Wednesday WIPs on a Thursday

I can't believe March is almost over!

So I'll post a few wips...

 

Fred & George Socks

Delicato Mitts (I'm almost done with the mate)

Song of the Sea Cowl

 



 

 



WIP Wednesday

A new project started (lol)

Fred & George socks from the "Unofficial Harry Potter Knits" magazine.
I love how it is working up so far.

An update on the variegated fingerless mitts

I'm not sure how long I'll make the cuff but I probably won't make them the 7" that the pattern suggests.

Cable Block #2

I feel I'm behind with my goal of finishing two blocks per month.  lol.

I also start another pair of mitts "Owlie Mitts" Yes they will have little owls on them.  But there is only two rounds done so I didn't take a picture of them yet.

It's starting out to be a fingerless mitt year, lol.

WIP Wednesday

Update on the fingerless mitt

I finished the felted bag. It's drying and I'll post a picture later.

WIP Wednesday

new wip

mystery fingerless mitts

clue 1

 

January beginnings

a cable block (will become part of a blanket)

a fingerless mitt

 

felted bag

I think this year will be the year of fingerless mitts, lol.  I have quite a few planned.  And I will be knitting socks (of course!)

New Month

New Challenges Projects

But first.... a report on Six Sock September
Sadly I did not meet the challenge.  I had too many other things going on.  But!  I did get 2 complete socks done and no, they are not from the same pair.

First sock done, Winter Fir (I guess I forgot to take a picture :sheepish grin:  I'll get one taken tomorrow)

Second sock done and mate is done through clue 3, SKA Sep/Oct Mystery Sock

Third sock, Weeping Angel (still lovin' this sock!!)

I also finished the test mittens and they were put in the mail last week.

And now for the new...

Yep, it is another pair of fingerless mitts!

There is a new mystery sock for the Solid Sock group.  I did print off Clue 1 but haven't decided if I'll start it yet.
I do have a few sock mates to work on. hehehe

AND tournament 6 of  Nerd Wars starts today! I did look at the challenges but haven't figured out yet what knitting to do for them.

Happy knitting y'all!

a few finished objects

for your viewing pleasure...

Rose Mitts

Washcloths for our soldiers overseas

and a Star Trek Insignia Mug Rug

I'm trying to get a pair of socks finished up because tomorrow is July 1st!!  Time to start a new pair of socks, heheheh.

Tractors everywhere

Yesterday we went to an Antique Tractor  & Engine Show.  We miss going to those shows. They had them all the time in MD and VA.
We did go early because it has been hot lately.  Good thing because after two hours we were dripping from the heat! But we had a good time watching the tractor pulling and walking around looking at some small, antique engines.

Blue!! my favorite color! (oh, and it's a Ford)

On a knitting note... I found the picture of the white and blue socks I knitted to match the little Sailor Cardigan.

I used the same Debbie Bliss Eco Baby cotton that I used for the cardigan.

And this week I knitted another pair of baby socks. These are for a class I'll be teaching. (maybe)

Yarn: SMC Egypto Cotton.  Needles: US 2 dpns.  Pattern: "Quick Take-off for Little Pilots" from the book Knitting For Little Feet.

It is not a beginner sock pattern and so far beginners have signed up for the class.  So I may have to do a different sock from that book.

And I started another pair of fingerless mitts...

Yarn: Zara.  Needles: US3 & US 5 dpns.  Pattern: Cocoa Rosa (rav link) by Catherine Shields (Studio Marlowe)

I love this yarn! I love the pattern!! I love the brown and pink colors of the original gloves but I need to use Red and White for one of the Nerd Wars challenge.

My needlepoint has suffered a bit with all the knitting but I'll show a few pictures of it later in the week.

Have a good week and stay cool! (I'll be trying to as our temperatures are reaching the 100s!)

A Fingerless Finish

I finished the Woven Fingerless Gloves last week but haven't had a chance to post them.

I love the way the turned out!  And the yarn is so soft and feels wonderful to wear.  Too bad it has been in the 80s here.

WIP Wednesday

To Swatch or Not to Swatch....

... that is the question

My answer...

... it depends

... it depends on what the project is

future baby sweater

future beret

 

future baby bib

A gauge swatch can be a good thing.   It can tell you if the yarn/color is right for the stitch/project you're planning on knitting.   It can tell you if you'll like knitting with the yarn.   

You definitely do NOT want to knit a sweater and sew it all together and try it on and find out it doesn't fit!  

A gauge swatch is your friend.   So I've heard.  

But I know I am not the only one out there who has knitted a gauge swatch, danced with glee when the gauge is correct, knitted the project and then find something is not quite right. (the fit, the color, the pattern, etc)

But I still persist in knitting a gauge swatch for certain fitted items. [sigh]

             and finally for today...

 update on fingerless "Woven" mitts

It's a mystery

It's a mystery why I like mysteries so much.  Or maybe not.  Maybe I like the unknown and the surprises it brings with each turn of a page in a good mystery book or getting a clue once a week for a mystery knit.

Of course my favorite is Mystery Socks!

Through the Loops 2012 Mystery Sock, Clue 1

Yes, this is the same sock I tried to start when I had a fever.  I know, I know, Clue 2 has come out and I don't have it finished yet and today Clue 3 has come out.  I've been busy on some other mystery knitting.

Like...

MinKnits Mystery Fingerless Mitts Clue 2

(Notice how I skipped right over showing you Clue 1?  It was only a little bit of cuff anyway.  I'm using some leftover Rowan Creative Focus Worsted.  And yes, they will go with my black and red scarf.)

And then I've been working on my favorite pattern this month

SKA Mystery Sock, Blathnat, Clue 2

Clue 3 is out today and yes! I will be working on these socks today!!  (the yarn is more green than the picture shows but then I never said I was a photographer, hehehe.  I'm more like SuzyHomeMaker, hahahahha)

New Mitts

Finished the Garter Stitch Striped Fingerless Mitts

They were a quick knit and it wasn't too bad sewing up the seam.  They are a little warm for today though, lol.

WIP Wednesday

Started on Saturday

Garter Stitch Fingerless Mitt

It is knitted flat! so yes, I'll have a seam to stitch.

It has an interesting but different thumb construction.

Pattern: Big Apple Mitts Designed by Martin Storey

from Rowan booklet/magazine City Retreat

Yarn: Rowan Creative Focus Worsted

Needles: US 7

They are working up quickly and I love the garter stitch stripes!

WIP Wednesday

It's a mystery

 and yes... another fingerless mitt

Cables!

Yes I like cables.   And as I mentioned... here's the finished scarf, hat, and mitts...

The first half of the cable class went well.  Everyone was excited about trying to knit cables.  They all ended up with homework, lol.  I will have them start their cable projects next week at the second half of the class.

(I may make the pattern available to purchase at a later date)

WIP Wednesday

Knotty Braid Mitts (to match the Knotty Braid Scarf)

WIP Wednesday

... and for this week.... Scarves

Glitter Scarf by Carla Boustead-Willingham


I am test knitting this pattern using Mirasol Nuna (40% merino Wool, 40% silk, 20% bamboo) instead of lace weight yarn.

Sooooo soft and luscious, beautiful drape.

I am using US4 straight needles.  (in case you were wondering)

My Advent Calendar Scarf

I have actually completed one repeat of the Day 2 with beads. The beads are purple but depending on the light they change color.

You know I picked out all the purple ones from the mixed bag. Well, I need to buy some more. There is not enough purple left to do the second repeat.

But I like the beads so much better than the nupps!!

And a mitt...

I finished one mitt minus the thumb and started the second mitt.

I love the color and the tiny twist to the stitches in the ribbing.



Now I'm off to work on my sweater. It is Wed. Knit Group day and the day to work on sweaters!

WIP Wednesday

Not much progress on my wips although I have been busy.

Right Twist Ribbed Fingerless Mitts

A basic ribbed fingerless mitt with a right twist thrown in for a different look.

I used Knit 1 Crochet 2 Crock-O-Dye color 289 (reds).  It has 15% silk in in! s-o-o-o soft.

Hiya Hiya 9" circular US 2

My Advent Calendar Scarf

I have ripped out frogged the nupps and added beads.

Of course I did not realize I would be frogging the nupps and then frogging the beaded rows 2 times!!

It does make a difference in the stitch count when you forget or drop (don't know which I did) a yarn over.

AND of course you don't discover that error until you've done 3 more rows and the beads are not lining up like they should.

It is hard to see but the beads used in place of nupps are a purple color. (and yes, I did pick them out from  a bag of mixed beads)

Maybe next week I'll have a new sock (or two) to show you. I haven't started February's socks yet. (and no, I have not finished the green Monkeys or the Teal cable socks. I like to have lots of choices to choose from depending on what I feel like knitting)

WIP Wednesday

Another pair of fingerless mitts...

Swan Maiden Mitts Redux

Pattern: Swan Maiden Mitts  (rav link) by Holly Terrell

Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Sock, Kettle Dyed, color Violeta Africana

Needles: Hiya Hiya 9" circular, US 1/2.25mm

I've been on a fingerless glove/mitt knitting spree. So the socks have been sitting there looking at me. I moved them to the craft room and closed the door.

I'll get back to the socks after the holidays. You know there will be new mystery socks in Jan!

Finished Ribbed Mitts

 Ribbed Mitts...

(last rose of the year, our weather has been below freezing at night)

There was a little pooling of the purple on the second mitt.

I don't know why. Maybe I was off by a round or two and the extra stitches for the thumb gusset changed the stitch count enough to cause the pooling. But for the most part they match pretty darn good. So I'm happy with them.

I think I'll make them again and this time I'll do a garter stitch ridge at the top. (just for something different)