Tag: knit design
24/30 Design and Dye
30 Day Knitting Challenge Day 24: Have you ever made your own pattern or dyed your own yarn? How did it turn out? Yes to both. I have several patterns for sale on Ravelry and etsy, which all started with the Owl Honeycomb Blanket. That wasn't actually my first pattern, just the first one I … Continue reading 24/30 Design and Dye
Gir Hat
I'm interrupting my 30 days of knitting posts to write about an actual finished knit. I took a break from sweater purgatory, aka knitting sweater bodies in stockinette, to make my oldest son a hat. I haven't knit hats for my boys in a very long time; one of my goals for this fall is … Continue reading Gir Hat
15/30 Least Favorite Pattern
30 Day Knitting Challenge Day 15: What was your least favorite pattern and why? Oh dear; I hate to publicly dis anyone, especially someone's creative endeavor, so I'm just not going to name the project or pattern. I needed a special pattern for some hand spun and decided this free lace shawl pattern would be perfect. I started the pattern … Continue reading 15/30 Least Favorite Pattern
14/30 Worst Fiber or Yarn
30 Day Knitting Challenge Day 14: What’s the worst yarn/fiber that you’ve worked with and why? Aside from Lion Brand Homespun, which is the worst and which I already complained about on Day 7, I'm going to call out two sock yarns: Knit Picks Risata (discontinued) and SWTC TOFUtsies. Risata sat in my stash for a … Continue reading 14/30 Worst Fiber or Yarn
10/30 Favorite Pattern or Designer
30 Day Knitting Challenge Day 10: Do you have a favorite pattern or designer?? Yes: I really love Carol Sunday's designs (her designer page on Ravelry is here). I've knit two of her patterns: Kelmscott and Old Town. I learned new knitting and garment construction techniques with both patterns. I liked Old Town so much … Continue reading 10/30 Favorite Pattern or Designer
3/30 Other WIPs
30 Day Knitting Challenge Day 3: Do you have any other WIPs (works in progress)? I have a few in-progress designs, both of which I've knit but haven't yet written the pattern for (I put the pro in procrastination). The Hourglass Scarf, last blogged about here, and a cuff and choker set last blogged about … Continue reading 3/30 Other WIPs
Emergency Project Update 3
This is one in a series of posts about an emergency (of my own making) project - here's the post that started it all, the first update, the second update. Yesterday, I knit the main body until it was 36" (91cm) long and added a garter stitch border, so it's now 38" (96.5cm) long. To add some … Continue reading Emergency Project Update 3
Emergency Project Update 2
This is one in a series of posts - the first and the second. (Let's see if this instragram embedding thing will work .... the short answer: no. 😐 ) I came close to ripping the whole blanket out yesterday, which would have been madness. Why rip it out? I'm using an I-cord edging on the sides … Continue reading Emergency Project Update 2
Emergency Project Update 1
I settled on a pattern for this emergency baby blanket I need to get done by Saturday, a problem of my own making that I wrote about at the end of my post yesterday. I chose a stitch pattern - Dragon Skin from Walker's 2nd treasury - and dove right in with a garter stitch … Continue reading Emergency Project Update 1
