Friday, September 28, 2012

Buckeye Gauntlets


I actually started the first of these in Bear Lake but as these are 72 stitches around progress has been slow. I'm hoping to get these done before Dad's B-day...
The yarn in Patons' Kroy Socks colorway Grey Brown Ragg on size 3 needles.

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Autumn Tidings


Went to a farm for a fiber festival a few weekends ago and saw they were harvesting their pie pumpkins. It's getting so cold now I have to start layering the knitware... Finally my sweaters can be worn : D

Wild West Lucky Cowl

I wanted to use up my leftovers from my Wild Wild West Cowl in Knitpicks Imagination colorway Wild West, so I knit up another Good Luck Cowl by Christianne Gerstner. It's a free Ravelry dowload and I really like how the color changes worked out.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Rose Petals

Yet another rose picture I know but I can't get over the flouncy petals...

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Pretty in Pink Shawlette


The picot bind took an epic amount of time 5+ hours but it blocked out really nicely...

This is the Holden Shawlette by Mindy Wilkes which is a free pattern download on Ravelry. I knit it on size 6 needles and used about 3/4ths of a skein of Knitpicks Shadow, 100% merino wool in the Summer Blooms Tonal colorway. I absolutely loved this yarn, it is very soft and squishy.

Monday, September 24, 2012

First Frost

We're busy collecting the last bits of garden produce, basil, green peppers, tomatoes, etc. before the really really cold weather hits.

This little guy was last seen around mid-July, I wonder if he's the reason why the yard has interesting tunnels throughout it.

Our big tomatoes....

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Kindle Cover

I finally broke down and got a Kindle.
I'm loving the free game apps and reading library books for free, along with Gutenburg books which is a site with free downloadable books after their copyrights run out.

I wanted to make my own cover (99 cents vs $40+) : )
 I used a sheet of plastic canvas, some toy stuffing I already had and a polar fleece remnant from when I made Gizzy a bed.
I figured out the general length I would need for a cover then cut out double the length. This allowed me to have a thicker cover and made an easy place for me to put the canvas and stuffing.

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Pretty Picot in Regia

Finished this lovely a while ago now, but I've just now uploaded pics..

This is my pattern (which is still being test-knit) and it was knit on size 3s, and 2 skeins of Regia 4 color Kaffe Fassett Design line sock; colorway: ember (04455).

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Pink, Periwinkle, Charcoal, & Aqua Theme...


My current socks on the needles. It's Supersocke 100 Emotion IV- Color with bamboo, super wash merino, nylon, and polyamid colorway 1375. I have to be careful not to get ladders because the yarn doesn't want to stick together... I'm knitting on my size 2s once more...
Love the colors : )

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Enjoying the Sunshine...



I might just spend my free evenings with my knitting in the hammock...

Good Luck Cowl

This was a very easy knit which I enjoyed immensely. It's the (free!) Good Luck Cowl on Ravelry by Christianne Gerstner. Even though the pattern said that it needs 200 yarns I still had a full color repeat left. It's long enough that I can pull it up to my nose and still be warm all down my neck.
Once it gets cold I might snap another pic.
 I have some leftover Knitpicks Imagination that I'm going to try this pattern in next...

This was knit on size 5 dpns with a skein of Sausalito by Crystal Palace Yarns colorway borealis. 80% Merino 20% nylon.
It's soo soft and machine washable : ) 

Monday, September 3, 2012

Butterfly


We have dozens of these little butterflies around our cherry pie plants and hosta...
Happy Labor Day holiday for those in the USA

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Margaret Dashwood Shawl


I finished! I added 18 more points for length but I also haven't blocked it for extra length. I used three full skeins of Knitpicks palette colorway Whirlpool although I cracked into the 4th ball for the last three repeats. The pattern was in this year's issue of Jane Austen Knits by Interweave and the designer is Joanna Johnson.

I can't wait for the weather to cool so I can actually wear it : )
Sorry for the slight blurriness Em took the pic and it was an interesting photo session...

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