free yourself to knit::knit to free yourself
Posted in finished object, knitting on Mar 10th, 2008
So I finished Ovaltine on Thursday night (I think I mentioned that).
Pattern: Ovaltine from Big Just Got Bigger (Rowan)
Yarn: Rowan Biggy Print (Thunder) and Rowan Big Wool (Smoky)
Needles: US 19 (body/arms), US 15 (all bands and cuffs), US 13 (collar)
Notes: This wasn’t a bad knit, it went pretty fast because of [...]
Posted in knitting, stash, work in progress on Mar 4th, 2008
So when I was shopping for gift yarn last week I saw this beautiful sock yarn on Etsy and decided to order it. I thought I’d make socks for my step mom or someone else (since socks might be the present de l’annee for xmas this year), but I got it yesterday and I [...]
Posted in crochet, finished object, gifts, knitting, ravelry, work in progress on Mar 3rd, 2008
First things first: the hat situation…So I talked with my sis on Friday and she told me that if I made something handwash it wasn’t a big deal. She also said she didn’t think something covering her ears would be practical. I’m still making the Earhart hat anyway though-to give her options. [...]
Posted in gifts, knitting, stash, work in progress on Feb 29th, 2008
So I realized yesterday while I was working that even though my stepmom has been battling cancer for almost 2 years I have not made her anything. WTF? I don’t really understand how I didn’t think of this before (ok last year with the wedding it makes sense, but when she first started [...]
Posted in fever, finished object, knitting, stash, work in progress on Feb 12th, 2008
Ok, sorry for the lapse (for the like 2 people who might read this). I’m all better now and back on track.
So I finished the hat, finally! It turned out pretty good. I could’ve made it a little longer still, but it turned out nice and it’s very cozy. I do [...]
Posted in knitting, work in progress on Jan 23rd, 2008
So I can’t believe this, I get home after work and have some time to kill before pilates. I work on my hat, I leave, I come back and pick it up again. I start the decreases. I try it on and f***ing thing is too big still. Really? I [...]
Posted in fever, finished object, knitting, ravelry, stash, work in progress on Jan 22nd, 2008
Ok, no pics right now (I’ll add them later I guess), but here’s what’s going on around these knitting parts.
I started my sweater workshop at HCW’s. There are 8 of us in the class and it seems like it will be pretty good. I realized in class that I am bad at [...]