Thursday, August 30, 2007
Nothing Smokey loves more than napping on fresh knitting
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Second try at the Modified Lotus Blossom Tank
on hers and read the knit-a-long that she joined. The biggest problems that I saw cropping up for people were bra coverage and front rolling. I know that the straigh across neckline isn't the best for me so I set about making modifications.
At Sophie's suggestion, I used the Shapely Tank pattern for the idea for bust short rows. But that pattern still calls for a round neck instead of a V. I knit the first one using the second size from the original pattern for the bottom and my measurement size from the shapely tank for the top, but substituting a v-neck for a round neck. When I got done, there were some things I didn't like about the way it hung, it was too big around, and the v-neck was too high.
So I started over, ripping the first one as I knit the second. I knit the bottom of the tank from the original pattern, smallest size. Then for the top I used the smallest size of the shapely tank pattern for the back and a bigger size for the front. I did six repeats of short row (I had only done four on the first edition) and they fall right under the armhole in the front. Then as soon as I finished the short rows I started the v-neck. I did garter stitch around the neck and armholes, making one set of short rows across the back of each arm hole for better side to side bra coverage.
I'm much happier with the result. It hangs straight and doesn't have excess fabric. It covers what it's supposed to cover, but it's nice and cool. The lace pattern on the bottom gives good ventilation for those hot days. For yarn I used Reynolds Saucy Sport, so it's machine washable, and size 7 needles.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Yarn inspector
Feather & Fan
It's about 22" across, but If I'd had more yarn I could have made a full sized circular shawl. I'll file that away in the ideas for later pile.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Felted clogs, pre-felting
Felted clogs, post felting
I met Beverly Galeskas at my much missed old LYS that closed in 1998 when the owner retired. No other shop in town has replaced it either in merchandise or vibe. Then I met her again at a Stitches West in 1994 I think it was. Anyway, she's nice. It turns out that one of my classmates this year in the PTA program is her step-daughter. How's that for a nice degrees of separation thingie.
I made these for a Christmas present and now everyone (including me) wants some. So I started "Felted Clogs for Christmas Part II" this June, but this time in Cascade 220, which also came out nice. Pictures later...
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Felted Mittens, post-felting
I'm planning on posting a finished knitting project a day until I'm up to date on what I've knit this year.
Ready for Summer Quarter
I actually started back to knitting again that week too. It's never too early to start maknig Christmas presents.
The aftermath of the school year
But I am knitting again. Yay! My first full time clinical assignment starts next Friday, but I'm going to be riding the bus in Seattle, so I will have lots of time to knit on the bus. I cleaned up and inventoried a tiny part of my yarn. Too scary to dig into the big stuff in the closet until I run out of what is already out of the closet.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Here's why I haven't been knitting much this month
I have most of my knitted christmas presents done, so the only thing I'll probably knit between now and December are some baby booties for a friend whose baby is due in December. Of course, you know I'm lying, It's hard to stay away from knitting for that long.
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Sea turtles shawl
I like this pattern a lot so I'm comtemplating adapting it to a faorese style shawl. I'll be able to use the existing turtle part of the chart for the side panels, but I'll have to adapt it for the center panel and then figure out how I will get the border pattern to fit. Sounds like a fun fall challenge! Or perhaps something I should tackle during Christmas break. School is taking up most of my time and attnetion right now.