Here's the first one! I loved the color of this yarn... they turned out a little big, tho. I have another pair on my list of "Things to knit"... I need some to match my coat!
Monday, January 30, 2012
Fingerless gloves
I was looking for an easy pattern for my first attempt at fingerless gloves. Luckily, Ravelry had this pattern, so I decided to give it a whirl.
Here's the first one! I loved the color of this yarn... they turned out a little big, tho. I have another pair on my list of "Things to knit"... I need some to match my coat!
Here's the first one! I loved the color of this yarn... they turned out a little big, tho. I have another pair on my list of "Things to knit"... I need some to match my coat!
Monday, January 9, 2012
Shawl for me!
My ultimate goal when I first started knitting again was to knit a shawl. I'm not really sure why... it just sounded cool and I saw a few that I really liked! I wasn't thinking at the time that I would probably need a shawl pin to wear the thing, and since I have a 7 month old on my hip a lot of the time, wearing it would have to wait.
Nevertheless...
I completed the shawl in a few days. The pattern is super easy and is just 4 rows repeated. So super cool!
So, here's the blog where I got the pattern! It was linked at Ravelry.com!
And here's the pattern: (My personal notes are in italics)
A simple lace shawl, worked from side to side. Pattern is written for fingering weight yarn but can also be used with other yarn weights. Use a needle several sizes larger than called for on the ball band.
Materials
Crystal Palace Yarns Mini Mochi (195 yd/skein), 2 skeins (I had 2 balls of Lion's Brand yarn that was 375 yards each, so I had plenty of yarn left over!)
Size 10.5 straight or circular needles (I used sz 13, I had to get 14" needles for the center of the shawl. The stitches got a little smooshed on 10" needles.)
Tapestry needle
Coil-less safety pin or removable stitch marker (optional) (we don't need no stinking stitch markers... I say that only cause this project was completed before I had ever used them... I have since gotten some.)
Gauge: not critical
Abbreviations
yo – yarn over
kfb – knit into front and back of stitch
k2tog – knit two together
Pattern Notes
This stitch pattern is based on garter stitch and will be very stretchy from side to side.
If possible, join new balls of yarn at the beginning of a WS row to facilitate weaving in of ends.
Cast on 2.
Work increase section as follows:
Row 1 (RS): Knit to last stitch, kfb
Row 2 (WS): Knit
Row 3 (RS): *yo, k2tog* to last stitch, kfb
Row 4 (WS): Knit
Repeat these four rows 38 times or until shawl is half of desired width, ending with Row 4. (Note: If you are using two equally sized balls of yarn, do not wait until the first ball runs out to work the center rows. Give yourself some wiggle room and work the center before half of your yarn is gone.) (I talked myself into making mine a little bigger, tho when it came time to do more than 38 repeats, it was not necessary to make it any larger.)
Work center rows one time:
Row 1 (RS): Knit
Row 2 (WS): Knit
(I added an extra row to keep the decreases the same side as the increases... to make the FO triangular as the pattern states, otherwise it would turn out like a parallelogram instead)
(side note: I just used "parallelogram" in a sentence... Boom.)
Work decrease section as follows:
Row 1 (RS): *yo, k2tog* to last 2 stitches, k2tog
Row 2 (WS): Knit
Row 3 (RS): Knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog
Row 4 (WS): Knit
Repeat these four rows until 2 stitches remain. Knit last two stitches together. Break yarn and draw through last stitch. Weave in ends. Block, if desired, to even out triangular shape.
(I am totally going to block mine... not just because I got these cool blocking mats... in working the last 6-12" of the decrease, the shawl gets really stretched out... it was kind of asymmetrical as one side of the triangle was super thin and the other was more substantial.
I will include a picture of the awesomeness once I get it blocked!
Nevertheless...
I completed the shawl in a few days. The pattern is super easy and is just 4 rows repeated. So super cool!
So, here's the blog where I got the pattern! It was linked at Ravelry.com!
And here's the pattern: (My personal notes are in italics)
Aubrey Shawl Pattern
Materials
Crystal Palace Yarns Mini Mochi (195 yd/skein), 2 skeins (I had 2 balls of Lion's Brand yarn that was 375 yards each, so I had plenty of yarn left over!)
Size 10.5 straight or circular needles (I used sz 13, I had to get 14" needles for the center of the shawl. The stitches got a little smooshed on 10" needles.)
Tapestry needle
Coil-less safety pin or removable stitch marker (optional) (we don't need no stinking stitch markers... I say that only cause this project was completed before I had ever used them... I have since gotten some.)
Gauge: not critical
Abbreviations
yo – yarn over
kfb – knit into front and back of stitch
k2tog – knit two together
Pattern Notes
This stitch pattern is based on garter stitch and will be very stretchy from side to side.
If possible, join new balls of yarn at the beginning of a WS row to facilitate weaving in of ends.
Cast on 2.
Work increase section as follows:
Row 1 (RS): Knit to last stitch, kfb
Row 2 (WS): Knit
Row 3 (RS): *yo, k2tog* to last stitch, kfb
Row 4 (WS): Knit
Repeat these four rows 38 times or until shawl is half of desired width, ending with Row 4. (Note: If you are using two equally sized balls of yarn, do not wait until the first ball runs out to work the center rows. Give yourself some wiggle room and work the center before half of your yarn is gone.) (I talked myself into making mine a little bigger, tho when it came time to do more than 38 repeats, it was not necessary to make it any larger.)
Work center rows one time:
Row 1 (RS): Knit
Row 2 (WS): Knit
(I added an extra row to keep the decreases the same side as the increases... to make the FO triangular as the pattern states, otherwise it would turn out like a parallelogram instead)
(side note: I just used "parallelogram" in a sentence... Boom.)
Work decrease section as follows:
Row 1 (RS): *yo, k2tog* to last 2 stitches, k2tog
Row 2 (WS): Knit
Row 3 (RS): Knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog
Row 4 (WS): Knit
Repeat these four rows until 2 stitches remain. Knit last two stitches together. Break yarn and draw through last stitch. Weave in ends. Block, if desired, to even out triangular shape.
(I am totally going to block mine... not just because I got these cool blocking mats... in working the last 6-12" of the decrease, the shawl gets really stretched out... it was kind of asymmetrical as one side of the triangle was super thin and the other was more substantial.
I will include a picture of the awesomeness once I get it blocked!
Saturday, January 7, 2012
The monster scarf...
I have been knitting since 2005 or so. I remember working at the salon, (back when I was working as a massage therapist... it seems like a thousand years ago!) knitting in the break room between clients. Back then, it was straight up garter stitch all the way... I didn't even know how to purl! I completed a few scarfs and the hobby died, like many other interests did that way (not without buying lots of stuff of course. My hobbies include but are not limited to jewelry making, scrapbooking, knitting and crocheting, and sewing).
Within the last 2 months, I decided that I wanted to knit like my aunt. She has made my kids several pieces and her talent is amazing! I knew that to get to her level, I would have to work my booty off and really commit to learning. Since I don't work outside the home anymore, I have a little time to dedicate!
The first thing I decided to make was a scarf for my husband. At our monthly craft night, a wonderful friend taught me how to purl stitch! I picked out a skein of yarn and practiced. My husband saw and said that's how he wanted his scarf... 6 feet of ribbing. Eek.
I started on the project, not really realizing how tedious it was going to end up being.
Needless to say, I can purl like the dickens now! I have sufficiently gotten my practice ON!
Within the last 2 months, I decided that I wanted to knit like my aunt. She has made my kids several pieces and her talent is amazing! I knew that to get to her level, I would have to work my booty off and really commit to learning. Since I don't work outside the home anymore, I have a little time to dedicate!
The first thing I decided to make was a scarf for my husband. At our monthly craft night, a wonderful friend taught me how to purl stitch! I picked out a skein of yarn and practiced. My husband saw and said that's how he wanted his scarf... 6 feet of ribbing. Eek.
I started on the project, not really realizing how tedious it was going to end up being.
Several hours, days, and weeks later, the scarf was completed. I did throw a few projects in the mix to break up the crazy of the ribbing.
In case anyone wants to know how this beast was created:
Ribbed scarf
CO even # of stitches (gauge doesn't matter at all, tho I would use a sz 7 or bigger needle, just for sanity's sake)
Rows 1-(@) *k2, p2* (repeat * until infinity)
@ = enough rows to make a scarf, or until you run screaming into the night.
BO with rib.
Needless to say, I can purl like the dickens now! I have sufficiently gotten my practice ON!
Stay tuned for other projects and patterns!
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