Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Mysteries with socks and pjs!

so the Gentleman socks for Mr Wonderful turned out really well (imo) and he seemed to like them. Soon as I finished them and sorted out the weaving in of ends I walked over to him on the sofa and laid the socks on his chest and smiled. He never even realised they were for him but I knit them the whole time while sitting right in front of him. te he he.. So he wore them and said they were comfortable but a bit long I said I could fix that he said it werent that big of a problem so next time I will actually have to measure his foot and not a sock he had on huh? hahahaahahah
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of course they are big on my feet.. Im a girl what do you expect?
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oh another pic of the pattern? okay! :)

And I know you want to see my pj bottoms from Amy Butlers In Stitches book so I shall show you all. :)
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I bought the fabric on sale it WAS a single duvet cover and I turned them into these instead the more I wear them and the more I wash them the softer and comfier they get. Honestly I hate having to take them off! Thats why I want to find some nice plain cotton and do them in so that I could wear them outa the house. :) But yes I love them. and yes they are supposed to be that baggy. arent they great? ahah meant to have each leg the opposite look of the other but I was a bit silly and ended up laying the pattern out so thatt each leg matched oops! so ones flowers and ones those burst things.. oh well I wanted them cut out right away. I had those done ages ago but am no good at a button hole (which you needed to do for the drawstring) so I left them to the side but got brave enough the other week and finished them off. The string bit isnt tthe best looking holes but it does the job and Im happy so WOO HOO more of these in the future...

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That is my PIF that I am working on for Amy. Mom I have a really good idea what I want to do for yours but Ive not settled on it yet. So Ill be staying a bit quiet until its all finished and sent off becauases you cant blog about a gift when that persons going to see it can you? And I am still looking for 1 more person to PIF to who will have to PIF to 3 people and so on and so on... so if your willing to get a gift from me let me know! :)

Right off to go watch some recorded telly programs and work on mystery project! :)

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

2 down 1 to go?

I am pretty much finished with the Gentlemens socks. I only have the toe to work on the second sock and that will be finished today. Ill post pictures of them soon.
I have 2 people for the pay it forward I got another space open for whoever wants it? soon as I finish these socks Im starting Amys project, of course I wont say anything more then that! :)
Oh yeah I FINALLY finished sewing together my pj pants from Amy Butlers book In Stitches wearing them right now and they are soooooo comfy I gotta make me a few more pairs and maybe even make a pair or two in some nice linen or even a nice cotton to wear out as pants. They really are comfy! and who doesnt like going out in comfy pants? I suppose I need to take some pics of these as well..
Right Im going to go watch something I recorded last night off the telly and finish those socks up!

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Pay It Forward

I decided to jump on in and do Pay It Forward with Kessa. Heres the goodies she sent me! :)
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Its a face scrub mask thingy that I am keeping for when I fancy pampering myself next. And those are little jelly sweets that Ive not tried YET but will! peach and apple. :)
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And some lovely stitch markers. If you go to her blog you can see much better pictures of them. Sorry I didnt do them justice but they are beautiful, honest!
The little box it came in says:
" Let there be heart's peace when each day is done. "
THANK YOU KESSA!!!

Now who wants to play Pay It Forward with me?? I will take the first three who says they dont mind, heres the rules:
It’s the Pay It Forward Exchange. It’s based of the concept of the movie “Pay it Forward” where acts or deeds of kindness are done without expecting something in return, just passing it on, with hope that the recipients of the acts of kindness are passed on. So here’s how it works. I will make and send a handmade gift to the first 3 people who leave a comment to this post on my blog requesting to join this PIF exchange. I do not know what that gift will be yet, and it won’t be sent this month, probably not next month, but it will be sent (within 6 months) and that’s a promise! What YOU have to do in return, then, is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog.

Let me know if your interested. :)

Also I finished one of the gentleman socks and have started the second one.
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I am not sure if hes realised I am making these for him yet or not, but these are for Mr Wonderful even if he said not to knit him any socks. :)
Right off to go kniw some sockie now!......

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Hippo sorted Gentlemen rock!

So after finishing up my oblique (which I seem to not be able to take off Im so in love. haha) I decided that it was high time to FINISH my hippo socks. Now Ive been knitting them on and off since January I think thats long enough dont you?
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Yeah I did as well so I finshed these the next day but I didnt want to post twice in a row because these have been shown. well ones been shown before. But look I now have a finished pair of socks. :)
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The pattern really is simple and lovely. These would have been done ages ago if I didnt put them to the side for everything else I ended up knitting (3 cardigans)
So now I have those finished and nothing else to knit what should I do? Oh I know what! I pulled out the yarn the I got at xmas time for a pair of socks that was the same colour as another pair (so I got some different stuff but kept the same coloured one back) and Im now knitting the mister wonderful a pair of socks. He doesnt know this and hes told me not to knit him any. But TO BAD! Im stubborn and doing it anyways. :)
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These are the Gentleman Socks from Fiber Fool. All I wanted was a simple pair to knit for him but I didnt want something that was goiing to make me bored. I hope he likes them once Im finished and that he wears them. Ive barely knit on them since Ive started yet the pattern works up quickly.
Hopefully Ill be showing of a finished sock well pair of socks soon enough. :)

Friday, May 30, 2008

Oblique Finished!

I finished Oblique last night. Today I went and bought the buttons for it. Even wore it into town and I have to say... I LOVE IT!! :)
Heres a shot of the front
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and heres the back
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After peeking around on ravelry about this I read a couple of people wished they put two buttons on the inside so I made two buttons holes and done just that. The only thing I wish Id done differently would have been to add 4 buttons on the outside instead of the 3. Either way it doesnt matter because I just love the way this turned out. :)
I used Debbie Bliss Cotton Angora bought for me by my lovely Mister. I used 15 balls but could have done with 16 to be honest so the arms could be slightly longer to roll up the sleeves and the collar could be more like the pattern and not just a wee one. Oh I dont care because I LOVE IT!!! and I havent taken it off all day except to sew the buttons on. :)
Would I make it again? yep! I would ya know... and I would do it the same. Knit the body all in one with the arms knit flat. But like I said add a 4th button hole to the outside and keep the 2 on the inside. :)

Friday, May 23, 2008

Purple heaven

So here I am knitting away and I finally put the photos on the computer so thatt I could show it off so far. Ive got the body finished and Im working on the arms right now. Working both at the same time so I can be promised they will be the same length, thats always a good thing isnt it?
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thats the front over lapped so youu can see theleft and right lean decreased lace as well as the textured lace and the moss stitch.
Obviously I still need to work the button bands and everything but that comes at the end after I do the arms. :)
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As you can see the raglan decreases nicly up the body and everything stays looking pretty. :)
I think that Oblique is very well written and so easy to follow Ive been knitting on it while watching tely at night and have yet to make a mistake. I bet now Ill go and badly mess up the arms!! :) all 3 lace patterns are 8 row repeats will the moss stitch is a 4 row pattern so for me Ive been able to keep track very easy just knowing that the moss is repeated twice per one lace. Even when you decrease and increase within it I stil think its easy to follow once you get going you soon learn what the stitches your working on should look like by looking below and to each side. Mind you sometimes I think Im going wrong and look at the paper and at that time its time to set it aside for t the night and go to bed becuase Im to dang tired. Really I should be finished with this by now but like I said I got side tracked trying to sew a dress thats still not finished but I want to knit instead of sew.... See theres not enough time nor hands in the day for me!!

Monday, May 19, 2008

A quick one two

Hey everyone!
I dont have any pictures for this post but I will eventually get me some taken and put them up here. I have finished the body of my cardi and its looking GREAT Ive started the arms today. Im going to knit both at the same time. I just find lately everythings going quicker that way. I did the body all in one peice up to the arms and then obviously split and again did them at the same time so I know for a fact everything is the same length. I can not wait to finish this cardi so thatt I can wear it. :)
Also Ive cut out a dress and have it all sewn together and now Im just putting the finishing touches on it. Ive not touched it today but will be finishing it at some time this week so hopefully Ill have pictures to post of that here soon as well.
thats all the updating of the crafty bits Ive done lately.

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Summer Knitting

Wow its been a bit and Ive got a couple of things to update on! :) I think it was the 19th of April I started the Yosemite pattern from knitty and I finished it this afternoon. Well I actually thought I finished it yesterday until I tried it on and my sweetie pointed out that it was SLIGHTLY to short so I added 3 extra repeats on the bottom.
Oh what you want to see it? okay I suppose you can!! :D
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I tore apart a sweater that I made ages ago thats been to big for me. Its 100% cotton from Sirdar and I made the smallest size that the pattern was wrote for. Now mind you that should have been far to small on me but for some reason I got huge gauge! Hey, Im not moaning! :) I love the look of this new shirt and its perfect for spring/summer wear since its cotton!

Not only did I finish that but a while ago AMY had a contest on her blog to spot what was wrong with her grad annoucments. I guessed correctly and won some choccies. Well thats what I thought it was but when the package arrived there was MUCH more in it then a couple of chocolates. THANK YOU AGAIN!!! There were two LOVELY skeins of yarn and loads of koolaid! WOO HOO!!! And of course my choccies.. wanna see? good I took a pic!
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The yarn is Magallanes 100% wool Hand dyed by Araucania Yarns Chile.
Its BEAUTIFUL looking and VERY soft to pet. I dont know what Im going to make just yet Im trying to decide if I should make a scarf or a yolked sweater with it. Ive yet to decide Ill pet it for a while longer before committing myself. :) Like I said.. Its soft... And the colours are really lovely slightly darker then pictured above *silly flash!*

Over the weekend my wonderful sweetie was REALLY sweet and surpised me by buying me some yarn off of ebay. I got on to have a look if there was anything that I might want to buy and checked out what he was watching and seen some yarn in there I went "oh did you put that in for me to look at?" Not realising hed already bought it and umm yeah he did!! :D AWWWW He goes "NO! If you werent so nosey it was supposed to be a surprise for you, decided I keep buying things it was time something was bought for you as well." I couldnt stop smiling! HES SO SWEET!!!! See heres the thing I buy things for myself and he buys things for himself when I buy for myself I always try and get something for him as well now he doesnt usually go out buying things for himself so theres never really much reason for him to buy for me as well but the last couple of weekends hes been spending time on ebay *yes we are ebay and amazon aholics and dont try to stop us we dont need help yet! hehe* and because of that had the chance to buy me something.
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I wouldnt have bought it for myself. Debbie Bliss is expensive and I normally dont go flicking around for long I get bored and go away but he got it for me its 80% cotton and 20% angora it feels SOOOO good! Turned up this morning. :) Its a really lovely purple as you can see. Im turning it into Oblique again from knitty. I still think hes lovely and wonderful and amazing! And he buys me yarn now and makes sure its purple! WOO HOO!!! I couldnt stop smilling when he told me he actually bought it and so he says "its not a love story its only a bag of yarn" See he doesnt even understand what that little bag of yarn can do to a knitters heart. *sigh* Im more in love with him everyday!

Okay there Ive updated you know whats been going on Im off to do the dishes and then sort out oblique to be printed out and Im casting on!

Friday, April 18, 2008

Brompton is finito

I have had a fantastic last two days. :) My sweetie took some time off of work and we just laid around the house relaxing... But I was relaxing in my newly finished blue cardigan! WOO HOO! oh you want to see it do you? :)
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I was outside thats why it was buttoned all the way up I dont have it like that when Im inside I leave the top two or three undone and it just looks nicer but that wind yesterday was a bit cold! This sweater went QUICK! heres some specs on it. :)
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Used 4.0mm on the edge and 5.5mm on the body and arms.
made an inbetweeny size because of the change in needles. My basket weave looks NOTHING like hers looks a bit like a broken rib pattern to be honest but I loved it thats why I didnt bother doing anything to sort that out the second time I knit it.
Yes I said second time because I had to rip my first attempt out it was WAY to tight of a gauge and I was running out of wool.
The wool was some stuff off of ebay. 100% wool was a little scratchy to work with but I think its turned out alright once it got knitted up.
I would knit this again because its simple and quick. even sewing down the button bands was easy! :)

I still havent sorted that zipper out for my black sorranoish cardigan. Hopefully I will get around to that in the next few days and buy the correct sort of zipper!
I did cut out the dress I wanted to make I did sew it together but I also made a HUGE mistake and need to undo the side seams and fix it yes I sewed it to small thats what I get for trying to rush! Its in the naughty corner (maybe I should be there instead since its not the dresses fault?) right now and soon as I stop being mad at it Ill sort it.
I got 19 Minutes by Jodi Picoult its her newest book out. I love reading her books! Started that the other day but didnt read much yesterday of it because there was some things on telly I wanted to watch so finally my hippo socks are getting worked on again and making some progress I MIGHT actually finish those one day now!
alright theres your catch up.. :)

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Zippers, buttons, and cutting

I have my lacey cardi finished and sewed up. I went into town the other day and bought a zipper for it but it was a dress zipper! GRRRRR!! We wont go into how ANNOYED I was when I got home and realised I couldnt finish wear and take pictures of my cardi! So Im going to have to go back into town and sort that out I dont know when but Ill do it eventually.
I ripped out and have reknit my blue cardi as well. It was to tight and was using way to much of the yarn. Im nearly finished now with the body and already got the buttons ready for that when I finish. :)
I have copied and cut out the dress pattern that I want to make out of last months Burda magazine but Ive yet to actually cut the dress out of the material. I will get to that soon as well. To much to do to little time!
Hopefully Ill get pictures of everything soon to show it all off! :)
Have a great day!

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Brown Grey and Blue

Gee its been a while! Sorry about that.... Okay so I told you how I bought Delia Smiths cheats cookbook well that Thursday my sweetie went out with an old friend and left me all alone (feel sorry for me people! HAHAHA).. okay he did go out and I was at home but I had a good night! So much so I made the chocolate cake out of her book! :) It used frozen mashed taters and I didnt really believe that it would be nice but you know what it actually was! I never thought I would EVER say that but there you go! :)
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Thats them sitting in there pathetic looking muffin cases.. I didnt want a full cake but I dont have a muffin tin. The one I did have we ruined when making yorkshire puddings and so its good for nothing now... anyways I just placed all the paper cups into a roasting tin and filled them up and cooked them for little peices of cake! :) Thats the icing that you make for them. YUM!
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I took a small bite and dug in for the second when I remembered to take a picture! OOPS I was to excited to try! :) I had left over icing so I took a pint of milk and made a really yum cup of hot chocolate to go with chocolate cake, yes I was a bit chocolated out at the end of the night. :) But the cake was really good!! Theres a couple other things I want to try out of her book as well eventually I will. :)

Away from baking I did finish the sleeves of my sweater. I just finally got around to washing them and doing a very lazy and quick block on them, and thats why they are looking rubbish in the photo. I still need to knit the rest of the neck band and figure out how I want to close up the sweater and sew things together but its getting there and I am happy.
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And I have started another cardigan. This one is Brompton and I am speeding happily along becuase its mindless knitting. Oh how I love that! the wool is from Ebay they said its 100% wool and its slightly darker then its showing in the photo.
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Alright thats my update finally hopefully Ill soon be showing you a finished grey cardi!

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Slow and cheating

I have been knitting now and again. Im working both sleeves at once and have decided to knit them flat as well. I couldnt find another 3.25mm circular needle in my stash and couldnt be bothered to buy another one either and now my sleeves are growing Ive decided the seaming shouldnt be to bad since its just the sleeves. :)
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Yes that is Delia Smiths How to Cheat cookbook. Ive linked to amazon but I bought it at WHSmiths. I seen the two programs shes had on the telly so far and the stuff looked good. It was in the book store when I walked past today and only 12£ (okay I could have saved money getting it online) and I bought it. Ive already flicked about and have dinner planned for tomorrow. tehehe.... See thats why I wanted it! I can plan yummie dinners now!!! :)
But yes I am knitting and thats what my sleeves currently look like (imagine the other one being identical!) and I will eventually have them finished and a cardigan to wear, just not sure when! :) I have also nearly decided on what I want to make this year for xmas pressies. Yes Im already thinking but when you hand make isnt that what happens? You have to start planning right away right?!?!?!?

Friday, March 14, 2008

Cardigans are growing!

Before chirstmas I went out shopping for a nice outfit to wear out with Mr somewhere. I eventually found what I wanted (sort of) but while I was shopping I found this really sweet sweater. It was the only one they had and was on sale. Its Acrylic but you know what, I dont care! I LOVE IT! Its so geeky its GREAT! :) that little white thing is a bit of fluff I didnt realise was there until I looked at the pictures, dont worry its gone now.

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Ive been promising you pictures of my sweater I did the three needle bind off for the shoulders and put it on to show off. :) I still have to sew down the front bands knit the arms and the rest of the bands. Ive not decided how Im going to close it yet. I am thinking of making little icords and put some buttons on it. But I think it might be to delicate for all of that. We will see.... maybe an Icord edge all the way up one side that you wont really see? hmm I have to think!
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Heres the back view. I really like the way its turning out and cant wait until its all finished and done and I can wear it with a summer dress I want to sew up. :)
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And because Mr laughs at me for taking pictures of fluff, I took pictures of my sleeves that Ive just started.
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Thursday, March 13, 2008

Game time!

Its all Kessas fault.. She tagged me so anyone I tag on the end blame her not me! :)

1. Link to the person that tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself.
4. Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.
5. Let each random person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.

And here are 6 non-important things about me:

1. I LOVE peanut butter and jelly (jam) sandwhichs in the mornings for breakfast.
2. I buy books even when I know I wont read it for ages.
3. I wake up every morning with Mr. and make his tea for him and walk him to the door when he leaves. He tells me not to bother but if I dont my day seems all wrong.
4. I dont like fussing with my hair. So I just tend to blow dry my fringe (bangs) straight and let the rest dry naturally or if its cold I do blow dry my hair. But other then that I dont do anything to it.
5. I love looking at other peoples blogs and usually steal new blogs from people I like reading.
6. I enjoy living a simple life and keeping myself to myself, well with myself and Mr.

Now Im tagging
Berrie, Andi, Angelique, Emily, Amy, Starfish
The six Ive tagged I have my own little reasons and htey are from people that I enjoy reading. Some have nothing to do with knitting (I know how RUDE) and others have alot, but I just wanted to see if I could get to know more about them. :)

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Friends Rock

Remember back before christmas me and a friend in Australia decided to swap packages? well we did but mine took 3 months to get to her and hers only took a week toget to me so I sent her another one thinking the first got lost in the mail then they both turned up on the same week. Well she sent me another package full of goodies because she rocks! :) I told her not to but shes stubborn (hmm a bit like err me) and sent it anyways.
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Look at my haul! WOO HOO That there up in the back is lime coconut something else body wash lotion and I think body butter? or something like that its all in the bedroom and Im to lazy to run and check. Sorry but let me tell you it SMELLS SOOOOO GOOOD!!! I keep wanting to lick my hands when Ive used it. heheh.... Then I gots me some eye shadows and some coloured lippy gloss stuff and some nail varnish. also a wee key chain (well its a charm that Ive put on my keys) and then because thats all not awesome enough she sent me SWEETS!!!! OMG! that big bar on the side is Rocky Road the little box there in the centre is coffee drops and that big pack as you can see are things called Snicker Pods. IF You EVER see them in the store (Ive never seen them over here) then GET THEM!!! They are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOODDDD!!! I was good and made them last over two days. How I havent a clue I could have sat and ate them all but I was trying to be nice and save SOME for Mark but sadly he had a cold and couldnt taste anything so he just had the one and didnt get it. Thats alright better for me! HA!

Ive finished the body of my cardi Ive just got to do the sleeves now Ill get some photos up of that in a bit. I just wanted to show off my goodies that I got last week. Im just REALLY SLOW with everything lately. Sorry!

Monday, March 03, 2008

Its a start

I have been doing a bit of knitting and started myself a cardigan from some wool I bought from ebay. Its coned 4ply pure wool. What type or who from I dont know. It was pretty I fancied it so I bought it. :) That sometimes happens with me!

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Its Serrano-ish from Knitty. Its an -ish because Ive decided I didnt want the flame pattern in there and instead I wanted the lace all flowing the same direction. I dont know why I wanted that I just did!
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So I took 2 sts out of the pattern because those were the extra to make it swoosh back and fourth and started knitting. Im past the decreases and have started the waist increases. Its a really easy pattern and even easier now that Im only doing half the chart. Dont even need the pattern with me when knitting so its great telly knitting when I can be bothered to pick it up!
Shh dont tell my knitting I am still cheating on it and just sitting there doing nothing while watching telly....
But eventually I will have a cardigan! :) I bought the wool off of ebay and it didnt give a yardage with it. And I just couldnt be bothered to measure some out and weigh it so instead Im just going with it and hoping Ive got enough. When I get to the sleeves Ill decide if I want 3/4 length or normal I suppose then I will have to work out how much wool Ive got. Well that or I could just knit with blind faith? Ive done that plenty in the past! :)
Ive got what should be enough for one more cardigan off of ebay in some blue 100% DK weight wool from Latvia for another cardigan. I swear I shouldnt be allowed on ebay when I feel like spending money its deadly! But thats my wool bought for a while. Because other then that cardis worth Ive got enough for two pairs of socks one that will turn into a pair for Mister and one that will be a self (hopefully) designed pair for myself. :) but of course I still have my hippos to finish before starting those pairs. One day Ill get my quick knitting mojo back.. But until then I shall knit on my cardi and have a cuff of my second hippo sitting there waiting.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

MS3 Finished Pictures

I think my MS3 has been the most photographed project Ive ever done. Here are some pictures after blocking.
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Theres the right side showing
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Theres the wrong side showing.
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I dont do grafting. I did a three needle bind off to show it I took a picture of the right side here
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and heres the wrong side. to me I think it looks alright. The only problem I have is the fact that my dyelots even though they said they were the same were actually VERY DIFFERENT!
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Now Im just showing off how pretty it could have been
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Do you see the difference how one side is lighter and one side is MUCH darker? Im eventually going to dye it. I just dont know how to? Its Merino, will it take dye even though its already been dyed by Malabrigos company?? Whats the best dye to use? I just want to do it black and I can easily get ahold of some Dylon in town. Would that work? Im so miffed about the colour lots becuase I think its beautiful but I wont wear it out because of how mismatched it is! *sniff*
But isnt she pretty??

Monday, February 25, 2008

I have finished it finally.

I have finished knitting my MS3!! I still need to wash and block it and I am REALLY REALLY REALLY hoping that when I wash it ALOT of dye comes out of one side.. here I will show you WHY!
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Thats supposed to be two ball of Malabrigo Lace Weight in the same colour and same dye lot. Does it look like thats the same dyelot to you? I could do iwth it stripping slightly different but one side being dark and the other pale? Umm I got issues! Like I said to Mark if it doesnt come out Im going to have to dye it. Ive never dyed anything before will it work? He laughed when he seen it and said I couldnt wear it and have knitted it for nothing now because how bad it honestly does look being completely different! Once its blocked properly Ill show it all off. :)
Marks neice had a little girl so heres the blanket with the ribbon in it, and I think it looks SOOOOO cute now! :)
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She loved it and told her little wee one that shes stuck carrying it around with her all the time now. That made me happy! :) And I had a bit of wool left over so I quickly knit this wee tshirt
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those are wittle teddy bear heads up on the shoulder. The long sleeved shirt under it came from *coughpricoughmark* The daddy seen those and said "its going to take her ages to fit that! Its so big!" Umm thats because shes a newborn and these are for up to 3 months but before you know it shes going to be huge! I would have knit a bigger size but I didnt have enough wool so I had to go small. I dont like giving new moms 0-3 month clothes becuase I always think they get enough of that I like giving 3-6 or 6-9 because then they have one less thing to go out and buy when the baby gets to big. But I still think its sweet looking. Even Mark liked it. :)
Alright off to wash my ms3 so I can pin her out and get depressed over the colour mismatch!

Monday, February 11, 2008

1 sock and half of a half of a stole

As I said I finished my first Pomatomus (Hippo) sock, here it is! :)
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And here is a picture from above
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Can I just say I think this looks absolutely beautiful done in plain creamy white wool! :)
Im knitting these on 2.75mm dpns with Knitpicks Bare gifted to me during SP9 from Amy. :)
I have casted on for the second one but the cuff isnt even finished yet I really have lost me knitting mojo for some reason.. UGH!
BUT I have SOME of my knitting mojo still in me because look!
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Thats my MS3!! Yes I am still knitting on it! No I havent forgotten about it! :) Im nearly finished with clue 3 (chart D) But again this is slow going as well becuase its only being picked up now and again and knit on when I feel like it, for instance last night I only knit 2 rows, still its growing! I might actually be able to show it off properly one of these days! :)

Friday, February 08, 2008

I still knit?

I have been knitting, just not alot. I got one of the socks finished and have about 5 rows on the second one finished so not very much. I knit a wee giraffe but it looks a bit funky because its solid blue! I will have photos of both soon Ive just not done much of anything lately.
I have however knit on my MS3! Yes Ive picked that back up and have made some progress. Its all slow going mind you because I seem to have just lost all my knitting mojo that I normally seem to have loads of. All the knitting rush for christmas has now left me blah.. Its not the knittings fault its just I seem to go through these phases anyways.
I read Friday Night Knitting Club I so enjoyed that book. Ive got more books out the back I want to read but I havent picked another one out yet instead I been watching telly.
And speaking of watching telly Im going to flick around some blogs and go back to watching it afterwards.