tour de france

Hi, Finished this right as the last stage ended. Katie made up the pattern! You can see an alternating K2P2 rib and knit rows. This was so much fun. I loved the red/white and blue colors but too short for my toes. She wanted them to not match on purpose. Made me nutty but they are hers for school! Now to finish the 52-wk scarf. Almost done with the palindrome scarf and loving the color. Jody

Girasole progress

My 8 weeks of asthma finally calmed down enough to let me work on this alpaca (allergy to it) blanket that I started a few months ago. I was concerned about how to do the edging, but once I ignored the chart and just followed the word instructions it was easy. All the other charts were excellent and I zipped through this project. I'm using the 8 ply natural fawn colored yarn from our friend's alpaca farm, "Quanden Springs". I love knitting with this yarn and can hardly wait to block the blanket. It has been great to have on my lap during the winter here. The pic doesn't do it justice, but I couldn't wait to show you my break from socks for a while. I do plan to finish the green Bamboo pair for August. :)

Finished Tour de France Socks

I finished a pair of socks for the Tour de France. I don't think I will get another pair in before the deadline.

TdF Nation´s category

Then there are the socks in our nation´s colours black, red and gold. I used a tweed yarn for black and spun some additional (but tiny:-)) golden flecks into it. They can be seen at the heel which I like so much because of the pin stripes that follow the construction throughout the sock. May I say that I had to fight knitting to and fro with two colours (under the heel, attaching the sole)? I was so happy when that was over!

That´s it for today.

TdF KAL Green Jersey

These are the socks made of the olive green yarn I dyed for this KAL. They are pretty easy and will be for a family member who likes that colour very much to go with a khaki pair of trousers.

Category is the green jersey category (for the one who managed to win the most points for sprinters (Hushovd?)).

Yay!

Oh boy, oh boy! I just saw in the header to this blog that there is a mystery sock KAL planned for September! Can't wait!!

:-)

Cathy's July 52 week update

I finished the Flora hat so this can be added to my July projects for the 52 week challenge!


Pattern: Flora
Yarn: Knit Picks Shine Worsted - Sailor and Grass
Cast on: 7/7/09
Finished: 7/24/09
Yardage estimate: 100 yards

Cast on post for this project (and the rest of my July projects) is here.


I also started a new project which has been a lot of fun to knit (once I got to the fair isle part):



This is the Fair Isle Vest from the Fall 2007 issue of Knit Simple magazine. The yarn is Tatamy Tweed DK.

I need to get moving on the mystery sock pattern because I want to finish those for August!!

TdF KAL - Bergtrikot

Here are my socks for the mountain winner category: They are striped throughout, knit toe-up and I did not succeed in embroidering a bike on the bigger red stripe. I tried several but was not satisfied with the results. No nerves left to try it again. As they are for me there might be another attempt one day.

The finished products

Thanks again for a fun KAL....it kept my interest, refueled my knitting interest AND kept me moving on that bike when I thought I just couldn't ride it one more mile. You guys are the best.

I am loving the socks I'm seeing riding across the finish line!

I've lost my mind...but that really isn't a shocker.

I lost my ever living mind...so bear with me, the explanation is coming. It still may not make sense, but it's mine, it made sense to me at the time and I will defend my insanity until the very end. I decided not only to participate in the Tour KAL, but I thought I'd make as many pairs representing the different jerseys as possible. Now, not every pair met qualification. The green pair meet regulations (and anti-doping says that it tested clean as well) Meets all criteria. It's my entry for the Tour de France Kal.....I'm not sure if it's going to be named Mark Cavendish or Thor Hershov (I just killed his name, sorry Thor, but I'm tired and I am NOT surfing the answer tonight. Maybe Monday.)

The rest of the socks are collectively my entry for the July Kal. In there is the We are the World flag socks (and yes, I started those right after MJ died - I really thought I was clever there for a moment, now I find it cheesy, but it is what it is) The plain white pair apperar to be the Andy Schleck socks, the white with red beads are Pilotti (again, name massacare) and the teal pair with gold beads are Team Astana Rolling Thunder (rolling thunder being the name of the pattern). The shades aren't quite right, but that was my intent as I knit them along. There will be no yellow. I frankly ran out of time. I am spending all weekend at an outdoor swim meet, and I'm not going to mess up some great yarn I ordered just to finish in time. Meanwhile, most of the knitting was, in face, in front of Versus' coverage of the Tour. I also challenged my slim and trim challenged body to ride my exercise bike 10% of the race distance....on level 1 (little resistance). I'm pretty sure I have my mileage done as well, so what can I say, this is a great weekend.
The finished photo is to follow.

Night all!
the crazy one :D

52 Week Challenge - Brenda (Owlsrook)

Completed July project - Catherine Socks Pattern in Knit Picks Golden Yarn. Knitted these on magic loop method. 5 inch cuffs in Pattern with plain foot. 342 yards.

Brenda in Alberta

Vote for your favorite CPY Project #2

here are the entries for favorite cpy projects for the months of april-june. we have combined the projects from the "anything goes" kal and the "52 week challenge" kal. i know that it will be hard to select just one favorite, so i have decided to let you select TWO favorites.

in addition to the honor of being the crafter of the favorite project with all the bragging rights and privileges thereto pertaining, the winner will receive 4 skeins of crystal palace yarn (winner's choice of yarn and colors, subject to availability).

email your TWO favorites to:

carefreekal at gmail dot com

by tuesday, july 21st. you must be a member of the carefree kal family to vote. (and if your name is anywhere on the side bar, then you are a member!).

clicking on the picture will enlarge the image.

1. Toddler Socks #1

Mini Mochi



2. "Tokena" from Sock Madness 3
Panda Silk

3. "Glynis"
Panda Silk #3010

4. Washcloth Set #1
Cotton Chenille in "Strawberries and Limes" & "Fern"

5. "Kiila"
Panda Soy in "Poppy Red"



6. "Finally Socks"
Panda Silk



7. Toddler Socks #2
Panda Superwash



8. Washcloth Set #2
Cotton Chenille



9. June Mystery Sock (Solid Socks Group)
Panda Silk


10. " Luxor" Socks
Panda Wool in "Neptune"



11. Socks inspired by "Sensational Knitted Socks"
Maizy in "Turf"

if i've missed your project, please let me know so i can add it to the "competition."

tdf KAL progress

another photo of the Sweet Pea socks - a bit more progress.

Update on tour sock

Here is an update on my second sock, I just finished the heal turn.

Tour de France Kal - Brenda (Owlsrook)

Completed Tour de France - Red & White entry. Approximately 330 yards total yarn, cuffs are 5 inches, Ladies medium size. No pattern, just made it up as I knit it.
Represents the Tour de France Mountain Entry and Canada's flag colours.

Brenda in Alberta
Owlsrook.blogspot.com

First sock finished

Here is my progress on the Tour de France sock. Here is the finished first sock.

July - 52 week challenge post

I have finished my main projects for July in the 52 week challenge:

My "WWKIP Day 2009" Socks:


Started: 6/13/09
Finished: 7/6/09
Yarn: Panda Cotton - Roses
Needles: 40" 3.0mm addi turbo lace (magic loop)
Pattern: Slipped Stitch Rib from Sensational Knitted Socks book
Yardage: approx 275 yards

Seascape Scarf:



Started: 6/12/09
Finished: 7/17/09
Yarn: Panda Cotton - Seascape
Pattern: Panda Cotton Drop Stitch Scarf by Kala
Needles: US 2 (2.75mm)
Yardage: 178 yards (just about the entire skein)

That should earn me my letter for July, but I have also cast on another project that I may finish in July as well.

Cast on post for the Flora hat:


Pattern: Flora
Yarn: Knit Picks Shine Worsted in Sailor (blue) and Grass (green)
Cast on: 7/7/09

I have since finished the fair isle section and just need to knit the top of the hat:


I also have a progress photo for the mystery socks I am knitting in Panda Soy and Maizy (these should end up being my August project for the 52 week challenge!):


That's all for now!

-Cathy

spam!

yeah! we're not SPAM! dumb robots!

kal has returned to normal.

please remember to send me your votes for favorite cpy projects!!!!!!!

Green socks are ready

This pair is mine, and mine only. They came ready today when watching the start of today's stage of the Tour. The yarn used in this pair is Knit Picks Bare, dyed in Green Tea; 360 meters were used. Pattern idea is mine.

My sock for the Tour de France - it's actually red, white and blue, although the red is showing up more brown. Anyway, it's yarn I had in my stash and I think it's probably Lion Brand. I'm not a great sock knitter, and as you can see this is just a 'vanilla' top down sock knit using magic loop, although I am using dpns for the heel.

Tour de France KAL - beginnings

A girl has to meet some challenge. See my start into socks with our national colours. Two weeks to go for finishing them and the mountain socks and the yellow socks. Oh my... But this is all fine with me as I tend to "forget" a second sock. At least I rarely do two socks of the same pattern, but two or even three socks from the same skein, but without the boring duplicate knitting. Then I wear two socks of different patterns, but from the same skein. So far, only few noticed.

52 weeks challenge - beginnings

Recently the passion for stranded knitting is growing. There are new mittens and finally an old dream on my wish list, socks based on motifs from Simply Socks. They would be my July project. I hope.

tour de france KAL progress

I'm doing the heels on both socks now - here is a photo of day 15:

52 Week Challenge - Brenda (Owlsrook)

July Progress Photo - Pattern name is "Catherine", Yarn is Knit Picks Kettle Dyed "Gold"
Just doing the pattern on the cuff on this pair.

Working on this pair and my Tour De France pair at alternately.

Brenda in Alberta

Further progress on Tour de France sock

Here is further progress on my sock. For the first time I incorporated the pattern on the heal flap.