Had to rip back my mom's sweater the other day. Cynthia and I were knitting in the conf room at work during lunch... and I realized I started the yoke detailing 8 rows too early! crap! Instead of tinking back 3 rows, I just pulled out the needle and ripped... i went one more row back, which re-separated the sleeves and body. BUT: the upside to this is I decided to rip back the upper sleeve where I had totally messed up a spot that would have been RIGHT on my mom's SHOULDER. Meaning I would have hated that shoulder and been embarrassed when I saw my mom wearing it.
Sooo it's probably for the better. Although, as Cynthia said, I could have put an American flag iron-on patch over it. LOL.
Happy thursday!!!! New Office tonight, right? Woot!
Showing posts with label cardigan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cardigan. Show all posts
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
FO timeeee
Babylegs: Done.
Autumn leaves baby sweater: Done, but needs some buttons! (I need to buy some!)
It turned out really cute. I did less increases for the body so it's less flared than the original pattern. I like it!
In other news, I finally sat down and joined my mom's sweater pieces into the yoke and feel like I will be able to get it done soon! Unfortunately there is a lot of rolling, so I am devising various ways to combat it. (It is cotton/acrylic yarn, so I am not holding my breath that a block will do anything). Many people who have knit the sweater sew ribbon on the back of the edge to help keep it flat... I am planning on doing this on the front edges for sure!
Also... today it was rainy, then sunny, then all of a sudden rain poured down and then with crazy HAIL... then back to sunny, then dark? Indiana keeps you on your toes!
(photo of the hail on our deck courtesy my hubby and his nice camera)
Autumn leaves baby sweater: Done, but needs some buttons! (I need to buy some!)
It turned out really cute. I did less increases for the body so it's less flared than the original pattern. I like it!
In other news, I finally sat down and joined my mom's sweater pieces into the yoke and feel like I will be able to get it done soon! Unfortunately there is a lot of rolling, so I am devising various ways to combat it. (It is cotton/acrylic yarn, so I am not holding my breath that a block will do anything). Many people who have knit the sweater sew ribbon on the back of the edge to help keep it flat... I am planning on doing this on the front edges for sure!
Also... today it was rainy, then sunny, then all of a sudden rain poured down and then with crazy HAIL... then back to sunny, then dark? Indiana keeps you on your toes!
(photo of the hail on our deck courtesy my hubby and his nice camera)
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Parade of Hats
Woah, I haven't blogged in a MONTH! Eek.... I get so caught up in reading other people's blogs I forget about mine! Sorry again.... jeez... someone needs to get on me about blogging! :)
OK time for another catchup: This time, its a parade of hats! Apparently that is all I can knit!
Pink baby hat? done & gifted to Larissa for her little girl coming this summer!
Green baby "toddler" hat? done and waiting to find out who it will go to.
Mom's sweater? second sleeve is 3/4 way done. (no picture, nothing exciting to see)
I made "newborn" sized baby hats to use in sets with the booties I completed at the beginning of the year (I finally finished the ties to thread through the booties finally).
for a little boy:
for a little girl... yes i know the hat stripes and bootie ties don't match... I ran out of purple :( but they are still cute together!
And I made this super sweet baby bonnet out of my Last Minute Knitted Gifts book:
I love it!!!! I need to make booties to go with it now.
Currently: Hat problems! Apparently even though I have made a million hats this year I am still not able to judge size. Or maybe I just need to pay attention to gauge :-) Hmmm who would have thought that was important???
I had finished a hat for my coworker last week...I knitted the entire thing once and it looked like this:
Kinda big, right? I wasn't too excited with the stripes either.I thought his head was bigger than mine and that it would fit...took it into work and had him try it on.... NOPE! Oops. Sooo... rip rip ripped it out.
Second try:
Muuuuch better! I will give it to him(again) tomorrow so cross your fingers!
Also I started a cute football helmet style hat from Itty Bitty Hats.... but I had to rip that one back too! EESH! Hopefully my mojo will get back on track soon....
One more secret FO but I can't blog about it till after this weekend.... hint: its for my nephew who will be turning ONE already! WHEW!
OK time for another catchup: This time, its a parade of hats! Apparently that is all I can knit!
Pink baby hat? done & gifted to Larissa for her little girl coming this summer!
Green baby "toddler" hat? done and waiting to find out who it will go to.
Mom's sweater? second sleeve is 3/4 way done. (no picture, nothing exciting to see)
I made "newborn" sized baby hats to use in sets with the booties I completed at the beginning of the year (I finally finished the ties to thread through the booties finally).
for a little boy:
for a little girl... yes i know the hat stripes and bootie ties don't match... I ran out of purple :( but they are still cute together!
And I made this super sweet baby bonnet out of my Last Minute Knitted Gifts book:
I love it!!!! I need to make booties to go with it now.
Currently: Hat problems! Apparently even though I have made a million hats this year I am still not able to judge size. Or maybe I just need to pay attention to gauge :-) Hmmm who would have thought that was important???
I had finished a hat for my coworker last week...I knitted the entire thing once and it looked like this:
Kinda big, right? I wasn't too excited with the stripes either.I thought his head was bigger than mine and that it would fit...took it into work and had him try it on.... NOPE! Oops. Sooo... rip rip ripped it out.
Second try:
Muuuuch better! I will give it to him(again) tomorrow so cross your fingers!
Also I started a cute football helmet style hat from Itty Bitty Hats.... but I had to rip that one back too! EESH! Hopefully my mojo will get back on track soon....
One more secret FO but I can't blog about it till after this weekend.... hint: its for my nephew who will be turning ONE already! WHEW!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Yet another "Catch Up"
Sorry loyal blog readers.... I don't know why I am so bad about updating my blog!!!! I really like having this.... I think ravelry has spoiled me too much since it is so easy to update my projects there! (my username = stitchholder)
OK here we go :-)
Mom's cardigan (sitcom chic)... one sleeve and the body knitted up to the yoke! Woot! (doesn't need to be done till June so I am doing great lol)
I am so thankful to CYNTHIA for teaching me how to do Magic Loop!!!! Yes I learned a new knitting technique and it is very easy and solved my problem... see normally I can knit baby hats and other things on double points and not have a problem getting "gaps" between the needles... but normally I don't use cotton yarn!!!! My mom's sweater is using a mostly cotton blend, so when I went to knit the sleeves i was getting MAJOR gapping. Blech!!!! Luckily Cynthia had a 40" cable to lend me (We both have the knitpicks options sets so all she had to lend me was the cable itself - PERFECT) I really enjoyed doing Magic Loop and in fact I am planning on using it on a project I just started (mentioned later in this post)!
Next up - Baby hat! I am about 90% done with this right now, I am going to finish it up tonight before I go to bed! Just adding it to the stockpile of baby knits for all the kids being born this year!
(If you remember the green booties I made at the beginning of the year, this hat matches them!)
And most recently, a baby girl hat:
Its the pattern Miss Dashwood from knitty.com. So far the picot cast on is quite tedious... but I think it is really going to turn out cute!!!! I am planning on trying the magic loop with this hat also... wish me luck :-)
Also I am planning my first ever "Knitting party", where I am inviting my knitting buddies who live in fort wayne over for some food and knitting, of course! I will post how it went after next weekend!
Friday is my coworker's baby shower at work.... I am gifting the B&W striped baby hat and the pink baby chucks booties... I can't wait, hope she likes them!!!!!
OK here we go :-)
Mom's cardigan (sitcom chic)... one sleeve and the body knitted up to the yoke! Woot! (doesn't need to be done till June so I am doing great lol)
I am so thankful to CYNTHIA for teaching me how to do Magic Loop!!!! Yes I learned a new knitting technique and it is very easy and solved my problem... see normally I can knit baby hats and other things on double points and not have a problem getting "gaps" between the needles... but normally I don't use cotton yarn!!!! My mom's sweater is using a mostly cotton blend, so when I went to knit the sleeves i was getting MAJOR gapping. Blech!!!! Luckily Cynthia had a 40" cable to lend me (We both have the knitpicks options sets so all she had to lend me was the cable itself - PERFECT) I really enjoyed doing Magic Loop and in fact I am planning on using it on a project I just started (mentioned later in this post)!
Next up - Baby hat! I am about 90% done with this right now, I am going to finish it up tonight before I go to bed! Just adding it to the stockpile of baby knits for all the kids being born this year!
(If you remember the green booties I made at the beginning of the year, this hat matches them!)
And most recently, a baby girl hat:
Its the pattern Miss Dashwood from knitty.com. So far the picot cast on is quite tedious... but I think it is really going to turn out cute!!!! I am planning on trying the magic loop with this hat also... wish me luck :-)
Also I am planning my first ever "Knitting party", where I am inviting my knitting buddies who live in fort wayne over for some food and knitting, of course! I will post how it went after next weekend!
Friday is my coworker's baby shower at work.... I am gifting the B&W striped baby hat and the pink baby chucks booties... I can't wait, hope she likes them!!!!!
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Sweater progress....
I will let you see my mom's sweater WIP now since its actually more than 2 inches long...
Pretty color, no? She picked it out... it is Knitpicks Comfy in "pomegranate"!
Pretty color, no? She picked it out... it is Knitpicks Comfy in "pomegranate"!
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
FOs & Superbowl knitting.....
I finished meg's turtleneck shrug!
Its interesting to try and put it on, but its nice and warm and I like it.
I also got my baby booties done....
They turned out pretty cute!
Superbowl knitting: Cast on and finished this striped hat to match the booties above!
It makes a cute set for my pregnant coworker! I think she will like it :)
New project: cardigan for my mom!
It is cast on already, but not much to see yet! I am doing the "Sitcom Chic" pattern from knitty.com! (hopefully in time for her birthday in JUNE lol....)
Hope everyone has a great week!
Its interesting to try and put it on, but its nice and warm and I like it.
I also got my baby booties done....
They turned out pretty cute!
Superbowl knitting: Cast on and finished this striped hat to match the booties above!
It makes a cute set for my pregnant coworker! I think she will like it :)
New project: cardigan for my mom!
It is cast on already, but not much to see yet! I am doing the "Sitcom Chic" pattern from knitty.com! (hopefully in time for her birthday in JUNE lol....)
Hope everyone has a great week!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)