Archive for January, 2007
Almost as soon as I laid Loll down to block, I wound up my one hank of Socks that Rock in my stash and cast on for Pomatomus. I decided that my next project was going to be socks with STR. Why? Because after reading this post at January One, I have realized that, clearly, I must be nuts for not knitting this up as soon as I bought it. I was originally going to knit the Monkey pattern in the current issue of Knitty. But after I read this:
The finished socks are reminiscent of blue-green fish scales hence the name Pomatomus, the genus of the blue fish.
I knew that the silvery-blue STR needed to be Pomatomus socks. And it does look nice in this pattern, don’t you think?
Thanks for all of your nice comments on Loll! i’m really excited about actually getting a sweater done. And this turned out really good for a change.
January 31st, 2007
I finished knitting and seaming Loll! I can’t tell you how happy I am to finish this sweater. It was really quite challenging. But so worth it! I love the way it has turned out! It fits perfectly. And Calmer feels so god damn good against the skin. It makes me want to go cast on for Audrey right away. Why did I ever wait to knit this? It is snuggly and cozy and comfy!
Okay, I am going to have to take it off so I can wash and block it. After six months of knitting and then sitting around in my bag its a little dusty. Official “finished” shots coming soon.
January 29th, 2007
I just now, just a few minutes ago, finished knitting the second Loll sleeve. I’m giddy with anticipation! I can’t wait to get this sweater done. Finally! Now I’m off to seam the shoulders and knit the collar.
January 28th, 2007
I’m going to make this a quick post because I am not feeling well. I have a stomach ache. So here is another quilt square. This one is called “Philadelphia Pavement” and is Block 3 of the Tuscan Sun quilt kit. It’s a bit more even than the last one. Again, I hand pieced this together. I really enjoy the process. It really forces me to slow down. This thing will definately take me a long time to make and it’s going to teach me patience in the process.
I found out last week that the setting kit is no longer available. So I will have to figure out how to put a border around the pieces after they are sewn together. But I’ll figure it out.
I finished knitting the sleeve of Loll (which I don’t have a picture of) but before starting on the other one I wanted to knit up a couple more squares of the LTKA. So here they are:
square 10 - Diagonal Chain
and
Square 11 - Minature Mosaic.
Yes, I am aware that there are major screw-ups in both squares. I just don’t feel like being a perfectionist right now so they will stay.
Happy Monday!
January 22nd, 2007
I can’t believe it’s finally done! After a year and a half, I give you the House of Slytherin scarf! Dum dum da da!
Pattern: Prisoner of Azkaban Hogwart’s Scarf by Lauren Kent.
Yarn: Lion brand Wool-Ease. I used 1 ball of grey and, oh I don’t know, about 5 or six balls of dark heathered green? I can’t remember how much.
Needles: Whatever size 8s were available at the time I knit it. I think it is mostly knit with my good ‘ole Addi Turbos.
Started: Sometime in November of 2005.
Finished: January 15th 2007
Click here for the Blog Archive on this project.
This is the project that would never end. But with a little determination I got it done. Much of the motivation is due to the cold. It’s in the teens today. Last weekend it was in the single digits. And I felt bad because my poor hubby didn’t have a nice, warm scarf to wear. Now I’m going to make him some matching gloves.
Good pattern. A little on the boring side because it’s basically a very long tube knit in stockinette. But it turned out really well. I used Wool-Ease for the washability factor. I don’t want to have to handwash a long scarf like this.
Thank God I’m done! Moving on to Loll.
January 19th, 2007
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