Those pretty little leaves all in a row are done and I have myself a shawlette which I have begun to love. This winter accessory is perfect to wrap around your neck without having to scrunch it up and is actually quite warm. The silk content in the yarn, makes this shawlette so soft and luxurious just like wrapping yourself in a warm, velvety hug. Nice! The construction is done in plain stockinette with a twist a.k.a short-rows. The result is a lovely curved shape –… Read more »
Posts Categorized: KAL
Little Leaves
It’s December one! The Most Wonderful Time of the Year is finally here and I’m so happy. But that’s not what I’m going to talk about first…. There’s been some progress on my shawlette and I’ve reached the edging. This shawlette (which is more scarf-like for me since I didn’t check row gauge::my bad) is knit first and then the leaf edging is knit and attached with a fantastic method of using the simple p2tog. Great plan, since it does not involve… Read more »
Socktoberfest OH-9
A month of all things sock begins today. Yee-haw! Some fantastic knitters I know will be pushing the limits of sock knitting – trying to master new techniques, knit the most number of socks, finish unfinished socks or empty their sock queue on Ravelry by casting on for every sock project they intend to knit. It’s all about the fun of knitting socks. I’ve set myself a wimpy target of finishing at least three pairs of socks this month. The… Read more »
And done!
I just kitchenered the toe, snapped a couple pictures and am blogging about my first ever finished pair of HANDKNIT SOCKS! Can you tell that I’m really thrilled to bits about this??? Like, yeah!! Petal Shower Dublin Bay Socks Pattern: Dublin Bay Socks published in Mossy Cottage Knits Yarn: Dream in Color Smooshy in “Petal Shower” Needles: Size US 1/2.25 mm Started 3/27 – Finished 4/21 I used the magic loop technique for the first time with these socks and there’s… Read more »
Zap Your Sock Phobia
The quickest way to zap sock phobia is to get together with a bunch of friendly knitters and cast on for socks -TOGETHER!! That’s exactly what a few of us from the UAE Knitters Ravelry Group did this past Friday afternoon. It was wonderful getting together with these wonderful women and no two people in the group were from the same country – that’s knitting diversified…AMAZING!!!! We had Jocelyn, Hala (who was sweet enough to make the two hour drive… Read more »
Sock Grief
I was determined to knit a bit on my TTL Mystery Sock each day and I did. Each evening I would knit a repeat or two on this sock and things were going well until I finished turning the heel. It fit, the pattern looked great and there were no mistakes (I think). I can’t get over how pretty the Eye of Partridge heel looks:) Aha! All the smugness about that heel business was just the pre-cursor to all things… Read more »
Seeking Blue
“Buscando Azul” – Seeking Blue. I don’t know much Spanish but that’s what the online translator said and it’s a perfect name for this hat. Yet again, I’m smitten by the gorgeous-ness of Malabrigo this time in it’s chunky form. The yarn and the color – love, love, love. The pattern for this Chunky Dean Street Hat…well, I’m not so crazy about it. I think it must be the way the decreases turn out on the top of the hat. … Read more »
Aloutte Swirls
I can’t believe that I finished the Hurricane Hat in 4 days!!! For me, this is a HUGE achievement given that knitting minutes in my day are few and far between. On each round, the placement of purls effectively creates a whirlwind swirly pattern. This simple combination of putting knits and purls together to create something so lovely is what makes me want to keep going back to knitting. The bits of blue on the forest green of this yarn reminded… Read more »
Can’t think of a half-interesting title
I’m having blog post title brain freeze here. The sock is growing steadily and I’m on the foot – I never thought that I would ever knit a sock and now that I can, I am beginning to understand what all the rage about sock knitting is. My favorite part was the heel and then turning the heel – loved it!!!! (I’m too lazy to haul out the camera for progress shots and so that will have to be for… Read more »
Sock saga
That was a long blogging break. Who knew that a case of acute sinusitis could impede pretty much everything – even simple tasks like bending down to tie my shoelaces. But, I’m doing better now and thank you to everyone who sent me get-well-soon emails and comments:) Back on my needles is my TTL Mystery Socks🙂 It’s no longer a mystery since that KAL has long been completed. I’m determined to try and finish these socks and I have to report… Read more »
