Category: Accessories

  • last minute knitted gift

    So originally I was going to give my mom my Charlotte’s Web – I’ve only worn it once, after all. But I decided against that at the last moment and decided to knit a triangular scarf out of the Hand Maiden Silk/Cashmere I bought at the Frolic. So….

    11:30 pm. Casting on.

    12:00 am. Six inches done.

    1:30 am. After CSI and some other random TV-watching, I’m almost done, sort of.

    2:10 am. Bind off take one.

    2:30 am. Bind off take two – sewn bind off.

    2:40 am. Blocking – using blocking wires!

    In the light of the morning…all done.

    Laura’s Last Minute Kercheif
    Materials:
    1 skein Hand Maiden 2-ply silk and cashmere (300 m/50 g) or 200-250 m of laceweight yarn
    1 set 6 mm (US 10) needles

    With yarn doubled, cast on three stitches.
    Every row: slip 1 pwise with yarn in front, knit to last stitch, yarn over, knit 1.
    Repeat row until you’re almost out of yarn/time/patience.
    Bind off using a stretchy bind off.
    Block and you’re done!

  • all seed stitch, all the time.

    Well, almost.

    I’m almost done the red socks – I just need to bind off the second one, in fact! FO picture soon!

    I finished the knitting on the Corset Pullover, and I also knit a swatch to throw in the wash to shrink, which I’ll then unravel to seam with. Rather than attaching the lace edging by grafting (which I could’ve done if I’d been smart and put the neck sts on a holder…but oh well) I just bound it off and sewed it on.

    Some progress on the Monk’s Satchel – I’m marking every 12 inches as I go to make it easier to measure.

    And the last thing, I started the Phildar jacket out of the Katia Pisco I got from Elann – it’s really soft stuff. I do keep pulling bits out of the yarn though – I suspect they’re bits of linen that didn’t quite get combined. It’s going really fast, and the yarn is so light that the 50 g balls have 96 yds of chunky weight.

    edit: blogger is being HORRIBLE (“performance enhancements”)…riiiight. 10th time’s a charm.

  • late-night poster

    This is how much sock I got out of one ball of Koigu Kersti:

    I was a bit afraid to try it on, because I knit all that at school today and it might’ve been too small…but I just tried it on and it fits great! Heel in the heel place and all. I put that sock on a spare circ (the evil circ) so that I can do the other sock up to that point. Then I’ve got one more ball to divide between both socks – I was hoping for over-the-calf socks, but we’ll have to see. It’s just about four inches on each sock that I’d have to do, but factor in maybe one or two increases and ribbing, and I’m cutting it pretty close. We’ll see.

    Here’s some progress on the Monk’s Travel Satchel, which has travelled from home to school and back again many, many times. It will continue to travel that route many, many, many more times.

    I’m done the front and the back/flap, and I’m starting the dreaded gusst/strap – 77″ of seed stitch. In cotton.

    The second sleeve of the Corset Pullover is progressing slowly. I realized why the lace at the bottom of the sleeve seemed so slow – it’s 96 stitches around! Then it decreases to a much more manageable 48 stitches before increasing back up again. It’s going a little faster now that I’m on the twisted rib.

    That’s it for now! Have a good Friday!