Month: May 2005

  • 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!

  • the sweet smell of freedom..

    So I’m done school for the time being – until the 16th, when I start summer session four days a week. Ouch. In the meantime – finish the licorice cardi, or Phildar jacket, both only hours away from completion? Nah.

    I’m SO not in the mood for finishing work. The solution? A knit in the round tank, out of All Season’s Cotton, which shall be a fast knit with minimal finishing. Love it.

    Oh, and I made another skirt!

    Sorry for the lack of a modelled pic, but I’m not in the get-dressed-for-blog-pics mood. It’s the same pattern as last time (Butterick 3134, with modifications), but this time it was much, much faster to make, because it’s fresh in my mind what I need to be doing with it.

    Since there’s so little knitting content, let’s take a look at the 100% cotton batik fabric, shall we?

    One more thing…I know people are trying to subscribe on Bloglines, and my feed *still* isn’t beign recognized. Little help? Dani, could you maybe send me your rss2.php file so I can take a look and see if mine’s at all different?

  • rippin’

    Last night at SnB I ripped out two tank tops from last summer – the “Goddess”tank (ie. the criss-cross tank) from Vogue, and the “Jenna” tank from Berroco (too lazy to find the link).

    The yarn doesn’t look to be too kinked up, probably because they’re both slippy mercerized cotton. So the question now is, of course, what to do with this yarn? I didn’t get around to ripping out syncopated ribs, because I actually wanted to knit…but since I’m just working away on Cozy and Soleil, there isn’t much of that to show.

    Instead: the yarn of Insane Craziness.

    This stuff is BRIGHT and I love it! I’m working on filling another “bobbin” (er…TP roll) and then I’ll ply ’em together. This wool (“colonial wool”) is super soft and really easy to spin – just a little bit o’ predrafting and I’m good to go. It’s been spinning up really fast, too, but maybe that’s just because I’m crazy for the colours.

    Oh, and I got the first package from the Cotton-Ease Binge.

    Unfortunately the colour’s all washed out in this pic (sunlight’s a double-edged sword) – it’s a very nice buttercup yellow. I shall be making a tiny-fitting cardi with buttons, sized according to a cardi from *ahem* Old Navy.

    I think I need some chocolate. I’ll be sure to pick some up on the way home from my FINAL EXAM OF SECOND YEAR tonight! And then there shall be much crafting to celebrate!