2007 FO's

here they are - the 7 items i finished this year. it doesn't look like much. especially after seeing tentenknits' knits of 07 - there were 8 sweaters! damn. well, at least i have something to work toward.

1. knitted ornaments, 2. knitted ornament, 3. shane's hat, 4. super-easy legwarmers, 5. here and there cables, 6. berroco knitting tote, 7. orangina

i think the ornaments were a hit with my sis and i'm pretty sure my brother-in-law likes his hat (i have seen him wear it more than once). i love my legwarmers but don't wear them as much as i should. i love the scarf i made for my sis and i think she does too - but i'm still not too sure about the color. the knitting tote may be one of my all-time favorite knits that i've made. and orangina - well, hopefully she'll be a FO for another year.

look's like there's a new FO in town

my my my, what a girl can do when she's unsure of her next project.

oh, what? what can she do? well, she can weave in all those pesky ends so her UFO doesn't sit in her closet for another month.


it's good i'm not into this color or else i'd want to keep it for myself - maybe one day i'll make one for me. (if you're in ravelry, there's more info here)

Pattern: Here and There Cables from Scarf Style
Yarn: Knit Picks Shine Worsted in Terra Cotta
Amount: 11 skeins
Needles: US 6/4 mm

i finally finished the scarf - at least the knitting part. now i have to weave in all those ends - ick.

it makes me want my yarn NOW though. i ordered from fabulousyarn for the first time and it said it should be here within 7 days. it's been 10 and the tracking number they gave me still isn't bringing up any info. i'm going to try and be patient though.

to procrastinate weaving in those ends a little longer, to get ready for xmas AND to satisfy my knitting urges i hauled out some REALLY old Wool-Ease yarn and tested out the pattern for Knitted Ornaments in Handknit Holidays (or free here). i think it's my first project that i finished in one day - not only does it feel great but makes me confident i can make enough for presents for xmas. and i had to learn how to do a crochet chain(thank you, youtube) - super duper easy and fast.

oh and i had to write out the pattern for only 4 dpns - size Small only (the rest of the pattern can be found here):

CO 12 sts: distribute evenly over needles. Join for working in the round.

Bottom:
Rnd 1: knit
Rnd 2: [k1-f/b, k1, k1-f/b] 4 times -- 20 sts
Rnd 3: knit
Rnd 4: [k1-f/b, k3, k1-f/b] 4 times -- 28 sts
Rnd 5: knit
Rnd 6: [k1-f/b, k5, k1-f/b] 4 times -- 36 sts
Rnd 7: knit
Rnd 8: [k1-f/b, k7, k1-f/b] 4 times -- 44 sts

Work even for 5 rnds.

Top:
Rnd 1: [skp, k7, k2tog] 4 times -- 36 sts
Rnd 2: knit
Rnd 3: [skp, k5, k2tog] 4 times -- 28 sts
Rnd 4: knit
Rnd 5: [skp, k3, k2tog] 4 times -- 20 sts
Rnd 6: knit
Rnd 7: [skp, k1, k2tog] 4 times -- 12 sts
Rnd 8: knit

Legwarmers from Last Minute Knitted Gifts

those pesky Super-Easy Legwamers are done! just in time for um....summer? maaaaaaaaan are they warm. even if i don't wear them out and about they'll be used at home - but i think i dig em enough with skirts that they'll get some use. why do they make me wanna dance?


Pattern: Super-Easy Legwarmers from Last Minute Knitted Gifts
Yarn: 2 skeins Cascade 220 Wool #8400 Gray, 2 skeins Madil Kid Seta #689

starting/FO's

ok so i'm going to actually start using this blog. i had a website but decided it wasn't worth the $5/month for hosting. this is basically all i should need to blab about my knitting and ofcourse the rest of life's little obsessions. here's a list of knits thus far:

• Woolly Wormhead's Ribbed Beanie - Karabella Aurora #286, 1 skein

• Berroco's Knitting Tote - Berroco Suede #3716 Maverick I got the handles here.i've got tassels!close-up of detail. only a few dog hairs in there ;)

• and ofcourse Knitty's Clapotis - i used Noro's Silk Garden #47, which was inspired by Dogs Steal Yarn's Clapotis. although mine is slightly smaller - i couldn't really afford it. so, i only used 4 skeins and these mods: Section 2 - Repeat Increase Rows 1-12 four (not six) times more. Section 3 - Repeat Straight Rows 1-12, until slightly less than one ball left

• Ribbed Scarf taken from pretendingsanity.com's ribbed scarf. Katia Gatsby #88503 & Debbie Bliss cashmerino chunky #17001

• Kemp Bag from Simply Noro - Noro Blossom #4 mods: cast on 46 sts. on 6th line - repeat last 2 rows until there are 26.

• Mikado Ribbon Fingerless Gloves - Manos del Uruguay Granite/#108 mods: cast on 48 sts so they come out to be shorter

• a tie from Interweave Press - Lily's Sugar'n Cream in Soft Ecru

• Magknits' Saturday Market Bag. the top one here i made for myself and is made with Lily's Sugar'n Cream in Warm Brown and Black. the bottom one i made for my sister and is made with Lion Cotton in Sagebrush.

• Knitty's Pasha the penguin - black is cheap acrylic, i think the beige is Lion Brand Wool-Ease probably in Wheat, and brown is Lily's Sugar'n Cream (100% cotton) in Warm Brown

• the Knitted Clock from knit.1's very fist issue - some sort of acrylic purchased from Micheal's - it's been too long to remember.