Wow... so I kinda fell off the map from September until what is it now... December! I blame my crazy term at school, in which classes and work have been coupled with law school applications... very busy. That does not mean that I haven't been knitting however. The study washcloths that I blogged about way back in early-September were finished way back in middle-September. Here's the last four that didn't appear in my earlier (much earlier) blog post, and then a group shot of them all after they had been washed and the stranding had a chance to even out.
It was a pretty silly project but it was kind of fun and mindless which is what I needed this summer and it was a fun gift for my brother before he went off to college. Strangely my brother demands more knitwear from me than anyone else I know... Though now that it's getting cold Andrew has been hounding me for some more warm wool socks... The other WIP from my last blog forever ago that is no a FO are my green socks.
These are impossible to photography such that the texture stand out. Really they look very nice. In the picture they're a bit fuzzy because I wear them almost every week. They have been washed and dried in the machine and they came out just fine... a bit fuzzy but nothing my sweater stone couldn't handle. The other three WIP from my last post Andrew's sweater, Swallowtail shawl, and Mom's socks are all still unfinished... SHHHHH
One last thing from my summer I dyed a really neat sock blank.
This blank was kettle dyed the base orange-y/yellow then I laid down cut-outs of leaf shapes that I printed from the internet and used a spray bottle to spray the blank with red and brown. The pattern is only on the top of the blank it didn't sink through to the bottom.
Since I've been at school I've completed several projects. I got all my Christmas knitting for Andrew's family done. For Andrew's mother there are some waffle-stitch wrist warmers.
These wrist warmers were a project I found when looking for something to do with half a skein of Malabrigo (which is what they're made from). The only think I don't know about them is that they're knit flat and then seamed. If I make them again I'll knit them in the round.
For Andrew's Grandma I used the other half skein of Malabrigo to make Tudora from Knitty.
I love this. It's so warm and snuggly. I want to keep it for myself. I really like that it only takes half a skein to make this project because it means you can buy one skein of luxury yarn and make something really pretty and it's not that expensive.
For Andrew's dad there's Koolhaas.
This is another project that turned out beautifully and that I want to keep for myself. It also took less than one skein of Malabrigo so it's pretty cheap to make as well. The pattern is pretty tedious. There are some rows where you have to knit 1x1 cables the whole way arround. I cable with a cable needle so it was pretty slow going, took me about one and half weeks of knitting which for a hat seems a bit excessive.
For Andrew's other grandma there's Branching Out.
This is made from a Classic Elite yarn called Miracle which is an Alpaca Tencle blend. The yarn is about the softest thing you've ever felt. I made the shorter version of the scarf, 27 repeats, and it's long enough to wrap around my neck twice.
The other small project that I did that I guess is technically gift knitting because I gave it to my brother are these convertible mittens.
The reason I hesitate to call these a gift is because my brother basically demanded them of me. They're made from Knitpicks Essential a colorway called Dune Twist the color is now discontined which is a shame. These are the Broadstreet Mittens from knitty and they took just over one skein of Essential but my brother had giant man hands. If they were made for someone with normal sized hands they would use one skein. Now that Adam has a pair, Andrew wants some so it looks like I'll be knitting another pair soon.
Finally, the last thing that I did was to modify the sweater I finised in the spring. The sweater had an A-line body and it kinda made me look pregnant because it poofed out at just the wrong place. Sooo, I steaked it. I sewed safety stitches with my sewing machine then took in the sides. Now it looks much more flattering.
Right now I'm working on a sweater for my mother for her christmas present. Its the Twisted pullover from More Big Girl Knits and it's made from Knitpicks Swish Worsted. I have one sleve and I'm about two thirds of the way through the second sleve. I have 19 days... We'll see. I'll post pictures after I have some more progress. Thats all for my knitting since the last post... I doesn't seem like much now that It's all laid out together but I've been really busy with law school applications as well.
These are impossible to photography such that the texture stand out. Really they look very nice. In the picture they're a bit fuzzy because I wear them almost every week. They have been washed and dried in the machine and they came out just fine... a bit fuzzy but nothing my sweater stone couldn't handle. The other three WIP from my last post Andrew's sweater, Swallowtail shawl, and Mom's socks are all still unfinished... SHHHHH
This blank was kettle dyed the base orange-y/yellow then I laid down cut-outs of leaf shapes that I printed from the internet and used a spray bottle to spray the blank with red and brown. The pattern is only on the top of the blank it didn't sink through to the bottom.
These wrist warmers were a project I found when looking for something to do with half a skein of Malabrigo (which is what they're made from). The only think I don't know about them is that they're knit flat and then seamed. If I make them again I'll knit them in the round.
I love this. It's so warm and snuggly. I want to keep it for myself. I really like that it only takes half a skein to make this project because it means you can buy one skein of luxury yarn and make something really pretty and it's not that expensive.
This is another project that turned out beautifully and that I want to keep for myself. It also took less than one skein of Malabrigo so it's pretty cheap to make as well. The pattern is pretty tedious. There are some rows where you have to knit 1x1 cables the whole way arround. I cable with a cable needle so it was pretty slow going, took me about one and half weeks of knitting which for a hat seems a bit excessive.
This is made from a Classic Elite yarn called Miracle which is an Alpaca Tencle blend. The yarn is about the softest thing you've ever felt. I made the shorter version of the scarf, 27 repeats, and it's long enough to wrap around my neck twice.
The reason I hesitate to call these a gift is because my brother basically demanded them of me. They're made from Knitpicks Essential a colorway called Dune Twist the color is now discontined which is a shame. These are the Broadstreet Mittens from knitty and they took just over one skein of Essential but my brother had giant man hands. If they were made for someone with normal sized hands they would use one skein. Now that Adam has a pair, Andrew wants some so it looks like I'll be knitting another pair soon.
Right now I'm working on a sweater for my mother for her christmas present. Its the Twisted pullover from More Big Girl Knits and it's made from Knitpicks Swish Worsted. I have one sleve and I'm about two thirds of the way through the second sleve. I have 19 days... We'll see. I'll post pictures after I have some more progress. Thats all for my knitting since the last post... I doesn't seem like much now that It's all laid out together but I've been really busy with law school applications as well.