WIP Wednesday

Christmas in July, er I mean August. I had hoped to start all my Christmas knitting last month, but I came home from Lake Powell in such a funk I didn't get much of anything done really my house was a mess, then football started and that's a whole other story. But now it is August, the kids are back in school, my house is finally tidy most of the time so I can focus a little better. I am really excited that I have gotten this far on these socks because the last time I attempted them my stinky Milo pulled all four DPN's out. GRRR!!! Really can you blame the guy it must be quite an interesting thing for a 2 year old. Anyhow I was very upset and needed a brake before I started again. So my dad did not get a pair of Mr.Pitts socks for Christmas last year, but maybe this year will be different (I hope).

Pattern: Mr. Pitts Socks

Yarn: 1 skein ONline supersocke 100 in Linetto

Needles: size 1 US

WIP Wednesday

Another slouchy hat is on the needles this week. It's a different yarn so I hope it turns out. I'm getting faster at the pattern since it's the second time around.

Hopefully I can make a bunch and sell them. Hopefully they are cute enough that people will want to buy them. I'm trying to think of a name for my brand. I thought of Emma Sue but that is too girly, I may want to make stuff for men. Another one could simply be EM with a funky font or something. What do you think?

FO Friday

After hanging out with these cute people

And doing a little of this (I'm wakeboarding)

I came home and finished my hat, then I soaked it and thought I would block it like a beret to show the lace and cable detail.

I liked the way it showed the detail, but when I put it on...

I just didn't have the look I was going for plus it felt kinda heavy. Weird.

 So I re-soaked it and just threw it on my drying rack without any shaping. I like it much better. I think you can still the detail, in person anyway.

I look like I'm a teenager in these pics with my headphones Lol!

I almost forgot I made this with 2 skeins of  Cleckheaton Country Silk 8ply from DBNY on size 7 circ's and dpn's. I still need to type up the pattern, I hope I can read the notes I made :)

WIP Wednesday

Regretfully, I am not the most consistent blogger. I don't know if anyone even reads this blog. I read/stalk several knitting blogs so just in case someone else in cyber space needs some inspiration, I would like to be able to offer that. To help me be more consistent I will be starting some new features, (plus it might help me finish projects)such as: Work-In-Progress Wednesday and maybe Finished-Object(FO)Friday, and maybe Sunday Inspirations. Hopefully this will produce at least one post a week.

So...for this WIP Wednesday
I give you a lace and cable hat that I hope will be slouchy once it's blocked. It is made with Cleckheaton country silk 8 ply in chocolate that I bought from DBNY. Love that place, but it can be bittersweet because I love this yarn and of course it is discontinued. I am hoping this hat doesn't become a lesson in gauging because I am an idiot and didn't check my gauge because I have knit with it and the same needle size before here, but not this particular stitch pattern.

This project is still coming together in my head. I started out wanting to make just a simple swingy-cardi-vest type thing, but I got bored so it will probably end up still a swingy-cardi-vest, but with some lace up the back and around the front. I just need to do some math. It is made with yarn that I bought for another project here and here, but it failed so I ripped it out thus the new design. Both of these WIP's are my designs by the way. The yarn is Naturally Caron SPA ocean spray and it's super soft, but a little splitty. I know that's not a word, but it's the best way I have to describe it.

So that's it for my works in progress, next week I have to skip because we are going to Lake Powell for some fun in the sun! No knitting in the sand for me!

I take each day one stitch at a time

 Here's Sophia's cheesiest grin, gotta love this girl. This little wrap around cropped sweater didn't really turn out the way I wanted, but it was cheap yarn so what could I expect. Ah well she likes it and that's what counts.

This sweater I started way back in January of 2010 and I got really far then it snagged twice as the pics below show.

I tried and tried in vain to fix the holes, but I just kept making them worse so I just had to...

RIP OUT! :(  

I have already started over and I'm pretty far, definately keeping this one in a better project bag!

More pics to come.

This little guy is Zozo, he needs some arms and legs I'll get to it. One stitch at a time right? Zac would really like me to finish, but those tiny limbs are tedious.

Here's some new yarn (like I needed any). Normally $9.75 but $5.85 on 40% off clearance. It's Simply Shetland Silk & Lambswool

I have a sweater in mind, I'm going to try designing again. I hope I don't get too frustrated and give up as I usually do. I love the way this swatch knitted up the yarn kinda has a vintage feel to it. More to come on this I promise.

Happy Knitting