Saturday, December 30, 2006
Felted Crochet Slippers
Project: Felted Crochet Slippers
Designer: Fibertrends
Pattern:Yarn: Cascade 220
Needle Size:
Pattern Size:
Cast-on Date: October 2006
Finish Date: December, 2006
Techniques: Crochet, also needle felting
Comments: Crochet Pattern, some colors felt differently. Be sure to swatch and wash!
Friday, September 01, 2006
Gray Socks
Project: Socks for Meadow Farm Volunteers
Designer:
Pattern:Yarn: 100% Wool, plain
Needle Size: US 3
Pattern Size: Men
Cast-on Date:
Finish Date:
Techniques:
Comments: Plain Jane Wool Socks
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Cascading Leaves
Project: Cascading Leaves Sock
Designer: Jean Townsend
Pattern:Yarn: Socks THat Rock, Beryl
Needle Size: Clover DPN, Size 1 US
Pattern Size: Womens Avg
Cast-on Date: Friday, Feb 10, 2pm
Finish Date: Tuesday, Feb. 21
Techniques: lace on instep, round toe
Comments: Beautiful sock pattern and yarn, a pleasure to knit.
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Maddie's Fair Isle Hat
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Premie Hats
Project: Premie Hats
Designer: Susan
Pattern: From Susan at I'm Knitting As Fast As I Can
Yarn: bits and pieces, mostly acrylic
Needle Size: 3 or so
Pattern Size: tiny, work till you get size you want, mine were about 27cm.
Start Date: Nov. 26, 2005
Finish Date: Nov 27, 2005
Techniques: Start at crown to size hat
Comments: Easy to do!
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Jen's Christmas Stocking
Project: Christmas Stocking
Designer: unknown, an old family pattern
Pattern: unknown
Yarn: Plymouth Galway, and Angora
Needle Size: Size 4 US
Pattern Size: one size, about 22 inches finished
Start Date: sometime in Summer
Finish Date: November 24, 2005
Techniques: two color work
Comments: Aways fun to make these.
Saturday, November 19, 2005
Waffle Hat
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Mystery Shawl
Project: KAL - Mystery Shawl
Designer: Renee
Pattern: Mystery Shawl ?
Yarn: Unknown yarn, found in Thrift store on a cone
Needle Size: Size 5 i think!
Pattern Size: about 60 wide
Start Date: August 2005
Finish Date: Blocked October, 2005
Techniques: Lace work
Comments: Easy to follow pattern, nice. Will make this again, but larger!
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Fair Isle Hat
Project: Fair Isle Hat
Designer:
Pattern: Vogue Accessorize, page 90
Yarn: Knitpicks, 100% Merino Wool - Merino Style
Content: 100% Merino Wool
Amount: 123 yards/50 grams ball
Gauge: 5.5 sts=1" on #5 needles
Needle Size: 7 (should have been 6 as pattern stated)
Pattern Size: Adult
Start Date: July 18, 2005
Finish Date: July 22, 2005
Techniques: Two handed fair isle, some decorative stitches in ear flaps and two color crochet work on trim.
Comments: I never could get the decreases to work the way the pattern was written. I finally worked backwards and tried to minic the matching decreases in each 1/4 of the hat. Other than that problem, it was an easy knit.
Cost: 6 skeins of wool. at $2.29 - used less than half for first hat
Monday, July 18, 2005
Bookmark
Project: Leandra Bookmark
Designer: Susanne Buchhsbaum
Pattern: Grannys-garret
Yarn: Shimmer, Alpaca/Silk from Knitpicks
Needle Size: 2.5mm
Pattern Size: one size
Start Date: July 15, 2005
Finish Date: July 15, 2005
Techniques: Simple Lace
Comments: Easy to make
Saturday, July 09, 2005
Flower Basket Shawl
Project: Flower Basket Shawl
Designer: Evelyn A. Clark
Pattern: Interweave Knits - Fall 2004, page 64
Yarn: Knit Picks, Alpaca & Silk, Shimmer - 2 skeins worked double. 440 yds each
Needle Size: Clover Circular, Size 6
Pattern Size: One Size, worked 12 repeats: 64 inches wide at shoulders, 45 inches on a side
Start Date: June 2005
Finish Date: July 9, 2005
Techniques: lace, chart reading
Comments: My first large lace project, I enjoyed this so much, now I want to make more lace!
Thursday, July 07, 2005
CIC Socks
Project: Children In Common Socks - 2 pair
Designer: Pam Gordnier
Pattern: Chutes-N-Ladders
Yarn: Sgephard - Colour 4 Me, Orange 100% wool, 50g
Needle Size: 3mm
Pattern Size: children's small
Start Date: July 4, 2005
Finish Date: July 7, 2005
Techniques: Cables,
Comments: Easy pattern to memorize. I enjoyed putting the pattern down the instep of the orange pair.
Thursday, June 16, 2005
CIC Socks
Project: Socks for Children in Common
Designer:
Pattern: Chutes and Ladders, Six Socks Knit-A-Long
Yarn: 100% wool
Needle Size: Size 5
Pattern Size: Child small, 30 stitches
Start Date:
Finish Date:
Techniques: Cables, charts
Comments: First time to work cables, enjoyed this small but.
Saturday, June 11, 2005
Soaker for Anouk
Project: Soaker
Designer: Jenny Rasmussen
Pattern: Soaker
Yarn: Cotton Classic
Needle Size: Size 4
Pattern Size:
Start Date:
Finish Date:
Techniques:
Comments:
Anouk Pinafore
Project: Anouk Pinafore
Designer:
Pattern: Knitty, Spring 2004
Yarn: Cotton Classic, from the Knitting Basket, Richmond Va.
Needle Size: Size 4
Pattern Size: 18 months
Start Date:
Finish Date: May 2005
Techniques: Shaping neckline and armholes, button holes, assembly
Comments: First time to work with nice cotton, and took some careful tension.
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Mom's Socks
Sunday, April 24, 2005
1000 Stitches
Project: Socks for Hubby
Designer: Judy Gibson
Pattern: You're Putting me On
Yarn: Merino, thrift store sweater - 80% wool, 20% nylon, very soft
Needle Size: Size 1 Clover DPN's
Pattern Size: Men's large, worked on 60 stitches
Start Date: April 16 2005
Finish Date: April 24, 2005
Techniques: Heel Flap, gussets
Comments: Nices fitting of all socks I have made for him.
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Om Yoga Mat Bag
Project: Yoga Mat Bag
Designer: Stephanie Mrse
Pattern: in Stitch'n Bitch Nation, pg. 169
Yarn: Lion Cotton
Needle Size:
Pattern Size: One Size
Start Date: April, 2005
Finish Date: April 12, 2005
Techniques: lace pattern, 7 rows
Comments: Cotton Yarn Stretches Alot - need to wash it as it has grown.
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Rags to Riches Socks
Project: Socks for Husband!
Designer: Judy Gibson
Pattern: You're Putting Me On
Yarn: Thrift store, recycled sweater, 100% wool Worsted Weight
Needle Size: Size 2 DPN's - 56 stitches
Pattern Size: Men's Large
Start Date: March 2005
Finish Date:
Techniques: Heel Flap, gussets
Comments: Plain sock - great pattern, east to follow.
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Stashbuster Spirals
Project: Stashbuster Spirals
Designer:
Pattern: Stashbuster Spirals from Six Socks Knit-Along
Yarn: Lion Brand Lumberjack, Fortissima, Sockenwoolle
Needle Size: Size 0 clover,
Pattern Size: 56 Stitches
Start Date: March 2005
Finish Date: March 30, 2005
Techniques: Useing three yarns together
Comments: Great pattern for using leftovers!
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
Mittens, AKA Hockey Mittens
Project: Mittens
Designer: Ann Budd
Pattern: The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns
Yarn: Knit Picks, WW Wool of the Andes, Gray
Needle Size: Size 3
Pattern Size: Child small
Start Date:
Finish Date:
Techniques: Thumb Gussett
Comments: Easy pattern, check for errata for the book
Petite Lace Scarf
Project: Petite Lace Scarf
Designer: Jane Davis
Pattern: Knitting with Beads : 30 Beautiful Sweaters, Scarves, Hats & Gloves
Yarn: Knit Picks, Alpaca Cloud, Peppermint - 440 yds/50 grams 1 skein
Needle Size: Clover Size 5 circular
Pattern Size: One Size
Start Date: February 2005
Finish Date: March 2005
Techniques: Knit - Purls - YO's, Reading charts
Comments: This was my first Lace experience. It took alot to get the feel for it and I finally worked with a double strand.
Monday, February 21, 2005
Baby Bear
Project: Bear for Skyler
Designer: Unknown
Pattern: BHG- Austrailian Online Issue, June 2002 - Original Link no Longer works, this was title Knitted Bear and I think I found it in their craft section - Celebrate the Centenary of the Teddy Bear
Yarn: Red Heart - Baby Teri - Wal-Mart
Needle Size: not sure now! I know I didn't use the size called for since my yarn was lighter in weight
Pattern Size: One size
Start Date: January 2005
Finish Date: February 2005
Techniques: shaped pieces, gussets, seaming, shaping with stuffing and thread
Comments: Not hard to do, but lots of pieces envolved, right and left. Mine came out small I though, but you need a nice tight fabric so the stuffing doesn't show. I used store bought eyes.
Saturday, February 12, 2005
Lumberjack Socks
Project: Lumberjack Stripes
Designer:
Pattern: Generic Sock
Yarn: Lion Brand - Lumberjack Color and Bernat Hot Socks
Needle Size: Size 0
Pattern Size: Women's Small
Start Date: January 5
Finish Date:
Techniques: SR heel with stripes
Comments:
Friday, January 21, 2005
Haiku
Project: Haiku Sweater for Skyler
Designer: Kristi Porter
Pattern: Knitty - Haiku
Yarn: Lion Brand - Cotton Ease - Color: Popcicle (?)
Size: small size
Needle Size: Simply knit a swatch in garter st to obtain your gauge and copy it into the spaces provided within the pattern. Then, do the math to obtain the appropriate number of sts for your size and gauge. Write these numbers into the "sts" spaces provided in the Pattern.
Start Date: Late December 2004
Finish Date: January 20, 2005
Techniques: Garter Stitch and Seed Stitch, simple sewing together of pieces, I-cord Buttons, Buttonholes
Comments: A good first sweater for beginners, easy to follow pattern
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