Posted on 05/29/2008 by Barb
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Oh, what am I working on? A baby blanket ... all garter stitch but with a pulled-up stitch that gives it a nice pattern.
I’ve knitted this particular blanket before (for a baby girl) and the mom really liked it. She says she uses it all the time, so why mess with success? It’s from a pattern booklet I bought at JoAnn Fabric a year or so ago. The booklet contains four easy baby sets, all of them really cute.
I’m doing only the blanket (not the whole set) from the “Little Boy Blue” pattern. (I think that’s the name of it.) The last time I knitted from this pattern, I used a yummy-soft washable chenille yarn in a light shade of teal and cream. I wish I had a picture of it, it was a nice combination. This time I'm using an equally soft but more satiny acrylic yarn in blue and white, so it should look pretty much like the photo. Ya, I know, acrylic. But sometimes easy care is the most important criterion. And this is machine wash, machine dry so hopefully mom will feel like she can use it and use it.
I actually have several projects stacking up … some knitting, some spinning, and some things that have nothing to do with either (like gardening).
We’re getting a late start on Spring here (chilly, rainy weather). If I'm going to plant anything this year, I'm going to have to get seriously crackin' on it! I was just visiting Princess Pea’s blog and am so envious of her garden! Lovely, lovely!
Posted on 05/23/2008 by Andrea
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Apologies for the lack of posting around here. Mom is out visiting family in South Dakota, and I have very little knitting-related to talk about right now. I'm still plugging away on the Show-Off Ruffle Skirt. I've gotten to the point where I should be decreasing for the waist, but I've discovered that my stitch count is off. I don't quite know how or when that happened, but it's not a big deal. I just need to recalculate the decreases.
Oooh, exciting, huh? Not really.
So my coworker is pregnant and has now found out she's having a boy. That means I can probably start figuring out what to knit for him. When my other coworker had a baby, I made this:
(pattern: Mary Lou Egan's "Lace Baby Sweater No. 33")
I love the pattern for many reasons (probably the biggest is there are NO SEAMS) and I wanted to make it again, but it's not particularly boy-friendly. So I'm on the lookout for a knitting project for a baby boy. Any ideas? My only real requirement is that it's not garter stitch.
Hope you all have a fun Memorial Day weekend! I'm gearing up for some contractors to invade my house next week (nothing exciting; just some water-damage repairs from a storm we had last summer) so I have some work to do at home, but I hope to get out for a bike ride and at least one barbecue. And maybe I'll finish my skirt so I can wear it next week?
Posted on 05/15/2008 by Barb
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Knitting, Spinning
For Mother’s Day, Andrea gave me some fantastic wool fiber from Aisha Celia Designs . It's quite an interesting mix: just a little gold metallic thread mixed in with the a wide range of reds, rose-pinks, browns to tans.
I spun up a little of it.
And surprise, surprise! When plyed, it’s a great match to my favorite sneakers ...
... and that newly repaired beaded bag.
Just looking at the fiber, I actually expected a result that was more toward pink than rose-red. But that’s one of the really fun and interesting things about spinning: you just don’t know for certain how it will look until it’s spun and plyed.
Anyway, I just love the way it's turning out.
Thank you, Andrea.
