Posted: August 31st, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: projects: austin hoodie, things i knit | Tags: austinhoodie, purple, sockyarn, sweaters, sweetgeorgia | No Comments »
That blob of purple stockinette from a couple posts ago finally looks like a sweater!
The Austin Hoodie, which I’ve been working on pretty consistently since I started it earlier this month, is – well, it’s not really almost done, since I still have both sleeves and the hood to finish. But it feels like it’s almost done, because the body is finally complete.
This sweater is knit from the bottom up, and then the sleeves are picked up from the completed armholes and knit from the top down, which isn’t really a construction I’m used to. I’m not sure how I feel about it (it’s a really big blob of knitting to carry around) but the sleeves are coming along really nicely.
(Of course, the fact that the sleeves are coming along well is due in large part to how many hours of lecture I’ve had in the past week. It’s a lot. I’m very proud. )
I feel a little bit like I’m racing against the weather with this sweater. I know it’ll be perfect for early fall, when things are just starting to cool off, but it’s too warm for coats. Right now, the temperature is still unbearably summery (I wilt in the humidity, it’s a thing), and I’m hoping I can get this done before fall really begins to hit.
Posted: November 14th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: non-crafty, projects: purple stockinette socks, socks, tanis fiber arts blue label, things i knit, yarn i use | Tags: grape, handknit, heel flaps, knitting, purple, sock knitting, socks, stockinette socks, tanis fiber arts | 2 Comments »
So, I’ve spent the past few days holed up in my apartment, recovering (chipmunk-cheeked) from getting my wisdom teeth extracted. Really, the only good thing to have come from this is a lot of extra time for knitting. For instance – I finished my boring purple socks!
The yarn for these is Tanis Fiber Arts Blue Label, in Grape. I am still a little in love with this yarn – I have yet to see how well it will actually wear as socks, but it was a complete joy to knit with, and the yardage was fantastic. I could have made these so much taller, had I planned ahead and knit from the toe up.
These socks also have the distinction of being the first pair for which I’ve knit an actual heel flap in, literally, years. I’m still not sure how I feel about that (I’m having issues with the picked-up stitches making gaps that I’m not quite sure how to resolve), but it was a nice change of pace.
(The heel did not come off the needles that fuzzy. I may have got a little too excited and worn these socks out of the house to run errands before I could take photos for the blog.)
Song of the Entry: Owl City – Dental Care (Listen
Posted: June 25th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: lace, projects: ishbel(s), scarves&shawls, srk on your toes bamboo, things i knit, yarn i use | Tags: bamboo, craft, finished knits, ishbel, knit, knitting, lace, purple, shawls, sock yarn | 3 Comments »
Who has two thumbs and just finished blocking their first lace shawl? Me. The first Ishbel is blocked, and totally, totally gorgeous. It expanded a lot on blocking, and is now absolutely massive – measured on the blocking board, it was 150cm at the base of the triangle and 58cm tall, which is actually closer to the “large” size dimensions than the small. Going up a needle size obviously made quite a difference, but I sort of love the fabric I’ve got and wouldn’t have done it differently.
This one is not actually for myself, it’s a birthday present for my mother (who is a lovely woman but has not figured out the internet yet, so I can talk about this all I want), and I am ridiculously excited to give this to her. I do not know if I can hang onto this for the month until then.
Song of the Entry: Sorry, none today
