Holiday gift entry given to Cheryl

I will post the finished pics which I took all at once after they were given a bath and patted to dry. The light wasn't good that day, but with 12 guests coming in a couple of hours, it was the best I could do. I'm going into overload trying to post these. Lesson for next time is to post the start and then take a pic of the finished items in a group. Wish I had done that this time! Sorry it is such a muddle and not as interesting to look at, but after all of this, I wanted to post them. I have lots more that I won't be posting. Need to get back to the 12/12/12 sock!

All of these cloths went home with my friend, Cheryl to use in her new house. I think I posted the starts of these already.

holiday gift entry given to Chris

I am getting lost trying to find some of these pics in my computer to show progress and finished items. I think I posted most of the starts already. All have been given to our friend, Chris who is now hooked on handknit dishcloths which of course delights me. The British Isles cloth and helicopter are Marilyn Wallace designs. Alligator, roo, and horse are by Lisa Millan.

Smaller rooster by Rhonda White. Larger rooster by Alli Barrett.

Holiday Kal-3

A lace cowl and gloves for a very special friend.

Cowl:
Started: 18 Nov 2010/Fin: 26 Nov Nov 2010
Yarn: Plymouth Dye for Me Dancing Toes
385 grams/101 yards
Needles: 4.5mm/US7

Gloves:
Started: 15 Nov 2010/Fin 13 Dec 2010
Yarn: Cascade Heritage
56 grams/245 yards
Needles: 2.5mm/US 1

holiday kal 3

is drawing to a close. you have until december 15th to finish your projects and december 19th to post pictures of your completed items.

please check to make sure that i have given you credit for any holiday projects.

third annual holiday (or not) kal!

announcing the start of the 3rd annual carefree holiday (or not) kal. get started on your holiday gift knitting/crocheting or not!

KAL will start on wednesday, september 15th and will end on wednesday, december 15th. rules will be the same as the 12 months/12 projects/12 balls of yarn KAL. you will get one entry for each "project" you complete and post to the blog. limit of one prize per person. number of final prizes dependent on the number of participants posting finished projects.

the new mini mochi colorways, as well, as the new non-wool mochi yarn, will be available around the end of our contest and will be one of the selections for prizes IF YOU USE CPY! (projects knit with crystal palace yarns must be 90%+ to count.)

NO DOUBLE DIPPING WITH 12M/12P/12BOY KAL.

who wants to play? leave me a comment!

new to the blog? email carefreekal at gmail dot com and i will get an invite out to you!

eta: PLEASE POST YOUR HOLIDAY PROJECTS SEPARATELY FROM THE 12M/12P/12BOY PROJECTS. otherwise, you may not get credit.

And under the wire…….

I skid in with one whole wopping Holiday kal entry. Life is good.

I used Microfiber Ribbon from Tess' Designer yards, coming in around 650 yards.

Happy knitting everyone! :)

12m/12p/12boy - December 2010 Completed- Brenda (Owlsrook)

Completed December 2010 Project - Double Irish Moss Scarf in Crystal Palace Mini Mochi #108-Neptune. I used two 50 gram balls of yarn for this project which is 390 yards as per the ball bands. I had exactly 2 inches of yarn left when I finished casting off. (got a little nervous on the cast off row that it would run out.)

I used a 4mm circular needle and 52 stitches to make this a wide enough scarf to turn the shawl collar & allow it to be closed with a shawl pin.

Can't beleive we are already at the end of this years KAL. I decided at the beginning of this years KAL to do all 12 projects in Crystal Palace yarns, and I have enjoyed knitting and designing with each one.

Now have to start planning for 2011.

Brenda in Alberta
Owlsrook on Ravelry

12m/12p/12b cowl

A simple lace cowl that will completely cover the head and neck. I knit the cowl, then dyed with Jacquard Sapphire Blue.

Started: 3 Dec 2010/Fin: 10 Dec 2010
Yarn: Plymouth Dye for Me Dancing Toes - 101 grams/398 yards
Needles: 4.5mm/US7

A little hat for a great-great-niece.

Started: 5 Dec 2010
Fin: 6 Dec 2010

Yarn: Lion Brand Wool-Ease
39 grams/90 yards
Needles: 3.75mm/US5

Holiday Kal-3

The 30" square blanket is part of a layette for Tatiana's baby girl, due in a few weeks! It's knit using Plymouth Encore (wool/acrylic blend), and the pattern caused the edges to pull in and not lay flat, so I used a steam iron to 'kill' the acrylic, and it then washed and dried beautifully!
Started: 1 Dec 2010/Fin: 8 Dec 2010
Yardage: 280 grams/560 yards
Needles: 5.0mm/US8

The little Feather and Fan bonnet is knit from Plymouth Dreambaby.
Started/Fin: 10 Dec 2010
Yardage: 17 grams/62.2 yards
Needles: 3.5mm/US4 and 4.0mm/US6

Glows done

WOW! It took me some time, but they are done. Glows turned out beautiful, but I noticed that I have to go check my eyes as well. Constant cable knitting. :-)
Yarn used: Wollmeise Granatapfel. Approx 350 meters were used. Progress pictures were already posted.

gift entry

I recently got some red cotton 10 ply yarn (scarce as hen's teeth here in Oz) with Christmas gifts in mind. I decided to make some patriotic cloths and KEEP all of them as a gift to myself. :) I liked knitting all of them and they were fast, fun, easy and I like the finished items. I took some progress pics and one of them all together. 5 patterns, 6 cloths (tried 2 different needle sizes for one of them and decided I prefer the 4.00mm for this yarn).

See my Ravelry project page for more details of any of the cloths I've made recently (peacockmom on rav). All of these were made from Bernat Handicrafter Holidays solid in Christmas Red. Patterns are: Heart Flag and Flag in a Heart designed by Lisa Millan; USA Star by Carol Callaway; American Flag Dishcloth by Emily Jagos; and Long May She Wave by Sue Schaefer.

12/12/12/ entry started last night

Chicklets sock pattern by Anne Hanson using "night shade" colorway in Panda superwash wool. After all the dishcloths I've been making lately (will post many of them before the 15th, entry final date) it is nice to get back to making socks. I'm trying to avoid my typical second sock syndrome making the 2 of them at the same time, but on different magic loop needles.

We've had more peachicks hatched around Thanksgiving (we call them "chicklets") so this is particularly appropriate for now. :)

December Socks finished.

The pattern for these is Twisted Mockery, a mystery pattern by Lisa Stichweh. I'm keeping these!
Started: Nov. 5, 2010
Finished: Dec. 6, 2010.
Needles. US #2/2.75mm and US #1.5/2.5mm
Yarn is Hand Maiden Casbah, about 300 yards used.

Final Holiday post

These went slowly because of other projects. I still haven't written the pattern. They're for my husband.
Cast On: Nov. 11, 2010
Finished Dec. 2, 2010
Yarn: Plymouth Dye for Me Happy Feet, dyed by my yarn store owner.
Needles: Us #2/2.75 mm

12m/12p/12boy - December 2010 In Progress - Brenda (Owlsrook)

My December Project is a Crystal Palace Yarn, Mini Mochi Scarf in "Double Irish Moss Stitch", colour is Mini Mochie #108 - Neptune. I am using 2 - 50 gram balls of this yarn to make this scarf, have just finished the first ball and starting the second.
Using size 4mm needles.

This is a nice simple textured stitch, I like it for scarves and fingerless mitts.

Brenda in Alberta

Owlsrook on Ravelry

Socks again????

Not sure if you can see but another trip to see my daughter. She had classes in Las Vegas, I got to go play. Here are socks started and knitted on the trip. Yep knitted in the airport, on the plane, in the casinos, out in the sun (dang nice to see that).

Left 75 F degree weather came home to with a wind chill of -15 F. Not so nice to see.


Completed socks. They are Maui Magic by Adrienne Fong.