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Knitty Blog
August 27th, 2008
MORE destash yarns
coming your way! I went over to mom's yesterday and she gave me 2
large boxes full of beautiful destash yarns. I will be taking photos
and posting them on the
destash page today thru Friday, so take a peek if you are interested.
August 25th, 2008
Mom's been at it
again! She has cranked out yet another stunning shawl/scarf using
the
Fiber Trends shawl/scarf pattern. The photo doesn't do
this one justice, it's much prettier in person. Now if I can just
get her to put the buttons on that stunning Trio sweater she just
finished, so I can post it for all to see.
Did ya hear that ma, get the
buttons on that sweater! Everyone would love to see it :)
Do we need to go button shopping????
 
Pattern:
Fiber Trends shawl/scarf
Needles: Size 10
Yarn: 6 hanks of
Berroco Bonsai 97% bamboo 3% nylon in Color 4143
Comments from knitters: August 25th, 2008
As a knitter of fifty years I
have purchased more than one commercially printed knitting book or pattern
which contained errors. Knitty fool
Comments from
knitters: August 25th, 2008
An email from a fellow
knitter - it brought joy to my heart and tears to my eyes! Thank you
Alisa for making my day!
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Dear Kris,
I have visited your website
many times over the past year. As fall slowly starts to creep into the
morning air, so does my obsession for knitting again. Summers are spent on
yard projects, gardening, and doing anything and everything that may
require my attention outdoors. Whereas the fall and winter is spent
hunting, skiing, ice-fishing, and knitting. Seems appropriate as winters
are long and cold here in North Dakota. As I begin to think of my new
projects to occupy my mind during the long cold months ahead, I returned
to your website, which I adore. I was very upset to see that someone had
actually wrote to you and COMPLAINED about a mis-print (I think that is
what it was) in a pattern. I myself have run into only one mis-printed
pattern (not on your website) and chalked it up to human error, something
that I can surely relate to. Never did it cross my mind to actually write
the individual and complain to them about a free pattern, on a website
that they took the time to design and share w/the rest of the world.
People forget that it was
not that long ago, that we were buying patterns exclusively from
stores...having to stand over a bin and sift through pattern after
pattern, with perhaps an anxious child, or pacing husband. Not that this
habit has died, but let's face it, if we can get the same thing, or close
to it, for "free" on the internet and in the comfort of our own
home...well there you go. I have several friends that knit, and we all
live states away from one another. Sites like yours, "knit us" if you
will, closer together. If I see a pattern I love, I will email my
girlfriend and tell her. She in turn will do the same for me. The knitting
community is beautiful and grand. I am continually amazed by the talent
and creativity of individuals like yourself. I sincerely Thank You for
your time and effort that you spend making your talents accessible to
individuals like myself and others. Individuals who lay awake at night
over-obsessing about the next knitting project, thinking up excuses as to
why I need to drive an hour-and-a-half away to the nearest city, just to
stare at and touch all the beautiful bins of yarn.
Sincerely,
Alisa
August 24th, 2008
I worked like crazy
all this week on that Simple Triangle Shawl that I posted below on Aug.
18th, just to get it 3/4 of the way finished and then tear it out because
I didn't like it. Not sure if I'm going to restart it on a size 11
needle or just let the yarn sit while I ponder on what to do with it.
Meanwhile, I have
started on a shoulder wrap or stole (above) that can be worn alone or over
a jacket. It's a simple rectangle and is knitting up quickly on my
size 13 turbos. The yarn I'm using is Noro Silk Mountain and is it
ever beautiful!
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Finished!
Fiber Trends shawl/scarf
Yarn used: 4 - 5
balls of
Gedifra
Colorito on 24" size 9 turbo circular
needles.
I have 5
balls of this yarn left on my
destash page should
you like to make this scarf (pattern sold separately at your local
knitty shop or on-line).
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Finished!
Ritratto
Wrap
Materials: 5 balls
S. Charles
Ritratto Color #94 on 24" size 10 turbo circular needles.
Pattern:
CO 80 Stitches
Rows 1 - 4: Knit
Row 5: K1, *YO, K2tog*, repeat from * to
* across the row to the last stitch and knit the last stitch.
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Repeat Rows 1 - 5 until your wrap reaches the desired length ending
with row 4 and bind off.
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 Hubby's
Black Bamboo Moss Rib Scarf
(click on small photo to see
larger photo)
Materials:
2 hanks of
Sarah's Yarns 100% Bamboo in Black 285 yards/hank (6 stitches per
inch on size 6 needles) I held 2 strands together throughout the
pattern.
Needles: size 9
Stitch Pattern (multiple of 4
+ 1):
Row 1: K2, *P1, K3; rep from * to last 3
stitches, P1, K2 (right side)
Row 2: P1, *K3, P1; rep from * to end.
Repeat these 2 rows until desired length or you run out of yarn.
In my case it was when I ran out of yarn. It's advisable to mark
your right side with a marker so when you put it down you know
which row you are on.
My scarf measures 6' long by approx 3 1/2 - 4" wide when hanging.
Bamboo is very stretchy when knitted up and these measurements were
taken as if the scarf were hanging around your neck.
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August 20th, 2008
Woo Doggie!
I'm knitting as fast as I possibly can to try to finish up this huge
simple triangle shawl (see below) that I started this Monday. I
don't know what has gotten into me this summer. I never knit in the
summer months, and this summer seems to be one of the hotter ones that
we've had. For some reason I've gotten it into my head that I am
knitting Christmas gifts for everyone. Why? I don't know!
The summer heat must be frying my brain or something - LOL
I really like the
Noro Hotaru yarn even though it's slower to knit with. The colors of
the shawl remind me of flowers in a summer garden, so I have aptly named
the shawl - "Down the Garden Path". It is going to my hubby's cousin
Jan in Georgia. Now if Jan read my blog at all, she would know what
she is getting for Christmas, but hardly any of my family and (non-knitty)
friends read my blog so I'm safe in posting their gifties for all the
world to see :)
Oh, I have
finished: my hubby's bamboo scarf; my
Ritratto a Tahki
Stacy Charles wrap that I was making; and another shawl/scarf from the
Fiber Trends shawl/scarf
pattern. And I also need to post photos of Mom's
Fiber Trends shawl/scarf
that she just finished up. I have been so busy knitting and posting
destash yarns that I
haven't had time to take photos of my finished projects. I will get
them posted later today 8/20 or tomorrow.
August 18th, 2008
My Olympics knitty
goal was to complete 3 more Felted Noro hats by the close of the Olympics,
but unfortunately mother nature has decided to turn up the burners and
it's just too hot for me to knit with wool. We are going to be
hovering around 90 all this week and even with the air on, my hands sweat
too much to work with wool :( So I have put the Noro hat project
aside along with my alpaca vest project and my son's ghilli suit and I
have picked up some Noro Hotaru cotton/poly blend yarn that I am making a
simple triangle shawl out of (simple pattern below). This stuff is
perfect for knitting with in warmer weather and even if my hands do sweat
it doesn't seem to bother the yarn (when I knit with the wool it felts as
I knit). Just call me sweaty Betty! LOL
Simple
Triangle Shawl Pattern out of Noro Hotaru (heavy worsted weight) yarn:
Size 9 circulars - CO 3 stitches
Row 1: K1, Kf&b of next stitch, K1
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: K1, Kf&b, knit to last 2 stitches in row, Kf&b, K1
Repeat rows 2 & 3 until your shawl has reached your desired length/size
and bind off.
STITCH KEY:
K1 = knit 1 stitch
Kf&b = knit in the front and the back of the next stitch which makes an
increase.
A little bit about
the Noro Hotaru Yarn:
When you first look at it, it looks like string with varying sizes of
little cotton slubs throughout. Your first guess would be that this
stuff can't be worsted weight let alone heavy worsted weight yarn.
But sure enough it is. As you knit, the slubs suck right in and fill
in the gaps. Like any Noro yarn, this one also has a lot of fun
funky colors without being too over-the-top. It takes some getting
used to though when knitting with it. The slubs want to do their own
thing and catch on themselves quite a bit and sometimes your stitches are
not the same size. I would not suggest using this yarn if gauge is
absolutely crucial. Of course a lot of you are probably much more
gauge conscious that I am. You can see by the photo that my knitting
is a little holey, that's because I'm not fighting the stitches to be
prefect, but letting them catch where they want doing their own thing.
Yarndex
suggests using a size 10 needle for this yarn. Oh, one last thing . . .
tearing this stuff out can be a challenge. I tried tearing back a
couple of rows and ended up almost snapping the yarn. You have to
finesse it if you are tearing it back because the slubs catch on
themselves and do not want to let go. By the way, this yarn is being
discontinued as of Fall 2008 . . . we can only guess why :)
August 14th, 2008
I still can't get
myself to pick up the size 19 "clubs" needed to knit up my son's ghilli
suit! Going from knitting with size 5's to size 19's just plain
feels weird. But since I promised to start on it for his
birthday (Aug. 5th) I probably should get out the baseball bats and start
knitting on the dang thing tonight. There's nothing like knitting on
something (when it's 80 degrees out) that would make you sweat in Siberia
in the dead of winter. I suppose I could turn down the air to 60;
strip down to my skibbies; sit there on the couch and knit while I watch
the Olympics and listen to my hubby complain that "he's freezing".
Oh wait . . . I already do that - LOL - HOT FLASH - LOL I keep
trying to fatten him up so he's on par with me when it comes to body
insulation, but the only thing I've managed to do is make him look like a
6' 4" giraffe with a paunch!
Ok, I've been makin'
a list and checkin' it twice. And what have I found? That this
Chick has way too much yarn stash! If you are in need of a couple
of skeins here or there, check out my
destash bargains page.
There's a lot of yarn that will make small felted or non-felted projects
such as hats, mittens, wine cozies, bowls, vases, scarves, small purses,
etc. etc.
Aug.
5, 2008
 I must be out of my
mind!! While knitting on MY wrap last night I was running through my
mind all the projects that I either want to knit or have been requested to
knit. Too bad they aren't cloning people yet, because I could use 10
of me right now to knit up projects and 3 more of me to do the cleaning,
laundry/ironing*, cooking, errands and office work!
*Yes ladies -
there are still insane women like me (who missed the bra-burning decade)
who actually stand at the ironing board and iron their husbands work
shirts. I must either love him a lot or spend a lot of his money!!
Judging from the clean crisp shirts in his closet and my yarn stash it's BOTH! LOL LOL
Aug. 4, 2008
Good news for
slipper makers!
I tried it and it
works!
Super Grip non-skid fabric spray by Performix is perfect for putting a
rubber like non-skid coating on the bottoms of those knitted and felted
slippers. I was very reluctant to give away knitted or felted
slippers as gifts for fear that the recipient would wear them on a slick
surface and slip and fall. With this stuff on the bottom I will
definitely start making slippers and giving them away again.
Performix is made
in Australia but I managed to find mine through an
Ebay store. However you may be able to find it at a hardware
store or linens store that sells rugs.
Be sure to follow
the directions carefully on the can. I would not spray this stuff
inside the house. I went outside to spray mine and left them in the
shade for a couple of hours to let the spray set and then brought them in
the house to cure for the rest of the 8 hours. I would suggest
applying Super Grip outside, in your garage, or if you have to in your
basement making sure that you have an extreme amount of ventilation.
I absolutely recommend downloading the
Technical Data Sheet and the
Material Safety Data Sheet on this product and READ it before
purchasing and/or using the product.
July 30, 2008
Oh, the dog days of
summer and what am I doing? Knitting, beading and sweating! I have
so many projects on the sticks that are 1/2 or 3/4 done it's insane.
I must be going through some type of mid-life thing to have so many
projects going at once.
I'm working on a
beautiful wrap/stole for myself out of
Ritratto a Tahki
Stacy Charles yarn Color 94. I kept the pattern simple so I
didn't have to pay much attention to it. I figured it would take me
a couple of weeks of knitting here and there to get it done. The
yarn is light, airy and stunning!
 I just finished up a
pair of my Grandmas slippers to share with everyone. This pattern
was one of the first things she and my mom taught me to make when I first
started knitting right around 4th grade. I was tired of making scarves,
potholders and dish rags, and the slippers were the next step in the
knitty evolution chain. I loved making them, however they are
extremely slick to wear on hard surfaces and I would not recommend wearing them or giving them as
gifts unless you have treated the bottoms with something to give them some gripshion (my word contribution to society, it means gripping power -
LOL). I have ordered in some spray stuff that should be here in the
next day or two to try on the bottoms. It's made for spraying on the
bottom of rugs to keep them in place. I will keep you posted on how it works.
I'm also just about
finished with another
Fiber Trends shawl/scarf.
I really should buckle down and get this done, it won't take but an hour
or so to finish it up and it will be great to wear this fall.
There are other
things on the sticks, but the all of the above items will be finished soon
and posted to the blog.
Furry Little Friend
(He's so cute! I
think I'll knit him a sweater for winter - LOL)
It took quite a few
tries, but I managed to get a photo of this furry little bandit in full
stretch raiding my bird feeders. It was comical watching him try to
figure out how to get the goodies out of those swinging feeders. He
would attempt to jump on top of them not being able to hang on falling to
the ground (which was only 3 feet away) quite a few times before he
figured out that he had to balance himself just right in order to belly up
to the seed bar.
He's not in the
photo, but there is a chipmunk on the ground below the feeders waiting for
Earl the Squirrel to knock seeds down to the ground so he can have some
lunch too!
July 24, 2008
Lion Brand Fettuccini
in manly camo colors is the latest yarn to grace this knitters porch.
This is what I get for
showing off my Liberace shawl to the men. The hubby tactfully tries
to ask if I'm going to wear it in public, while the hamster in my son's
brain is racing away at the wheel and he asks if I can make him a poncho
type ghillie suit for hunting.
OMG! I can't even
fathom enough ribbon yarn to make a poncho to fit over his 6'2" 280 lbs
frame! I get on the calculator to try to figure out how much yarn
and money I would need to fashion such an item. I stop when the
price goes over $260!!
He was disappointed
when I told him it would be more expensive to make one than to just go to
Cabela's and buy one. But since his birthday is the first of August,
I started surfing for ribbon
yarn
with camo colors (and wool because he wanted "warmth") and this Lion Brand
Fettuccini popped up at $8.99 for a 33 yard ball. Here it comes
again . . . OMG!
I don't know why, but
I kept looking for a better price on this yarn. I found one blogger
who managed to find some on clearance at Big Lots (which we don't have in
my area) for $1.50 a ball (couldn't imagine why they would want to clear
out such wonderful manly yarn, can you? - LOL). Anyhow, Big Lots was
out of the question, so I ended up sifting through the yarn on Ebay and
managed to find this stuff for $3.00 a ball, which is a bargain compared
to the $8.99 a ball I found everywhere else. I ordered 12 balls, but
it's probably not going to be enough so it's back to Ebay I go for more.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SON -
you are spoiled!!!
Spotlight on
MOM
- July 24, 2008
Mom has been cranking out some
beautiful shawl/scarves from the
Fiber Trends shawl/scarf
pattern. Here are her latest creations that are the envy of the
neighborhood! Be sure to click on each of the small photos to
view the larger version.
July 21, 2008
I still can't believe I'm getting in
as much knitting as I have with all this heat we've been having.
It's been so bad this past week that our air conditioner can't even keep
up. But I've been hanging in there, knitting a little in the morning
and a couple of hours each night. I have managed to crank out 3
shawl/scarves and I'm working my 4th which should be done by the end of
the week.
I liked the Pascal shawl/scarf below,
but would not do another one. For some reason it keeps coming out a
little cockeyed and I can't figure out why. I was very careful on
the 2nd (ribbon) one to make sure the I had everything even and an equal
amount of rows, but it still came out a little funny.
Anyhow, check back a little later this
week to see the photos of the finished
Fiber Trends shawl/scarf that I'm working on. I love this
pattern and could make a zillion of these. The pattern is quick &
easy and a little bit different (more interesting) than your ordinary long
scarf pattern.
This is my second attempt at
the Pascal's Triangle Scarf from "The
Little Box of Scarves II" by Melissa Matthay and Sheryl
Thies. I stuck with the size 15 needles and used exactly 4
balls of Lion Brand "Incredible" ribbon yarn, color Copper
Penny. I really like it, but it's a little too
Liberace for the
hubby.
There is $32 worth of yarn
in this shawl. It's not prefect but I would be happy to
send it to someone who wants to give it a good home :)
Click here to
purchase this scarf.
This is what happens when
mommy can't get daddy to model her knitting creations . . . the
fur kids have to step up. Just imagine me running around
with a camera in one hand and a wool scarf in the other saying
"come on girls, come here to momma, just for a minute" and the
girls are looking at each other thinking "man she's gotta be
a brick shy of a load - it's 90 frigging degrees out and she's
trying to wrap us in wool. She's really gotta get a new
hobby"!
This was a "dud" project
that really didn't turn out. Originally it was one of the
Fiber Trends scarves that I mentioned below, but I didn't like
the way it came out, and since I had made it out of Noro Kureyon
I thought why not throw it in the washer and felt it. So I
did and this is what came out - LOL. It fits Tana much
better than Muzz, but Muzz didn't want to be left out so I put
it on her and she stood pretty for the camera.
God my carpet
really needs a shampooing!!
Mom! Look at what I
just bought! Bet you wished you had that new computer up
and running so you could read my blog!! You get your
choice between the two below (the other is for me). One is
out of a beautiful cedar and the other is out of zebra wood -
choices choices!! Either one will look beautiful on your
new scarves/shawls.
 
And for the rest of you
Knitty Chicks -
click here if you
would like to purchase one of these beauties (there are more
styles available). I would hurry they are selling fast!
I just finished my Pascal's
Triangle Scarf from "The Little Box of Scarves II" by Melissa
Matthay and Sheryl Thies. This pattern is extremely easy
and lightening fast to knit up. It took me 2 evenings in
front of the TV and it was done. I would estimate that
it's probably a 4 hour project for the average knitter.
I used size 15 needles and 2
hanks of Louisa Harding "Thalia" yarn in Plum/Magenta. The
scarf is a little off because I ran about 3 rows short of having
enough yarn to finish the project, so I will probably end up
wearing this scarf a little off-set because of this. None
the less, it's pretty and I like it :) In the photo it
looks large because it's on a hanger, on me it really looks like
a scarf not a wrap (which is my next project). Click on
small photos to view larger version.
 
The Little Box Of
Scarves II can be purchased from your local knitty shop, your
local crafting store or on-line. Below are a few on-line
sources:
http://www.paradisefibers.net/Little-Box-of-Scarves-II-The-p/3675.htm
http://www.discountyarnsale.com/pd_the_little_box_of.cfm
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Little-Box-of-Scarves-II/Melissa-Matthay/e/9781564776228
I found the 2 hanks of the
Louisa Harding "Thalia" Plum/Magenta ribbon yarn in the
clearance bin at one of my local knitty shops but it can be
purchased on-line at the following links:
http://shop.bonitaknitting.com/product.sc;jsessionid=E9FDC7E1F95C5E0F5E3127F1A0F84307.qscstrfrnt02?categoryId=22&productId=4
http://www.knittingfever.com/c/yarn/louisa-harding-thalia/
http://www.woolenmill.com/sections/Yarn_/Louisa_Harding__Thalia.php?id=684&category=54&subcategory=0&subsubcategory=0
Audio
Books especially for knitters from
Knitting Out
Loud Publishing Company
This book is
fantastic! It's a must "listen to" for ALL knitters.
I laughed, I cried, I reflected and I related to the beautifully
narrated short stories about the lives of knitters from all
walks of life. These stories are sure to touch your heart.
And are great to listen to while you're knitting.
What's on
the sticks?
Two Fiber Trends Versatile Scarves (of course at the same time).
These are more like shoulder scarf/wraps, they offer a little
more coverage than the average neck scarf. They would be
great for a cool summer evening, or for something on your
shoulders when you are in the movie theater "freezer" watching a
movie :)
The pattern is AC-32 by
Fiber Trends. You can most likely find a copy of the
pattern at your local knitty shop or below are a few links where
you can purchase it on the web. It's a quick and easy
pattern and makes a great weekend project.
 http://www.yarnandfiber.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2158
http://www.woobeeknitshop.com/servlet/the-33/AC-32-Versatil-Scarves/Detail
http://www.thevillagesheep.com/category_list.asp?Category=Patterns&Subcategory=Shawls%20Scarves&ItemID=B10079
Green Bamboo Fan & Feather Scarf
Needles: size 6 straights or circulars (pattern is knit back &
forth)
Material: 1 hank (200 yards) of Bonnie's Kettle Dyed Bamboo Yarn
Cast on 26 stitches
Rows 1-5: knit
Row 6: knit
Row 7: K3, P to last 3 stitches, K3
Row 8: K3, K1, *[K2tog] 3 times, [YF, K1] 6 times, [K2tog] 3
times* Repeat from * to last 4 stitches, K1, K3
Row 9: K
Repeat Rows 6 thru 9 until you are happy with the length
leaving enough yarn for the last 5 rows plus your bind off.
Rows 10-14: knit
Bind Off - weave in yarn ends.
Keep in mind that Fan & Feather is a one way stitch
pattern so your
scarf ends will be different, but that's what I like about it.
Abbreviations:
K2tog = knit the next 2 stitches together
K3 = knit 3 stitches
K1 = knit 1 stitch
K = knit
P = purl
YF = with yarn in front
We had a great 4th.
With regular gas "an arm", mid-grade "a leg" and premium at
"you don't even want to know", we decided not to do any traveling. My son
came over and we had BBQ chicken, baked beans and a brand new
pasta salad (recipe below) - it was ALL very good!
I finished up my bamboo
scarf and started on another scarf type wrap that I'm making out
of the sale yarn I mentioned below. I got tired of tearing
out that other pattern in the Little Lacy Knits book, so I
switched to something that I didn't have to pay that much
attention to. When I don't have the time to sit down for
hours and focus on a pattern, I need to be doing something easy.
I'm excited about it, because mom just finished one and it came
out beautiful.
Well, I hope this finds all
you Knitty Chick's having a happy and safe 4th of July. I
would love to see some of your projects. Email photos to
patterns@knittychick.com and I will post them for everyone to enjoy!
Happy Knitting!
Primavera Pasta Salad
3 1/2" cups cooked bow-tie
pasta
2 cups snow pea pods (strings removed) frozen peas will work
also
2 large red, yellow or orange bell peppers cut into small chunks
2 medium carrots sliced
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil (don't used dried it won't taste the
same)
1/2 cup (or more) of shredded Parmesan cheese
1 cup (or more) of creamy Italian dressing (or creamy parmesan
dressing)
Cook pasta according to
package directions and drain and cool. Toss pasta in a
large bowl with the rest of the ingredients. Chill and
serve.
Optional ingredients: add chopped green onions and sliced
black olives or maybe throw in some chopped pepperoni, ham or
cooked chicken and make it a supper salad.
Have a FREE pattern you
would like to share with the world but no place to host it?
Not a problem :) Simply email it to
patterns@knittychick.com and I will be happy to put
it on the Knitty Chick web site for all to enjoy.
Bad
girl! Bad girl!
Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do
when the weather turns cool?
Bad girl! Bad girl!
What can
I say?! The weather goes from 92 down to 62 for five
minutes and where am I? Diving head first into the bins of
Bonnie's Kettle Dyed Bamboo yarn at one of my favorite local
knitty shops. And of course I had my trusty sidekick MOM
by my side egging me on. Really, she made me do it!
She's the yarn devil ya know. Yeah right, it's really the
other way around, but it didn't take much on my part to twist
her arm to go. I think I uttered 3 syllables of the name
of the yarn shop and she had already said YES before I even got
the rest out of my mouth. I probably could have just
stared at her and said nothing and she would have said "YES"
knowing full well what I was thinking. Us yarn divas have
the "gift".
We are
soooooo bad when we are in a yarn shop. We are like a
couple of loud drunks running around the place yelling at each
other over the top of the yarn displays. "Did ya see
this!" "Oh, what about this!" "Oh My God - would you
look at this - no get over here you gotta feel it!" By
that time, I'm down on the floor on my hands and knees digging
out colors for a project (that I will think of in a minute or
two). "Yep", I say to myself, as I'm tossing it around and
stroking it like it's a cat or something, "this is going to be a
scarf". Then I turn around, and like a heat seeking
missile, find the store owner and ask her to suggest a scarf
pattern that will make momma proud!
30
minutes, 4 hanks of expensive Bamboo, 10 balls of half off yarn,
1 scarf pattern and 1 Lacy Little Knits book later, I am
standing at the counter yelling out the needle sizes I need for
the patterns. If I hadn't made the shop owners rent
payment for the month we probably would have gotten thrown out.
Not! They LOVE to see US coming. We are such suckers for
the fiber, especially me. You could talk me into buying
wet dog fur if you told me I could knit it into something!
And of course I would have to have the special "wet dog fur"
knitting needles that you need to knit it up with at $40/pair.
But wait! There's more! I'm gonna also need some
extra balls of fur in case I decide to make it a little bigger
for my ample frame (I don't want to run out), and one size
smaller and one size larger of the needles just in case I don't
knit to gauge.
$200+
later I am walking out with one small bag and enough materials
and implements (which I'm sure I already have) to make 2 scarves
and a long stitch wrap. I'm so excited, and high from the
smell of fiber, that on the way out to the car I'm talking out
loud to myself, changing my mind at least 10 times on which one
I was going to start first. Of course mom is doing the
same thing. To the common folk (non-knitters) we looked like a
couple of babbling idiots in a parking lot trying to find our
car.
After
much deliberation, I decided to start the long stitch wrap with
the half off yarn that I got the great deal on. 10 balls +
$5.00 each half off = $50 for a wrap (that I probably will never
make). Sounds like a good deal to me. After all it's
"HALF OFF" . . . a knitters last words as her husband has her by
the shoulders trying to shake some sense into her (not really,
the hubby is on a business trip - but if he reads this there
will be a whole lot of shakin' going on when he gets home)!
After 2
hours and 40 attempts at starting the damn thing, I finally gave
up and busted out the hanks of bamboo and started on a scarf
from the pattern I purchased (that I am massacring as I go
along). I'm only 5 rows in and already I had to rip it out
and make it shorter.
Ok, ok,
I'm done babbling. I will post a photo once I get it long
enough for you to actually know what it is. Until then -
KEEP ON KNITTIN' CHICKS!!
Oh!
One last note (yep keep your glasses on). We went to
Applebee's for lunch, and of course we had to haul in the
pattern book with us to look at. Our waitress notices our
book and asks us if we know how to knit or crochet.
Apparently she used to crochet about 6 years ago and hasn't done
it in a while and forgot how. So she asks us if we could
teach her. I'm thinking what????? Is she serious????
Yep she was! Even after I told her that we do not have a
crochet hook, she asks if a paper clip will do. Next thing
I know I'm running back out to the car to grab a ball of yarn
and by the time I get back she has a paperclip fashioned into
the shape of a hook waiting for me on the table. I proceed
to show her how to make a chain, turn, and do a single crochet
back. It's amazing what you can teach someone with a
little string and a paperclip over the top of your appetizer.
Laugh!
It's ALL true!!
Recently
I've had quite a few emails asking me if I could fix a link or
send them a copy of the pattern to a link they cannot access.
Please
keep in mind that the links on this site are only a portal
to someone else's website and pattern. I do not own the
rights to their patterns nor their websites, so I am unable to
fix broken, missing or inaccessible pattern links nor can I send
you a copy of the pattern (I would if I could). If you
can't access it unfortunately I can't access it either :(
The only thing I can do is to delete the bad or broken link from
this web site.
I wished
I had the magic wand that could pop these patterns back to life,
because a lot of them are very cool patterns. I keep
waving my knitting needle at my computer screen hoping that
someday it will work, but no such luck - at least not yet :)
What's NEW?
Links to
knit & crochet dolls, doll clothes, knit animals and accessories
(including American Doll patterns).
http://www.knittychick.com/accessorize_me_free_knitting_patterns.htm
Also
knit and crochet pattern links for beginners:
http://www.knittychick.com/beginner_patterns.htm
Also
also patterns for baby items aka munchkin knitting.
http://www.knittychick.com/baby_patterns.htm
See
I do manage to update the site once in a while - LOL LOL
Happy
Knitting Everyone!
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