007 | 3 Comments »
It’s August in Texas, which means that it’s pretty hot. Granted, we’re having a cool summer overall, but not cool enough to explain why everything I’m working on is for winter.
Mittens, bound for Wisconsin and a real winter. The pattern is “Tiffany” from Knitty.com.
A sweater for me, the Green Tea Raglan from the Spring 07 [...]
Posted in Finished projects, Lace, Thread crochet on August 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Pattern: Rose Whirl Doily
Materials: Cordonnet size 40 crochet thread
Hook: Size 10 (1 mm) steel hook
Started: August 11, 2007
Finished: August 16, 2007
This was made as a gift for my mother-in-law. For whatever reason, I seem to make all of my thread crochet for gifts, and keep most of my knitting for myself or my husband. This [...]
Posted in Decorative items, On the needles on August 13, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Materials: Plymouth Yarns Encore Worsted Weight, 1 ball each of red, green, white, pink, and black. 4 grams fingering-weight angora, origin unknown.
Needles: size 5 circulars
Pattern: unpublished pattern, supplied by purchaser
Cast-on: July 1, 2007
Finished: August 1, 2007
This is a contract knitting project, replicating the purchasor’s childhood Christmas stocking. This stocking is the first of four ordered.
The [...]
Posted in Finished projects, Knit shawls, Lace on August 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Materials: Knitpicks Alpaca Cloud, color “Tide Pool”
Needles: um, I don’t remember!
Pattern: Melon Shawl, from Victorian Lace Today by Jane Sowerby
I thought that the pattern was fun to look at, but not so fun to knit. Five rows of boring stockinette stitch, followed by a row of “melon stitch” that involved passing three stitches over three more stitches [...]
Posted in Socks on August 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Materials: Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock, color “Douglas Fir,” 2 skeins
Needles: Size 0 circulars, using the Magic Loop technique
Pattern: Standard toe-up sock toe shaping, heel (lightly modified) from Baudelaire by Cookie A., and lace pattern from Sensational Knitted Socks, by Charlene Schurch.
Good socks. I’m particularly fond of the heel shaping because it comes up and hugs my extra-high [...]
