Tiny Socks for Prime Time KAL

I also made these cute little socks out of Wildflower DK Fancy with size 5 dpn and the Mock Cable Baby Socks pattern by Janet Gallagher. I don't need the yardage but they are cute so what the heck...

Prime Time KAL - 1/11 Finished

I finished my 2 skein Mini Mochi Shawlette in the Tapestry Rainbow shade (105) with just a very small amount left. I went away this weekend so it is not blocked yet but soon will be. I think the color (which I won in the Carefree KAL) turned out really nice. Thank you Susan! I'll post a picture on Ravelry once it is blocked. I used size 5 needles. It was a very fun pattern and the lace was great fun also. Thanks!!!

Just Showing Off Some Dishcloths

I am showing of some of the dishcloths I made over the weekend. I have more pics and a pattern on my blog.

January Primetime

Hi everyone. Here is my January final project.

Molten Socks

start 1-3-11

finish 1-30-11

needles-2.5mm

yarn- Panda Superwash Jet Black and Fireworks

rav link-http://www.ravelry.com/projects/knit-frog-knit/molten-hawaii

Two done this month. Now onto Me Myself and I!

Rules for posting

How soon can you start the next month's project? Do you have to wait until the first of the month to start? Thanks,

clarification by mod:

you can start projects for the rest of the year anytime you want. the only month you have to start and finish in the same month is january.

for the rest of the year, you can start a project now and have the entire year to finish it.

the only stipulation is that you post a finished project every month if you want to qualify for the grand prize drawing.

Prime Time 2011 - Jan

This is my blue cardigan. It was finished by Friday. Back from the weekend, I made a quick pic to post the finished cardigan. It is very warm and I will be happy if I find some yarn to fix the buttons once more with a second small button on the inside. Then maybe a better pic will follow.

Shimmer Sweater

I've finally finished my sweater - it's really, really heavy!  I calculated that it contains 1396 yards, and the stitch pattern was very easy to knit.  I made the XL of Kathy Zimmerman's Opulent Options sweater in Knitter's No. 54 (spring 1999).

Just for Me

It's all about me and I don't have enough yardage yet. I do have warm hands, however. I had worn out the mittens that went with my winter jacket, and bought yarn last spring. Finally, I made time for me. They're finished and I used up about 196 yards of yarn. Worsted weight yarn knits up much faster than sock yarn.

I'll give details here, while I remember.
Pattern: my own, with elements from a number of places
Yarn: Aussi Wool in amethyst and rose bay, with the fuzzy part a combination of Bernat Sox in pink hot and Bernat Boa in doo doo bird.
Needles: US #4/3.5 mm for the cuffs and US#5/3.75 mm for the hands.

Knitting time about i week (Jan. 20 -28, 2011)

I'm working on a cotton crochet bath mat, which will certainly add enough yardage to count for this challenge.

Prime Time 1/11

I made it. I picked up the extra yarn on Thursday. Without it, the socks looked like this. With the extra yarn, I was able to finish the socks. Started January 3, 2011, the pattern is Niagara by Janel Laidman. I made the leg one repeat wider and two repeats longer. The yarn, Claudia Hand Painted Yarns with 175 yds/50 gm did not make it. I'll be using periwinkle in a future color-work project or buying still more and making socks for myself from it. Needles were US #1/2.25mm.

2011 PRIME TIME KAL

This was my first project for the KAL. I was sweating a little about getting it done, because, I have had company --- and the sweater might be a present for her birthday. I really liked the pattern-- got it off Ravelry for free.--Net time, I think I might do it longer -- add on to the lace portion, and maybe lengthen the sleeves to 3/4... But the way it is will go great with sleeveless dresses! Tracy Van Wormer

welcome some new members!

a warm carefree welcome to our newest members, daushalynn and ccbcricco (carol)!

2011 Prime Time 2nd project

Second project this year! These fingerless mitts were knit using yarn I dyed with Wilton's food paste.

Yarn: Footscray
Yardage: 77 grams/343 yards
Needles: 2.5mm

January Prime Time KAL

I can believe that I finished this pair of socks in a month. I have been working on too many other projects and had to buckle down to get these done. AND they are for ME and only ME. I don't make to many pairs for just me. So here they are:

Hedera by Cookie A., I used Dream in Color Smooshy in Jungle Cloud. I made them two at a time I don't get them cast on right and had a problem doing it... So I knit the cuff's separate and put them on the needles and knit away. I like how fast they seem to be when knitting them at one time no SSS.

I have also been knitting on hats this month and I didn't want to figure out their yardage to get my 300 yards. But they are quick and fast gratification when you just want to see results real fast and that's what I needed.

Here is a few of my WIP's that I am working on for the next few months: I'm working on a pair of toe up Monkeys in Miss Babs Frog Princess. And my large project is a Pi shawl for Monica's Wedding Veil I'm using Baruffa Cashwool. She picked out 3 different patterns that she like and we are putting all the parts together to make this one veil.

So I have my hand full plus all the other project that I want to do in between. Happily knitting.

Frozen skeletons

Started January 2, 2011, completed January 28, 2011. Used needles size 4 US, yarn Berroco Comfort DK, 86g = 306 yds.  It's a combination of two patterns I found on Ravelry, round dance and  zombie hat. My rav project page.

January 2011 Prime Time KAL

This is my first project of the new year and it turned out great. I started to make a medium and had to frog it to make the large instead. It was a lovely pattern and I plan to make several more of her patterns. I did several extra pattern repeats on the sleeves and in the body length to fit a longer torso. Fantastic pattern!

January PrimeTime KAL

Hi All! This is my first Carefree Blog post and here to submit my January Prime Time KAL projects. First up is my Rodekool Scarf in Fireworks and Leaves & Sprouts Mini-Mochi. Lots of first for this project - Italian cast-on and cast off, brioche knitting and keyholes. Feeling pretty sassy for having figured it out. Used about 238 yards. Then I finished my fourth pair of Michigan Boot Socks from 50 Socks/50 States in Merino 5 Feldspar and used about 180 yards. These are for my nephew Ben and should have been finished in time for Christmas, but after frogging back a few times I completely restarted them on Jan 2 to qualify for Prime Time. These are also the first pair of kids socks I've made - no wonder it took me a few times to get it right.
Sorry everybody - still working on getting the text and picture layout right.

win some "sausalito" yarn!!!!

susan is having a comment contest on the crystal palace yarns' facebook page. you can win two balls of the new sausalito yarn! go check it out! drawing will be held on february 5, 2011!

sorry, limited to usa and canada addresses only. =(

edited to fix link. blogger didn't like same link i tried posting earlier. stupid blogger...

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Crystal-Palace-Yarns/135333926501838

January KAL - Completed!

January 27/11 - ALL DONE!! blocked and looks awesome (or so says I). My first mini-shawl, and I'm pretty stoked. I'd like to do this again. Made a couple of boo-boos but I'll never tell, and I'm ok with them. Never did a lace border before either, it worked out well and I really like the pattern. Props to the designer! Oh and I definitely used more than 300yds as I've only got a scant amount left from the second ball. I love it when that happens.

Things look better

The blue socks, which are my January Prime Time project, will be finished in time. The LYS has my yarn back from NYC. I'll pick it up when they open. The pattern is Niagara by Janel Laidman. The yarn is Claudia Hand Paints. I added one repeat to the width of the leg and two repeats to the length. I should run out of yarn just before the toe on this sock.

I have one mitten finished for ME, Me, Me. It looked like this yesterday.

Finished Clapotis

Finished Clapotis 820 yards