October Prime Time Projects

Hey All! Happy Fall from Michigan. Maggie just told me it feels like winter and asked "Shouldn't we pull the Christmas movies out yet?" Anyhow...I managed to finish several things in October and wanted to share these three projects. First up I knitted a simple scarf using Mochi Plus in Tapestry Rainbow - which I'm totally in love with - and a bit of Squiggle on the Ends (201 yards total). Then I used some more Squiggle and paired it with some Filatura Di Crosi Zara and made the Cupcake Hat (free pattern on Straw.com) - about 73 yards. Finally, I finished off the month with a couple of Christmas Ornaments in Mini Mochi Red Zone. The first one ended up so big that I made it into a cat toy. The second turned out pretty cool. I would like to make some more in time for Christmas to attach to gifts. Hope November is a great month for everyone!

Carefree Holiday KAL projects

Hello. I finished my Triplicity Shawlette.

Cast On: October 6th

Cast Off: October 27th

Needles: Size 10

Yarn: Crystal Palace Mini Mochi in #311

Yards: approximately 230 yards

I started another project called Peppermint Twist Socks by Deby Lake. I'm using SWTC TOFUtsies; however, I lost the label of the exact color. I'm making these socks for my Mother-in-law for Christmas.

primetime October

Gee I totally forgot to enter my project for the month! These are my first pair of cable socks! Now onward to do the Viking Socks that have been in my queue since I started to knit!
Pattern- Calable
Yarn-Knitter's Brewing Company-Hall Pass
needles- 2.75mm
Start date- 10-1-11
Finish date- 10-09-11!

October Prime Time

I FINALLY got a finished picture of my intended October project, so here you go!

This is a citron done in Wolle’s Yarn Creations Color Changing Cotton, which is about 490 yards. I didn't have much left when I finished it. :) I believe the colorway for this was Mellow II. Size 6 knitpicks options.

October Prime Time

This pair is from the September Mystery KAL in Sock Knitters Anonymous. Watercress Socks by Lise Brackbill in Knit Picks yarn.

My daughter picked the Cocoa Mint Maizy yarn and asked for Footies. I had to break into the second ball to finish the pair. Her sister gets a little sweater in Mini Mochi for her stethoscope. I used 1/2 a skein. If these work out, there will probably be more!

Prime Time KAL - 10/11 Finished

Finished my Triplicity Shawlette by Michelle Hunter. Used Simplicity yarn by HiKoo in the Teal colorway and size 10 needles. It was a lot of fun and I learned several new techniques which is always a good thing. The pattern is available through http://www.knitpurlhunter.com
The shawlette was just short of 300 yards so I also knit some baby socks for my friend's upcoming grandbaby. This used left over stash of Patons Look at Me and size 3 needles. I tend to use the same baby pattern by Edie Eckman for baby socks.

Octobers Prime Time

 I can't believe that October is almost over and Christmas is almost here. I was able to get a few things done this month. I finished a pair of socks I used yarn that I purchased at Sock Summit 2011 this summer from Amy Lee. The colorway is Count Dracula so this is my Halloween Socks. They are your basic stockinette with an afterthought heel. I think they turned out well. 

I bought the book Coastal Knits by Hannah Fettig and Alana Dakos. I love the photograph in this book and the patterns are great. I decided right away to cast on the Rustling Leaves Beret and loved how it turned out. I had plenty of yarn left so decided to make a pair of fingerless gloves. I used the leaf pattern in the beret and worked them into the gloves. I really like how these turned out and I just hope I did Alana proud. 

I have a pair of socks on the needles thought I might get them done this month but don't see that happening. I have cast on a cardigan out of Coast Knits called Rocky Coast and hope to have it done by the end of November, will see if that happens.  Till next month Happily knitting, Bye.

October KAL

 I did several projects this month, the largest projects is my cotton shopping bag. It is crocheted mesh bag with a diagonal bar added. I used up a large ball of Bernat Cotton Twist yarn. Then I made Mr. Peanut, the stuffed elephant. I made a Solomon Knot Mobius Scarf. Finally I made a plastic basket using Rexlace I bought at Michaels.

october took 2 months+

i am such a bad test knitter; but i did finally finish. whispers ... it's over 800 yds and has beads!

eva peron

playing with stripey sock now. LOVE it!

October Prime Time Project

WIP Pic


Finished Pic

I finished a great Little Red Riding Hood Cape with Seed Stitch and Berry Stitch edging that used well over 500 yrds and totally forgot to take a WIP picture...soooo, decided to quickly make alittle cardigan for my daughter too. This is Tiny Tea Leaves knit in Berroco Vintage Worsted. I used just a bit of the 3rd skein (475 yrds). It was quite easy and very cute end result.

Jill (jaerrt on ravelry)

Prime Time October -- slippers

These slippers were the perfect car-passenger project: huge needles and yarn so I didn't have to look at it all the time, super-easy so it didn't require much thought, and destined to be felted so mistakes really didn't matter anyway. I did most of the knitting on the drive between Stuttgart and our new home in Belgium. And in Belgium, discovered only front-loading washers. Sad. So I waited until we went back to Stuttgart for our stuff, and finished them off in the top-loading American washer while we packed the moving van. They really still need a little more felting, but I'm not seeing any progress after several cycles in the front-loader. So I'm calling them done.

Slouchies

Trio






#1 - Slouchie, loosley based on the pattern Another Slouchie Hat made out of CPY Kaya in Flame ( 78 g.) Size 13 needles--Mods: cast on 64 sts sts, after ribbing, increased to 80. Pattern k4, p6 x 8… sl 4 knits on cable needles and wrap 3 times- slip to rh needle (do not knit) every 8 rows.decrease 1 stitch in purl section every other row until 12 sts remain. snip & run tail through all 12, and tie off.





#2 (which I actually knit first) followed the same pattern -- except made it a little longer. size 11 needles. (65g)



on Rav: Slouchies

A little short of the yardage, I added a headband based on Easy Cabled Headband about 17g of Kaya On Rav: Easy Cabled Headband Size 10 dpns


Total of 160g -- about 208yds

Cast on:10/27

Cast Off: 10/28

Tracy Van Wormer

Holiday (or not) KAL

Holiday KAL 4

Finished my first pair of fancy lacy socks. I'm very proud of them!

I can't even tell you the kind of yarn I used, it was a hand painted skein from my local yarn shop, the pair took about 300 yards altogether, I have sort of long feet.

October KAL

I made this pillow for my daughter's desk chair.  She seems kind of ho-hum about it, but I think my choice of colors is much better than what was shown in the original picture.  It's from an Italian leaflet called "Aria di Primavera" published by Hachette.

I used approx. 450 meters of wool for this project.  This month's project seemed like it would never end.

Holiday KAL 4

This Christmas gift is an accent pillow, which I started 1 Oct 2011. The fern portion of the pattern is called Fern Pillow, by Rachel Braff. I designed the back side to resemble the 'spore' pattern found on the back of ferns.
Yarn is KnitPicks Palette.

Completed Seaside Shawlette

I completed my Seaside shawlette pattern by Wendy Gaal, on October 23rd, and finally gotten around to block it today, October 26th. I used approximately 330 yards, of a handpainted yarn by EweandUs.com, on size 4 needles. The shawlette was cast on October 4th. It turned out very lovely, and can't wait to give it to my co-worker, Shania, as a prayer shawl for her baby girl who is battling a very rare genetic heart disorder.

Triplicity Shawlette

I started the Triplicity Shawlette, pattern by Michelle Hunter on October 6th, using Mini Mochi color 311, with size 10 needles. I'm making it for myself, since I can't bear giving this away as a gift. It feels too nice give away.