Monday, July 8, 2013

White Cowl

I love wearing cowls in the winter, they keep me nice and warm. There are so many great patterns out there, and this is one of my favorites.
 
I used some fingering weight yarn held double for this project. I don't know what kind of yarn it is, it was just in a plastic bag that was given to me. It does have some shine to it and the stitch definition is great.
 
 
 
The pattern I used was originally free, but now will cost money to get. Featherbelle is a well-written pattern that was interesting to knit and made a really nice cowl.

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Baby Stuff


I had a bunch of left-over worsted weight yarn from previous projects, so I made some baby stuff!
 
                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 






Wednesday, June 19, 2013

More Favorites

I have been finding some amazing free patterns lately. Here are a few more of my favorites:
 
 
 
 

 
Happy Knitting!
 
 
 


Monday, June 17, 2013

New Stuff

I have had sock knitting on my mind this past week. My knitting habits seem to come and go in waves, and sock knitting seems to be a recurring one every few months.
After visiting my LYS for one ball of sock yarn, I of course came out with four (there was a sale and I have no willpower when it comes to pretty sock yarn):
 
1. Sockittome Impulse by Estelle Yarns
2. On Your Toes Bamboo by S.R. Kertzer (discontinued)
3. On Your Toes with Aloe Vera by S.R. Kertzer (discontinued)
4. My First Regia by Regia
 
I also ordered two books from Amazon that I am anxiously waiting for in the mail:
 
 Sock Innovation by cookie a
 
 
I am really excited about getting some projects done, and in the meantime I am continuing to work on my White Cowl, which I should be done today.
 
Happy knitting!
 

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Here is my To-Do List so Far

A week into my recovery, and I am missing knitting terribly. I may even have slipped in a few rows, and then I got into a lot of trouble when my boyfriend caught me. So I am adding patterns to my to-do list and it seems to be getting longer and longer everyday.
Here it is so far (not in any particular order):
 
Kendrick - Cowl (Free Ravelry Download)
 
Java Socks (Free pattern from Knitty)
 
Featherbelle (Free Ravelry Download)
Tequila Shawl (Free Ravelry Download)
 



Friday, June 7, 2013

Sock Yarn Patchwork blanket

I was so excited to finish school so that I would finally be able to find some time to knit... So as soon as I could, I started this really nice patchwork blanket with my remaining sock yarn from my stash, and I got a lot done in a short amount of time:
 

It is a free pattern that is available here, and there is a thread here on Ravelry discussing this project and possible trades people want to make. I have already posted my yarn on there if you are interested in doing a swap!
 
So I was all excited about this project and racing along to finish...
 

And then this happened....
 
 
I somehow managed to fracture my thumb... and I have no idea how I did it. I have to wear the brace for at least two weeks... and I already miss knitting! What am I going to do? I am just going to have to favorite a whole bunch of patterns for when my thumb gets better, until then I won't be getting any knitting done :(