December 2006 Archives

I'm knitting five items to send to Mongolia as a part of the Dulaan 10,000 drive. Here are the first of them:

This is Tychus from Knitty. As you can see on my daughter's large-for-her-age head, it's enormous. One of the great things about knitting for such a large organization is that you know that whatever you make will fit someone.

It's made vertically using short rows and has only one row of seaming. It was pretty fun seeing it come together so differently than all the other hats I've made.

Pattern: Tychus from Knitty
Yarn: Lion Brand Wool-Ease in Pines and Fisherman, two strands held together throughout.

Next is the Windy City Scarf from Stitch N Bitch. It was the first scarf I made and I'm happy to find it a good home in Mongolia. It's a little shorter than the pattern because I miscounted the red rows. Oops!

Pattern: Windy City Scarf from Stitch 'N Bitch
Yarn: Mission Falls Merino Superwash in Poppy and Cocoa

I made this scarf a few months ago for my sister but only just got around to blocking it. It was my first lace project and made when I thought size 5 needles were tiny.

Pattern: Cape Cod Shell Scarf by Frog Tree Alpaca
Yarn: Three skeins of Frog Tree Alpaca sport weight in color #41
Needles: Size 5 bamboo circulars

I also made this scarf in an aran weight for a friend of mine. I'll post a picture soon. It had only two pattern repeats in it. I think I actually like it better this way, with essentially a spine going up the middle of the scarf.

Pattern: Cape Cod Shell Scarf by Frog Tree Alpaca
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran in color 201 (teal)
Needles: Size 7 bamboo circulars

Here are a couple of charity projects I did this fall. The first is a bear for the Mother Bear Project. I'm not thrilled with it but it was fun to do something three-dimensional and I'll definitely be doing more in the future.

Yarn: Knitpicks Shine cotton in Terra Cotta, Wave, and Snapdragon

The second is a hat I did for Rabbitch's hat drive to warm Vancouver's homeless. This one was fun, and I liked how the swirly ribbing turned out with very little effort.

Pattern: Spiral Rib hat from The Yarn Pirate
Yarn: Knitpicks Swish superwash in Deep Ocean

This Garterlac Dishcloth I made from a pattern at Criminy Jickets . I love how it looks in the variegated yarn. It was a very good introduction to doing entrelac.

Pattern: Garterlac Dishcloth
Yarn: SnC cotton in Country Side Ombre
Needles: Clover bamboo

Unlike this one below, which I hate in the variegated. It was supposed to be in sort of Cal Bears colors, but I really dislike the pooling over the pretty lace pattern. Lesson learned... no variegated for lace. I willl probably do this one again in a solid color.

Pattern: Leaf-patterned lace dishcloth from Monthly Dishcloths yahoo group
Yarn: SnC cotton Sun Kissed Ombre
Needles: size 6 Clover Bamboo

These are two Smocked Dishcloths that I made this fall. I think it's my favorite dishcloth pattern that I've done from the Monthly Dishcloth yahoo group. I like the texture, the small border, and the look, particularly in the potpourri yarn.

Pattern: Smocked Cloth from Monthly Dishcloths yahoo group
Yarn: SnC cotton Potpourri and something yellow (maybe Sunshine)
Needles: size 7 Clover bamboo

Lorna's Laces Shepherd bulky