Posted in knitting, tagged bracken, FO, jo sharp classic dk wool, knitting, vestvember on November 16, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Yesterday.
Today.
Buttoned, the vest is a little swingier (and looser) than I had imagined, but on the whole, I’m very happy with this.
I ended up using less than 5 balls of Jo Sharp Classic DK wool, which makes this an incredibly affordable project. (The yarn was a WEBS closeout.)
Bracken and I are off to campus!
Posted in knitting, tagged araucania nature wool chunky, cosy, cosymakes, FO, green, hat, knitting, super hero helmet hat on October 24, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Just over half a skein of Araucania Nature Wool later, I have a second super hero helmet hat. This hat is all about instant gratification, and the squoosh factor is incredible. I made the 68 st Medium this time, and it fits nicely without being too snug. (Again, good for all of this hair!)
Posted in knitting, tagged AVFKW, cosy, cosymakes, FO, garter stitch, gauge, handspun, knitting, super hero helmet hat, the candle's nimble flame on October 22, 2009 | 5 Comments »
This is perhaps the squishiest, warmest hat I’ve ever made. (It may also be the biggest hat I’ve knit, but I’ll get to that.) I was so excited to discover that I won this pattern over at Cosy’s blog because I’ve been meaning to purchase this pattern, especially now that I have a pile of [...]
Posted in spinning, tagged 2-ply, boogie wonderland, FO, polwarth, southern cross fibres, spinning, worsted weight on October 21, 2009 | 5 Comments »
220 yards of squishy 2-ply worsted weight yarn, from 4 oz. of Southern Cross Fibres polwarth in the Boogie Wonderland colorway. I’m low on natural light this morning, so the colors in these photos are a little bit off. The actual color of this skein is somewhere in between the olive and forest green in [...]
Posted in knitting, tagged 2-ply, AVFKW, boh, cocoa, cowl, FO, handspun, hat, knits in action, knitting, seaman's cap, snail hat, thanksgiving day mitts, the silent undergrowth on October 18, 2009 | 6 Comments »
This hat just flew off the needles, and I love it. These big hats intended for boys also seem to work with my incredibly big hair, which means I may need to cast on for another. This grey/green version out of AVFKW falklands in The Silent Undergrowth colorway has more drape — again, maybe because [...]
Posted in knitting, tagged dark bfl, FO, handspun, hat, knitting, myrtle, seaman's cap, spunky club on October 10, 2009 | 5 Comments »
This pattern was made for handspun. And for boys. This is a simple hat with a serious fold-over brim. What do you think about this particular hat for a (grown-up) boy? Are the reds too rosy and not enough burgundy? It was rainy and overcast yesterday, so these pictures were taken in less than ideal [...]
Posted in knitting, tagged botanic hat, cascade 220, five plum pie, FO, handspun, hello yarn, knitting, myrtle, seaman's cap, stephen west, the silent undergrowth on October 6, 2009 | 10 Comments »
LOVE. This is the botanic hat, by Stephen West. I rarely buy hat patterns, but as more and more botanic hat projects began showing up on ravelry, I decided that I needed to knit this, and I justified my purchase by telling myself that this pattern would be great for gift knitting. I can’t say [...]
Posted in out of doors, spinning, tagged 3-ply, BFL, boh, crown mountain farms, fall, FO, outside, skein, spinning on October 5, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Two skeins of handspun Crown Mountain Farms brown bfl! This second skein (on the left) is 166 yards of 3-ply. I decided to use the bobbins from the first skein, and two of them still had a bit of yarn leftover from the first round of plying, so I divided these three ounces to account [...]
Posted in knitting, spinning, tagged 3-ply, BFL, cascade 220, crown mountain farms, FO, garter yoke cardigan, handspun, hello yarn, knitting, romney, skein, spinning, worsted on September 29, 2009 | 9 Comments »
My sense of humor is returning, which makes me hopeful that I’ll be back to my usual (healthy) self today. A few weekends ago, I was having a conversation with my officemate about The Offspring. (He LOVED them, and even seemed a bit nostalgic for the days when they were on the radio all the [...]
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