Slow week here on the YOP front. Remember last week when I said I ordered from Love Knitting? Well, they are in the U.K. so hopefully I will get my yarn this week. I need to order supplies weekly to keep up with my projects! LOL! I did manage to stay busy though.
I'm almost done with the last of the Halloween cloths........
I finished the heels on both socks and started the gusset on one but I need to review my circular needle videos on gussets because I am confused right now with the needle placement.........she's got me putting like 9 stitches out on the cord and I don't remember ever doing that before but we'll see.
Say a prayer as I don't want to rip a sock out at this point....
My Giant Granny was my t.v. watching/audio listening project that is on hold since I ran out of yarn (again) so I decided to start a Cozy Memory Blanket! I've wanted to but heaven knows I have not knit enough socks to have leftovers for a blanket but I do have a load of acrylic worsted so that is what I am using. I am using a U.S. size 7 (4.5 mm) circular needle with a 16" cord....too small but I'm making do until I can order some new needles. I made a mistake on attaching the 3rd square but I've ripped it out and got it going in the right direction since I took this picture..........it is a wonderful watching/listening project and a good way to use up my stash of old acrylics plus I need a good sized blanket for my bed. But that might take awhile. LOL! Meanwhile, it will keep me warm while I am working on it. The squares are about 3inches. I am using
this pattern on Ravelry
She used DK weight with size U.S. 6 needles and most of the podcasters are using sock yarn so you can use what you have and adjust your needles accordingly. There are crochet ones out there also which I may make next with a white or off-white border in between each hexie or square. The one I saw was on Stitched in Sweden and she was using hexies. Bakery Bear's Kay Jones used regular granny squares. Any method you choose will be a delightfully fun way to use up stash. Somehow they all end up looking gorgeous like a patchwork quilt.
I hope to finish the spider cloth today and get back to the socks. I'm sending in another order for yarn for some
Bankhead hats
for Christmas gifts and matching
fingerless mitts for my sons and SIL
I also heard, on Knitting Pipeline audio podcast, about a cowl that looks like a shawlette. I put it in my favorites and I want to make it,
Zuzu's Petals.
I've been listening and catching up with Bakery Bears podcasts and Knitting Pipeline. Paula, of Knitting Pipeline, was a friend of Elizabeth Zimmerman and also took many classes from her. She has all kinds of wonderful knitting tips and techniques and is a designer of many patterns herself. Her patterns have been featured on Quince & Co. She also mentioned a great wool shop,
The Woolen Rabbit
They have beautiful yarns and along with
Quince & Co. she recommends them and has loved knitting with them and the finished products they produce. What a selection of hand-dyed yarns! Fairly reasonable too.
That' s all for this week...still waiting for Fall here in the Ozarks! Enjoy yours!
Happy Trails!
I'm sure if need be, you can Google needle placement for your gussets and there are many sock knitters who knit socks via Magic Loop who you can ask.
ReplyDeleteThe spider clith is great. I have loved all your clothes for halloween. I am sure your grands will be delighted with them also. Good luck on the gussett as I dont remember doing a magic loop sock that way either. Your blanket is going to be so pretty. You will be nice and warm knitting it. Hopefully your granny square yarn will be here soon. We are waiting for fall too. We hit 104 again today. I am so over summer.
ReplyDeleteThe spider clith is great. I have loved all your clothes for halloween. I am sure your grands will be delighted with them also. Good luck on the gussett as I dont remember doing a magic loop sock that way either. Your blanket is going to be so pretty. You will be nice and warm knitting it. Hopefully your granny square yarn will be here soon. We are waiting for fall too. We hit 104 again today. I am so over summer.
ReplyDeleteLove the spider washcloth! I love all your things, Sandra. I hope the socks work out. They look great and it would be so sad to have to rip back.
ReplyDeleteYou are so busy, I am still doing mostly outside "stuff" I have so many projects that I would love to work on :)
ReplyDeleteI just added a few of the patterns you mentioned and the others were already in my queue. I've been looking for a good hat to make for my husband to go with the scarf I'm making him. I might just use the bankhead hat but will probably still look at some others. I kinda want to try cables too. I love your spider cloth. I am probably the only girl/woman/chick that isn't afraid of spiders. I used to rescue them from my mom when I was a little girl and now I like to catch them with a glass and take pictures of them so I can identify them using the internet. Then I let them go outside.
ReplyDeleteYou are brave doing the heels taat. I always bail at that point, do them one at a time and then continue taat. Love you Halloween cloths. Are they your patterns? I will check out those podcasts. I haven't got into knitting podcasts yet, but they are right up my alley.
ReplyDeleteFun projects! You always have so much going on. I finished Dennis' sweater on Friday but haven't taken a photo yet. My cozy memories blanket has been sitting patiently in a basket by my chair waiting for me to pick it up. Now that the days are a bit cooler it will be fun to work on it again. I have a little bit of sock stash I could send you, but if you've started it in WW you may not want it. Just let me know. Good luck with the socks. As you know, I'm of no help because I love my DPN's and use them exclusively. Have a great Monday!
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Betsy
Hi Sandra. I haven't made the Purl Soho Color Tipped Scarf before. I did start it and then frog the teal section because I wanted it wider and needed to go up one size in needle for the honey section. Yes, I'm a bit more busy this year. Last year we utilized childcare so I had time to acclimate to our new city and the new school system. Now I'm running around more with the tween being in junior high. I let her walk home sometimes w/her BFF so she has some girl time as their group doesn't really have classes together.
ReplyDeleteI like working on a project that you can just pick up at any time and not read the pattern all the time. You always have lots of neat projects going at the same time! And I named one of my dolls Zuzu Petals! lol Hugs!
ReplyDeleteanother great cloth!' So fun you are doing Haloween ones.
ReplyDeleteLove your cloths, and the spider is no exception! It's been a long time since I did a gusset, but I think I just remember having the picked up stitches together with the front or the back, I don't remember having 9 elsewhere! I'm sure you tube will have the answer.
ReplyDeleteLove your cloths, and the spider is no exception! It's been a long time since I did a gusset, but I think I just remember having the picked up stitches together with the front or the back, I don't remember having 9 elsewhere! I'm sure you tube will have the answer.
ReplyDeleteThe zuzu's petals looks a lovely pattern so much so that I am thinking of adding it to my que. The halloween cloths look like a fun make. Some knitting patterns are certainly sent to test us, I hope you manage to get over that hurdle with your socks as will be a real shame to rip them back at this stage. The blanket is a wonderful way of using up scraps.xx
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