February 2007 Archives

This is one of the very few times that I bought a yarn with no pattern in mind. I loved the Yosemite yarn and made this simple garter stitch scarf on size 19 needles. I hoped that one skein would be enough but had to go back to the LYS for another. I have 50 grams left in the second skein, which may be enough for a hat.

It was my first project on giant needles as well as my first with a thick-and-thin yarn. I found it very fun and finished the scarf in something like three days. A few inches of fringe completed the project. It was made as a Christmas gift for my friend Nikki, though I think she liked the Giants hat I made for her husband better!

Yarn: one and a half skeins of Trendsetter Yarns Yosemite in Raspberry Sorbet
Pattern: my own
Needles: plastic size 19 straights

Yarn: Frog Tree Alpaca worsted weight in colors 100 (black) and 20 (orange)
Pattern: Ribbed hat
Needles: Clover bamboo circular

I made these socks as part of a Sock Knit-Along for beginner sock knitters. These are actually my second pair of hand-knitted socks and they were indeed easier the second time around.

I attempted to use the yarn's striped color changes to match the pair exactly. The cuffs line up pretty well but I did the second sock's heel flap a couple of rows longer than the first sock (the lower one, above) and so the instep and toe stripes are not quite the same. Look at the toes (one orange and one yellow).

I've learned that I like my socks to fit pretty snug on my foot, so for my next pair I'll cast on fewer stitches. Also, I think there was a reason the yarn (KnitPicks Simple Stripes) was on sale: it,Aeos not particularly attractive or easy to match to clothing.

Socks for me are fun and very portable knitting. I'll be doing many more, I'm sure.

Pattern: Sock KAL
Yarn: KnitPicks Simple Stripes
Needles: Two circulars, size 1 KnitPicks Options

Here's a quick baby hat I made for a friend with a new baby girl. I used half a skein from stash and knit it up in an evening. I was a bit worried about the yarn's pooling -- the first bit wasn't swirling at all, just producing a half pink/half green hat. But after the rolled brim, it started to swirl and I like how it turned out. The i-cord top is cute and was a first for me.

Pattern: Umbilical Cord hat from Stitch N Bitch
Yarn: Artyarns Supermerino in color 105 (greens, pinks, corals)
Needles: size six Clover Bamboo