FO Friday: Wedding gift Done!

Took a hard fall yesterday, so today is not so good. I will probibly be much better after a couple of days. However the wedding shawl is done and a week ahead of time. I would happy dance if I could move :0)

From Dawn Till Dusk shawlette / scarf  

16″ x 68″

A closer view

It’s so soft, the silk and alpaca is awesome!

Even closer

(2) Quick Knit Baby Shrug (s) For the Craft Sale next Month

Finished 2 this week

Tea Sprout Drip Catchers  These are for the craft sale

My mother is a china artist. I love this pot…No it doesn’t actually drip :0)

Found on ravelry: for those with ebooks,

eReader Pillow Prop by Elizabeth Arundel

Another useful tutorial:  Italian cast on by oftroy

Blog visiting: Soper Creek yarns by Tina My LYS is expanding, Yay!

This weeks musical interlude: 

The Night Pat Murphy Died by Great Big Sea Another Cdn band

Current WIP List (13)

1. Mile a minute afghan 1st crochet project 25% done  
2. Tea Sprout Drip Catchers 
3. Quick Knit Baby Shrug 
4. From Dawn Till Dusk shawlette / scarf 
5. Sassy Summer Satchel MayKal  Haven’t started yet
6. Piles of Smiles socks a new pattern I am working on 40%
7. Camellia shawlette - A wedding gift (due May 25) 5%
8. Sea of Dreams Blanket 60%
9. Top Down Swing Pullover – Both sleeves done 80%
10. Beryl Blanket – Long term project  (60 hexs)
11. Box of Boxes Blanket – Long term project  (17 squares)
12. Easy Peazy Shawl – almost 90%
13. Ruffle Scarf – for the fall Bazaar so no hurry 80%
14. SPROUT – Growing Roots vest 60%
15. Cozy Winter Shawl 85%
16. Pine Forest Baby Blanket 75%

FO’s 2013 = 42 + 5 = 47

WIPS 2013 =  16 – 3 = 13

Used of 37 purchased patterns from Rav = 8 (29 to go)

Stash Used 2013 = 34 + 5 = 39

Books 2013 =  16 + 1 = 17

Thanks again for visiting,

cya next week :0)

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FO Friday: Hijinks at the LYS :0)

The Yarn Challenge is on! Let the voting commence!

Photo by Soper Creek Yarns

Take the time to come by and vote if you can, there are some amazing entries this year.  I will not be posting mine till the Challenge ends on April 13th, 2013. (yes it’s in there somewhere :0)

Last night we had “Knitting Night”. One of the ladies brought this cake that was made at a local bakery. Coffee and Cakes

had to share!

This week is a busy one, weds – Craft group, Thurs – Knit nite at the LYS, Fri – physio, Sat – Church conference, Sun – church and collapse!

Still, I have got some things done, much to my surprise!

 Playful stripes Size 2yrs

Great stashbusting pattern! 2 balls of main colour, and 4 colours of odds and ends

Comfy Spring Socks - My latest pattern

Comfy, no fuss socks, super easy for the nonsock knitter!

This pattern is available on Ravelry :0)

Spring Coffee cup sweater #5 - another of my patterns

This is a freebie here’s the PDF Spring coffee cup sweater #5

On Ravelry this week: Willow and Jack need one or two!

Knitted Bouncy Door Hanger Cat Toy by Sheila Ralston

Started a diet on Tuesday, so far so good! Though I really suffered looking at that lovely cake, I behaved myself and said “No Thank You” Did you know you can get an Skim Milk Cafe Latte? Had that instead!

Current WIP List (11)

I am starting to note how close to done my WIP’s are.

1. Playful Stripes Cardiganby Alana Dakos Done!
2. Spring Coffee cup sweater #5  Freebie available on Ravelry
3. My Spring Socks – My design available on Ravelry
4. From Dawn Till Dusk shawlette / scarf  20% Done
5. Camellia shawlette - A wedding gift (due May 25) 5%
6. Sea of Dreams Blanket 60%
7. Top Down Swing Pullover – Both sleeves done 80%
8. Beryl Blanket – Long term project  (60 hexs)
9. Box of Boxes Blanket – Long term project  (17 squares)
10. Easy Peazy Shawl – almost 90%
11. Ruffle Scarf – for the fall Bazaar so no hurry 80%
12. SPROUT – Growing Roots vest 60%
13. Cozy Winter Shawl 85%
14. Pine Forest Baby Blanket 75%

FO’s 2013 = 26 + 3 = 29

WIPS 2013 = 14 – 3 = 11

Used of 37 purchased patterns from Rav = 8 (29 to go)

Stash Used 2013 = 25 + 8 = 33

Books 2013 = 12

Thanks again for visiting,

cya next week :0)

I’m off to visit Tami’s, then on to my blogwalk

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FO Friday: Good Friday and Easter Sunday!

It is Good Friday and I’m off to church again. As I will not be posting tomorrow, I will take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy Easter!

It has been a busy week, what with Holy Week, knitting and the various groups I belong to. However I did manage to finish my 

Feathers and Fans for Baby Cardigan (my rav pg)

It knit up even faster than I remembered! About two days of constantly interrupted knitting :0)

And an Easter Bunny button.

The Pattern can be found here Feathers and Fans for Baby Cardigan

Current WIP List (12)

1. Feathers and Fans for Baby Cardigan
2. Sea of Dreams Blanket
3. Camellia shawlette - A wedding gift
4. Top Down Swing Pullover – Both sleeves done
5. My Spring Socks – My design
6. Beryl Blanket – Long term project  (60 hexs)
7. Box of Boxes Blanket – Long term project  (17 squares)
8. Easy Peazy Shawl – almost
9. Kelp Forest Shawlette - very close to done
10. Ruffle Scarf – for the fall Bazaar so no hurry
11. SPROUT – Growing Roots vest
12. Cozy Winter Shawl
13. Pine Forest Baby Blanket

FO’s 2013 =  24 + 1 = 25

WIPS 2013 =  13 – 1 = 12

Used of  37 purchased patterns from Rav = 8 (29 to go)

Stash Used 2013 =  22 + 1 = 23

Books 2013 = 11

Thanks again for visiting,

cya next week :0)

I’m off to visit Tami’s, then on to my blogwalk

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WIP Weds: Old pattern renewed…

Holy week is keeping me busy; Holy Wednesday today, Maunday Thursday, Good Friday, Saturday Easter Vigil, and Easter Sunday. Our Choir is singing at most of the services. Tuck in a Craft Group meeting, a Bible Study and a Knittin Club meeting. So I might be a little pokey with my next posting. If I don’t see you, wishing you and yours a Happy Easter!

Looking back through my early patterns, I thought a little updating was called for. I am rediting and reknitting this little sweater.

Feathers and Fans for Baby Cardigan

The skirt of te sweater

Making excellent progress!

Hope to be done by Friday!

Newest version of Feathers and Fans for Baby Cardigan

Current WIP List (13)

1. Feathers and Fans for Baby Cardigan
2. Sea of Dreams Blanket
3. Camellia shawlette - A wedding gift
4. Top Down Swing Pullover – Both sleeves done
5. My Spring Socks – My design
6. Beryl Blanket – Long term project  (60 hexs)
7. Box of Boxes Blanket – Long term project  (17 squares)
8. Easy Peazy Shawl – almost
9. Kelp Forest Shawlette - very close to done
10. Ruffle Scarf – for the fall Bazaar so no hurry
11. SPROUT – Growing Roots vest
12. Cozy Winter Shawl
13. Pine Forest Baby Blanket

FO’s 2013 =  24

WIPS 2013 = 12 + 1 = 13

Used of  37 purchased patterns from Rav = 8 (29 to go)

Stash Used 2013 =  22

Books 2013 = 10 + 1 =11

Thanks again for visiting,

cya on Friday :0)

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FO Friday: What this little sweater taught me…

Hello, it’s Friday again. First of all I’m still on my Yarn Diet! (week 1)

Finished Puerperium Cardigan in 6 days, what a delightful sweater to knit.  I altered the pattern a little using worsted instead of dk, which took this from a 15″ chest to a 20″ chest. I made it a little larger so it would fit a little longer.  Little man is so little right now, at only 14 days old. I’m hopeing that this sweater will still fit in the fall.

What I learned from this sweater: I sometimes have moments of illumination, this sweater had the curse of not finding the right buttons. I finally settled for these buttons. When it came time to sew them on I really took a close look at them trying to decide how to orient them. I put the button down to thread the yarn and the button flipped over and the back side was just what I hunted high and low for… on the card you couldn’t see the back. This button suited the yarn perfectly!

Surprise buttons!

This is a top-down sweater. I knit it from collar to heam placing the sleeves on waste ribbon. I use very narrow ribbon to hold stitches, it is cheap, it’s easy to pull out and it doesn’t leave tell tale fuzzies. I then attached the buttons, then divided the remaining yarn into two balls with special attention as to the direction I have been knitting on the ball.  I measured the diametre of sleeve opening (times 3 = 1 row), times 5 = 4 rows garter st + 1 row cast off + 6″ for tail made slip knot on both balls. Rewind balls and knit sleeves. Little complicated but guaranties sufficent yarn for both sleeves. Note only wasted 8″ of yarn!

Puerperium Cardigan – Finished!

Update Current WIP List

• Puerperium Cardigan  (May)
• Wingspan (May Carry along forum)
• Chinook Scarf (May Carry along forum)
• Hill Walking Socks (design in test knit stage)
• Pine Forest blanket
• Immie Blanket
• Cosy Winter Shawl (design in test knit stage)
• Roarin Cloche (resisting this felted project)
• Beryl Blanket (Long term scrap project)

FO’s 2012 =  24 + 1 = 25

Patterns from my own Library = 5

WIP’s 2012 =  9 – 1 = 8

Stash used 2012 =  33 + 1 = 34

Yarn Diet target  21  - 1 = 20

Stash Purchased 2012 = 54

Beryl Blanket Hexes = 46

Books =  16

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WIP Weds and Friday’s at Tami’s

FO Friday: Autumn in Canada

Well Autumn is almost over.

The leaves are turning, colours that never look so good in knitting and spinning.

I live east of Toronto, Canada, on Lake Ontario. The weather here in the fall alternates between cool, wet and cool sunny. Fall only lasts a couple of weeks around here, leaves will probibly be gone by next week. If you missed it, wednesday I posted the pictures of the Bazaar.

Sadly these will be gone soon

Finished Baby Cardigan From Cabin Fever Basic Sweater, Size 9 months, on 5mm,  used Kertzer Northern Worsted (Black), Red Heart supersaver (Fall). 5 buttons.

This worked up surpisingly quickly

Finished the “Zig Zag Scarf” by Tina Berry, 5mm, used SMC Northern Worsted.

The Garage and front door is done! I wondered if they could be finished before the weather turned cold and white.

Well, that’s it for now. Have a good weekend.

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FO Friday: Small Sweater finished

Sorry for missing WIP Weds, lots on the go but I was not.

My project this week was the Basic Pullover, knit on 4mm circs, in SMC Jacquard Bravo color Dk weight yarn. Made from 3 balls @ 3.99 cdn each. Can be purchased via interwebs from Soper Creek Yarns. This one may go in the drawer, or to the Bazaar. I don’t usually donate projects this expensive … however no little persons to put it on currently and it is a little gender specific.

Remember Dr. Suess, I made this little Hat this week and the family think it looks like a hat a Who would wear. For more details look here.

DH has significantly improved, next move is to get his drivers license back. Thanks for the kind thoughts and support.

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FO Friday: Grown-up, and XL Coffee Cup Sweater

Welcome to another productive week.

The boy turns into a 21 year old man tomorrow, and has invited the GF to meet the extended family… this is a first! Should I be worried? Maybe when she meets the lot of us together, she’ll head for the hills … she survived dinner with the immediate family… twice so far. I will update you on further developments.

2 years old, seems like yesterday

I continue working on the Immie Blanket, it is coming along nicely thank you for asking.

This week I developed and produced 2 “Another XL Coffee Cup Sweaters”  Here is the pattern. Please feel free to share it.

Free pattern to celebrate my baby’s Birthday

Thanks for visiting

Hope you have a nice weekend!

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WIP Weds: New Beginnings

 As the fair is over and the Church Bazaar is fast approaching, I return to my knitting needles and start something fresh Basic Baby V by Cabin Fever

I am chugging along nicely. A great day for knitting, I had craft group at church this morning, and a lovely lunch out with the ladies as usual. This evening is Knittin group at Soper Creek Yarns with another delightful group of dedicated knitters. My cup over flowith with fibre :0)

Basic Baby V in progress

 For more exciting WIP’s join our friends at Tami’s Blog, thanks for stopping by. Take Care!

List of Knitting Books Reviewed

Here is the list of Knitting Books I have reviewed so far…

2o11

1. A History of Hand Knitting by Richard Rutt
2. Reader’s Digest The Essential Stitch Collection by Lesley Stanfield & Melody Griffiths
3. 2-at-a-time socks  Melissa Morgan-Oaks (see link for errata)
4. Toe-Up 2-at-a-time socks  Melissa Morgan-Oaks (see link for errata)
5. Wrapped in Lace: Knitted Heirloom Designs from Around the World By Margaret Stove (see link for errata)
6. Mastering Color Knitting by Melissa Leapman (n0 erratas reported)
7. Sock Knitting Master Class by Ann Budd (see link for errata)
8. Knit Socks! 17 Classic Patterns for Cozy Feet by Betsy lee McCarthy (see link for errata)
9. 400 Knitting Stitches Potter Craft (no erratas reported)

2012

1. 60 Quick Baby Knits from Cascade Yarns (see link for errata)
2. 50 Fabulous Knitted Borders by Rita Weiss
3. Knitting in Plain English” by Maggie Righetti
4. 50 Fabulous Knitted Lace Stitches by Rita Weiss
5. Charted Knitting designs: Third Treasury by Barbara Walker
6. Cast On, Bind Off by Leslie Ann Bestor

2013

1. The Knitter’s Handy Book of Top-Down Sweaters by Ann Budd