I'm expecting time for a yarn-related post tomorrow, so stay tuned!
In the meantime-
Tama has tagged me with this word meme, let's see how I do!
WHAT IS YOUR NAME: Heather
4 LETTER WORD: Honk
VEHICLE: Hummer
TV SHOW: Hannah Montana (my brother thought of that one!)
CITY: Houston
BOY NAME: Henry
GIRL NAME: Hailey
OCCUPATION: Housewife
SOMETHING YOU WEAR: Hat
FOOD: Ham
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Hand mirror (does that count?)
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Honking drivers
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Help!!!
Oh, and people to tag:
It's time for me to go to bed, so if you wanna do this, you're in, if not, you're out.
Good night.
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
My Day In Pictures
Regarding the lace project: I didn't finish it, not even close. Will frog the several inches I did, since I misunderstood the pattern, as I so often do, and try again after life has settled down.
My brother's birthday went well. He got all sorts of cool sharp things to play with (seriously!) so I guess that's a sign he's growing up. He wants a black cape, and has given me time to make it past his birthday, especially since I don't have that kind of yarn right now. A guy friend at school wants a black cape too; not sure when I'll fit that in...I have plenty of other projects in my head, I hope to have a list tomorrow.
So. How was my day?
Well,
I went to school,
Made a lot of progress on my skirt (should be done by the end of the week)
(this was earlier than today) spun up all of that lovely silk, still deciding what to do with it,
When I got home, I:
Admired my new T-shirt (we all needed nicknames on the back, if you recall, my initials are HAH...my favorite that I know of is "Suspence" for a guy friend-not the same one who wants the cape; his name's Spencer...)
Played my cello
Now, instead of doing this:
I should be doing this:
Which is hard homework, but I'm rewarding myself with this:
I see lots of bitty knitted items in my future!(smiles)
As my dad would say, hasta lasagna!
My brother's birthday went well. He got all sorts of cool sharp things to play with (seriously!) so I guess that's a sign he's growing up. He wants a black cape, and has given me time to make it past his birthday, especially since I don't have that kind of yarn right now. A guy friend at school wants a black cape too; not sure when I'll fit that in...I have plenty of other projects in my head, I hope to have a list tomorrow.
So. How was my day?
Well,
I went to school,
Made a lot of progress on my skirt (should be done by the end of the week)
(this was earlier than today) spun up all of that lovely silk, still deciding what to do with it,
When I got home, I:
Admired my new T-shirt (we all needed nicknames on the back, if you recall, my initials are HAH...my favorite that I know of is "Suspence" for a guy friend-not the same one who wants the cape; his name's Spencer...)
Played my cello
Now, instead of doing this:
I should be doing this:
Which is hard homework, but I'm rewarding myself with this:
I see lots of bitty knitted items in my future!(smiles)
As my dad would say, hasta lasagna!
Monday, April 14, 2008
Stop Everything!
This is the second post in two days! Let's look at some yarn to celebrate!
Yay!
Now, you may be wondering where I got this lovely yarn. Why, the Party 300!
If you don't have a Ravelry account (and if you don't, go over there and sign up, NOW!) you won't be able to see this link. Party 300 was a raffle of sorts in the Teen Knitters and Crocheters group. It was lots of fun--I can't wait for the group to reach another milestone.
Anyway, one of the prizes was this fine yarn in the colorway "Into the Mystic". It's a beautiful purple, with overtones of red and deeper purple; I'm not sure how it looks on your screen.
The kind donator of this wonderful yarn was a Kris from Sonny and Shear. Fantabulous yarn over there, make sure and check it out!!
Now that my drooling is over, what am I going to use this great yarn for, might you ask?
Why, this lovely vest from the Spring 2008 copy of Interweave Knits!
I was really looking forward to wearing something substantial knitting wise to a cello recital I'm playing in (I'm quite awful; if you're anywhere nearby northern Illinois around 2:00 central, be sure to plug your ears). My mom has made an unofficial bet with me that I couldn't get this done by Saturday.
I do love a challenge, and I have a free period on Tuesday and Wednesday at school this week-maybe I'll even knit in the cafeteria again.....
Perhaps this week I'll have a post a day, if only to keep ya posted!
In other business:
My lovely little brother, BowyerOyew, has started up a blog of his own, calling it Da bow spot. Could you give a little hello for me? Thanks.
(Oh yeah, and guys? I kinda lost 1/2 of the green yarn for his birthday present....anybody have any suggestions on what I can make with a skein of grey Cascade 220 and around 100 yards of alpaca green yarn? Thanks.)
Yay!
Now, you may be wondering where I got this lovely yarn. Why, the Party 300!
If you don't have a Ravelry account (and if you don't, go over there and sign up, NOW!) you won't be able to see this link. Party 300 was a raffle of sorts in the Teen Knitters and Crocheters group. It was lots of fun--I can't wait for the group to reach another milestone.
Anyway, one of the prizes was this fine yarn in the colorway "Into the Mystic". It's a beautiful purple, with overtones of red and deeper purple; I'm not sure how it looks on your screen.
The kind donator of this wonderful yarn was a Kris from Sonny and Shear. Fantabulous yarn over there, make sure and check it out!!
Now that my drooling is over, what am I going to use this great yarn for, might you ask?
Why, this lovely vest from the Spring 2008 copy of Interweave Knits!
I was really looking forward to wearing something substantial knitting wise to a cello recital I'm playing in (I'm quite awful; if you're anywhere nearby northern Illinois around 2:00 central, be sure to plug your ears). My mom has made an unofficial bet with me that I couldn't get this done by Saturday.I do love a challenge, and I have a free period on Tuesday and Wednesday at school this week-maybe I'll even knit in the cafeteria again.....
Perhaps this week I'll have a post a day, if only to keep ya posted!
In other business:
My lovely little brother, BowyerOyew, has started up a blog of his own, calling it Da bow spot. Could you give a little hello for me? Thanks.
(Oh yeah, and guys? I kinda lost 1/2 of the green yarn for his birthday present....anybody have any suggestions on what I can make with a skein of grey Cascade 220 and around 100 yards of alpaca green yarn? Thanks.)
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Hello, World!
I'm sure we're all tired of me apologizing for not posting, so from now on, I won't. But you know I'll be thinking it.
Well, as you can guess, I've knitted enough mini sweaters for an army of Polly Pockets. If anybody has any funny way of setting them up as a gift, it would be appreciated, since these are going to my teachers as end-of-the-year presents. The winner so far is tied between putting it on a pencil with a head-eraser, and calling it a pinkie finger puppet stress reliever. :)
Here's the pattern:
Pattern for Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Little Sweater For To Knitty:
Needles: US size 5, any small size will do.
gauge: negligible
yarn: 20 yards sock weight, but I'm being very liberal on this
Body (front and back knitted as one piece)
CO 10 sts
Work 3 rows in k1, p1 ribbing
8 rows st st
k 3 sts, k2tog, turn work
p4 sts. turn work
k2 sts, k2tog, ssk across the "valley" that was created, leaving enough yarn to sew in the neck at the end, k3.
p 4
ssk, k2
p3, m4 across chasm, p3
work in st st as many rows as needed till, when folded over, head hole looks presentable and needle is even with beginning of ribbing
work 3 rows in k1, p1 ribbing
BO all sts
Sleeves (make two)
CO 10 sts
work 2 rows in k1, p1 ribbing
knit in st st 10 rows
BO all sts
Fold sleeves over with right side in and sew them up, then sew them to body (with right side in). Sew loop around v neck, sew sides of body together, turn right side out.
You're done!
With the leftovers from the mini sweaters (which totals at least 400 yards), I'm trying to make a skirt for myself. I have a garter stitch waistband (with a little hole for elastic, which is definitely going to be needed).
It's going to be made completely in ribbing, except for a little bumpy thing on the hem, inspiration from the edging on the FO below.
Remember those wristlettos?
Well, they only took me two days to make. The yarn is (literally) corny-somehow made from fiber you can get from a corn plant. It's handspun; I got the fiber from the Fold.
At the end of Thursday, I had wristletto one,
and at the end of Friday, wristletto two!
As for current spinning, it's some Gypsy Girl silk!
I'm halfway done, hoping the resulting yarn will be more stripy than one single yellow, one single blue. Not sure what I'm going to make with it yet; I have this idea for a sweater/shrug thingy...drawings to come!
Well, as you can guess, I've knitted enough mini sweaters for an army of Polly Pockets. If anybody has any funny way of setting them up as a gift, it would be appreciated, since these are going to my teachers as end-of-the-year presents. The winner so far is tied between putting it on a pencil with a head-eraser, and calling it a pinkie finger puppet stress reliever. :)Here's the pattern:
Pattern for Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Little Sweater For To Knitty:
Needles: US size 5, any small size will do.
gauge: negligible
yarn: 20 yards sock weight, but I'm being very liberal on this
Body (front and back knitted as one piece)
CO 10 sts
Work 3 rows in k1, p1 ribbing
8 rows st st
k 3 sts, k2tog, turn work
p4 sts. turn work
k2 sts, k2tog, ssk across the "valley" that was created, leaving enough yarn to sew in the neck at the end, k3.
p 4
ssk, k2
p3, m4 across chasm, p3
work in st st as many rows as needed till, when folded over, head hole looks presentable and needle is even with beginning of ribbing
work 3 rows in k1, p1 ribbing
BO all sts
Sleeves (make two)
CO 10 sts
work 2 rows in k1, p1 ribbing
knit in st st 10 rows
BO all sts
Fold sleeves over with right side in and sew them up, then sew them to body (with right side in). Sew loop around v neck, sew sides of body together, turn right side out.
You're done!
With the leftovers from the mini sweaters (which totals at least 400 yards), I'm trying to make a skirt for myself. I have a garter stitch waistband (with a little hole for elastic, which is definitely going to be needed).
It's going to be made completely in ribbing, except for a little bumpy thing on the hem, inspiration from the edging on the FO below.Remember those wristlettos?
Well, they only took me two days to make. The yarn is (literally) corny-somehow made from fiber you can get from a corn plant. It's handspun; I got the fiber from the Fold.
At the end of Thursday, I had wristletto one,
and at the end of Friday, wristletto two!
As for current spinning, it's some Gypsy Girl silk!
I'm halfway done, hoping the resulting yarn will be more stripy than one single yellow, one single blue. Not sure what I'm going to make with it yet; I have this idea for a sweater/shrug thingy...drawings to come!
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny...
....little sweaters for to knitty! (Hah, took me a while to come up with that!)
This is the yarn I have finished for the mini sweaters for my teacher's end of the year presents. I already have three done, two more to sew up. It's really nice to have some quick projects for a change; I knitted two up in one movie!
As you can see, they're larger than my prototype, but no biggie. They're still cute 'n' tiny, as you can see by how bitty they are compared to my lipstick (from the musical, I'm feeling a tad nostalgic).
I am sure I will have plenty of this yummy yarn left over, which means I'll be making something else for yours truly:
Wristlettos/Anklettos! I can't wait to start them; they'll be my first accessory in a while, other than socks. They'll be quite fun to knit (and wear!) at school.
Before I start anything for myself, however, I need to start my little brother's birthday present. He's a real gamer, so I'm going to make a relatively old pattern from Knitty: bmp socks. I'll be using this yarn I just got from this cool yarn shop right by my grandmother's.
The grey is Cascade 220, and it'll be the background, whereas the green (which is actually multicolored-each single is a different shade of green) will be the little bad guys and high score and such.
I have simultaneously cast on a get-well scarf for my science teacher. She joked about me making her a scarf last October or so, she even told me she liked navy blue. Since it was a half-joke, I didn't really consider to make one until recently. I got some mercenized cotton, and am making her a simple cotton scarf with an edging of border lace. I'm running out of yarn, however--I probably should have gotten two skeins of the stuff--oh, well. I now have an excuse to go to my grandma's again!
This is the yarn I have finished for the mini sweaters for my teacher's end of the year presents. I already have three done, two more to sew up. It's really nice to have some quick projects for a change; I knitted two up in one movie!
As you can see, they're larger than my prototype, but no biggie. They're still cute 'n' tiny, as you can see by how bitty they are compared to my lipstick (from the musical, I'm feeling a tad nostalgic).
I am sure I will have plenty of this yummy yarn left over, which means I'll be making something else for yours truly:
Wristlettos/Anklettos! I can't wait to start them; they'll be my first accessory in a while, other than socks. They'll be quite fun to knit (and wear!) at school.
Before I start anything for myself, however, I need to start my little brother's birthday present. He's a real gamer, so I'm going to make a relatively old pattern from Knitty: bmp socks. I'll be using this yarn I just got from this cool yarn shop right by my grandmother's.
The grey is Cascade 220, and it'll be the background, whereas the green (which is actually multicolored-each single is a different shade of green) will be the little bad guys and high score and such.I have simultaneously cast on a get-well scarf for my science teacher. She joked about me making her a scarf last October or so, she even told me she liked navy blue. Since it was a half-joke, I didn't really consider to make one until recently. I got some mercenized cotton, and am making her a simple cotton scarf with an edging of border lace. I'm running out of yarn, however--I probably should have gotten two skeins of the stuff--oh, well. I now have an excuse to go to my grandma's again!
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