12m/12p/12b Gloves

As soon as I saw the pattern for these gloves, I just knew I had to knit them, and I am very pleased with the result. I used Cleckheaton Cocoon in a boring tan, then dyed the glove a rich coffee brown afterward. Total yardage: 304 yards.

Glove knitting is addictive!

Finished for August 2010

These are Tidelines by Anne Hanson.. They were a fun easy knit.

Aug finishes

My socks started at the hospital waiting for Carter to be born. Here are the 2 finished products being held by my Daughter gettting married tomorrow.

A little bit Country, by Adrienne Fong. Yarn is FlyDye. Love the whole package.

Aug. Items Finished

I actually got two projects this month. Walk Through the Woods Kerchief, July's Woolgirl Sock Club. The yarn is from Knitted Wit. This was a fun pattern I had never worked one that went a different way. The Brandywine Shawl gave me an aah moment and I was able to finish this one.

I also finished Brandywine by Romi. Yarn from Zen Yrn Garden. Loved how this shawl turned out and I will make this again. Maybe it was working with merino cashmere I'm not for sure.

Well till next month, have fun knitting. Bye

More August

I forgot to include these crocheted ripple socks for the August Project.

More August Finishes

I finished two scarves. The green one was started in January and saved for times when I needed easy knitting. A shop hop trip with my guild provided the time for finishing. The yarn is Noro Matsuri. I also finished my Swiss Cheese scarf. This was a guild KAL, using a rayon blend cone yarn that I bought a long time ago because it was pretty.

My daughter asked for fingerless mitts for running, but she wanted her thumbs covered. The chosen yarn, which has purple in it, is Patons Stretch Cotton Socks. I then used Wool-Ease for short covers for cooler days. I figured that if she is running in even colder weather, she has something else to wear.

A new great grandson will be joining the family in September. He will get a new hat, since he can wear the sweater I knit for his sister. It looks like a tomato. The patter is Ann Norling's Fruit Hat pattern.

Final finish is a pair of Lucy Neatby's Fiesta Feet. They've been on my to-do list for years, and the challenge for the Ravelry SKA was stranded knitting. The feet of these are stranded. Last night someone counted up how many patterns there are on the socks (6). The woman is crazy, but I think we suspected as much.

I have shown in progress pictures for some of these (not the tomato, which was knit in one afternoon), but threw them up here anyway. I already have credit for an August finish. It was a good month for finishing.

I'm still knitting!!

I just haven't been FINISHING much this year, and when I do finish I forget to post to this blog. But, I thought I would share my latest project knit with CPY yarn.



This was the July mystery sock for the Sock Knitters Anonymous group on Ravelry.

Here's a progress photo:


Details:
Pattern: July 2010 SKA mystery sock by Chrissy Gardiner (on Ravelry)
Yarn: Panda Soy in Sky Blue, Velvet Blue, and Evening Blues
Needles: US 1 magic loop
Yardage: 348 yards
Cast on: 7/3/10
Finished: 8/23/10


-cathy (n3tue)

mystery sock kal

"someone" i know has designed the mystery sock (to be unveiled in pieces in september) for the sock knitters anonymous group on ravelry. if any of you are interested in knitting another mystery, you might want to check this out.

that "someone" would like to thank susan for the yarn support for the pattern. thank you, susan! the panda superwash is perfect!

=P

August project finished

I had another project to use but my camera died and I had to wait til I got the new one.




Started: 8-17-10
Finished: 8-23-10
Yarn: Opal Rainforest VI Prinzessin Tausendschon
Other stuff: 76sts on 2.5mm needles

I already know what the Sept project is going to be--Adrienne's mock for SKA!

August KAL Finished

Here are my projects for August. I made a couple of felted purses. The black one is a crocheted tote bag using three balls of Patons Classic Wool. The blue ripple purse it made with 5 balls of Knit Picks Shamrock wool yarn.

August and the county fair

For my August project, I managed to knit a sweater in just over a month. silk cocoon cardigan

Knit picks telemark, about 1566yds.  Started July 17th, finished Aug 21st early morning - like 4am.

Few hours later entered into the county fair with five other things.  This was the first time entering and I'm surprised and happy with the results.

12/12/12boy for August

Hi I do not know if I posted a progress picture for my socks. Here it is! Back to the Vegas socks.

12m/12p/12boy - Aug 2010 -Project #2-In Progress and Completed - Brenda (Owlsrook)

Here is my Second Project for August 2010 - This shawl is for my Grand Daughter Sarah
and is #4 of the 5 shawls I am making from the same pattern, for my daughters & Grand Daughters. Three of them have been knit in Knit Picks Stroll Tonal, and one was knit with CPY Mini Mochi in July. I have one more to do in Brown Tonal shades, for my Daughter Helen, as she got the Mini Mochi and now wants a second shawl.

Each shawl is about 460-465 yards. Blocked size 62inches wide by 24 length.

Brenda in Alberta

12m/12p/12boy - August 2010 Completed CPY Project - Brenda (Owlsrook)

Completed Grape Vine Lace Scarf - knitted with 325 yards of Crystal Palace Panda Wool in Strawberry. Also a photo again of the in progress picture that I originally posted on Aug 4/10. This is a gift for my Grand Daughter Meaghan.

Regards,
Brenda in Alberta

Aug progress

Not sure if anyone sees the socks on the right. I started these while waiting for Carter to be born. He is 4 days old in these pictures.

Yes, I made the hat, the booties, and the blanket.



More details on the socks later. A certain Grandson is wanting to be held by his Grandma.

12/12/12boy for August

Hi, here is my August socks! I used Malabrigo sock yarn in Ochre on 2.25mm's. I like this pair very much. It is the Margarita Summer sock from the 50 Socks 50 States cd. (Back to the Vegas ones now!) The second picture is a more accurate color.

footie sock to share

I saw a footie sock on rav which "spoke to me", but the pattern was in German. Oh dear! I wrote to the designer and asked if it ever becomes available in English, I would love to knit a pair. She immediately replied (in beautiful English) and kindly sent me her pattern. As Adrienne knows from helping me improve the fit of socks the past 2 years, I have struggled to keep the heels from twirling on my feet. I wear a US6 AAA with a 5A heel. If you have narrow feet, a high arch, and are a novice sock knitter, THIS is the pattern for you! :) I used some crock pot dyed Patonyle and weighed the first sock at 22 gms finished. Nice to have a pattern for future luxury yarn purchases that I know fits and doesn't take much yardage.

If you want to contact the designer, her name is Claudia Tietze and her rav name is Trametes 1971. The name of the pattern is sommerliche sneaker socken. This is a great pattern and the only change I made was to use a 6 pointed star toe which fits me better than the standard toe. Thankfully, Adrienne told me how to do that when helping me with the fitting tweaks last year. :) Danke schon, Claudia AND Adrienne. :)

I know I will be making more of these and my feet will be very happy. Can't you just see a pair in mini-mochi rainbow?!!!! I can hardly wait. Just need to get more MM.

Yankee Fox Mike airshow socks

I am finally posting the socks I knit to match the bottom of our plane. They are part of Fred's red, white and blue birthday socks present. The yarn is Dream in Color Starry in "Romeo Blue" and difficult to do justice in my photograph. The sparkles are much prettier in person. I used almost the entire skein. The pattern is by Traci Heiner and called Great Gansey Socks. The yarn softens a lot after washing and it is nice to wear.

mini mochi socks for Fred 12/12/12

I finished another pair of "rainbow coast" socks for Fred using Lorraine's bamboo sock pattern which is a favorite to knit and to wear. Mini mochi for the cuffs which took one skein. I like the fraternal look (which is lucky) and did the same for the other pair with my dyed orange knit pick bare for below the ankles. The orange ones have cuffs using Anne Hanson's Gridiron pattern. I'm including these pics so you can compare them to the ones with the blue below the ankles. :) The blue rainbows are for my August 12/12/12 entry. I love this mini mochi yarn and it is never boring to use. I definitely need to get more of it since these socks are quickly becoming Fred's "go to" socks when he goes to a meeting.

August socks...

A pair that is going to travel, to help out a friend... Started them on Aug 10, finished them 20 minutes ago.

Used yarn is Red Heart - Heart & Sole, 2 balls. ( approx 390 yards from the 426 yards used. )