more blue socks for Fred started 3/18

Tesserae sock pattern by Anne Hanson. I'm using Cascade Heritage and hoping this pattern doesn't really need 450 yds in size large since the ball states 437 on the label. Very easy pattern to do while I'm thinking about starting more complicated projects. I seem to knit him socks on "auto pilot" now that I've made so many air show socks for him. Fred didn't get to the big air show due to an oil problem with the plane (turned out to be a simple fix, whew!) which caused him to return after an hour's flight. Good thing he didn't continue the trip since severe weather arrived mid-way through the air show and some planes were smashed, turned over, destroyed, etc. He's wearing his YFM custom socks to a fly-in today in Bunbury (west of us on the Indian Ocean coast of southwest Western Australia). I still have to replace the cuffs, but he doesn't want to stop wearing them long enough for me to reknit the white section. Can't ask for more as a knitter, can I? :)

Update on March Knitting

Here's a graduation present for a student who has been asking me to knit him a pair for over 3 years. I finally caved, and he didn't pass all his classes this quarter. Fine bit of good they'll do him in June, but I really really hope I get to give them to him!


360 yards used.

52 week challenge: started

My "Bob" sweater (see pattern in Ravelry):

In KnitPicks Shine Worsted, color Wisteria

52 week Challenge KAL - FO's

Here are 2 pairs of booties for Destiknit's Baby charity KAL:

Again socks finished

Joy's second pair of socks is ready. I am going to send these, plus the yellow pair out to her this weekend. I truly hope she will enjoy them for sure.

The yarn used for this pair was Patons Kroy Socks. The colour is Winter Eclipse. It is a little thicker than the "daffodil", and I used approximately 330 yards for this pair.

Ufo's completed.

I finally finished the baby blanket that I had started many years ago. The yarn is no long available around here. I did order some on line to finish it. It was approx 50% done. This blanket will go home with my Daughter to donate to "Project Linus". Jess is helping a group with blankets for that cause.
Don't think I posted a start picture of this. It was started last year. It was about 25% completed. The handles are recycled from a garage sale purse. No pattern was followed.
This one I had posted with the others. It looked like a dishcloth when posted. I did not follow a pattern just winged it along. So I guess dishcloth to market bag would be 10% dishcloth 90% bag.

I do love the ufo kal. I for one got many items off needles.

52 week kal progress March

Here is a progress pic that I can post now once my mystery KAL has started. What you see is the first clue. It will be the project that accomplishes my March challenge. As the last clue is presented on 1st of April, I will be able to show the whole pair of socks in time then. The first was made by end of February, the second is worked parallel to the KAL now.

Next weekend I will show the progress on the cardigan that should have been my February project ... and progress on another one. One of them will be for April. I hope.

You girls are really great. You keep me finishing a project from time to time, not only beginning them by the dozen.

Thank you all for establishing and sharing this blog KAL!

Coming Up For Air

52 week challenge

For the last month or so, I've been knitting a shawl for a yarn company. This is the only picture I have in progress. The pattern is now finished, but not released. There may be changes in the photos. Yardage used 1600 yards. The yarn in Oasis Yarns Aussi Sock.

52 week Challege - Brenda (Owlsrook)

In Progress Photo - Winter Frost Sock Pattern (my own pattern design - available free on Ravelry) I decided to knit this in an unbeaded version this time, using Elann's Sock it to Me yarn in Colour #44219.

The color of this wool is actually a deep teal, although the picture came out lighter blue, maybe the Completed Photo will work out better when I take it.

Brenda
March 17/09

ufo deadline is approaching!

all your ufo's must be completed by march 20th, 11:59 pm your time! progress and pictures of finished items must be posted by march 24th, 11:59 pm (pst) if you want credit for the drawing.

i have given up on my "wip" (works-in-progress). i find it's better not to acknowledge "ufo's." i did manage to finish ONE "wip" since the beginning of january; while adding 5 more single socks and 2 scarves to my collection. oh! the ufo kal doesn't work that way?!!! i was suppose to FINISH things?! NOT make MORE?! dang! i coulda been a contendah! LOL!

we will have a blog member vote for "favorite cpy project" from the ufo kal.

and we hope you hang around. we have another kal and more fun planned after this one!!!!

Sweater in progress...

The back of a small sweater. I started it for fun as I had left 2 balls and a bit of Cascade 220 Superwash... and that should be enough for a sweater for Wietse. The size is 86/92 (cm) and I will cast on for the front today. Hope to finish it for his birthday on Friday ;-)

Clearing up the Needles and stuff

Miss Cook's quilt that I finished up for her. I know not a knitting projects but come on how cute is this. These are the hand prints of last years class.



OH the animal farm. Seems this are wanted by many so decided to knit up a litter (?) of them. The ones with the blue cuffs are the only ones completed. Love needle felting, I just wish I could do the faces I really want. But, oh well I love them.
Blue socks from the sock of the month club. This kit came when I was test knitting for Knit one Purl too. The yarn in this kit and the test knit were the same so these got put away. Glad to finally have them done. I am trying to keep up with the kits this year and to get all the old kits done. We shall see on this.
Another sock of the month kit. Both pair of socks are from Wooliedi.

Sock Madness starts this Thursday so I am trying to clear things off the needles to be ready.

Katie's hat

Katie has worn her hat for 48 hours straight! She even wore it to bed and has plans for making one for her American Girl (target) doll! Her "next project" after that is a sweater for her doll and what the heck if mom has never made one! I won't stop her because maybe she will make one for me. I can only keep my mind on socks and that goofy Noro scarf that everyone wants. So. updated project- new scarf and progress on pair of socks for March. HOW DO YOU LADIES DO IT? Yes, I am new back do you ever stop knitting? Maybe we are in different stages in life experience. I have a three and eight year old. Or I am just slow!\

Jody

UFO KAL - for March: the Sea Lettuce Scarf

Here is the photo of my scarf- 50% merino 50% tussah silk; two colorways "Wild Thing" & "Nature's Gold" from the Unique Sheep. The pattern is from Lucy Neatby - Sea Lettuce Scarf. I finished today!

OOPS - I forgot to put the unfinished photo in; here it is:

UFO KAL

Hi, my hat is finally finished. Here is a picture of it. It was less than 25% done. It is my first one! We did not use a pattern, we made it up.

Katie

March 52 Week Challenge

Here is my progress on my March 52 week Challenge project. I didn't use a pattern - just CO 60 stitches on size 11 circs - K 30 rows - PU 30 stitches along each side and the 60 CO stitches, and then round and round and round - I changed to the green Paton's wool after using up all of one ball of Galway wool, Then back to gray after using up the green, then a little more green and the green straps and tab. The top picture is before felting - about 25 inches tall - the middle is drying and blocking after a hot bath.

This was my watching T.V. mindless knitting, and I love it!

scarf "to be continued"...

I discovered another 45 gms of my hand spun Polwarth that I dyed using the same technique (splash and play with yellow and blue and swirl in the dye pot while poking with wooden spoon) and although it is a bit lighter in color, I think I will try and crochet and edging on the scarf to soften it a bit and make it large enough to wear without the jacket while in my bobbin lace class. Kind of like a very small shawl. I'll post final pic and yardage in a few days (I hope). I have no idea how much of the 225 yds I found it will take.

I'm still LOL about my crummy little scarf having been posted right after the spectacular Autumn in New York shawl. What was I thinking?!

UFO KAL

Hi, here are my finished ufo's so far. CPY baby socks and Homespun purse. Owen love the socks but, he just wants to eat them. Thank you, for the wonderful pattern. And thanks Susan for the Olympic winnings! I so love the purse too. It was sitting around for at least three years and home moves! I love the contrasting handles too. It is perfect for my patterns and projects. I will be using it for a long time. Thanks for getting my ba-doobies in gear to do these things!

Toddler socks 25% done (basically co and ribbing was done)

CPY Panda Soy sock yarn in Cocoa Mint

first winnings Olympic KAL

Black purse 75% done (handles, lining, edging and tons of weaving in yuck)

Homespun yarn and made up in my head rectangle pattern

New project ??? 25% done, Regia socks (okay less than 25%, but started!)

Jody

P.S. what is the cut off date for the ufo KAL?

52 Week Challenge - Brenda (Owlsrook)

Completed Garter Rib Socks - Done in Trekking XXL Colour #172 - using 2.25 dpns. 346 yards.
I still have about 100 yards of this yarn left, so maybe some baby socks will be done with that later.

So my March completed projects to date:
Bluebell Rib Socks - 328 yards
Garter Stitch Rib Socks - 346 yards

On the Needles:
Nothing at the moment, so it's time to decide on a new project.

Brenda
March 14/09

A pair of socks ready

Joy's socks were frogged and redone as I did not like the cable. They came ready on the 12th. I like how they turned out, and have another pair to cast on for her.
I used 340 yards of "Daffodil"to create this pair of socks.

handspun scarf finished

Fast and easy project. I weighed the scarf and it is exactly 60 gms; before starting weighed 5 yds and got 1 gm. So 300 yds total and had 29" of yarn left after casting off. Whew! That was a close one. :) Scarf not blocked in these pics, but you get the idea. This jacket I made years ago was brighter before wearing it here where everything fades quickly and used to make our peacocks do a double take when I wore it.

scarf break from sock knitting

I spun and dyed some Polwarth fleece last year and have just this one ball of it. I decided to take a break from socks and while looking for some handspun to knit the Maggie bag courtesy of Maz, found this yarn in my pile of fleece and decided it would make a nice scarf. Pattern is "Reclamation scarf" by Stefanie Japel. Next I'll finish the RRH 2nd sock and then do the Maggie bag with some alpaca I am spinning. At least that is the plan for now. Panda superwash grand prize yarn (Joyful) still on my mind...

52 Week Challange - Debbie (Grandma 07)

My Autumn in NY shawl is finished :) I ended up using just over 3 balls of Mini Mochi in Autumn Rainbow. I am having a lot of fun playing with this yarn in a variety of projects. This shawl is very soft and cozy and warm. Perfect for the return to winter we seem to be going through here.

March Starts

Thought I would post some starts for March. There are two sock of the month kits that got buried in my stash. I thought I would get them out and finish them up.

52 Week Challenge - Brenda (Owlsrook)

Garter Stitch Rib Socks - In progress photo. I found a ball of Trekking XXL Colour #172 in my stash, and because of the darkish colour decided to do these in a simple garter rib pattern. Six inch Cuffs, just finished the heel on sock one, now doing gusset decreases. I am using Lantern Moon dpns in size 2.25mm, using 64 stitches.

Brenda
March 10/09

52 Week Challenge - Brenda (Owlsrook)

Completed Bluebell Rib Socks - 328 yards of Paton Stretch Yarn, using 2.25mm dpns. These knit up pretty quickly, because this is such an easy pattern repeat. Wasn't sure I was going to get enough yardage to count, but ended up just squeeking in at 328 yards.

So March Stats to date:
Bluebell Rib Socks - Completed 328 yards.

Now on to something new.

Brenda
March 9/09

UFO = FO: Sock Yarn Blanket is done

Yesterday I finished the sock yarn blanket. I am glad though as it began to weigh heavily on the hands. Stats: On Jan 1st I had 38 cm done (= 18%) and yesterday I finished at a heighth of 2.00 meter (82% done during the KAL) More than 4000 meters of sock yarn is used to create this blanket. 500 sts were on the circular. 1 circular needle broke.