Dec 21st, 2008 by knittingclub in knitting
Notre Dame dishclothYarn: Lily The Original Sugar'n Cream (100% cotton; worsted weight)Color: Dark PineNeedles: US 7sStitches: 37I've been struggling of late to follow through on longer knits, but the quick ones have been getting done just fine. I don't recall knitting dishcloths as fast as I have been, [...]
Dec 19th, 2008 by knittingclub in knitting
The A.V. Club Hipster DishragYarn: Lily The Original Sugar'n Cream (100% cotton; worsted weight)Color: Bright Navy and JuteNeedles: US 7sStitches: 40I'm sure you're sick of me writing about these by now. Rest assured that I'm posting this part just to fulfill the FO details for my own purposes, [...]
Dec 16th, 2008 by knittingclub in knitting
I know that I've been tantalizing you all with talk of a secret project. Now that it has reached its destination, I can reveal what it is.The dishcloths you see are my best attempt at reproducing The A.V. Club logo. My friend Donna, also a knitter, and [...]
Nov 16th, 2008 by knittingclub in knitting
Seaman's CapYarn: Plymouth Encore (75% acrylic, 25% wool; worsted weight)Color: 1233Needles: US 7 and 8 circularsStitches: 102With all my stitch-twisting troubles in my last hat knitting attempts, I'd forgotten how promptly I can tap out one of these. Per the yarn's gauge I went up a needle size, [...]
Nov 11th, 2008 by knittingclub in knitting
Here's a better look at my brother's scarf. The natural light makes it appear a lot better.Maybe this shot gives a better estimate of why the pattern reminds me of waves. Or not.And one more for full measure.I started knitting a hat for the Christmas at Sea [...]
Nov 10th, 2008 by knittingclub in knitting
Mystic RiverPattern: What a Right Good Manly ScarfYarn: Cascade 220 The Heathers (100% Peruvian Highland merino wool; worsted weight)Colorway: 2424Needles: US 7sStitches: 28Size: 5 inches wide, 72 inches longAnother Christmas gift can be checked off the nonexistent list. I underestimated how much time it would drive me to [...]
Nov 2nd, 2008 by knittingclub in knitting
i managed to make a lot of things that had to be blocked/washed. I was wait and wait and wait for the proper time (read: when i finally felt like it) to do it. i decided this would be thursday night. I blocked lace ribbon and washed my tyrolean cardigan after being put aside for [...]
Oct 29th, 2008 by knittingclub in knitting
What a full day for wearing one's knitted projects. The temperature before sunrise was worth pulling out the winter coat, although I resisted and just broken out my hat. It seems like we skipped over come and went straight to winter, although it's supposedly going to be [...]
Oct 13th, 2008 by knittingclub in knitting
Scrunchable ScarfYarn: Cascade 220 (100% Peruvian Highland Wool; worsted weight)Colorway: 9404Needles: US 7sStitches: 29Size: 4.25" wide, 72" longSundays have become good knitting days for me. I'm getting a lot done--about a base and a half on this scarf today, for instance--and salvaging some use from the time spent [...]
Oct 6th, 2008 by knittingclub in knitting
Campfire SocksYarn: ONline Supersocke 6-fach (75% superwash wool, 25% polyamid; sport weight)Colorway: 1091 (blue, gray, and brown variegated)Needles: US 4 dpnsStitches: 52If someone who doesn't know I knit were to get out and ask why, these socks would do good as an explanation. They're not perfect, but I'm [...]