FO: Big Girl Pants.
Yes. When she wears them, I am reminded of Chewbacca. But they keep her warm!
Showing posts with label soaker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label soaker. Show all posts
Monday, October 20, 2008
295/366
Friday, June 6, 2008
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
140/366
The not so peaceful soaker. As you can see, my first attempt at colorwork ended in a big fail. I held the floats too tight, so my circle couldn't be a circle. It's froggin' time!
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
128/366
Progress on the peace soaker. You can't really see the design yet, but you can at least see that I have two different colors going on one row :)
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Etc.
It's been a crazy few weeks. I'm so behind on editing and posting pictures, I'll just apologize now. I guess I could try to be proactive and get with it today, but I think I'll take a shower instead. This is exactly why I'm so behind. :)
That, and I've taken the speedtest test...
90 wordsC'mon, take it. You know you're curious. :)
It's funny, but at church I was "volunteered" (I have yet to find out who put my name into the hat) to be the typing part of the Apostle Paul typing out an email to the church at Philippi. (Hey, you've got to modernize it sometimes, right?) Anyway, the idea was that someone would read the letter, and someone else would be typing it (and another person would be holding the mic which I occasionally bump... :S) It has been surprisingly a big hit, who knew? But, anyone who has done dictation typing will know how crazy/difficult it is to type in "real time" even if you already have the text in front of you. There is nothing like the pressure of being on the big screen.
Let's see, since we last talked, I have still not finished my second Baudelaire. Summer came all at once, and the thought of putting on alpaca socks, is well, not delightful. That, and I've lost interest in the pattern. I have the dreaded SSS (Second Sock Syndrome to those of you who have yet to come under its spell).
Magknits has gone under, taking with it the fingerless gloves project that I was planning on doing next. The pattern still hasn't resurfaced :( Which means I can either take some close looks at the pictures and reverse engineer it, or I can do a different pattern, or I can just be patient. None of which is appealing. So, I've kind of stalled on that front. Nothing sounds good.
I decided I wanted to try stranded knitting, so I was going to put this skull motif (from So Much Yarn, So Little Time) onto this soaker pattern (from Curly Purly). But then I saw this video, which is a confusing combination of a song about humbling yourself in order to get forgiveness, and a video montage of soldiers shooting at things in Iraq. Opinions on the war aside, I was struck by how inconsistent the tone of the song was with the images, and then thought about how inconsistent it would be for me to put a symbol of death on my daughter's diaper cover. Now, I might decide later that a pirate skull is a pretty cool thing to put on her diaper cover, and I'm not saying that anyone else who has put skulls on things is promoting death (so please, no flaming).
Just for the moment, I decided that I'd put a peace sign on her bum instead... of course, I couldn't find one I liked, so I made one. I've probably set myself up for failure because I've never done a stranded knitting project, so I don't know what works and what doesn't, so my design might be entirely unworkable. Who knows. I'll let you know :)
Well, I've got to run if I'm going to get my shower in before the little one wakes up. Hope your Saturday is restful and filled with love.
Peace.
That, and I've taken the speedtest test...
90 wordsC'mon, take it. You know you're curious. :)
It's funny, but at church I was "volunteered" (I have yet to find out who put my name into the hat) to be the typing part of the Apostle Paul typing out an email to the church at Philippi. (Hey, you've got to modernize it sometimes, right?) Anyway, the idea was that someone would read the letter, and someone else would be typing it (and another person would be holding the mic which I occasionally bump... :S) It has been surprisingly a big hit, who knew? But, anyone who has done dictation typing will know how crazy/difficult it is to type in "real time" even if you already have the text in front of you. There is nothing like the pressure of being on the big screen.
Let's see, since we last talked, I have still not finished my second Baudelaire. Summer came all at once, and the thought of putting on alpaca socks, is well, not delightful. That, and I've lost interest in the pattern. I have the dreaded SSS (Second Sock Syndrome to those of you who have yet to come under its spell).
Magknits has gone under, taking with it the fingerless gloves project that I was planning on doing next. The pattern still hasn't resurfaced :( Which means I can either take some close looks at the pictures and reverse engineer it, or I can do a different pattern, or I can just be patient. None of which is appealing. So, I've kind of stalled on that front. Nothing sounds good.
I decided I wanted to try stranded knitting, so I was going to put this skull motif (from So Much Yarn, So Little Time) onto this soaker pattern (from Curly Purly). But then I saw this video, which is a confusing combination of a song about humbling yourself in order to get forgiveness, and a video montage of soldiers shooting at things in Iraq. Opinions on the war aside, I was struck by how inconsistent the tone of the song was with the images, and then thought about how inconsistent it would be for me to put a symbol of death on my daughter's diaper cover. Now, I might decide later that a pirate skull is a pretty cool thing to put on her diaper cover, and I'm not saying that anyone else who has put skulls on things is promoting death (so please, no flaming).
Just for the moment, I decided that I'd put a peace sign on her bum instead... of course, I couldn't find one I liked, so I made one. I've probably set myself up for failure because I've never done a stranded knitting project, so I don't know what works and what doesn't, so my design might be entirely unworkable. Who knows. I'll let you know :)
Well, I've got to run if I'm going to get my shower in before the little one wakes up. Hope your Saturday is restful and filled with love.
Peace.
Monday, April 28, 2008
119/366
I shall call it the peace soaker. My first attempt at stranded knitting... we shall see how well it goes.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
115/366
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
085/366
Nearly there! The first leg has been completed and the pattern went off without a hitch! I'm still not sure whether someone else can duplicate, as I went more with my gut, but we shall see :)
My mom is already signed up to test knit... any other takers?
Saturday, March 15, 2008
075/366
I wound up a skein of Peace Fleece (colorway Grasshopper) for my next shortie project. Spring is quickly taking over, and it's time to get the growing girl outfitted with a new spring wardrobe. So I've been going through my stitchionary trying to find just the right pattern to use in my design.
It seems the knitting lull has left with the winter weather :)
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
What's on the needles?
Not so long ago, I was a one project kind of knitter. However, I have matured as a knitter (especially since I have a lot of HAVE to knits), so here's a quick rundown of what's on my needles:
The obligatory gift knit... look at that delicious scrubby texture... just as soon as I knit these up, I'm making one for myself... (pattern: Dimple Washcloth)
Another gift knit - these are office mitts for my admin team. (Pattern: Rannoch). I'm using WoolEase and I can definitely feel the acrylic... its rather sticky on my bamboo dpns and not so much fun... the pattern is knitting up nicely though, at least.
Here's the second monkey sock. Its my reward knit. I can't wait to wear these socks, especially since it just got cool again :)
And last, but definitely not least, is my own design creation - I call it the Bum Shrug. I'm attempting to address the shortcomings that I've encountered in other soaker/shortie/longie patterns, plus I want something that I can cable. Yeah ribbing! I've already had to rip back about half of it because I wasn't happy with the shaping, but I'm now on to the first leg. I think this one will have its own dedicated post soon.
There's your update... I'm off to make sure the Little Bit hasn't tossed off her covers. If you're traveling today, be safe!
The obligatory gift knit... look at that delicious scrubby texture... just as soon as I knit these up, I'm making one for myself... (pattern: Dimple Washcloth)
Another gift knit - these are office mitts for my admin team. (Pattern: Rannoch). I'm using WoolEase and I can definitely feel the acrylic... its rather sticky on my bamboo dpns and not so much fun... the pattern is knitting up nicely though, at least.
Here's the second monkey sock. Its my reward knit. I can't wait to wear these socks, especially since it just got cool again :)
And last, but definitely not least, is my own design creation - I call it the Bum Shrug. I'm attempting to address the shortcomings that I've encountered in other soaker/shortie/longie patterns, plus I want something that I can cable. Yeah ribbing! I've already had to rip back about half of it because I wasn't happy with the shaping, but I'm now on to the first leg. I think this one will have its own dedicated post soon.
There's your update... I'm off to make sure the Little Bit hasn't tossed off her covers. If you're traveling today, be safe!
Monday, September 10, 2007
Rain, rain and more rain
The rain has returned with a vengeance. In the last 24 hours, according to my very amateur rain gauge (an empty flower pot with no drainage holes), we have received over 5 inches of rain. And more is coming pouring down. Wow. It continues to amaze me that at this time last year, I was excited when we had rain in the forecast. We haven't watered our grass or our flowers once this year. And they look GREAT!
In honor of the rain (and September), I've begun working on my submission for the Red Scarf Project, although my scarf is not red. I'm using the Irish Hiking Scarf pattern and Patons Soy Wool Stripes.
This yarn is very soft and cozy, and the colorway reminds me of a summer rain storm. 
The blues, grays and blacks, with a touch of brown are exactly what an approaching Texas thunderstorm looks like. I think I will also add a matching hat to complete the set.
Cables make me so happy. They are easy, they look fabulous and keep the knitting moving along quickly. So, I decided to dress up another easy knit, Picky Pants by Little Turtle Knits. I was very inspired by the Honeycomb socks (but know that it will be a while before I can start on any socks), so I decided to take the stitch pattern and add it to the leg of my newest soaker...
I'm fairly pleased with it, but I'm not sold on the seed stitch border to finish the leg off. Any suggestions for the next time I do this?
Well, I must run. Little Bit says: "Can you get off the computer and play with me now?" And really, who can resist such an adorable redhead?
In honor of the rain (and September), I've begun working on my submission for the Red Scarf Project, although my scarf is not red. I'm using the Irish Hiking Scarf pattern and Patons Soy Wool Stripes.
This yarn is very soft and cozy, and the colorway reminds me of a summer rain storm. 
The blues, grays and blacks, with a touch of brown are exactly what an approaching Texas thunderstorm looks like. I think I will also add a matching hat to complete the set.Cables make me so happy. They are easy, they look fabulous and keep the knitting moving along quickly. So, I decided to dress up another easy knit, Picky Pants by Little Turtle Knits. I was very inspired by the Honeycomb socks (but know that it will be a while before I can start on any socks), so I decided to take the stitch pattern and add it to the leg of my newest soaker...
I'm fairly pleased with it, but I'm not sold on the seed stitch border to finish the leg off. Any suggestions for the next time I do this?Well, I must run. Little Bit says: "Can you get off the computer and play with me now?" And really, who can resist such an adorable redhead?
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