Friday, June 29, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Chapter 1
I have almost finished the gauge on my socks. I have decided
to work on the Knit One, Kill Two project.
The main project is the Lambspun’s
Whodunnit Shell. There is also a
simple scarf pattern but I thought I would skip it. It is simply casting on 10
stitches and then knitting a garter stitch until you reach the size you want.
To complete the shell pattern, you need size 15 needles
I like bamboo better than metal |
a
bulky yarn
Lion's Brand in Homespun |
and the pattern to start.
Hopefully it is very easy like it says |
The gauge should be 2 stitches per inch. I
hate doing a gauge but since I am not sure of this yarn, I will. Now, on to the book J
Chapter 1
We meet the main character Kelly Flynn. She has come back to Colorado because her
Aunt Helen has died and Kelly is in charge of the estate. The first person that she and her dog Carl meet
is Mimi Shafer. Mimi appears to be a nice lady and owns the knitting and
needlepoint store in town. Mimi takes Kelly to the bistro that is attached to
the yarn store. She learns of the wonderful cinnamon rolls made there.
After the coffee and roll, Kelly heads off to the lawyers
office. At the lawyer’s office, Kelly learns that her aunt died because of a
robbery. She couldn’t understand why someone would rob her aunt. The lawyer tells
her that Helen had taken out a $20,000 loan just days before. They believe the money was taken from her
purse. They saw a homeless person in the area and arrested him.
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Friday, June 22, 2012
Monday, June 18, 2012
Ravelry
WooHoo!!! Well I finally have my Ravelry account organized. I can't believe how amazing it is. I love how everything in in a place on my account. The books, needles, and yarn are easily found and I even have some offers on yarn. It was almost too much too soon. We will see how it goes though.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Punt
In American football there is a phrase called "Drop back and punt". What that means is that you have to see that your progress is not going well and just stop and punt to the other team and try again.
This is what I have done with my knitting. My UFO's are now frogged and ready to try again to knit something.
This has also helped me to add some pictures to my Ravelry page! I have been meaning to do this for a long time.
The yarn below is the socks that I showed in the previous post. I have lost the orginal pattern and am not experienced enough to convert one pattern to another.
It looks like a big pile of Ramen Noodles:-) |
Much better |
Worked on for SOOOOO long |
meh |
Friday, June 15, 2012
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Cause I want to:-)
The podcast that I have been listening to and really enjoying is called Cast-On by Brenda Dayne. I am listening to the begining ones so I don't know if the format has changed. It has amazing music and her voice is wonderful and soothing.
Oh yeah! She talks about knitting as well :-)
So far my favorite song is I wonder by Natalie Brown
I even paid for a CD!
Oh yeah! She talks about knitting as well :-)
So far my favorite song is I wonder by Natalie Brown
I even paid for a CD!
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Back to Basics
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
UFO's and EZ
History lesson: According to EZ the reason that right-handed
knitting is called American or English, is that the needles were so long that
the right one’s end had to be tucked into a belt. The pointed ends of both were held in the
left hand. This left the right hand free to move the wool.
(Zimmerman, 1995)
I have decided to try and finish this pair of socks by the end of June. These are one of the UFO's I need to finish.
She also talks about having governesses who helped to teach
her the “Continental” way of knitting.
I didn’t even know there was such a thing as “looking-glass” or “backward” knitting.
Favorite quote: ” Things are not perfect, and we wouldn’t appreciate
it if they were.” I didn’t even know there was such a thing as “looking-glass” or “backward” knitting.
I have decided to try and finish this pair of socks by the end of June. These are one of the UFO's I need to finish.
I was trying to show the heel |
Second sock syndrome |
I am not sure what I will
be focusing on for this blog. Socks or book? Probably a little bit of both.
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Monday, June 4, 2012
Needle Know How
In the book Knitting Without Tears, Elizabeth Zimmerman talks about all the different types of knitting needles. She even has some that are made out of walrus tusks. Wow! The needles that are my fanciest are my carved wooden ones I got at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC.
She mentioned that if the coating has come off aluminum needles and you use oily wool (boot wool) the needles may turn blackish. It come off the the wash, but I thought it was interesting to know.
While reading her book, you can tell that she has knitted for a lifetime. The way that she casually adds deep infomation shows how relaxed and comfortable she is about knitting. For example, when discussing the stockinette stitch, she explains why it curls at the bottom. Each stich is just a minute bit bigger on the front than back. They are bigger horizontally than vertically and she suggested NOT using stockinette for borders.
I alway forget which is garter and which is stockinette. I try to picture a stocking (sock) in my head and remember that it has a right side and a wrong side. Therefore, stockinette is knit one row, purl the next, knit then purl etc. This stitch is great for circular needles.
My favorite the garter is knit every row, not to hard to think about. However, it is harder on circular needles because you would have to knit one, then purl next row. This stitch is great of afghans and baby blankets because the edges don't curl. :-)
Ribbing is great for socks because of its elasticity. She then adds that if you knit into the back of knit stitches and purl in the back of purls, the ribbing will be even more elastic.
Next "chapter" talks about the techniques used in knitting.
I love her attitude about knitting and I assume life. If you don't want to do it, then don't. Life is too short. You should enjoy knitting and not stress over it.
She mentioned that if the coating has come off aluminum needles and you use oily wool (boot wool) the needles may turn blackish. It come off the the wash, but I thought it was interesting to know.
While reading her book, you can tell that she has knitted for a lifetime. The way that she casually adds deep infomation shows how relaxed and comfortable she is about knitting. For example, when discussing the stockinette stitch, she explains why it curls at the bottom. Each stich is just a minute bit bigger on the front than back. They are bigger horizontally than vertically and she suggested NOT using stockinette for borders.
I alway forget which is garter and which is stockinette. I try to picture a stocking (sock) in my head and remember that it has a right side and a wrong side. Therefore, stockinette is knit one row, purl the next, knit then purl etc. This stitch is great for circular needles.
My favorite the garter is knit every row, not to hard to think about. However, it is harder on circular needles because you would have to knit one, then purl next row. This stitch is great of afghans and baby blankets because the edges don't curl. :-)
Ribbing is great for socks because of its elasticity. She then adds that if you knit into the back of knit stitches and purl in the back of purls, the ribbing will be even more elastic.
Next "chapter" talks about the techniques used in knitting.
I love her attitude about knitting and I assume life. If you don't want to do it, then don't. Life is too short. You should enjoy knitting and not stress over it.
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Moving on...
Well, this is what the finished product looked like.
It is doubtful that anyone would want to wear this. However, much was learned. I know that I can knit 3 together and was able to look up some new knitting terms.
The next project should go much better. Finally reading the beloved Elizabeth Zimmerman. This was the only book they had at the library by her. Everyone seems to love her. After the last book, no tears while knitting sounds great.:-)
Seems unusual that there are no "projects" listed. Let's hope things go well.
Glad my cat doesn't look like this. |
Hopefully, the title is accurate |
Seems unusual that there are no "projects" listed. Let's hope things go well.
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