Like most completely insane people that I know, I have WAY too many projects currently on the needles...and I want to add more (read: going even more insane). I just love working on things and I had a small stint there where I went through a finishing crap phase and I just went to town with it. I was casting off like crazy and I loved every minute of it. But then...I got the itch. The itch for more and for new. It were a bad itch I tell you.
I plan to post some pics of these as I am working on them and trying to finish them up. Check back here and on instagram (alliegirl4224) for progress. Without further ado, I am currently alternating between working on...
1. The Reversely Cabled Scarf from Econesting. I absolutely adore it honestly. The pattern is simple, but interesting and the yarn is lusciously soft. I'm using a Bernat Baby yarn and while I know that it's mostly just acrylic, it's still very soft. It's a mix of soft grey and white. I already want to make another one in a very bright, solid color for next year.
2. Jaywalker Socks by Grumperina. I found the pattern for free on Ravelry one day and I really liked it. I didn't have a pair of socks on the needles anymore so I dashed through the stash and found some yarn that I hope will work with this pattern. I'm only about an inch into the ribbed border so far, but I am looking forward to getting to the pattern.
3. Ribbed Hand Warmers from the Purl Bee. A coworker and I started talking about hand warmers not so long ago and I gave these a try with some yarn I had in the stash. I don't think I'm crazy about the color and I think I prefer my hand warmers to have just a little bit of thumb. I finished one hand warmer and carried it around in the bottom of my knitting bag forever before deciding to just go ahead and make a second one. They are very quick and very easy. I think I want to make them in something close to the purple seen on Purl Bee, but next time add a little thumb to it.
4. The "Be Joyful" embroidery pattern from NanaCompany. Another pattern I fell in love with from her post pics. The embroidery looks so detailed and perfect. Mine is most certainly not as perfect as I find hers to be, but I'm practicing on getting better and not being perfect. I'll be sure and do a full post on this one when I am finished because I've been taking pics as I go along. So far, I've only completed the words and a couple of the flowers, but her instructions are fabulous and the pattern was so easy to transfer (Thank you Frixion pens!!)
These are the main four projects that have been taking up my time...not to mention dishes, laundry and general house work that is supposed to be getting done. Apparently, you can't eat a scarf for supper.
-Allie
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Monday, November 12, 2012
You know when it happens...
If you have ever knitted, or crocheted or sewn, or let's face it...glued something together sometimes there comes a moment. It's a sneaky little moment that happens that second right before you slab on the superglue, right before you turn a corner in your crocheted item. It's the moment when you inexplicably know that something is wrong. You know that you've dropped a stitch, you've sewn the fronts together or you've mismeasured. So, you count, you look, you search for that mistake. You check your pattern, you look your instructions over, you even do the unthinkable and put the project down. Step away and give it time to be alone. You come back and count and search and check and still...nothing. No mistake to be found. No error in judgment, glue or stitching.
You forge on. You knit and purl. You double crochet til the end. You glue and sew and surge forward.
BUT, you still have that feeling. That twinge in the bottom of your stomach that tells you something is off. You tell yourself that you counted. You tell yourself that everything has to be fine and that this Nervous Nelly feeling is just silly. You get done with your project and you take a moment to look at your work and evaluate.
It's at this moment that something just doesn't look right. Did I miss something? you ask. You take one final look at your pattern. One final look at the stitching. This is the moment when you realize you worked the entire hat with the wrong size needles. Instead of a 5mm needle, you used a US #5. If you're a knitter, you know my mistake. You know that these are definitely not the same and you curse the difference with me. I have told myself that I'm not the only one who has made this mistake and that I'll certainly not be the last. Even with all this telling myself this or that, that hat still isn't going to fit right.
There's always Christmas presents to give out though...pictures to come on Wednesday.
-Allie
You forge on. You knit and purl. You double crochet til the end. You glue and sew and surge forward.
BUT, you still have that feeling. That twinge in the bottom of your stomach that tells you something is off. You tell yourself that you counted. You tell yourself that everything has to be fine and that this Nervous Nelly feeling is just silly. You get done with your project and you take a moment to look at your work and evaluate.
It's at this moment that something just doesn't look right. Did I miss something? you ask. You take one final look at your pattern. One final look at the stitching. This is the moment when you realize you worked the entire hat with the wrong size needles. Instead of a 5mm needle, you used a US #5. If you're a knitter, you know my mistake. You know that these are definitely not the same and you curse the difference with me. I have told myself that I'm not the only one who has made this mistake and that I'll certainly not be the last. Even with all this telling myself this or that, that hat still isn't going to fit right.
There's always Christmas presents to give out though...pictures to come on Wednesday.
-Allie
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
On the Needles
Because life didn't go as planned today, I wasn't able to take pictures of some of my current projects. Call it poor planning, call it bad luck...either way, no pics.
So to move on in life (and not disappoint the masses obviously), I formulated a new plan. Both of my current projects are ones that I have found patterns for online. So pictures have been posted there and I was able to snag some there. I hope that soon I will either have photos of my own progress or finished object pics. Keep your fingers crossed.
Project #1: Braided Homegirl by Roxanne Villemaire. This pattern is available for free on Ravelry. That's also where I snagged the picture from. I love the evergreen color, but I had none of that vibrant jeweled color in my stash and so I am using a Violet Purple in Caron Simply Soft. It's knitting up beautifully so far. It's a super easy pattern and I am appreciative of this as this is only my third attempt at knitting a hat.
Project #2: Big Herringbone Cowl from the Purl Bee. This project is also free on the Purl Bee website. I have been working on this project off and on for a long time, but can't seem to finish it. I started it a little late in the season last winter and didn't finish before the weather changed. I picked it back up this fall and have been working on it here and there. I am anxious to get this project OFF the needles! Mainly because I want to snuggle up with it this winter. I would have loved to have used the yarn suggested, but that would have cost about $80. I love me some scarfs, but that's a lot of love. I'm using a lovely shade of light grey from a Martha Stewart yarn. It's luxuriously soft and a wonderful color.
Come back and see my next week on Wednesday for an update on my latest projects and see if I made any progress!
-Allie
So to move on in life (and not disappoint the masses obviously), I formulated a new plan. Both of my current projects are ones that I have found patterns for online. So pictures have been posted there and I was able to snag some there. I hope that soon I will either have photos of my own progress or finished object pics. Keep your fingers crossed.
Project #1: Braided Homegirl by Roxanne Villemaire. This pattern is available for free on Ravelry. That's also where I snagged the picture from. I love the evergreen color, but I had none of that vibrant jeweled color in my stash and so I am using a Violet Purple in Caron Simply Soft. It's knitting up beautifully so far. It's a super easy pattern and I am appreciative of this as this is only my third attempt at knitting a hat.
Project #2: Big Herringbone Cowl from the Purl Bee. This project is also free on the Purl Bee website. I have been working on this project off and on for a long time, but can't seem to finish it. I started it a little late in the season last winter and didn't finish before the weather changed. I picked it back up this fall and have been working on it here and there. I am anxious to get this project OFF the needles! Mainly because I want to snuggle up with it this winter. I would have loved to have used the yarn suggested, but that would have cost about $80. I love me some scarfs, but that's a lot of love. I'm using a lovely shade of light grey from a Martha Stewart yarn. It's luxuriously soft and a wonderful color.
Come back and see my next week on Wednesday for an update on my latest projects and see if I made any progress!
-Allie
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