So my grandfather was in the hospital because of a fainting spell. After I got home from summer school, I stayed in the hospital for a bit. In the meantime, I knit a washcloth for VLM. The pattern was pretty straightforward. I knit it based on the heel of a sock that I just knit.
Materials:
Yarn: Sugar and Cream Cotton Yarn; Color: Red
Needles: Size US 9
Notes:
Chinese Wave Stitch Pattern
1. *K1, move yarn to back as if to purl, sl 1, bring yarn forward, rep from * until end of row.
2. K across.
Pattern:
CO 42 Stitches
Knit 5 rows in Chinese wave stitch
Knit 5 st in Chinese wave stitch, *sl1, k1* rep from * until 5 sts left, then work in Chinese wave stitch.
K5 st in Chinese Wave Stitches, purl across, K5 in Chinese Wave Stitch.
k5 rows in Chinese wave stitch.
That's all! YAY! It didn't take terribly long and I thought it was really soothing. <3
Friday, October 29, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Birthday Cables
So I knit this a long time ago, according to ravelry, I worked on it from August 5 to September 9 of 2009. So it's been over a year. I'm not really good about updating the blog about these things, and I've been thinking about starting a new blog since, but I have enough stuff from this one that I don't want to get rid of it yet.
The original pattern is by Mary K Saunders and is called "Ms. Brend." The original blog post disappeared, but if you want the pattern, let me know. I worked on these fingerless mittens and made a few alterations to the chart and the finger sizes. The original fingers were huge, and Princess's fingers were not huge. I think I changed the cable a bit, I can't remember how, though. But I do remember that the chart was really hard to follow and the gauge was as bit tight. Even though the pattern was fiddly, and the whole project was kind of a pain in the ass, I ended up falling in love with them. When the time came, I couldn't really bring myself to give them away. If I didn't promise them to her already, I would have totally kept them for myself.
I had some problems getting the fingers to go on seamlessly. I kept getting these gaps, and I think next time I'll knit them on smaller needles or knit through the back loops or something. I knit these on US 2 (2.75 mm) with Brown Sheep Nature Spun Sport - A Bit of blue (030).
The original pattern is by Mary K Saunders and is called "Ms. Brend." The original blog post disappeared, but if you want the pattern, let me know. I worked on these fingerless mittens and made a few alterations to the chart and the finger sizes. The original fingers were huge, and Princess's fingers were not huge. I think I changed the cable a bit, I can't remember how, though. But I do remember that the chart was really hard to follow and the gauge was as bit tight. Even though the pattern was fiddly, and the whole project was kind of a pain in the ass, I ended up falling in love with them. When the time came, I couldn't really bring myself to give them away. If I didn't promise them to her already, I would have totally kept them for myself.
I had some problems getting the fingers to go on seamlessly. I kept getting these gaps, and I think next time I'll knit them on smaller needles or knit through the back loops or something. I knit these on US 2 (2.75 mm) with Brown Sheep Nature Spun Sport - A Bit of blue (030).
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Professional Princess
I've gone home to San Diego for a week and have an access to a car and much shopping. I did bring along a knitting project, but I decided that I didn't feel like working on it, so I ran over to Michael's to buy yarn and needles for a new project for the graduation gift. Honestly, I'm starting to resent this project. At this point, I have started the project at least 8 times, frogging each time. the first time, the scarf had a garter stitch border. Theoretically, it looked good. In practice, the border and the body of the scarf have different gauges and looked really funny. So I frogged it. I finally decided on this pattern, despite all the fits and starts. I have a grand inch on it this time, but I swear, with all the frogging and re-knitting that I've done over the last few days I must have at least 2 feet's worth of knitting.
I'm pretty positive this is going to be the final draft and hope to God I don't mess it up. If it was for me, I would give this project up as a lost cause and just one that doesn't want to happen. One of my friends, Kimberly, whom I have nicknamed "Princess," is graduating at the end of Fall quarter this year. She's not really sure if she wants to go to medical school or nursing school, but she's definitely trying to get somewhere. So I figure that since she's leaving college to go away into the "real world," I should knit her something for her graduation. But I can't really knit her something outrageous and crazy-looking, since she's going out into, again, the "real world." So I'm making her a scarf in girly, but not too crazy colors. I think the pattern that I've set up looks relatively professional and looks alright.
The color that I chose is a pink/white/tan variegated yarn that looks rather girlish in the color scheme, but it would match well with her taste in clothing and her hair. From what I've seen from the previous versions, the pattern doesn't really lend itself to massive pooling, which is good. Part of the problem with the scarf that I knit before for my sorority sister is that it has some problems with pooling. Granted, it has the stripes of solid color between, so it's not so bad. So if you have a variegated yarn, this may be a good pattern if you don't like pooling in your knitting. Personally, I think it looks funny, so this is a good thing. But if you do, knit on.
Materials:
Yarn: Loops and Threads, Impeccable; Color: Neopolitan Ombre
Needles: Size US 7, 4.5mm
Yarn needle
Pattern Notes:
This is a one row repeat and it is as follows:
Sl1, *k1, k1b, repeat from * until 1 st. left, p1.
Slip all stitches knitwise.
k1b: knit into the stitch below the one on the needle. When you get the pattern going, you'll see a column of slipped stitches and a little nubbin, knit into that.
Scarf Pattern:
CO 22 sts
1-2. Sl 1, knit until 1 left, p1
Work pattern from notes until length desired.
Repeat row 1-2.
BO.
Weave in ends and block.
That's it! It looks almost like ribbing or brioche stitch. I think it looks rather polished, especially with the slipped stitch edge. It definitely looks better than the 2x2 rib, and a little more interesting visually than a 1x1 rib. We'll see how long this one takes me. ^^
I'm pretty positive this is going to be the final draft and hope to God I don't mess it up. If it was for me, I would give this project up as a lost cause and just one that doesn't want to happen. One of my friends, Kimberly, whom I have nicknamed "Princess," is graduating at the end of Fall quarter this year. She's not really sure if she wants to go to medical school or nursing school, but she's definitely trying to get somewhere. So I figure that since she's leaving college to go away into the "real world," I should knit her something for her graduation. But I can't really knit her something outrageous and crazy-looking, since she's going out into, again, the "real world." So I'm making her a scarf in girly, but not too crazy colors. I think the pattern that I've set up looks relatively professional and looks alright.
The color that I chose is a pink/white/tan variegated yarn that looks rather girlish in the color scheme, but it would match well with her taste in clothing and her hair. From what I've seen from the previous versions, the pattern doesn't really lend itself to massive pooling, which is good. Part of the problem with the scarf that I knit before for my sorority sister is that it has some problems with pooling. Granted, it has the stripes of solid color between, so it's not so bad. So if you have a variegated yarn, this may be a good pattern if you don't like pooling in your knitting. Personally, I think it looks funny, so this is a good thing. But if you do, knit on.
Materials:
Yarn: Loops and Threads, Impeccable; Color: Neopolitan Ombre
Needles: Size US 7, 4.5mm
Yarn needle
Pattern Notes:
This is a one row repeat and it is as follows:
Sl1, *k1, k1b, repeat from * until 1 st. left, p1.
Slip all stitches knitwise.
k1b: knit into the stitch below the one on the needle. When you get the pattern going, you'll see a column of slipped stitches and a little nubbin, knit into that.
Scarf Pattern:
CO 22 sts
1-2. Sl 1, knit until 1 left, p1
Work pattern from notes until length desired.
Repeat row 1-2.
BO.
Weave in ends and block.
That's it! It looks almost like ribbing or brioche stitch. I think it looks rather polished, especially with the slipped stitch edge. It definitely looks better than the 2x2 rib, and a little more interesting visually than a 1x1 rib. We'll see how long this one takes me. ^^
Friday, January 2, 2009
Dirty Little Secret
The day before a new year, I casted on a project in addition to the lated mindless knitting project that I had already started. The yarn that I'm using is so terrible that frankly, I'm ashamed of it. My friend tells me that I need to wrap it up, set it on fire, and bury it in my backyard. That's how bad it is.
It's the mindless scarf done in Red Heart Supersaver. I'm kind of ashamed that I'm knitting with it. But both balls of yarn were given to me by a church friend and my sorority sister/fencing partner KJ. I really like the colors, just the yarn is terrible. It's honestly terrible. There's not much to say about it, other than it's done on US 8 needles with two balls of terrible yarn. There will be pictures on Ravelry when it's done, but I'm definitely giving this away to KJ. I sure as hell can't give it to the planktonic love of my life, and I sure as hell refuse to keep and wear it. Seriously.
It's the mindless scarf done in Red Heart Supersaver. I'm kind of ashamed that I'm knitting with it. But both balls of yarn were given to me by a church friend and my sorority sister/fencing partner KJ. I really like the colors, just the yarn is terrible. It's honestly terrible. There's not much to say about it, other than it's done on US 8 needles with two balls of terrible yarn. There will be pictures on Ravelry when it's done, but I'm definitely giving this away to KJ. I sure as hell can't give it to the planktonic love of my life, and I sure as hell refuse to keep and wear it. Seriously.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Mindless
My winter break is finally winding down and all that I can think about right now is what I'm going to knit next. There has been some drama with the whole boys and myself situation, and I find myself knitting, watching TV online, and eating French Truffles. Amazing therapy, I assure you.
I just finished my armwarmers in what I believe to be in record time so I'm going to start a scarf that will hopefully match with one of the jackets that I bought earlier this holiday.
Materials:
- Size 7 US straight needles
- Aslan trends Guanaco Color 37 (Looks like a natural color)
- Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran Color 200005 (Looks like a blue gray)
Scarf Pattern:
CO 27 sts
Work in 1x1 rib and 2 row stripes until length desired.
BO
THE END! Easy squeezy
I just finished my armwarmers in what I believe to be in record time so I'm going to start a scarf that will hopefully match with one of the jackets that I bought earlier this holiday.
Materials:
- Size 7 US straight needles
- Aslan trends Guanaco Color 37 (Looks like a natural color)
- Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran Color 200005 (Looks like a blue gray)
Scarf Pattern:
CO 27 sts
Work in 1x1 rib and 2 row stripes until length desired.
BO
THE END! Easy squeezy
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Hope Springs Eternal
In all honesty, part of the Natayla pattern is a free form adventure. I found that I do not fall into the category of "average" when it comes to most knitting patterns. In the end, I modify a pattern so that it fits me. Which is why I tend to do things like scarves, or hats, or things that are easily modified to fit me, which isn't all bad. But I have a problem when it comes to things that require fine-tuning for it to fit. Like the Natalya arm warmers.
Let me set the stage: I have already guessed/estimated/taken-a-stab-in-the-dark about the circumference of the pattern. I went down a needle size to compensate for the fact that I understand that I'm smaller than average. I work the pattern until I feel that it's time to work the thumb gusset.
The thumb gusset in the pattern is, well, really long. I do not have large hands, so I try it on and estimate that I should stop when I have approximately 9 gusset stitches. Then I realized that it's wayy too long, so I rip back and set it at 7.
I then estimate what's supposed to be the top of the hand. I apparently start on the wrong row or something, probably because I didn't do the thumb gusset the way that the pattern tells me to. So estimate that the top of the hand would be a repetition of 4 and an extra one (I probably should have done extra two instead).
Then I estimate the size of my fingers compared to the rest of the population that makes up "average." Whatever the hell that's supposed to mean. That takes approximately 400 million eons to work out. I take up the normal 11 stitches for the index finger, then realize that I should probably decrease. Takes me 3 tries. I start with 11 and decrease to 8. Then my middle finger is taking 10 stitches and then keeping it that way; it took 5 tries to get that figured out. My ring finger uses 8 stitches and keeps it that way; that took 5 tries as well. The pinky needed to add two stitches to the leftover 6 stitches; that took 3 tries. The thumb needs me to add 3 to the 7 from the gusset; that took me 4 tries. All five fingers required me to rip out 20 times. I am learning to hate this project.
To add insult to injury, the fingers had gaps between them that needed to be repaired, stitches would fall when I ripped back, I needed to add yarn because there wasn't enough to go all the way for a finger...
And there's one more to go. I am not terribly excited about it. But the hope that through all this trial and error the left hand will go more smoothly and I can remember to cross the cable the other way.
Let me set the stage: I have already guessed/estimated/taken-a-stab-in-the-dark about the circumference of the pattern. I went down a needle size to compensate for the fact that I understand that I'm smaller than average. I work the pattern until I feel that it's time to work the thumb gusset.
The thumb gusset in the pattern is, well, really long. I do not have large hands, so I try it on and estimate that I should stop when I have approximately 9 gusset stitches. Then I realized that it's wayy too long, so I rip back and set it at 7.
I then estimate what's supposed to be the top of the hand. I apparently start on the wrong row or something, probably because I didn't do the thumb gusset the way that the pattern tells me to. So estimate that the top of the hand would be a repetition of 4 and an extra one (I probably should have done extra two instead).
Then I estimate the size of my fingers compared to the rest of the population that makes up "average." Whatever the hell that's supposed to mean. That takes approximately 400 million eons to work out. I take up the normal 11 stitches for the index finger, then realize that I should probably decrease. Takes me 3 tries. I start with 11 and decrease to 8. Then my middle finger is taking 10 stitches and then keeping it that way; it took 5 tries to get that figured out. My ring finger uses 8 stitches and keeps it that way; that took 5 tries as well. The pinky needed to add two stitches to the leftover 6 stitches; that took 3 tries. The thumb needs me to add 3 to the 7 from the gusset; that took me 4 tries. All five fingers required me to rip out 20 times. I am learning to hate this project.
To add insult to injury, the fingers had gaps between them that needed to be repaired, stitches would fall when I ripped back, I needed to add yarn because there wasn't enough to go all the way for a finger...
And there's one more to go. I am not terribly excited about it. But the hope that through all this trial and error the left hand will go more smoothly and I can remember to cross the cable the other way.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Giving In
I would like to think that despite who I am and what I do, I'm a rather practical soul. I mean, it's not like I have my little, secret, in-the-closet-only joys, but there's always going to be a part of me that will demand that I be practical. It's not something that I can avoid, but it's not really something that I think that I should avoid at any rate.
Thus, leading me to my problem with arm warmers. I don't understand them, I really don't. I don't understand where they're supposed to sit on my forearm, I don't understand why they never have fingers, I don't understand how they're supposed to keep my hands and fingertips warm, et al. I just, don't get them. I understand why someone would make them. I usually wear long sleeves under the jacket in the long, cold Davis winters anyways, so the only part of me that really feels the cold isn't my arms, but my fingers. Arm warmers would warm the part of me that is already warm and leave my fingers to deal with the bitter cold. Granted, I'll admit that not having the whole mitten or a full glove gives far more finger mobility and usefulness, but fingers aren't useful if they've gone numb.
But I have given in because I found Natalya by Jody Pirrello. They're amazing. I'm overlooking the lack of full fingers, which I could add on my own, I'm overlooking the fact that getting them on when I'm wearing long sleeves will be a pain in the ass, I'm willing to overlook a lot of things. It's a quick knit and I'm doing it at a tighter gauge so that it'll fit better at the wrist. I'm enjoying it, we'll see if I can make it through two of them and not crap out half way.
Thus, leading me to my problem with arm warmers. I don't understand them, I really don't. I don't understand where they're supposed to sit on my forearm, I don't understand why they never have fingers, I don't understand how they're supposed to keep my hands and fingertips warm, et al. I just, don't get them. I understand why someone would make them. I usually wear long sleeves under the jacket in the long, cold Davis winters anyways, so the only part of me that really feels the cold isn't my arms, but my fingers. Arm warmers would warm the part of me that is already warm and leave my fingers to deal with the bitter cold. Granted, I'll admit that not having the whole mitten or a full glove gives far more finger mobility and usefulness, but fingers aren't useful if they've gone numb.
But I have given in because I found Natalya by Jody Pirrello. They're amazing. I'm overlooking the lack of full fingers, which I could add on my own, I'm overlooking the fact that getting them on when I'm wearing long sleeves will be a pain in the ass, I'm willing to overlook a lot of things. It's a quick knit and I'm doing it at a tighter gauge so that it'll fit better at the wrist. I'm enjoying it, we'll see if I can make it through two of them and not crap out half way.
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