Thank you so much to all of you for offering to test knit new patterns for me. I am in the process of reading all of your comments, and will be e-mailing each of you soon.
Happy Knitting!
I've been busy cooking dinner for tonight and tomorrow so I can give my complete attention to the Boston/Yankees series starting tonight. At least I have the appropriate good luck footwear for the games.
They are just some quickie socks done in 2 strands of Heilo. I'm finishing up another pair and I estimate I have maybe 4 more pairs of thick socks to knit to use up all my DK weight yarn.
And now for some less boring knitting, here's my pitiful progress on the Selbustrikk gloves. I am looking forward to finishing because these gloves will look terrific with my dark gray wool coat.
I really need to sit down and force myself to knit more. I want to get working on the Halloween gloves and finish the Aran afghan some time before it gets cold here.
They are just some quickie socks done in 2 strands of Heilo. I'm finishing up another pair and I estimate I have maybe 4 more pairs of thick socks to knit to use up all my DK weight yarn.
And now for some less boring knitting, here's my pitiful progress on the Selbustrikk gloves. I am looking forward to finishing because these gloves will look terrific with my dark gray wool coat.
I really need to sit down and force myself to knit more. I want to get working on the Halloween gloves and finish the Aran afghan some time before it gets cold here.
Corrections for La Parisienne Beret and Looking for Test Knitters
I have just posted corrections for the La Parisienne Beret and hope that the decreases are now correct. I thank all of you for pointing out the problem. I am notorious for taking cryptic notes!
I definitely need a test knitter. Being a test knitter is great, you get free yarn to play with, and try new patterns before anyone else. If you are interested write in the comments to this post. Your comment will remain private. Tell me a little about yourself, and your knitting experience, and be sure to include your e-mail address so that I may contact you.
I'm off to finish my newest sock. The new pattern combines two brand new SockPixie colorways, and will be posted tomorrow.
I definitely need a test knitter. Being a test knitter is great, you get free yarn to play with, and try new patterns before anyone else. If you are interested write in the comments to this post. Your comment will remain private. Tell me a little about yourself, and your knitting experience, and be sure to include your e-mail address so that I may contact you.
I'm off to finish my newest sock. The new pattern combines two brand new SockPixie colorways, and will be posted tomorrow.
Sandia Crest
I am hoping to have the glove cuff to show you some time this week. I hope to get some serious knitting done during the Red Sox/Yankees series.
DH and I were complaining about how hot it was this morning and suddenly we realized there was somewhere we could go for a walk where it was much, much cooler.
This is the crest of the Sandia Mountains which overlook Albuquerque. The crest is around 10,700 feet and it is quite amazing what an extra 3000 feet will do to lower the temperature. It was a bit dark and rainy and unfortunately too slippery to walk over to the tram.
You can see most of Albuquerque in the distance.
This is called the steel forest and the lights on these radio towers are visible from my house and pretty much everywhere on both sides of the mountains for many miles.
The gift shop offers everything you might need, including oxygen.
DH and I were complaining about how hot it was this morning and suddenly we realized there was somewhere we could go for a walk where it was much, much cooler.
This is the crest of the Sandia Mountains which overlook Albuquerque. The crest is around 10,700 feet and it is quite amazing what an extra 3000 feet will do to lower the temperature. It was a bit dark and rainy and unfortunately too slippery to walk over to the tram.
You can see most of Albuquerque in the distance.
This is called the steel forest and the lights on these radio towers are visible from my house and pretty much everywhere on both sides of the mountains for many miles.
The gift shop offers everything you might need, including oxygen.
I know this sounds really stupid but sometimes my stash annoys me. In particular my DK weight yarns annoy me because I never use them. I've decided to knit this yarn up as quickly as possible.
Here are some "8 hour socks" using 2 DK weight yarns. I figure on 3 to 4 full skeins for a pair of socks so I should have this yarn knit up pretty quickly, especially since there are lots of interesting baseball games to watch now. I finished the middle pair and started a pair with 2 skeins of red Heilo last night in the very exciting Angels/Yankees game that was on until almost midnight.
Peaches is still trying to figure out how to fit her enormous body in her pet bed.
Here are some "8 hour socks" using 2 DK weight yarns. I figure on 3 to 4 full skeins for a pair of socks so I should have this yarn knit up pretty quickly, especially since there are lots of interesting baseball games to watch now. I finished the middle pair and started a pair with 2 skeins of red Heilo last night in the very exciting Angels/Yankees game that was on until almost midnight.
Peaches is still trying to figure out how to fit her enormous body in her pet bed.
Winter Throw
Winter is coming, and here is a picture of a lightly felted throw I designed for interior designer Arleen of Reilly Design Group. Enjoy!
I was hoping to have part of my new project to show you by now. I am trying to become more skilled at charting out letters for knitting and I'm starting on some fun Halloween witch gloves with long cuffs that say "Double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble". The quote is from Macbeth although I admit I always thought it was "bubble, bubble, toil and trouble".
I am learning that "N" is the biggest pain in the derriere to chart out. Still, I want to get the practice because I'd love to come up with a Christmas design with a Christmas carol charted out on some mittens. Anyway, I hope to have the Halloween gloves (with the quote from Macbeth) to show you next week.
I am not a fan of summer and I can't wait until the weather cools off! I find myself spending lots of time staring at pictures like this from one of our big snows last winter.
I am learning that "N" is the biggest pain in the derriere to chart out. Still, I want to get the practice because I'd love to come up with a Christmas design with a Christmas carol charted out on some mittens. Anyway, I hope to have the Halloween gloves (with the quote from Macbeth) to show you next week.
I am not a fan of summer and I can't wait until the weather cools off! I find myself spending lots of time staring at pictures like this from one of our big snows last winter.
Here are a new pair of socks for lounging around the house. They are modeled on the Fireside Socks in the Spin-Off Sock book but I call them 8 hour socks because that is how long they take to knit. I used 2 strands of DK weight yarn, size 6 dpns, and 36 stitches. They are pretty durable so they take longer to develop holes. I am making another pair in multiple colors because it is a good way to get rid of excess stash yarn. I had to put a piece of kale down to get Peaches in the photo.
Here's Jack sitting pretty wondering about when I am going to finish the Aran afghan for him.
I gave up on the Fair Isle gloves because the tension I was using to get gauge with Palette yarn was hurting my hands.
Instead I started another pair of gloves from my favorite knitting book of the past few years, Selbustrikk (available in Norwegian with some translations from both Arnhild and Nordic Fiber Arts). These are the Herrevante Number 13 (there are four versions of that glove) using size 0 dpns and Knitpicks' Palette to fit my hands. The colors are two of their newer shades - Navy and Tidepool Heather.
I've been madly cooking from some fun new vegan cookbooks I bought. Here we have the zucchini stuffed with millet, tomato, and black olives from Vegan with a Vengeance (not a success with DH), the Spinach Hummus from ExtraVeganZa, and a Tomato and Onion Tart with Garlic Basil Crust. The tart was a huge success as has been everything I've cooked from that book.
Instead I started another pair of gloves from my favorite knitting book of the past few years, Selbustrikk (available in Norwegian with some translations from both Arnhild and Nordic Fiber Arts). These are the Herrevante Number 13 (there are four versions of that glove) using size 0 dpns and Knitpicks' Palette to fit my hands. The colors are two of their newer shades - Navy and Tidepool Heather.
I've been madly cooking from some fun new vegan cookbooks I bought. Here we have the zucchini stuffed with millet, tomato, and black olives from Vegan with a Vengeance (not a success with DH), the Spinach Hummus from ExtraVeganZa, and a Tomato and Onion Tart with Garlic Basil Crust. The tart was a huge success as has been everything I've cooked from that book.
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