Posted: January 3rd, 2011 | Author: admin | Filed under: goals: to-do list | Tags: crafty, knitting, pipe dreams, quilting, sewing, to-do, wishlist | No Comments »
Happy 2011 everyone! I hope all of your holidays were filled with delicious food and fabulous people and a little bit of relaxing. I had a whirlwind two weeks, visiting family and friends, and getting my life in order after a pretty intense semester of school. But I’m settled at home, and my apartment is clean, and I’m taking the time to cook things that I can take for lunch in the coming week, which makes me feel much more ready to sit down and start thinking about the year ahead.
Being a knitter who loves the internet, I come across amazing projects every day that I’d love to make, and I find myself having trouble keeping track of all the coolest ones. So, inspired by the list of the same name at make something, my list of crafty things I want to do someday soon.
These aren’t really resolutions, because the idea of finishing all of these in 2011 is just ridiculous – I’m thinking of them more like crafty pipe dreams.
· Sew an a-line skirt that fits me well.
· Sew a double-bed-sized quilt top (Done, January 2012)
· Hand quilt a double-bed-sized quilt.
· Design a sweater
· Sew a reusable bag big enough for groceries.
· Sew/quilt a mat for the cat to sleep on in her cubby.
· Embroider something in a hoop to hang on the wall.
· Learn to crochet
· Crochet a granny square blanket. (Done, June 2011)
· Knit at least two sweaters that are classy enough to wear to work. (Sweater One done, December 2011)
· Knit a blanket big enough to curl up with on the couch.
· Spin enough consistent, well-spun yarn to make a sweater.
· Knit a sweater out of my handspun.
· Finish a pair of fairisle mittens for myself. (Done, Feb 2011)
Plus, most of the things in my Ravelry queue.
Posted: May 5th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: brown sheep cotton worsted, projects: goose rocks cardigan, sweaters, things i knit, things i sew, yarn i use | Tags: cardigans, crafty, fabric, goose rocks, handknit, sewing, sweaters | 2 Comments »
Okay, so the cat isn’t entirely white, but she sure sheds white.
This, of course, is the nearly-done body of my Goose Rocks hoodie, which (of course) I won’t be able to wear until at least October, considering the way the weather’s been going lately. But it’s still going to be a good hoodie to have in the fall, and knitting it is a pretty good time. The construction is a little odd compared to other low-seam (not seamless – the arms are knit separately and sewn on) sweaters I’ve made in the past, and the more I work with the cotton-based yarn, the more I find I don’t mind it. Plus, I get to do many, many cables: my one true knitting love.
Some sewing-related stuff also came in the mail today, which was very exciting for me. I ordered some fabric online shortly after finishing my sexy cowgirl pillow – trying something a little bigger is one of my goals for the summer. Ideally I’d like to make a quilt, but I’m scared of actually quilting (it looks hard/ what if I make a mistake/I’m not worthy, etc), so we’ll see.
I also couldn’t resist a half-yard of this fabric – anyone who knows me well has, at some point, heard about my ridiculous love of Alice in Wonderland, and this was too good to pass up. I’d love to turn it into a skirt, but being a classy lady older than about nine, I’m not 100% sure if I can pull it off. There’s a fine line between “hipsterishly cute” and “childlike in a sad, empty sort of way.”
Maybe if I used a skirt pattern that involved panels of different fabrics? I’d like to think if I toned it down with really sensible black and a grown-up A-line pattern, it might be more okay, but it’s possible that I’m just thinking wishfully.
Also, out of curiosity – if I had a pattern to write up, perhaps one that was related to last week’s blog post, would any of you be interested in test-knitting? The only things I can offer as compensation are a copy of the pattern, and eternal glory.
Posted: May 1st, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: non-crafty | Tags: crafty, handknit, indigodragonfly, knitting, mcn, pink yarn, triangular shawls | No Comments »
I don’t know about any of you, but for me, what and how often I knit is usually really closely linked to what’s going on in my life at any given time. If I’ve got a lot on my plate, I want boring knitting – plain stockinette, garter stitch, soft yarns and easy to memorize patterns. If I’ve got a bit of free time on my hands, I want elaborate lace charts and interesting garment constructions.
This week was a little much – I’ve got a lot going on at school, and I sang (at age 23) in a talent show the other night, and I’m moving this month – so I switched from Goose Rocks to something a little simpler and a little more mindless.
The cat helped with this one, too. (That’s a hole in my screen, not a cat door. I’m really stoked about moving.)
