Adventures in Blocking

Woo hoo!!!!!! Look... I FINALLY got around to blocking the HP Scarf I finished!

First: Pics of the finished, unblocked scarf:

(remote control added for scale)

Next: Soaking in the sink! Whew... it still smells like wet wool in here. :)



Finally: Laying it out, pinning down a few parts.... it's huuuuuge!


Next time... if there is a next time... definitely making it THINNER!

Misc stuff

I almost forgot to say that I finished the pair of blue fetching gloves for my coworker! Here is a pic of them almost done (sorry don't have a completed pic):

They turned out very nice... really really soft. I used a yarn called Sublime. It has some silk in it, which I think is why it's super luxurious, even more so than the Cashsoft DK. :-)

AND I finished that purple chenille scarf for Megan, and gave it to her just tonight - she loved it!!!!
A really quick knit, and easy! Just CO 10 sts on US15 needles and basically used the whole skein(no fringe). I don't know the brand of yarn, it was a gift from Jessica.

Oh, and I forgot to share, Cynthia invented the coolest thing ever: swatching at work! LOL... I had knit a swatch for my upcoming hourglass sweater, and she grabbed it, went into the bathroom, got it wet, and then at my desk we did this:


Pushpins! Genius, no? That's why she is the most smartest. :-) (the yarn is Knit One, Crochet Too's 'Parfait Solids')

OK well thats it for now, hope everyone has a good rest of their weekends.

Chenille-o-rama

So! Blogger finally made me switch over to the "new" blogger. It seems alright so far, I am just glad my percent bars code transferred over okay.

TGIF!

Lets see, what should I share first.... OK, how about this lovely skein of cotton chenille that cynthia sold me???

I wound it into a nice neat ball last night, in preparation for it's journey to become a washcloth (the pattern from Mason-Dixon Knitting).

And... finally going to knit up this purple chenille yarn that Jessica gave me a while back, it's going to be a simple scarf for my friend Megan! (P.S. knitting it on wooden needles that used to belong to my grandma!)

Also: I cooked a corned beef the other day. (Me? Cook???? wow!)

Mmmmmmmm delicious! with a big pot of cabbage too. :-D Always love a good Irish meal.

And I broke down and had to buy new jeans yesterday, since my fav pair got a hole in them... boo. Luckily I had a giftcard to kohls, and finally found a pair I liked after an hour or so of trying stuff on:

They arent too bad. I am just happy cuz they are long enough.

OK anyway, ... hope y'all have a good weekend.

Super Speed

I made a baby hat in 2 days! lol.... I dont know what came over me, I just really wanted to get it done. It's my own creation, I used the yarn harlot's guidelines to determine a size for my cousin's little girl. Used 2 balls of Rowan Cashsoft DK, one pink one purple. I cast on 90 sts, and did k2,p2 ribbing for 3 1/4 inches. (I really just stopped when I felt like it was long enough, haha). Then I did stockinette stitch for awhile, changing colors from pink to purple and back whenever I felt like it. I wanted a random pattern. So i did stripes for like another 3 1/4 inches or so, and then began decreases. I divided my 90 sts by 9, which gives me 10, so I started with (k2tog, k8), knitting a plain row in between, and then doing k2tog, knit 7 (one less than the previous decrease)... doing the classic spiral decrease on the top (or trying to). I had to switch to dpns as it shrunk. I finished it off with a crappy pompom I made. I really need to work on making those! But it looks alright. I love this yarn.

OK Now I gotta start a pair of fetching for my coworker!!!! I <3 knitting :)

Woot!

I went to the yarn store today!!!!!!!!!!! With Cynthia and Angela. Mmmm, yarn. I did good though, I only bought yarn I needed to make gifts for others. :)


A ball of cascade 220 to make a hat for my neighbor, and two balls of deliciously soft Sublime yarn (Cashmere merino silk aran) to make a pair of fetching for a coworker... we are all knitting something for her since she had to put her dog down this week. :( Poor girl, i know what that feeling is like. (Since my dog went earlier last year).

Anyways, happy tuesday, hope everyone's having a good week so far!

still alive!

Whew. Sorry I haven't posted since like, last year! I must have been busy or something. OK quick review:

ND Baby hat finished in time for Christmas party, but cousins didn't even come! Now in box still awaiting shipping to said cousins. This is a pattern of Cynthia's creation, linked here. Used Dale Baby Ull yarn. Here's the hat stretched out:

The yellow side:

And finally, the green side:

Vacation in AZ! Weather wasn't super nice, even rained a few times, but enjoyed visiting with my mom's family. Some nice weather:


Knit a ballband dishcloth for my grandma while I was there! (Peaches n Cream Cotton)


I got a digital camera for Christmas!!!!! Now all my knitting pictures will be crisp and beautiful (if i can hold it still)(obviously this pic was taken with my webcam):


Just finished a scarf for the red scarf project yesterday! (Lion brand "Color Waves" in sunset red... just cast on what i thought was enough sts and did garter stitch till i ran out of yarn - one skein:)



OK enough pics for now, Hope everyone had a good Christmas and new year's! Now it's time to get all those new years resolutions going... eeek...

P.S. Finished Harry Potter scarf, but still need to block it!