Goodbye Zazzles

I love the stitch pattern of Zazzles, but I'm disappointed at how it is showing up in this yarn. So I'm putting on my brave face and will be starting over... Goodbye Zazzles, until we meet again (in a nice dk weight yarn, I hope)

Socks on the needles

Socks on the needles...again! I cast on Zazzles using my red skein of Happy Feet. The pattern is intended for dk weight yarn, but I am using fingering. A quick glance at the pattern revealed a 12 stitch repeat, so I'm starting with 60 stitches, instead of my usual 64. Two pattern repeats done. This pattern requires you to shift the starting point of each pattern repeat... remember to move the marker! I love the color, but the lighting in our living room makes it hard to work on at night. So it is now my purse project :) Happy Stitching!

A hat to match the mitts - DONE!

Oh,yeah... I'm on a roll... I finished the hat to gift with the mitts. See -


I used the lace repeat from the mitts a few rows above the ribbing. Basic hat pattern starting with 80 stitches. You can find my notes here.
I hope the hat and mitts help keep Kellie warm when she goes back to the East Coast.

Reading Mitts - DONE!

It's been so long since I've been able to say - DONE! Fresh off the needles! Just a bit longer than the week I thought it would take, I am happy to report that Susie Rogers' Reading Mitts is DONE! I used Knit Picks' City Tweed DK in Larkspur.



I have a week left before I will give these away and some yarn leftover... so I cast on a "matching" hat... okay, matching because I am using the same yarn. I am planning to do a simple hat, somehow incorporating the lace repeat from the mitts in the hat. I have one ball and two partials left over from the mitts. I guessing there is about 200 yards total ...IF I get it done in the week, it will be wrapped up with the mitts...
 

Susie Rogers' Reading Mitts -WIP

I knew I missed knitting, but I didn't realize how much I missed until I cast on Susie Roger's Reading Mitts. I made these before and took them with me to play in the snow.

I wanted a fast knit for a gift next month. Luckily I had some Knit Picks City Tweed DK in Larkspur and cast on on Sunday. I had forgotten how comforting it is to watch the fabric appear before your eyes.

 So comforting that I managed to knitting the first side and cast on the second side last night. I have high hopes to get this off the needles and work on the finishing this weekend. Happy knitting.

The reason (or excuse)

for the lack of crafting and posts...


He growing up fast and needs a haircut. Walking running and pointing at what he wants. A joy!

A long break

It's been a big break since my last post and I've been meaning to get back to it. Slowly but surely I will find a way to work on my projects and get some posts up. I have worked on some owls, have some monkey parts to sew together... Hopefully soon I'll have pictures and a post. And somehow I'll get the holidays done too!