Thursday, August 28, 2008

More squares...

I have another square nearing completion for Jesmy's grandpa's blanket!



I call it "waves" but its actually "ripple stitch" or something from my Treaury of Knitting Patterns (barbara walker)

Woot! I also have worked on my shawl, ill try to get a pic up later! it would be bigger if i would stop making mistakes and have to rip back LACEWEIGHT yarn. Blech!

FINALLY

THANK YOU SO MUCH to my newest best friend, YarnThrower, over at Pickin' and Throwin'.

Ladies and Gentlemen, she has FINALLY CAME UP WITH A SEAMLESS BABY BOOTY PATTERN THAT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes... you heard me right... booties that look like the ones i have been knitting only WITHOUT my akward/horrible/ugly/bumpy SEAMS! OMG!

So without further ado, please go to their blog and leave her some comment love. Because it is about damn TIME! :D

Saturday, August 09, 2008

Grandpa Blanket 08

So I heard the unfortunate news that Jesmy's grandpa has cancer. I thought, hmm... what can I do as a nice gesture? And as a knitter? How about start a blanket!!!!!

I have made 2 squares so far, and have a promise from Cynthia to get some contributions as well. Then ill mail them off to Jess and she can sew up a nice blankie for her grandpa!


Dark brown "baby cables" square. (cable pattern from Barbara Walker's Treasury of knitting patterns)


Blue cascade "boat" square (he's a navy man), pattern here.

Get well soon, Grandpa Jess! Pop over to her blog for more.

Friday, August 01, 2008

My Knitting Place

Cynthia posted a pic of her knitting spot, so I'd thought I'd post mine!



(knitting at lunch as usual!)

Also I finished the blanket square... it turned out pretty good:



Pattern: sailboat cloth
Yarn: Cascade 220

Happy Friday everyone!