Posts filed under 'LTKA'
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
Oh my. Why, look what ended up in my basket while I was at JoAnn’s today. It’s a kit for a quilt square. Hmm. I wonder how I ended up with that?
But seriously… I have been thinking a lot about quilting lately. It kind of creeped in there slowly. A few months ago I really never had any desire whatsoever to quilt. But little seedlings have been planted the past few months that have taken root. First, there has been Nancy. She has been showing us her quilts for awhile. And, of course, they are gorgeous. Dianne also does incredible work. I have been admiring these women but never thought I would want to follow down this path. And then Heidi has been posting the squares for her Dear Jane quilt. I got curious one day and, being a librarian, searched the internet for Dear Jane quilts. Oh. My. God. Look at that gorgeous quilt! So I started checking out books from the library. Just to look. I checked out a Kaffe Fasset book. I checked out a begining quilting book. Just to look. All the while I have this schizo voice in my head telling me, “No! Don’t do it! it’s too much work. you don’t want to start ANOTHER money eating craft do you?!?” But still I keep looking. Then Amanda posted pictures of her quilt. Amazingly gorgeous! I don’t know how she gave it up when she finished it 
. So all of this adds up to that little kit you see there in the picture. I think this is a good way to start. We will see how I like it.
So, if I were to quilt I would like to handquilt. I love the old-fashionedness of it. My great grandmother handquilted and her workmanship was phenominal. In my family we still use the quilts she hand made to this very day. Maybe I want to do this to honor her memory. I don’t know. But quilting is calling me.
Here is something that I finished over the weekend:
Two more squares of my Learn to Knit Afghan. Speaking of which, I created a little page dedicated to it. Each time I finish a square I will place it in it’s appropriate place on the table. This will help me keep track of what I have done. My goal is to get this done in 2007. I don’t think I will be able to stand working on it exclusively until it is finished. But I will try to knock out a few squares here and there in between projects.
Oh, and look who came out of the closet:
It’s Loll! I’m working on the first sleeve’s fringe.
One more thing, I updated my “About” page with my knitting story if you are extremely bored and wish to learn about how I came to become a knitter.
Happy Monday!
January 8th, 2007
Hi. How are you? I’m fine. I am thinking about re-posting my knitting stuff over here at Blacksheep. While I’m ruminating I thought I’d post some pictures of two more LTKA (learn to knit afghan) squares that I finished over the last couple of days.
Square 6. Twisted and Crossed Ribbing:
Square 7. Garter and Rib:
That’s it for now. Happy new year!
January 1st, 2007
I spent the weekend, whilst waiting for yarn to arrive, working on LTKA. I finished the lace square that had been languishing in my basket for months, and then I whipped up a couple more squares. I don’t want this thing to be never-ending. I want to get it done at some point. So without further blathering, here are the three squares:
The one on the left is square #4, “Lattice with seed stitch.” The one in the middle is square #5, “Diagonal Ribbing.” The square on the right is square 52, “Lace Diamonds.” There. Done with that for awhile. I still have a ways to go on this, but I’m just that much closer now .
I spent some time blocking the squares that I have finished as per the instructions in the book. You use the first square, the garter stitch square, as the “mold” for the rest of them. I pinned some bright pink yarn around square #1 to the fabric of my ironing board. This will be used as a guide for the rest of them to steam block into shape. I have to say that this steam blocking thing works like magic! It’s like the yarn morphed into shape… It really made a huge difference on the lace pieces. So I highly recommend, of you are doing this project, to block.
I got my Sierra Quatro today from Hello Knitty! Wow! I think it’s really a pretty yarn. It’s also really soft. I guess this means I will begin Gail’s Clapotis tonight. So stay tuned for some more Clap action!
Oh, and one more thing…My husband’s brother called last night to tell us that he and his wife are having a baby! I am so incredibly happy for them! So this means that there will be some baby things added to my upcoming knits . I’ve had a hankering to knit baby things so this will be fun.
January 18th, 2005
Here is square 52:
If it looks a little messed up that’s because it is. this one was a bitch to knit. I kept accidentally adding stitches and messing up the pattern. I was sooo happy when I was done with it.
I am going to start my alpaca shawl this weekend, I think. So here is the “before”picture:
I *love* this yarn. It is hand spun and hand dyed, and it is sooo soft.
August 14th, 2004
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