Category: finished object

  • long-term FOs!

    Finally got a chance to photograph some things.

    First up – the Monk’s Travel Satchel!

    Even though I knit the side pockets and the icord closures…I ran out of steam before sewing them on. I have a hunch that it’s going to remain this way.

    Monk’s Travel Satchel
    Pattern: from Interweave Knits online
    Yarn: Naturelle 8/8, denim and oxfored grey, from Elann
    Needles: Denise US 5
    Started: March 16, 2005
    Finished: July 2, 2005

    Yikes, that one took a while. But I was only knitting it in lectures really, so the fact that it got done at all is a feat!

    Next up is “no stripes go round”.

    It’s pretty comfy, I like the stretchy fabric, and I looove the sleeves. But because it’s not shaped, it’s rather boxy and kind of odd looking, especially in the back (it bags a little). Oh well. This was another mindless lecture knit.

    No Stripes Go Round
    Pattern: “Stripes Go Round” from Interweave Knits, Summer 2004 (knit 32″ size at about 6.5 sts/inch)
    Yarn: Elann Esprit in “Ruby”, 6 balls
    Needles: Garnstudio bamboo circ, 3.5 mm
    Started: May 16, 2005
    Finished: July 2, 2005

    Whew! Now I can cross some of those long-running projects off the list and concentrate on some new(er) ones!

  • grumpy

    With a grumpy look, to boot (grrrr, school).

    Tivoli tee
    Pattern: by Grumperina, with mods
    Yarn: Lion Brand Cotton-Ease, Strawberry Cream, 2 and a bit skeins
    Needles: Denise US7
    Started: June 1, 2005
    Finished: June 21, 2005

    After knitting the entire top as written, it was way too big. So, I ripped all the way back to the yoke and knit the body again, with some changes – ended up being about a 35″ bust, after washing, for my 36″ bust:

    – I did a total of 11 yoke increases
    – on the last yoke round before the armhole bindoffs, I purled across the sleeve stitches to combat curling
    – I cast on 16 stitches for the underarm
    – I did the shaping at the sides
    – I purled 1 row before casting off the bottom knitwise.

    Comfy and definitely wearable! Thanks for the inspiration Grumps!

  • clap off

    Currently at school, killing time – I got out of a three-hour lecture after only one hour! And it was the second last lecture of the course, to boot! I’ve started a new project, a skirt for my little sister, but I only did the waistband and don’t have the right needles for the body of the skirt, so I can’t work on that anymore.

    Now that the secret gift’s been given, I can reveal it – not that it was allll that exciting:

    A Clapotis! It’s knit with 3 skeins of Cotton Fleece in “Provincal Rose” and it’s very nice. I want one now – a full size one (the one I have is DK weight and skinnier) but I don’t want to knit it. I think I’m done with that pattern, at least for awhile.

    It’s for a friend who’s leaving for France this week!

    Now, I’m a bit sleepy because I had a pint this afternoon (and still have a lecture to attend this evening) so maybe I’ll take a break from the computer.

    Later (or tomorrow): new yarn! I didn’t break my yarn diet; it was purchased before the start of the diet and only just showed up.