Holiday KAL 4

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/peacockmom/bamboo-forest

Love this pattern and yarn. Bamboo Forest by our own Adrienne :) This will be a "go to" pattern and I plan to C O for another pair as soon as my T-giving houseguest leaves.

November 2011 Primetime

I wanted some textured socks, and as the colour of the yarn reminded me of huckleberry jam, I found a stitch pattern in the Japanese stitch pattern book 250 which was perfect. Voila! socks!

Yarn: some bare fingering I dyed with Wilton's Food Paste
Yardage: 75 grams/327 yards
Needles: 2.25mm

cables & bobbles

A little bit of fun to give away.....

First is Cabled Mitties made out of Universal Yarn Classic LP in Black Heather aboutfun to give away.

Pattern is Cabled Fingerless Mitts

I made these a little longer...increased by 1 cable twist before starting the thumb gusset.

Knit November 18th & 19th

Used 70 g for 92 yards.

Size 9.5 needles

Rav site: Cabled mitts

Next is Cabled Mitties made out of Forest Greener's hand dyed Iceland Bulky in about

Pattern is Cabled Fingerless Mitts

I made these pretty much according to the pattern.

Knit November 13 & 14th

Knit November 18th & 19th

Used about 45g for 68 yards.

Size 10 needles

Rav Site: mitties

Finally, a little hat to use up the rest of the Universal Yarn!

Bobble Hat

Used 40g -- 44 yds yards of loops & threads Charisma in Black, and remaining 30 g -- 40 yards of the Universal Yarn Classic LP ( (total of 84 yds)

Needles: Size 10

knit on November 19th ( long car ride!!)

November

Here's my Nov. prime time entry. I was teaching a sock knitting class and this is my version of the class pattern. Knitpicks sock yarn ("Essential") dyed with koolaid and food coloring. Started just before the class around September 24th, Knit just slightly ahead of each class section and both done just after end of class on November 13th. Used US 1½ (2.5 mm) needles, sometimes dpns, sometimes circs.

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/laceandcables/socks-4

November Project

Since I have what seems like 100 other projects going, I knit yet another pair of socks! :D


(Finished photo complete with shadow of stubborn dog hiney)
Started: 10-31-11
Finished: 11-7-11
Pattern:  Jamaican Me Crazy by Adrienne
Yarn: 3 Ewes Twisted in Fiber Ewe Look Great in Stripes Yukon Cornelius
Needles: 2.25mm(foot), 2.5mm(ribbing), 2.75mm(cuff)

Thank You

I received my prize and made this cool Solomon Knot Mobius Scarf.

The Yarny Fairies Send Love....

In the form of scrumptious yarn!!

Monaco in Dune (405)

I feel so loved. Thank you Susan, Adrienne, Andrea and the other yarn fairies

Holiday KAL 4

The peacock pic was taken when I was trying to photograph the cloth.

He "supervised" me. :)

Just realized I tagged my previous entry incorrectly as "gifts or not". Oops!

These cloths are just 2 of many I've knit with a pattern designed for me by Elaine Fitzgerald. See her blog for the free pattern which needless to say I was thrilled to get. Her Ravelry name is Cloverlaine and her blog is here: http://downcloverlaine.blogspot.com/

It is called "A Peacock for Tunie". How exciting is that?! I'm still grinning. I forgot to take pics of the others, but the two here are more than 200 yds to qualify for a holiday entry. They were made in the correct time period having given the others away almost as soon as I made them. I couldn't post them before now because Elaine was using the pattern for her November KAL and I didn't want to spoil the fun.

November prime time footies for moi

Adrienne's Llama, llama, duck pattern. I shortened the cuff and did a plain foot with a star toe to fit me. This yarn is Nightfall in royal blue colorway by Fibrofibers. I used the entire skein and got 2 pairs of the footies. 490 yds and I have very little left. It is much nicer after having a bath which softened the yarn quite a bit.

Great pattern which I will make in a longer version for the winter. Probably one of my entries for next year before our winter starts in June. I'd start it now, but I have so many wips I've almost lost count. I'd love to finish them before the new year. Wish me luck...LOL

Holiday gift or not

Panda cotton is perfect for spring and summer here and this experimental pair weighs 60 gms from 100 gms of yarn (2 skeins). Color is peapod. I was practicing the picot cuff, EOP heel flap stitch count for my narrow heel and plain foot with 6 pointed star toe. Good for practice and walking in the summer. :) Footies a gift to myself. :)

Greenie Beanies

Two Patterns Using Forest Greener Iceland Yarn.










#1 Greenie Beanie (on Rav) based on Snappy Hat 130 yards Started and finished 11/10/11 size 10 needles

#2 --Forest Greens (on Rav) made the pattern up myself using a mitered decrease that mimics "turn a square" and 3 bands of Linen Stitch to give it some more texture. Used about 85 yards...on size 9 needles.

Started: November 5, ended Nov 6th.

These are presents from Auntie.

Prime time November

Prime Time November

Surprise, I'm not knitting socks! I'm making a requested pair of leg warmers for one of my daughters. The pattern is from Sally Melville's Knit Stitch book, except that I edged mine with seed stitch. The yarn is Plymouth Encore. The pattern calls for 400 yds.

"holiday kal 4''

Well, I forgot to post my socks that I started back in September. I would have had them finished sooner but ...ah well, life intrudes.

These are the Sausalito Eyelet Socks http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns2/socks/Sausalito-EyeletSocks.html done in Sausalito "Fall Herbs". 2 skeins and done on size 2 needles.

Cast on date: 10/1/11

Bind off date: 11/8/11

A fun, easy knit and they are all for ME!!!!!

please welcome

lydia (tuarwen)

to the carefree kal group!

all caught up!

i hope.

please check for your october prime time kal and for your holiday kal credits.

Crazy Heart

Crazy! Crazy! Crazy!

First I hate it, then I think I might like

it...then I hate it....then I decide it would go with a lot of my clothes....and on and on!!!! This was my first attempt at Dyeing.

Cast on:October 2

Finished: November 3

Yarn: Kramer Yarns -- Jeannie --New Color: Fiestaware Dishes used about 410 yds of 420 skein.

Pattern: Tender Heart by Annie Lee

Rav Page: Crazy Heart

tweedy-pies

Tweedy-Pies

Cabled Mitts

cast on: October 29th

finished: October 29th

yarn:Pattons Shetland Chunky Tweed -- 90yds-ish

Pattern: Cabled Fingerless Mitts

Rav: Cabled Mitts

Cabled ditty---made with the rest of the ball -- about 20 yards ---ish (skein is 109 yds)

[not really counting yardage for this.]

Tweedy Beehive Hat

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cast on: Nov 1st

finished: Nov 3rd

yarn:Pattons Shetland Chunky Tweed -- 120 yds

Pattern: Slouchie Beehive Hat

Rav: Tweedy Beehive

Mitts for October

I test knitted mitts. The pattern was interesting....To help with the process I ended up knitting lets just say a few. Good News....had yarn in stash Better News....Christmas presents crossed off that every growing list.





My sister found this yarn and brought it to me. It is wound on a spool 2 threads together. The yarn is suppose to do a pattern. Not wanting at the time to knit straight socks I tried to use Tiki Tiki. The pattern did not show up very well so for the foot I just knitted away.

Found it interesting how to knit off the spool. That part of this was fun. The fact that the box went with the sock made these not portable.


I also made a few pairs of clogs.......but you have all seen clogs before so not to bore you with pic I will just say....more gifts are complete. That list is getting smaller everyday. Hoping for December to be a me me knit month. MMKM.