Posted in Knitting, Patterns on July 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Materials:
Worsted Weight yarn, two colours, 100 yds/90m each. Snail shell is shown in Bernat Super Value Ombre Mountain Lake (335yd/306m, uses less than half a skein) and snail body Bernat Handicrafter Cotton Solids Beige 160 yds/146m. The shell’s sleeve can also be done in the colour of the snail’s body, for a more realistic look. [...]
Posted in Blog, Finished Objects, Knitting, Patterns, Weather Complaint on February 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
It’s been almost a month since my last post, which is a little unusual for me. There was a power outage during that time, but it was just for 3 days. A lot of storms.
Anyway, first thing. I wanted to mention something about the soy/acrylic yarn dying. It might be something I did, I don’t [...]
Posted in Finished Objects, Knitting, Patterns, Weather Complaint on November 21, 2007 | No Comments »
Even though I finished the Cloud Bolero first, I did start Tuscany (from No Sheep for You by Amy Singer) first this past June, so I’ll start with that:
The yarn is Bernat Satin in Bordeaux, 100% acrylic, and a worsted weight. So I did 8 repeats instead of 11. It’s 62″ wide and 22″ long, [...]
Posted in Finished Objects, Knitting, Patterns on October 11, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I found this pattern while looking around on Ravelry and had to make it. It’s free, and can be found here: Elephante, (that link opens a pdf of the pattern).
I originally was going to do the stripes, and even crochet instead of knit on DPNs. I got 4 feet done, and they were working well [...]
Posted in Blog, Knitting, Patterns, Weather Complaint on October 4, 2007 | No Comments »
It’s been a hectic weekend, spilling into the week. On Saturday we packed the remaining things in the apartment (which, admittedly, was most of it). During that time we found a lot of things to throw out, and I went to Value Village more than once to happily donate items that I didn’t want to [...]
Posted in Crochet, Knitting, Patterns on October 3, 2007 | No Comments »
Paraphrased from a comment I received, leaving in the important parts:
“My name is Susan Ripley and I am gathering knitting and crochet patterns for the 2009 Pattern-A-Day Calendars from Accord Publishing. Patterns are accepted from individuals, shops, charities and yarn companies. There are no restrictions and the patterns can also be something that is currently [...]
Posted in Finished Objects, Knitting, Patterns, Work in Progress on September 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I knit my second and probably final Sheldon pattern, for my mother. It’s not that I dislike the pattern, but I don’t like making the same thing many times. Anyway, no real modifications this time except for using crochet instead of the i-cord bind off, and I used most of the rest of the Vanna’s [...]
Posted in Crochet, Knitting, Patterns, Work in Progress on August 8, 2007 | No Comments »
I frogged the raglan. Yes, again.
This is the yarn that first was going to be Under the Hoodie (it came out too boxy and big, and I didn’t like the hood or pocket), then a modified Kyoto (it was going well until I discovered that I did something wrong with the top part, and there [...]
Posted in Finished Objects, Knitting, Patterns, Weather Complaint on July 26, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I know, 24c isn’t really that bad. It’s supposed to go up to 29c, but even that is nothing compared to temperatures in the southern American states. However, since it’s only hot like this about 3 months out of the year here, most people in my province, including me, do not have air conditioned homes. [...]
Posted in Crochet, Finished Objects, Patterns on July 21, 2007 | 3 Comments »
It’s been a while since I last posted. It’s partially because my grandfather died last week, and I was out of town for a while to visit him before he died, and then was at the wake and funeral. He was 97, living in the manor and unable to care for himself anymore.
I guess [...]
