May KAL

This month I caught Mobius Fever. I made a lot of crocheted mobius scarves. I did try to make a knitted one, but I found it a little difficult.

reminder

some of you are forgetting to post a progress picture of your projects. you will not get credit if you don't. please don't make me search for one. i get cranky... =(

Knit With The Palace - again

I finished my second pair of CPY socks, Moonchild in Panda Superwash. Cast on May 2, 2011. Bind off May 16, 2011. 2.5 mm needles.

KWTP WIP

Knitting a pair of socks and either a hat or a bib for a baby shower I am going to this weekend...wish me luck! The yarn is CPY Maizy and I am using size 3 needles. The socks are almost done...

KWTP - Socks

A quick pair of socks, as I started them on Saturday. They turned out to knit up very quick and I finished them yesterday. Done in Mini Mochi Rainbow colours.

Finished projects for May

I have 2 pairs of socks so far.
These are for my son. He likes the fair isle effect of the Opal/Regia/OnLine type yarns. I like that he can scuff his feet all over the house and they don't wear out in 3 wearings.


Started: 4-7-11
Finished: 5-4-11
Yarn: Opal prototype from December 2010
Pattern: vanilla 76 st sock
Needles: 2.5mm

These are for my aunt. They are from The Knitter's Sock of the Month Club March shipment.


Started: 4-8-11
Finished: 5-11-11
Yarn: Fortissima Shadow Color 164
Pattern: Gajra by Debbie O'Neill
Needles: 2.75mm leg/2.5mm foot

My KWTP project is done but I need to weave in my ends and block it. That will have to be another post!

Primetime May Joyette

I used DK wt yarn for this 2nd Joyette and it took exactly 3 skeins including using the leftover 8 gms from the shawl to make an i-cord for a closure. I started it on May 10 in the evening and was blocking it on the 15th. I gave the first Joyette to a friend and as I started this one for myself, I realized it was meant for our corgi's vet, Lisa. I think of it as a rose for her from Razzle. It is hard to grow roses where we live because the roos eat them, so this one works great as a hug in rose color from all of us. He is now at peace next to her dog on her farm near us. Fred grabbed some hollyhock seeds from a plant we love and the 3 of us sprinkled them on top of his grave. Amazingly, the flowers are this color instead of our others which are a pale pink.

I'll take a pic of her wearing it when we can finally deliver it most likely next week. This was another case of knitting being therapeutic and healing. I hope she feels the love knit into it.

Prime Time May Finish

I finished this in the beginning of May, but I was lazy and didn't post it here.

It's a Mario 3 Piranha Plant Scarf. It's crocheted in Caron Simply Soft with an I hook, and used between 550-600 yards of yarn. I wrote out the pattern for it, so you can check that out too:

http://www.ripitgood.net/2011/05/02/piranha-plant-scarf/

Prime Time - May

Since some of my knitting is Crystal Palace yarn, I'm designating this charity project for Prime Time. The charity is women2women-knitting4peace. I'm doing skinny "fashionista" scarves which will go to kids in third world countries as a reward for doing things like show up at the medical clinic. I have knit 6 scarves so far for a total of 239 yards. I'm getting odd balls of bulky yarn out of my stash. One scarf is purled I-cord, the others are garter stitch on 4 or 5 sts until I run out of yarn. I plan to do at least 10 scarves by the end of the month.

May Socks

I just finished the Tadpole Socks. What a great pattern! I am am making another pair but knitting the lace pattern on both the front and back. The pair I finished was knit using about 400 yards of Zwerger Garn Opal Regenwald / Rainforest in Chamaleon.

KWTP Green Socks

Finally finished! I lost sock #1. It may still appear, but in the mean time, I bought 2 more balls of yarn so that I could have enough left over for another pair.

Cast on: April 12, 2011
Bind Off: May 12, 2011
Yarn: Crystal Palace Panda Silk in Forest Tones
Needles: 2.25mm/US #1
Pattern: Knotty or Knice by Chrissy Gardiner

Coquille KAL -- Tracy Van Wormer

Coco Isle Shawl

--- in Taos #17--- Love the colors, love the feel. I ended up using #8 & #13 needles. (Thought it was a #9, but measured it in the end---to be sure). I ended up doing 3 small gussets, 5 med. gussets, 3 large gussets then 1 x-large gusset for mid line. Started decreases after that.....

Prime time May

The Designer Challenges group on Ravelry posted a challenge for the month of May. Baby, cables and ocean were the keywords.

I have been playing with baby yarn, just for my own fun, and came up with a wee cardigan and two hats. Baby set Atoll (Atoll: ring-shaped island in the ocean)came off the needles yesterday - the only thing left to do is type out the patterns in my notebook. 375 meters were used, as also 5 blue buttons.

Coquille KAL -- Tracy Van Wormer

Coco isle?? Will this work? I am using Taos, 3 balls to work with. Needles: #9 & #13. How big will it get??

(I gave away my other coquille -- to someone who really loved it. I loved it too....so I will have to

make another.)

KWTP - socks

Panda Silk - Knotty or Knice socks
Sock #1 is still missing! Photo shows socks #2 & #3. I now have yarn to finish #3, with enough left over to knit another pair (in another pattern). It's lucky that I love the yarn.

Moonchild again
My first pair shrunk in the wash. CPY replaced the yarn. It's time to replace the socks. Beads are 8/0 AB clear.
Cast On: May 2, 2011
Yarn: CPY Panda Superwash

May entry - Prime Time

Progress pics:

Project: Drama of Scripture Scarf (click on the project to go to my Ravelry page and see pics of each square)
Cast on: 3/5/11
Finished: 5/5/11
Needles: US 4

This was a Lenten mystery scarf that I knit using my CPY sock yarn stash.
7 different clues came out each Saturday during Lent.

Clue 1: cactus Maizy
Clue 2: twig brown Panda Soy
Clue 3: royal purple Panda Cotton
Clue 4: buttercup tones Panda Silk
Clue 5: lacquer red Panda Cotton
Clue 6: sky blue Panda Soy
Clue 7: ivory Panda Cotton

eta: yardage estimate is at least 700 yards; probably more

-Cathy (n3tue)

April knits

I forgot to post my April Knits, darn. But here they are anyway, A t shirt for my grand daughter, and a lion for my grandson! The used basic cotton yarn, and an unknown wool fur yarn for the lion's mane.

April Prime Time and KWTP

i am all caught up as of today. please check that you have credit for april and for your kwtp projects. if you've knit your prime time project with cpy products, you should have a little ♥ next to the letter of the month. please check that i have given you credit there. it will be very important! yes, something is happening!!!! and very soon!

May - Finished Rodekool and Sunday Socks WIP

Finished my 1st May project - the Rodekool scarf in Caramel Latte and Brandied Apricots - used about 230 yards together - still not sure how you can get one of these scarves out of just one ball of Mini Mochi! Also, started socks for my Mother - better late than never - as a present for Mother's Day. I already finished the Coquille scarf for her, but she really wants another pair of socks. Making up the Sunday Swing Socks from Knitty Summer 2009. So quick! I started these yesterday early afternoon and finished one already. So here are some pictures!

Completed May Project

I finally finished and blocked the baby afghan I've been working on. It is the Estonian Lullaby pattern, and it took approximately 800 yards of Plymouth Encore yarn. I love the way it turned out.