FO Friday: My Blog is a Toddler!

It is my Blogs 2nd Anniversary January 22!

To Celebrate I have a gift for you Toddler Tootsies pdf

These little socks are a great stashbusters, knit from the top-down they have a gathered toe. No grafting. Takes less than 22gms of sock yarn.

I also want to thank Natalie B. at Marigolds’ Loft for featuring my Sock Ball Cosies by Kerstin Geiger on her favourite Links on Thursday :0)

Music for your enjoyment: Rollicking Canadian East Coast Music

“The Night Pat Murphy Died” sung by Great Big Sea

FO’s 2013 =  3 + 2 = 5

WIPS 2013 = 10 – 1 = 9

Stash Used 2013 =  1 + 1 = 2

Books 2013 = 7 + 1 = 8

Thanks again for visiting,

cya Friday

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

come join me in the blogpond :0)

WIP Weds: Jar update, and Remember those Pookies?

The Jar challenge started March 2012

Lets see your jar!

I plan to weigh my snipits to see how much yarn I trim off in a year.

The Jar in April

Delightful surprise! The “Pookies” were popular at The Yarn Challenge.

Prize winning Pookies!

Thanks for all that voted, and thanks to my guys who chose this pattern for me to knit :0)

Still working on “Linen Stitch Scarf” 

The Linen Stitch scarf and Horseshoe Cowl

The April “Carry along Forum” projects have been chosen

Horseshoe cowl and Afternoon Tea 

Current WIP List

• The not so Koigu Linen Stitch Scarf
• Horseshoe cowl - April “Carry along Forum”
• Afternoon Tea – April “Carry along Forum”
• Abigail Vest
• 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)

By the by New pattern available this week!

Sue's Celebration Socks - Fireworks for your feet!

Sue’s Celebration Socks: Easy Bosnian Toe-up socks with shortrows heels! Tame your wildest variegated yarn!

FO’s 2012 = 17

Patterns from my own Library = 4

WIP’s 2012 = 8 + 2 = 10

Stash used =  23

Stash Purchased 2012 =  23 + 3 = 26

Books = 14

links this week, on my blogwalk :0)

Tami’s blog, Keep Calm and craft on, Knit happy  

Creative Friday Fibre Arts Friday I’ve made Friday

Fibre on Friday Marigolds Loft The magic onions

Show your stuff Whimsey Wednesday

and Yarn along for more really neat stuff!

Well TTFN, see ya Friday all being well.

FO Friday: Coffee anyone? I know I need some!

Friday has rolled around again, and I haven’t finished much. Yesterday was spent in a waiting room at the Hospital. What a day – 4 hours! Procedure went fine. MiL took a spill arriving home. Ok finally got her home and comfortable, settled for a rest. Went home had shower and nap, woke to go back to the hospital again – Pancreatitis, complication from gasto thing to remove gallstone, another 8 hours in the hospital… She is one sick little cookie, she is looking rather small and sad. Have to say Canadian Medicine rocks, the nurses and Doctors could not he kinder and more active in trying to fix her up! She is in for the night, wonder what today will bring. Getting a little tired.

Did finish a new Coffee Cup Sweater so my coffee cup is going to stay warm in this really cold winter weather. See link to new free pattern!

Safety Line marker, It’s a good thing!

While making socks with after thought heels, I decided that using waste yarn didn’t work for me so this experiment was born. I have used these threaded throught as safety lines several times, they went in easily, stayed in place and where easily removed. They are reuseable, a great little tool. Going to make long ones for shawl knitting safety lines. See link to free instructions on Ravelry.com above.

Safety Line in use as a waste yarn for after thought heels.

You will need: 24” of 9 Ib plastic line 2 size 6/0 beads 1 light weight bead 1 – 2mm crip bead scissors pliers

This weeks book is Oceans of Fire by Christine Feehan #3 in the Drake Sisters series. Abbey is the sister that has the gift of truth, this isolates her from others as she must be very careful not to use her talent accidentally. Her affinity for the ocean draws her into deep waters.

 

FO’s 2012 = 5

WIP’s 2012 = 6

Stash used = 6

Stash Purchase = 3

Books = 6

Well that’s it for me, thanks for stopping by. Have a good weekend, Things can only improve here.     

If you have a moment please leave a comment.

For more great “Finished Objects” go visit Tami’s Blog.

FO Friday: Simple Ridges, Hugs and Kisses and North and South.

Well this has been a busy week! I am amazed that anything got finished. Doctors, and tests. Every day this week had something. DH, myself and MiL have all had appointments. It is friday and as we speak I am at the Oshawa General Hospital helping my MiL through a CT scan. Her gallbladder has been stable since christmas. She has decided that this is all a nonsense, she doesn’t need surgery, leave me alone! Seeing the surgeon again next we to decide on a plan of action.

Simple Ridge Shawl: project 2-2012 / shawl 1-2012

In amongst all this activity I finally finished the Simple Ridges Shawl. For pattern details see my Ravelry page. As I stated on Wednesday, I don’t crochet (not for lack of trying) so I had to come up with a solution for the finished border.
Notes

This pattern actually calls for dk, however I wanted a heavier shawlette so used worsted. Easy to knit, my only complaint is I find it a bit webby, this problem would be even worse in dk which was recommended.

Edge CO 5 st Row1: k4, k2tog. Row2: k3, yo, k2 Row3: k5, k2tog (continue knitting alt rows with k2tog at shawl edge) Row4: k4, yo, k2 Row6: k5, yo, k2 Row8: k6, yo, k2 (9st) Row9: k8, k2tog Row10: k9 Row11: cast off 4 st, k4, k2tog

I am satisfied with the results, however I don’t think I would knit this pattern again, it is a little to simple for my tastes.

Sue’s Hugs and Kisses Socks

This pattern has been on the back burner for a while, hope you like it!

A FFO (Finally finished Object)

Book: North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

( On ebook)

This is an old favourite, I have read it more times than I can count. Published in 1855, it is the story of Miss Margaret Hale the daughter of a Clergyman turned Private Tutor, her experiences and change of attitude.

She has been raised in London by her Aunt, and received an excellent education (not common at that time), polish and elegance that society brings and with her own good judgement, she returns home to her family. Her idyllic life in the New Forest (the south) is lost by her father’s disaffection with the church.

They remove to Milton, an Industrial town (the north).  She meets both the labourer and the manufacturer, leading to a broader understanding of both.

This book straddles the style of Jane Austen and Charles Dickens writings, as gentle, but more socially aware than the former, but less gritty than the later. There is romance and misunderstandings ala “Pride and Prejudice”, I have to admit I find Mr.Thornton a much more human character than Darcy!

 13 days and counting without stash enhancement!

That’s all for this week, thanks for visiting!

For more inspiring Finished Objects visit Tami’s Blog

FO Friday: Hurry, Hurry, Christmas is coming!

Christmas Balls are multiplying around here,

and the Gingko Shawl for my mother is almost completed.

Meanwhile I have finished my Christmas gift for you

pattern xl-cup-sweater 3

Merry Christmas, I hope the season brings you all that you deserve and more!

Visit Tami’s Blog for more festive treats :0)

FO Friday: Happy Dicky Dance!

Woot, capering around, dance, bottom wiggle!

Count um 4 done! It only took one month.

Presenting “Warm Collar in 4 yarns” (Dicky) the pattern is now available on Ravelry.com Enjoy!

For even more exciting FO Friday join the girls at Tami’s Blog

Thanks for stopping by, have a nice weekend!

WIP: Almost there!

Good morning all! The adventure is almost over.

The Dk Version of the “Knitted Collar” (Dicky) is almost done! Woot!

Just in time for Winter. The trees are changing colour around here as is the

Garage door… Tada! (2nd coat postponed due to several days of rain) My guys are doing a great job!

1 st coat of paint

 

Next up…

Boring Beige Front door

 

 

Then there is my project

Dicky #4 in Dk weight yarn

And a little something new…

"Zig Zag Scarf" in worsted yarn pattern from Soper Creek Yarns

Well further news as development warrants, meanwhile stop by tami’s for more inspiring WIP’s

Thanks for visiting, cya Friday (wave)

Love the knitting happy face Thks Aussiemaria!

FO Friday: Did I say I am getting tired of making these things?

On WIP Wed I showed you the developing selection of dickies/collars whatever…
Well another one hits the dust! I think, so far it is may favourite. Purple and blue are my colours of choice. I plan to make a Roarin cloche to match. However the furry moth managed to unzip the knitting bag and nibble the skein! I now have 3 balls of varying sizes to make my hat.

Number 3: Worsted in Cascade 220 on 4.5mm

One becomes 3!

Under interrogation she insisted she was at the store buying cat food. DH and DS said they saw her there.

What who me? I wasn't there!

She is very lucky that she is cute!

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FO Friday: Another Dicky

Hello nice to see you :0)

It has been a wet week here in Ontario Canada. Needless to say the garage is still not painted. However the boys are happy enough to put it off.

As mentioned on Wednesday I have finished another Dicky. This one is in Aran weight yarn, Cascade 220 on 5mm needles.

2 of 4 Dickies in various weights of yarn

I have noticed that some of you have been recording what you have been reading and have decided to share my current book too.

The Rogue Hunter by Lynsay Sands, this is number 10 of 16 in the Argeneau Series about an immortal family of vampires. This author has a wicked sense of humour. I have just purchased the most recent book and have enjoyed rereading the the previous ones in preparation to read the new ones. If you want to view my reading list for 2011 look here.

For more more FO Friday pop over to to Tami’s Blog and see what others have been making this week. Thanks for visiting and come back soon :0)

WIP Wed: Geepers it’s wednesday again!

A late Happy Thanksgiving for any Canadians among you.

We are having a can’t decide weather dayspitting rain then overcast rinse and repeat. Basically my favourite weather…Not!

Work in progress, trying to get a clear day to hound the boys into painting the garage door, paint acquired, brushes etc, boys however disappeared when project was under discussion. They are temporarily free till the weather improves.

I wonder if this will be done before winter sets in?

Well the second Dicky is finished, here is a sneak peek in aran yarn.

Will post finished object on Friday

Working on number three in worsted yarn.

Cascade Heathers 220

For more WIP Weds visit Tami’s Blog. Thanks for stopping by take care :0)