Pattern links! (geeky and non-geeky!)

So today I came across two more patterns I would like to try.

For Firefly fans:
Jayne's Hat
I really like this pattern-it uses Red Heart Super Saver Yarn-an inexpensive yarn!!! It does require knitting in the round with circular needles, but I gotta improve my knitting in the round skills sometime. ;)

The second I came across in one of my Caron Connections emails:
Xian Knit Kimono Jacket
I especially like this pattern because it includes plus size measurements! It does require alot of yarn though, and one of Caron's more expensive yarns, which can blow my yarn budget apart. ;) One of these days I'm going to make a goal to knit a sweater or jacket, and start setting aside a little bit of money here and there so I can purchase the yarn requirements. :)

Welcome, 2011!

Happy New Year!

December got away from me in terms of knitting-I didn’t get the chance to post anything, but that’s ok-I didn’t get the chance to knit at all. (good thing I wasn’t knitting any Christmas presents this year!)

So back in September I started a wrap with yarn I had purchased a few years ago: JoAnn’s Rainbow Boucle (dark blue). Back in November, I traveled to Kettering with the Ice Hawks so I could hang out with K while her mom played hockey. I brought my knitting with me and K was fascinated with my big ball of yarn (which, at the time, was bigger than her head...in fact, it probably still is bigger than her head. LOL)

BIG ball of yarn

The wrap itself is a very simple pattern-garter stictches, yarn overs, dropping the yo’s. It’s a great thing to me to work on while watching tv, riding in a car, and hanging out wiht people because it’s easy to find out where you are in your work if you get distracted and loose your place. ;) Here’s one of the first pictures I took of my progress:


Here’s a more recent one, with more distinct color changes:

(I love blue!!)

While in Kettering, we had some time between hockey games, so we stopped at Hancock Fabrics (they have them in Minnesota and Southern Ohio, but there aren’t any here in Northeast Ohio-boo!) They happened to be having a sale on Lion Brand’s Wool East Thick& Quick, so K and Tina helped me pick out some yarn for the ear flap hat I want to make:

Ear Flap Hat Yarn-not the pattern, the yarn. LOL

The pattern looks simple enough. Next weekend is me and Perseph’s annual Girls Weekend-I’m planning on starting this hat during the weekend (as well as continuing with my blue rainbow wrap). Who knows-I might actually finish the hat-after all, last year I started and completed a knitted scarf. :) I can’t wait!

Tardis Socks

Made..Of...WIN.

Just sayin'. :)

(Thank you for the link, Jerm!)

Down to the Knitty Gritty...

I remember first catching Vickie Howell on PBS during one of my Christmas trips to Minnesota. My friend Shanna liked to catch her show whenever she could (don't remember how long ago it was...) I thought she was really cool.

A few months ago I became super excited when I discovered she had a blog on blogspot. Once I get around to updating the sidebar links, you'll definitely see a link to her blog. I am a little behind in reading (I have way to many feeds in my reader. 0-:)), but here are a few patterns that caught my eye over the last week:

Hizknits Felted Messenger Bag

Cat Bordhi's Mobius Scarf (my coworker Stephanie is currently working on a Mobius scarf-she says it's a lot of fun!)

Erika Knight's Woolen Woven Rug

Betsey McCall's Family Affair Quilt

Debbie Brisson's Turtleneck Tissue Cozy (this is just soooo cute!!!)

Not that I need any more projects on my plate, but I would love to give these a try sometime! :)

A finished project! (Steampunk spats)

I finished a project! I decided I wanted to make up a steampunk'd theme costume for Halloween this year. Unfortunately, thanks to my thick calves, it's really hard to find boots that go beyond the ankles.

I was browsing the web, looking for alternatives, when I came across a pattern for Steampunk Spatterdashes (check out the pattern here) Although the pattern calls for Moda Dea Bamboo Wool, I used Red Heart SuperSaver yarn, and it seemed to work out pretty well:




Aren't the buttons awesome?!? I found them at JoAnns. :)

Love the button straps with the seed stitch pattern!

They might be a little longer than I would like (it stretches quite a bit when I put them on), but I figure I can make a new shorter pair for Marcon this year, depending on how these work out. I can't wait to try these out at the Halloween party tomorrow!

In other knitting news, I joined Ravelry earlier this week. At first it was just so I could download a cool Tardis amigurumi pattern that was featured on Craftzine recently. But then I discovered it had alot of cool features-so I started to get more involved, adding projects (a grand total of 3 so far-but I'm working on it!), finding friends, looking at all the cool free patterns they have. It's an awesome site-I don't know why I didn't join it before! ;) If you're on, look me up-I can be found as romana1977. :)

still knitting...really, I am!

My UFOs are numerous-if I were to tell you the number of unfinished projects I have, you would sit there and laugh at me and say, 'you're no knitter!'

Ok, maybe you wouldn't. ;)

I started a baby blanket for Shanna-it's slow going, 'cause silly me, decided to knit one with a lace pattern in it! The pattern is "School Colors for Baby" from the September 2007 issue of Creative Knitting. Oooh! It's a good thing I looked up the name on their website-a correction had been posted!!

Still working on the same K-9 toy that I was last year. It's not a difficult project-I just haven't had the time to finish the poor guy!!

Now that Persephone has graduated with her Masters in social work (you go, girl!!!) we are hoping to start up our Saturday night coffee shop knitting/crochetting outings again. We also should be able to start going to crochet club on a regular basis. Hopefully this will inspire me to post here more (with pics!) as well. :)

Just wanted to post a quick update to let you know I'm still here!

April knitting- a month in review

I finished my Strata hat!! Now I just have to get pics up. LOL. I'm planning on making one for one of my coworkers-no hurry. She just wants it done by next winter. *hee*. I want to make a scarf to go with the hat-I just have to come up with a pattern...

Speaking of knitting for people-a while ago someone who found my main blog, Wandering Through E-Space discovered not only was I a Doctor Who fan, but enjoyed knitting as well. He asked if I'd be interested in knitting a K-9 for him. *hee* What a great excuse to try a new pattern!!! :-D I just ordered the yarn-so hopefully I'll be able to get started on it soon. I also ordered some Bernat Galaxy yarn (Mary Maxim had it on sale for 97 cents/ball!) There's a crochet pattern that I want to try. I would like to broaden my crochet skills.

Oooh! Speaking of crochet, Shigella, over at LiveJournal, should have her Dalek pattern out soon!! I can't wait! I want to make an army of soft, cuddly Daleks. *heeheeheee* >:-)

I started another prayershawl-using a standard pattern and some pretty yarn. This one has an unusual story behind it that I'm not quite ready to share...

TAFN-still working on trying to update this blog more often than I do!!! ;)

holy smokes-a new entry-with a picture!!!

I have really neglected this blog-and that was never my intention. :(

Oh, well, enough lamenting over the past-time to move forward!! ;)

First of all, a picture! I've finally posted a picture!! These are the slipper socks that I knitted for my mom, my sister, and myself for Christmas:

(well, at least a picture of the pair I knitted for myself)
I know it's a little gray-sorry about that. My digital camera isn't the best in the world-but it'll do. ;)

Unfortunately, I lost my digital camera just 2 days before Christmas (I actually was able to track it down-thanks to the nice people of Perkins in Blaine, MN-it's now home, safe and sound)so I don't have any, what I like to call, 'instant gratification' pictures of the other gifts I knitted for Christmas-but there were other cameras on the scene-so hopefully I'll be able to track some pictures down.

I have to take a couple more pictures-one of the slouching socks I finally finished, and another of a hat I'm currently working on. :)

I'm creating a new section on my sidebar. There have been several patterns that I've really wanted to try, but just didn't have the time for-so I've decided to create a 'future projects' section in the sidebar. If I see a pattern I really, really want to try, but don't have the time for, I'll list it in the future projects section-the name of the pattern, and where I found it, so I can find it again. :)

Speaking of templates, this template is kinda boring-simple, but boring. I really need to think about finding a new one-or ways to spruce this one up a bit. Ahh...so much to do, so little time. ;)