Posted in 2008 Finished Objects, tagged 2-at-a-time, baby, debbie bliss, FO, gifts, magic loop, seamed, self-patterning, self-striping, sock yarn, socks, sweater, toddler, trekking on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have just been dying to blog this one, but had to wait because it’s a Christmas gift for my nephew who just turned 1 year old on Christmas Eve.
Not a particularly attractive pic… hopefully I’ll have a modeled shot to add once Billy actually grows into it. This is the “Striped Top” pattern from [...]
Posted in 2008 Finished Objects, tagged cabled, FOs, hello yarn, irish hiking scarf, scarf on December 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The last charity scarf is done!
Pattern: Irish Hiking Scarf by Adrian Bizilia (Ravelry Link, Web Link)
Yarn: Patons Rumor, Hibiscus Heather (discontinued yarn — and I’ll add that it sheds a lot)
Needles: US 10.5 (6.5mm) straights (Boye, I think)
Time: Started 11/29/08, finished 12/13/08 (barely, in the wee hours of the morning)
The pattern calls for aran or [...]
Posted in 2008 Finished Objects, tagged Hat, top down, striped, gift, FO, beret, easy knit on December 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My favorite yarn shop owner, Kim (aka “Yarnmamom”), had a birthday this week. So of course that means a knitted gift for her, in mostly her favorite color, purple. Voila! The One-Day Beret (pattern by Kirsten Kapur of Through The Loops). Although it took more like 9 days for me… but not knitting on it [...]
Posted in 2008 Finished Objects, tagged charity, eyelash yarn, garter stitch, novelty yarn, scarves on December 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
About a month ago (actually, exactly a month ago), the knitting group at the LYS was alerted to a need for handmade scarves for a charity event. The Hamburg Area Woman’s Club and the First UCC Church in Hamburg host an annual holiday dinner for needy families selected by the Salvation Army to attend. Every [...]
