tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16494241086187656702024-03-13T23:41:36.266-05:00The Knitting LibrarianKnittingLMShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124215600307296507noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649424108618765670.post-88243401048183705892011-02-25T21:16:00.000-05:002011-02-25T21:16:08.785-05:00It's been a while<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TsmSj5v2XZQ/TWhiFScVK9I/AAAAAAAACQg/hW6xwsFGyXE/s1600/Baby+Bean+blanket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TsmSj5v2XZQ/TWhiFScVK9I/AAAAAAAACQg/hW6xwsFGyXE/s320/Baby+Bean+blanket.jpg" width="320" /></a>It's been a long time since I last posted. I have not been knitting as much lately. I did start a blanket for our baby that is due in June. It's the Garter Rib Baby Blanket. It called for size 7 needles and was very easy to follow. I worked on it for a while, but got frustrated because it was such a slow process. I ripped it all out and started again by doubling the yarn and going to size 15 needles. The result is much softer and moving along quite nicely. <br />
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I'm also looking at some hat patterns for the baby. My new favorite is the <a href="http://lookingglassknits.blogspot.com/2009/03/millinery.html">Button-flower cloche</a> by Jennifer Little. I think I have some yarn in my stash that I can use to make this. I also want to make a pumpkin hat for the baby. Hopefully, I'll pick up my knitting bit more in the coming months to complete all of these projects.KnittingLMShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124215600307296507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649424108618765670.post-35533750040869678002010-08-07T22:44:00.001-05:002010-08-07T22:44:48.998-05:00My First PatternAs I said a few months ago I was working on a pattern of my own design. I had never designed anything before. My friend loves to bake cupcakes so I wanted to make her a cupcake scarf. After many attempts on the first few cupcakes I finally got it the way I liked it. The result, in my humble opinion, was great. And my friend was so happy with the scarf she was in tears. <br />
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I wrote up a pattern for this scarf and currently have someone looking it over to help make sure it make sense. Once she finishes I am thinking of putting it for sale on Etsy...we'll see.KnittingLMShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124215600307296507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649424108618765670.post-27345793744545249312010-06-10T18:26:00.000-05:002010-06-10T18:26:19.718-05:00New PatternSo I was on Etsy one day and saw a crocheted scarf that I would like to make for a friend. Since I don't crochet and there was no pattern I'm going to have to make my own. I wrote something up borrowing from a few different patterns, but don't know how it will work yet. I am going up to WEBS on Tuesday and will get the yarn at that point. So once I work on it a little I'll update whether my pattern worked or not.KnittingLMShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124215600307296507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649424108618765670.post-16867267231508437292010-04-19T11:30:00.000-05:002010-04-19T11:30:32.568-05:00Spinning LessonsMy wonderful husband got me a great birthday present this year. Last year my parents had gotten me a spinning wheel and all year I've been trying to learn how to spin. I've watched some people spinning and a few weeks ago at fiber event I was able to try to spin, thanks to a very kind woman. I have still had problems with it though and have not been able to make yarn. This year for my birthday my husband got me spinning lessons at <a href="http://www.rumpelstiltskinyarns.com/">Rumpelstiltskin Yarns</a>, so on April 27th I'll start my spinning lessons. I get 6 lessons and hopefully it will turn into a new hobby for me.KnittingLMShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124215600307296507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649424108618765670.post-74015268309922550512010-02-21T22:59:00.000-05:002010-02-21T22:59:02.066-05:00Ravelympics 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4376908364_dcc7ca87b0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4376908364_dcc7ca87b0.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I'm a Ravelympic champion. I finished two events in the first 9 days of the Olympics. I originally signed up to participate in the Bag Jump. My mother-in-law had got me yarn to make the Formal Boot Bag from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bag-Style-Inspirational-Handbags-Carry-alls/dp/1596680431/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266810210&sr=8-1">Bag Style</a>. I cast-on at 9pm EST on February 12th when the Olympics started. I finished knitting the bag itself on Saturday. It then needed to be felted, which I didn't do until Thursday the 18th. It took three rounds in the washing machine to get to the right size. The panel that gets sewn onto the bag was finished on Friday the 19th, but I was still waiting for the bag to finish drying. It was at that point that I decided to make a second project. I wanted to make a hat to go with my purple scruncable scarf and found the pattern for the <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter06/PATTcalorimetry.html">Calorimetry</a>. I entered the Hat Halfpipe competition and cast-on on Friday night. It was finished on Saturday afternoon. Saturday night I pinned the panel to the bag. Sunday the 21st I sewed the panel to the bag, sewed on the buttons and attached the strap. It's been a great Ravelympics for me and now I just am waiting for my medals!KnittingLMShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124215600307296507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649424108618765670.post-87972152399156206962010-02-11T17:23:00.000-05:002010-02-11T17:23:03.518-05:00Scrunchable Scarf<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4348778715_a1c77ed842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4348778715_a1c77ed842.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I was at A.C. Moore the other day picking up needles for my knitting club and found yarn on sale, Bernat Satin. They have a gorgeous rich purple color called Plum Mist Heather. I found a pattern on Ravelry for a <a href="http://www.knitlist.com/96gift/giftsscarf.htm">Scruncable Scarf</a>. It was a really easy pattern and knit quite quickly. <br />
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I had to look up the word selvage though to figure out what I was doing wrong. The pattern says to cast on a multiple of 3 stitches, which I did. I started right away with the pattern, which is not what you are suppose to do. With a selvage you are suppose to slip the first stitch of the row, follow the pattern and then knit the last stitch of the row. When I did this the pattern started showing up correctly. <br />
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I'm so happy with the result, the scarf is so soft and squishy. I just love it.KnittingLMShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124215600307296507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649424108618765670.post-53506407451404753982010-01-18T12:33:00.001-05:002010-01-27T20:38:43.249-05:00Penelope<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2770/4284762225_8d70fb44e9_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="274" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2770/4284762225_8d70fb44e9_o.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
</div>She's finished!!! I was nervous about making this cute little monster doll, because my past attempt at making a doll didn't work very well. I didn't follow the directions exactly this time. The designer said to stuff everything then sew together, I knew I had problems with that...so I stuffed the ears and sewed them to the empty body. I did the same with the arms and I sewed the eyes too. I stuffed the legs and closed them and as I sewed the bottom of the monster together I sewed the legs into the seam. I finished stuffing the doll and then closed up the bottom. This worked very well for me and I think the result was great. I'm really happy with the result and can't believe I'm going to be giving it up in a few weeks. I'm sure the recipient will love it though.KnittingLMShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124215600307296507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649424108618765670.post-33081295961091688192010-01-16T19:13:00.001-05:002010-01-16T19:13:29.283-05:00Koolade Blanket<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_41wF6BqV5Ik/S1JVnTE60oI/AAAAAAAACN0/HNoKhM_cDw8/s1600-h/Photo+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_41wF6BqV5Ik/S1JVnTE60oI/AAAAAAAACN0/HNoKhM_cDw8/s320/Photo+5.jpg" /></a>I finally finished the second baby blanket I was making. It was like a dark cloud hanging over my head and now it's DONE!!!! The first baby blanket I made took 24 days to knit and that was with starting a new school year. This second one took 4 months. It's the same pattern and it's very easy to knit, I just wasn't crazy about the colors this time around. So it's finished now with 4 months to spare.<br />
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Now it's time to think about my Ravelympics 2010 project. I had planned on continuing a WIP, but I'm not so sure anymore. The WIP is a entrelac shawl that I started over Thanksgiving. I've worked a little on it here and there and could really work on finishing it over the two-week Olympic period. But I also got new yarn for Christmas this year. My mother-in-law got me the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bag-Style-Inspirational-Handbags-Carry-alls/dp/1596680431/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263686869&sr=8-1"><i>Bag Style </i></a>by Pam Allen and got me two different types of yarn to make two of the bags in the book. I'm thinking of starting one of those for my Ravelympics project. Decisions...decisions. Well, I have 27 days to decide.KnittingLMShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124215600307296507noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649424108618765670.post-20649871490789881052009-12-20T16:49:00.001-05:002009-12-20T16:56:20.655-05:00Christmas Time is here againIt's that time of year again. Luckily, I don't have any Christmas projects that I need to finish. I've been working today on the Easy Shells Baby Blanket. I really have only had a chance to work on it during my knitting club on Thursdays, so today with all the snow it was the perfect opportunity to continue to work on it.<br />
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School let out on Friday with a half day. It's so nice to know that I do not have to get up for work tomorrow morning. That just means I can hang out watching movies and enjoying the Christmas mood in the house.<br />
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So back to knitting news... I've become part of a competition on Ravelry. It's a Battlestar Galactica challenge. You sign up to do "missions" and receive points for your team when they are completed. Currently I'm only signed up for one. I'm working a shawl with some yarn I had gotten for Christmas last year. It's going pretty well; the trick will be when I need to block it, as I have no place to do blocking.<br />
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I also started to knit Penelope the Empathic Monster doll. It took me a while to get going because I needed to find size 5 circulars that were small enough to knit in the round. My mother-in-law saved the day and I was able to get going on this adorable monster. <br />
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I have also ordered yarn for another Easy Shells Baby Blanket. Another friend from work found out she's pregnant and I had so much fun knitting the other blanket I decided to make one for this friend. I'm waiting for the yarn to arrive, hopefully before the end of the week.KnittingLMShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124215600307296507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649424108618765670.post-66875998778799162542009-10-04T21:35:00.001-05:002009-10-05T18:29:37.094-05:00Fresh Fall StartTrying out a new template for the blog. Not sure about it yet.<br />
I like this one better, but I can't fix the links at the top. Bare with me through these changes.KnittingLMShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16124215600307296507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649424108618765670.post-66964095201853240512009-09-18T19:43:00.005-05:002009-09-18T19:55:58.780-05:00Jelly Belly Baby Blanket<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dm2bAe5HXJo/SrQr7M190pI/AAAAAAAAAbU/Ov4hLjBoeTo/s1600-h/Jelly+Belly+Blanket+010.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382975750674436754" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dm2bAe5HXJo/SrQr7M190pI/AAAAAAAAAbU/Ov4hLjBoeTo/s320/Jelly+Belly+Blanket+010.jpg" /></a>One of my good friends from work found out she is pregnant. I decided right away to knit her baby a blanket and maybe some other things. My mother-in-law had used the pattern for the <a href="http://www.freepatterns.com/search.html?criteria=FK00087">Easy Shells Baby Blanket</a> previously and suggested it for me. I ordered the same yarn she had used as well. It is Bernat Cottontots. The pattern is knit with two strands of yarn held together. I chose white and Jelly Belly (not know whether the baby is a boy or a girl).<br /><div>I loved knitting this blanket. I really love the way the colors worked. The pictures do not do it justice. The blanket almost looks tie dyed. </div><br /><div></div><div>Now it's on to the next project. I plan on knitting <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31060259">Penelope the Empathetic Monster</a> for my friend's baby as well. I can't wait to start!</div><br /><div>I also need to start looking for more patterns, so I'll have a better idea what I would like to buy at Rhinebeck this year. last year I felt so overwhelmed because I didn't have patterns in mind. I plan on being prepared this year, armed with patterns and ready to find the perfect yarn to match them.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649424108618765670.post-16515233178021490812009-08-16T12:47:00.003-05:002009-08-16T12:52:42.190-05:00Bella's Mittens continuedI finally finished Bella's Mittens. They weren't hard, but I was slacking again after our trip to Lake Placid. So I finished them today. I liked working them with the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">dpns</span> instead of magic loop (mainly because I don't know how to do the magic loop), but I found it a little difficult at the top of the mitten when I had to do all the k3tog and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">sssk</span>, it got a little tight. Anyway, glad they are finished and now my mom is working on her own because she loved the pattern so much.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649424108618765670.post-87367788342844590992009-07-19T12:55:00.003-05:002009-07-19T13:04:10.395-05:00Bella's Mittens<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dm2bAe5HXJo/SmNgDfh4YhI/AAAAAAAAAbM/fcnDZ_UUcWc/s1600-h/Misc.+047.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360233594620502546" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dm2bAe5HXJo/SmNgDfh4YhI/AAAAAAAAAbM/fcnDZ_UUcWc/s320/Misc.+047.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Two weeks ago we went up to Lake Placid and I was able to get the Catalina Baby Alpaca Chunky yarn to start Bella's Mittens. I started right away when we got back to the cabin. I finished one mitten by the next day and almost needed them for fireworks over Mirror Lake (who would have thought July 4th would be so cold). I'm still working on the second mitten, but really enjoy the pattern. I decided not to use the magic loop method that is written in the pattern and instead am using dpns.<br /><br />I started camp after that weekend. The weather seems to finally be cooperating and it actually seems like summer. We had some beautiful days at my beach camp where it was low 70s and clear. The humidity seems to have picked up, but still not terrible. Next week we head to New Hampshire for camping...let's hope it doesn't rain then. Hope everyone is enjoying their summer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649424108618765670.post-60555069968139790802009-06-24T16:30:00.003-05:002009-06-24T16:35:25.075-05:00VacationSummer vacation is here! It seemed as though it would never come. I've still been slacking in the knitting department. I worked a little on my log cabin squares, but didn't continue for very long. <br /><br />I did find a pair of <a href="http://subliminalrabbit.blogspot.com/2008/12/bellas-mittens-updated-pattern.html">mittens</a> that I want to make so I'll have them done by the time the weather gets cold. I wanted to make them to match the hat I made up in Lake Placid. So, I emailed the store up in Lake Placid and asked if they had any more of the Catalina Chunky yarn. They said they did and have put it aside for me. I'm going up next week and hope to get started on the mittens then.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649424108618765670.post-46336413211662724262009-06-01T20:25:00.002-05:002009-06-01T20:31:21.061-05:00It's been slow<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dm2bAe5HXJo/SiSAta3JTFI/AAAAAAAAAbE/ZHD2SLG42H4/s1600-h/IMG_4964.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342536575761337426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dm2bAe5HXJo/SiSAta3JTFI/AAAAAAAAAbE/ZHD2SLG42H4/s320/IMG_4964.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I haven't been knitting. I don't know what's going on, but nothing holds my interest and I just haven't picked anything up in a while. I had knit a baby sweater for my friend a few months ago, but never sewed in the ends. This past weekend was her baby shower, so I was forced to sew in the ends. She really seemed appreciate it. Hopefully sometime soon I will find something that I want to knit.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649424108618765670.post-3093858238179307132009-04-26T09:50:00.006-05:002009-04-26T10:07:57.317-05:00Who says turning 30 is bad?<div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dm2bAe5HXJo/SfR3b1WggCI/AAAAAAAAAa0/9Sc-MUQsfMg/s1600-h/spiral+scarf.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329015579147796514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dm2bAe5HXJo/SfR3b1WggCI/AAAAAAAAAa0/9Sc-MUQsfMg/s320/spiral+scarf.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div>I've been a bad blogger. Nothing for 2 months, that's bad. I was in a bit of a knitting slump. I really couldn't find a project that was holding my interest. Then I found the Lace Spiral Scarf in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/101-Designer-One-Skein-Wonders-possibilities/dp/1580176887/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240758370&sr=8-1">101 Designer One-Skein Wonders</a>. I had bought some Mohair yarn at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Rhinebeck</span> with a project in mind and it turned out it really didn't work for it, so it's now becoming the spiral scarf. I'm really enjoying it. I'm using my new <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/needles/Options_Interchangeable_Harmony_Wood_Circular_Knitting_Needle_Set__D90306.html">Harmony wood interchangeable circular needles</a>. </div><br /><br /><div></div><div>Last week was my birthday. It was fabulous. My husband gave me a beautiful diamond cross, some books, a DVD and a trip to DISNEY WORLD!!!! Disney is my favorite place in the world, so this is the most wonderful present I could get. We haven't booked it yet, but we'll be heading there this summer. My in-laws got me tickets to see West Side Story on Broadway, which I can't wait to see. </div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dm2bAe5HXJo/SfR33-Lu2oI/AAAAAAAAAa8/Ac569Sk5Tuw/s1600-h/IMG_4895.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329016062554856066" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 201px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dm2bAe5HXJo/SfR33-Lu2oI/AAAAAAAAAa8/Ac569Sk5Tuw/s320/IMG_4895.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The final present I got from my parents a few days after my birthday. My mother had heard me talking about learning to spin and my parents decided to get me my very own spinning wheel. I'm so excited. I need to take some classes to learn how to use it properly, but I can't wait to start spinning my own yarn.</div><br /><br /><div>All in all I would say I had a great birthday. I can't believe how lucky I am. </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649424108618765670.post-24011737121501270912009-02-17T21:41:00.010-05:002009-02-17T22:04:42.494-05:00A Lovely Long Weekend<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dm2bAe5HXJo/SZt4RG9DEfI/AAAAAAAAAao/4i0POl4Be6c/s1600-h/LP+Feb.+09+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303965221478666738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 304px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 231px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dm2bAe5HXJo/SZt4RG9DEfI/AAAAAAAAAao/4i0POl4Be6c/s320/LP+Feb.+09+001.jpg" border="0" /></a> This past weekend my husband and I took a trip up to Lake Placid. It was beautiful and sunny all weekend long. We tried to go to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Saranac</span> Lake winter festival, but looked for parking for at least a half an hour and finally gave up. The drive was beautiful and for the first time I was able to see the top of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Whiteface</span> Mountain.<br /><div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>We spent Sunday walking around the town of Lake Placid. I got to go to <a href="http://www.adirondackyarns.com/">Adirondack Yarns</a> and I bough<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dm2bAe5HXJo/SZt4Q_Nzi9I/AAAAAAAAAag/7B1tMGorJbA/s1600-h/Foliage+Hat+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303965219401468882" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 289px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dm2bAe5HXJo/SZt4Q_Nzi9I/AAAAAAAAAag/7B1tMGorJbA/s320/Foliage+Hat+006.jpg" border="0" /></a>t some lovely Catalina Alpaca Yarn. The lady was kind enough to make a copy of the <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall07/PATTfoliage.html">Foliage hat </a>pattern from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Knitty</span> (I didn't have any Internet access up there). I started knitting it on Sunday night and finished it on the car ride home. We stopped in almost every store on main street and also took a dog sled ride. I was sad to leave on Monday, since I have the week off from school, but my husband had to go to work. Hopefully we'll be heading back sometime soon.</div><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649424108618765670.post-31068083034732288592009-02-09T18:08:00.005-05:002009-02-09T18:49:37.452-05:00I'm still hereIt's been a while since I've written. I have been in a bit of a knitting funk. I got a lot of yarn for Christmas, but every time I go to start a project I get frustrated and stop. I just recently started a Quick Baby Sweater for a friend. This seems to be pulling me out of my funk and hopefully after I finish this I'll be motivated to do other things.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649424108618765670.post-46925499979674489162008-12-21T23:08:00.004-05:002008-12-21T23:23:12.167-05:00Secret SantaI participate in the Secret Santa at my school and I was so happy this year. My Secret Santa was the best. We all fill out a little form telling a little about ourselves. I of course mentioned that I like knitting. My Secret Santa got me some beautiful yarn from a local yarn shop. It's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Trendsetter's</span> Love, and I <em>love</em> it. <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 293px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 193px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/3120476591_88081e43d4.jpg" border="0" /><br />So of course I had to start knitting something right away. Because I couldn't find anyone else on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ravelry</span> who has used this yarn I decided I'd make a scarf. My requirement was that it had to show off the beauty of this ribbon yarn. I settled on a <a href="http://kisknit.wordpress.com/2006/09/13/twisted-drop-stitch-scarf-pattern/">Twisted Drop Stitch Scarf pattern </a>that I found on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Ravelry</span>. I added an extra knit row after the last twisted drop stitch row to keep it even with 3 rows of knit between every twisted drop stitch row. It only took me about 2 days to complete it and it's super long, which I love. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Yay</span> Secret Santa!!!!<img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 375px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 500px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3107/3126453971_212f968631.jpg" border="0" />And just to get you in the Christmas spirit here's a pic of the dog a few days before Christmas.<img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 359px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3107/3127294494_d5298f6436.jpg" border="0" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649424108618765670.post-63572741971866287222008-12-15T17:57:00.003-05:002008-12-15T18:16:01.497-05:00It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...I've been knitting away trying to make Christmas presents. I think I've finally finished them. Although there may be one more that I need to do. Anyway...my sister-in-law asked for a hooded scarf and had found a picture of one that she liked. I interpreted the picture and made my own pattern of it. I began to call it the scarf of death, because it seemed like it would never end. I'm glad it's finally done.<img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 369px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/3023672166_0c07d9d817.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><div><div>After I finished the scarf I decided to make her a pair of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">handwarmers</span> that I had seen on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ravelry</span> thanks to Nicola. I am very happy with the end result. I found that I really have to pay attention to the pattern and it gets a little tough with 5 needles, but they are beautiful. I actual plan on making myself a pair now. The annoying thing was that I had gotten a ball of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Bernat</span> Alpaca to make these and with 3 rows left on the second glove I ran out of yarn. Now I had to go get more yarn just for 3 rows!!!!! Well with the rest of that yarn I decided to make a quick scarf for my grandmother who just turned 94 in November. I added some pink mohair to it (her favorite color is pink) to give it some color. I'm calling it the Cotton Candy Scarf. It's very soft and I'm sure she'll like it. </div><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 375px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 500px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3272/3087143601_83c050cf43.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 375px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 500px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/3111866092_043a499cd7.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div>So there you have it. I have been busy knitting, just not busy posting. </div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1649424108618765670.post-48819107006170861572008-11-19T17:07:00.003-05:002008-11-19T17:12:15.766-05:00Knitting ClubI started a knitting club at my school. Right now I have one student and two teachers. I'm hoping that in the next week I'll get more kids to sign up (especially when they hear the P.E. teacher has joined). It was a lot of fun today and I hope it will generate more interest. But in the meantime I'm glad to have some colleagues that are interested.<div><br /></div><div>I'm currently working on a Christmas present. It's going really well, especially considering I figured out the pattern just from a picture of the project. The only problem is that I seem to get a little bored working on it. I just hope I will finish it for my Christmas deadline.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0