Holiday KAL

Finished the holiday socks October 21, 2011
Cast on October 6, 2011
Pattern: Rolling Thunder by Sivia Harding, published by Knitty.com
Needles 2.25mm - US #1
Yarn CPY Panda Soy in positive purple color - 2 balls, with about 3 yards left over.

i carry your heart.....

Finished -- ended up using 379 yards of CPY Kaya (in Flame) on this version of Tender Heart.

(Just shy of 6 skeins)

Rav page : i carry your heart

C/on: October 14

C/off: October 23
(I might keep this.....for a bit, anyway!!)

Holiday 4 KAL - WIP

I am making a cowl for my daughter for Christmas in Mini Mochi #109. I am using the Striped Infinity Scarf pattern by Michelle Hunter but I doubled the width and I am going to make it shorter. I think (hope) it will work. Love the way the yarn is working up and the colors.

Prime Time KAL - 10/11 WIP

I am making a Triplicity Shawlette by Michelle Hunter. I am using size 10 needles and Simplicity yarn by HiKoo in the teal colorway. Plus I am making a pair of baby socks for my friend's upcoming grandbaby with Look At Me stash yarn.

Sausalito Scarf Prize Yarn

Aren't these beautiful!!! Many thanks to Susan for the wonderful yarns your company offers...

holiday kal 4

Lana Grossa Olympia - 2 balls, 100 grams each. 200 meters in total, 10 mm needles and something warm as result. Winter gift for me...

Lana Grossa Olympia, 200 gram/200 meter totaal. Gebreid op 10 mm naalden. Lekker warm, ondanks de gaten die erin zitten

Holiday KAL 4

I started this project on 10/4/11. The pattern is called Seaside Shawlette, and the yarn is hand-dyed, by EweandUs.com. I just love the color for this yarn, and it is going to be a gift for my co-worker. Her little 3 month old daughter is fighting for her life right now, from a very rare genetic heart disorder. And I've been knitting this as an prayer shawl to give her once it's completed.

Here's a picture of the progress so far.

Holiday KAL 4 - Brenda (Owlsrook)

Oct. 13/11 - In progress photo of the cabled vest I am knitting for my Husband. This is the Handsome Pewter Vest pattern that is in the Fall 2011 Love of Knitting Magazine, which is a V-neck style pullover vest. I am using Lion Brand Fishermen's Wool, which I really like for aran and cabled garments for guys. I am about 2 inches from starting the armhole decreases. Brenda Owlsrook on Ravelry

October Progress

First up is the Prime Time KAL project: Halloween socks from Woolgirl's Halloween Kit.


Started: 10-4-11
Finished: 10-9-11
Patterm: Ghoulish Rhapsody by Christina Wilkins
Yarn: Dashing Dachs Dach Sox Fingering in Treat
Needles: 2.75mm for leg, 2.5mm for foot

Then I have more squares finished for my Holiday KAL project.
Sausalito in Tonga

and Half Moon Bay

Pictures were taken with the flash and are a little washed out but the colors are very close.  So now I have 24 of approximately 180 squares.

2011 Prime Time - October Chill Chasing Set

This month's offering is a set to chase the chilly weather: a small Shawl with a Beret to match.

The shawl pattern is Boneyard by Stephen West.
Yarn: Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool, 99 grams/380 yards
Needles: 4.5mm/US 7
(Those teal coloured objects in the first photo are my feet!)







The beret pattern is The Perfect Beret by Janelle Masters.
Yarn: Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool, 45 grams/173 yards
Needles: 3.5mm/US 4 and 4.5mm/US 7

Combined yardage: 144 grams/553 yards

Prime Time October

One pair of socks ready... started them with a skein that was claimed by Alexa on Ravelry, from SparkleAnnemieke. She wanted to knit her boyfriend a pair of socks, but never got to it... (school/work) And since his birthday is coming soon, I thought I'd knit the pair for him instead. The yarn is a delight to work with - I had really soft hands. Mountain Colors Hand Painted Yarns in the colour Bearfoot. 325 yards were used.

Prime Time and More

Prime Time October

Cast on September 22, too early for the holiday KAL.
Finished October 6, 2011
Yarn is Dream in Color Smooshy in color Spring Tickle
Needles: US #1 - 2.25mm
Pattern: Watercress by Lisa Brackbill

Holiday Project

More socks - pattern is Rolling Thunder by Sivia Harding
It has both beads and texture, although the beads don't show up in this photo.
Yarn: CPY Panda Soy - Finally I used some CPY yarn!!!
Needles ; US #! - 2.25mm

I am way behind

Due to health I am way behind but I am working on my KAL

October Primetime KAL Clown socks

Send In The Clowns by Adrienne Fong. :) I had finished one sock and realized I wouldn't have enough yarn in the multi-colored one, so frogged back to the end of the leg section and used skinny bugga for the remainder of the socks. I forgot to take a pic of them finished before Fred wore them. He thinks they are great. Wonderful pattern and a lot of fun to knit. My start pic was posted in September.

miters KAL

We are having a Miters KAL on the CPY Rav group!

Grand Prize: 3 balls of Aria Yarn (brand new, not yet available!! until December)

Additional prizes will be awarded depending on the number of finished projects. Limit of one prize per person.

Winner(s) will be determined by RNG.

Knitter’s choice of project using the mitered technique (mod has final say). Project must use a minimum of 200 yds (or roughly equal to one skein of mini mochi/sausalito).

Start Date: October 1, 2011
End Date: November 30, 2011

Prize drawings will be limited to participants who use Crystal Palace Yarns products.

Where did September go????

These months are going by really fast. I did get 2 PAIR of socks done. Yes, Adrienne some people knit socks in pairs.

The first pair finished were a test knit for the same Adrienne. Send in the Clowns.


Scary Socks Croakers


Then I also test knit a baby blanket......This last the testing is not over yet so can not link to pattern page.


Kinda excited a few gifts crossed off the every growing list.

My Holiday(or not!) KAL project

My son needed a blanket so he could cover up while he is playing his Xbox. I decided that it needed to be made from Sausalito because it is sooooo soft. This KAL is going to be the kick in the pants that I need to hopefully get it done by Christmas for him!
This bit of cast on

turns into these beautiful squares!



I am getting 4 squares and about half of another square from each ~200yd ball and have 2 balls each of 12 colors. Hopefully that will be enough but I think that I am going to need more yarn.
Started: 9-24-11
Finished: TBD
Pattern: Squares on the Roll by Frankie Brown
Yarn: Crystal Palace Yarns Sausalito
Needles: 3.25mm

September Prime Time KAL

Good grief where has the time gone? So, kids have finally given me some free time to let me upload pics of my September projects. First is a test pattern knit of a hat for a local designer. It was my first time doing a test knit, and it was a lot of fun. I hope to do more. I think the pattern should be released within the next few weeks. The suggested yarn is a 100% merino superwash wool at 256yds/skein and I used about 65% of the skein, so approximately 175yds (I really need to get a scale). It's a worsted weight yarn, and I used 5mm needles. It's a quick knit, although I did have to concentrate to keep track of the lace and cables.















Second project is made out of Cascade Eco Duo yarn - SO SOFT, wow, this yarn is beautiful. I made the Burberry Inspired Cowl (free pattern on Ravelry) and this was a super quick knit.
This was my first time doing a provisional cast on for a cowl, and when I joined the two ends together I made the first section a little too tight (since I'm used to doing this for socks). So, the first bit of the seam has a ridge, but the remainder was done a little looser and is much nicer. I highly recommend this pattern, I completed this in two days. This is an aran weight yarn, but I wanted it looser and a bit bigger so I used the pattern's recommended needle size of 6mm. I used the full skein of Duo, so 197 yds.



On to October!!

Yikes! I almost forgot to post my projects for September. Finished a few pairs of socks this month but wanted to show off the Autumn Flowers Scarf made out of 243 yards of Mini Mochi in Strawberry Lime Rainbow and the Comfort Socks made from Panda Silk in Twilight (171 yards). The Comfort Socks are an easy knit, starting at the cuff, working a slip stitch heel flap and then knitting back and forth for several inches before rejoining to finish off the toe in the round. I wore them for two days straight after finishing!

The Autumn Flowers Scarf is my first crochet project in a while and its for my niece Cathy for Christmas. She picked out the yarn and the pattern and I really like how it turned out. The flowers sewn on the bottom really help the scarf lay flat. Yes! Another Christmas gift done!

ETA - labels!

Yikes!!!

This is going to be a challenge. Started out ok.......with yarn I dyed at a class. Doesn't look to bad in the skein....but then.......

AKKKKKK.......looks like someone dined on fiesta ware and then threw it back up on my knitting. This photo doesn't begin to show how awful the colors really are. Unless the color pooling magically presents an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe or Christ on the Cross....I will be overdying. Since I have never done this...I am pleading with those having experience to message me with advice. I am not giving up.......

Based on the pattern: Tender Heart by Annie Lee

You can see more horrible photos on my rav page: Crazy Heart

Leafy Greens

(Lefty Likes Leafy Greens!!)


This is based on the Sun in Cold Water pattern, except I changed a few things:

• Used a bulkier weight yarn: CPY Meringue in Aloe -- just over 4 balls -- 498 yards
• Added an eyelet row on top to stop rolling -- not sure it worked really well.
• skipped the chain cast on business

I used 10 1/2 needles.

final measurements are 65" by 15 inches -- soft blocked

Rav Page: Leafy Greens