My super duper awesome friend Minh knit me a pair of socks in honor of my return from California. I absolutely love them. I don't own Sundara yarn and I think its great. I love the tiny little stitches and the way they feel when I put them on! Thank you Minh!
I got my first yarntini yarn! I'm super excited to knit with it since it's self-striping and I love both appletini's and chocolatini's!
Isn't this yarn purty? I love it! It's Koigu so it merits the love. The pattern is called "springgrass" that I saw on someone's blog. The socks were knitted toe up. One of them I did properly, the other one I knit the pattern on the sole of the foot also (nobody's perfect, right?).
I finally finished my RPM socks. Here I am modelling my finished RPM socks made out of STR Highway 30 mediumweight. It's strange, one sock fits well and one sock is a bit tight and I was carefully to count the number of rounds exactly (It's easy to count rounds due to the spiral pattern).
I haven't been knitting much lately, but I finally weaved in the ends for my one fetching mitt. Now one more remains. This was made from Cashsoft Aran (the same color that I am making my sweater out of). I mostly followed the instructions (made it a few rows longer), but I think I could have made it even longer still.
I'm flashing my knitting library! I have four issues of IK, Vogue Knitting, Lace Style, Favorite Socks, Knitting Vintage Socks, Modular Knits, Sensational Knitted Socks, Socks Socks Socks, and Scarf Style... so far I have only used patterns from Sensational Knitted Socks and Scarf Style and of course Vogue Knitting is a good reference book with lots of great step by step pictures... I know that I will use all these books eventually since I think I have patterns marked in all of them!
This is the seam of my backyard leaves scarf that I was bitchin' and moanin' about... It does bug me... but I still love the scarf!
Look what my super dooper awesome friend gave me! I can't wait to knit with it...
I recently finished an RPM sock out of STR Mediumweight Highway 30. Here it is! I really love the feel of the sock when I put it on. It's like a slipper. These will be my indoor slipper socks. Knitting with STR mediumweight goes SO much faster than knitting with Lorna's Laces. I should add that besides this one, I have three other socks in progress.
My sister models some Jaywalkers I made for her. These socks took me four months to make. I lost interest somewhere in the middle since knitting on size 0 needles seems to take forever! I won't do that again. I think I will stick to size 1 needles for socks. I think it will be great if my sister wears these underneath her suits.
I am starting to make the Fetching mitts (form the summer 06 Knitty). I have a few extra skeins of Cashsoft Aran since I originally bought a bunch for a sweater, but then had to change the pattern since I didn't think I would be able to make the gauge without drastically reducing the needle size resulting in a too stiff fabric for a sweater. Maybe the color isn't the greatest, especially for my skin tone, but it was on sale ($2 off per skein), so I couldn't pass up oin that. Plus this is going to be my first sweater, so what if I mess it up! (It's the Wrap Cardigan from Knitting Pure and Simple).
This shawl is for my mom. It was made from three skeins of Koigu. It's my second Charlotte's Web and I think I like it in the solid color better. I really like the pattern of this though it's very simple. It's easy to memorize and I love working with Koigu. This might just be one of my all time favorite patterns. The shawl will look better once it is blocked.
I got my yarn from little knits today! Here it is... isn't it beautiful? The Misti Alpaca Lace is for my Lotus Blossom Shawl, it's going to be beautiful and the yarn only cost 11 dollars total! The Cascade 220 is for my Urban Necessity Mittens/Gloves, again very reasonably priced (around 11 dollars as well I believe). I'm telling you this in case my sister is reading and is going to yell at me for spending too much money on yarn. The Fleece Artist is going to be my last sock yarn purchase for a very long time as I have enough sock yarn to knit 22 pairs of socks. I'm not allowed to think about buying more sock yarn until I get this number down to 15. The blue yarn is new yarn from Schaefer called Trenna. It is a lace weight merino/silk blend and it is absolutely gorgeous! I am going to make a peacock shawl (from Fiddlesticks Knitting) out of this. I've had my eye on the Peacock Shawl ever since I started knitting lace. First I am starting the Lotus Blossom shawl, can't wait to start!
My Sea Silk and Claudia Hand Painted Arrived in the mail today from Knitty Noddy. The Sea Silk is a bit bright but I think it will be perfect for a lacy shawl. The different metallic tones remind me of three toned gold earrings. I am officially not allowed to buy any more sock yarn until I finish 5 pairs of socks! Otherwise, I will have enough sock yarn for a small country.
I suspect I will get the yarn from Little Knits tomorrow so stay tuned! I can't wait to start the Lotus Blossom Shawl, it will look so beautiful in the maroon misti alpaca lace.
Here I am modelling my new garland lace socks made from Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock in the Purple Iris colorway. One sock looks more purple and the other more green but I like 'em anyway. I think I made the heel flap a bit too big on one. Please ignore my dry, awful looking legs.
I got some yarn in the mail today! 5 skeins of Koigu for my entrelac socks, 2 skeins of tofutsies and 4 skeins of Koigu for my mom's Charlotte. I'm actually really pleased with the solid Koigu for my entrelac socks, they will look like easter egg socks. The green is actually more minty than it looks in the picture.
My Valentine's Day gift! That came after Valentine's Day because of wintry mess on the 14th... Thanks secret latin lover! Maybe I should learn how to do flower arrangements too. Wouldn't that be fun!
I guess I have second sock syndrome often! These three socks are missing their better half. The first one is the basketweave pattern from Sensational Knitted Socks in STR Watermelon Tourmaline (I was stupid and accidentally knit the pattern on the sole of the sock -- they were my first toe-up socks and first short row heel), LL Crazy Stripe Jaywalkers, LL Purple Iris Garland Lace Socks. The STR socks are for my roommate Peiqiu, the Crazy Stripe socks are for my sister (though I think they are going to be a bit long for her, I wanted them to fit perfectly -- oh well!), and the Garland Lace Socks are for me (I'm not totally loving the pattern, but I like the socks a lot still). I'm not allowed to start new socks until I finish these socks!!
I got my STR in the mail just in time for Valentine's Day! From left to right they are stormy weather, carbon, henpecked and chapman springs. I didn't think that the Stormy Weather would have black in it, just that it would be various shades of grey. But that's okay, I think it will still end up looking pretty cool with a nice pattern and they will make for great socks to go with black pants. I do love the light grey at the bottom though. The Carbon is set to be zillionth pair of Jaywalkers (by zillionth, I mean fourth). The henpecked and chapman springs look fabulous no? :) The Henpecked is my favorite! You know, yarn is so photogenic!
Here I am wearing my newly finished Clapotis. I absolutely love it! It's super soft and drapey... I don't think I will block it since it will stretch out from wearing. Was fun to knit though I doubt I will do it again...
Here is my pinwheel baby blanket. I mixed in a few different colors (perhaps that was an unwise decision, but I thought it was a good idea at the time). Anyway, I think it will look pretty cool anyway. I think it's close to being done. I have pictured it with the solid skein I was thinking of edging it with. I'm not sure the solid skein is the right match. I'm not sure if I should try find another solid skein that might be good for edging.
