EZ VWH

Elizabeth Zimmerman's Very Warm Hat in leftover worsted. The 2 sides of the hat.

Sockhead Hat

I’ve had this yarn, in a yarn cake, in my “one day I’ll find something to do with you” basket, when I came upon this fun and simple pattern.Needle US 3. Need help identifying the yarn- the yarn is very soft and squishy, and nice color transitions- anyone has a guess? I added the red stripe to liven it up. Stopped the stockinette part at 6” and had to make dec a little more rapid because yarn was running out.

Fighting this Brutal Winter with Style!!!

Snow Emergency Day

So someone has to do the heavy lifting!





















This year seems to be the Year Of The Cowl!!

Looped Cowl
Catalina Yarns Baby Silk
Addi US8

Lava Cowl
The Road To China
Addi US8

Fall Colors Cowl/Hood

Needle: Addi circ 16" US 8 - 5.0 mm

Yarn: Madelinetosh Tosh Merino

0.5 skeins each in tart, sequoia and crumble.

And hat to go with it. Lined with an inner shocking pink..... (Details)

Needles: Addi circs US 7 - 4.5 mm

Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted, and Madelinetosh Tosh Merino

Therapeutic Magic Ball Log Cabin/Miter Noro Afghan

Noro Kureyon, in many colorways.

Left overs and purchased on sale, at random.

Addi circs US6 (4.00mm)

Based on Log Cabin and Miter techniques.

Have some Noro left overs? Make a magic ball.

Start with a log cabin.

Keep going until you have the width you like.

Try to weave in the ends as you go.

Knit one row of miter squares on two ends.

Knit two rows garter. BO

Knit a row of miter rectangles on top of the squares.

Knit two rows garter. BO.

Pick a neutral solid color (Lambs Pride Worsted pairs well with Kureyon since it is also a single-spun.) and do a 3 stitch applied iCord. Sure its tedious, but its worth it!

Get some tea and snuggle on the couch.

You can see some more detailed photos of the progress here

Holly Jean Hat (modified a bit)

* Holly Jean Hat (slightly modified because I had only so much yarn)
* Addi circ US8
* Cascade 220
* Knit Picks Wool of the Andes
* left over yarn can be gorgeous!

* Brilliant technique to PU and knit second part.

* To make it easier for myself, I CO in 2 colors.

Fall is in the air!

This fall I am busy finishing up UFO, and sneaking in a few new projects.

Sunflowers

Work in progress
Sunflowers Market Satchel by Asami Kawa (Ravelry link)
Noro Ganpi Abaka Tape I had in my stash for years, not knowing what to do with it.........
(I am using this tape double to get the right size. )
Flowers from Barbara, who always inspires me and told me, just do it, (whatever "it" may be) the next 3 years will pass anyway!

This is the perfect project for me now!
Crochet for my “knitting elbow.”
Good texture for summer (Ganpi is the fiber of Ganpi woods bark, generally it is used to make paper.)
Light and airy pattern.

The Mahawk

Using the NK86 Ladies Hat

Needle 7.0 mm
Noro Kureyon and Silk Garden magic ball. Never throw your Noro bits of yarn away.....

This and That

Opening Ceremony Team USA Knit Hat

When I saw the opening ceremonies on 2/12 for the winter games, and noticed team USA kool RL hat, I had to get it. Turns out its sold out. Too bad RL, you could have sold millions! But- someone on Ravelry charted a similar item!! Need I say more?????
Mods: made the hat shorter, and the decreases faster (Olympics, right?) still a bit too big. Perhaps if I shrink it a bit? Also, using alpaca for the white color, (which was just a bit thinner than the cascade 220,) was not great, cause it changed the tension. Voilà! Ready for the slops of NYC!
Pattern: Olympic Reindeer Hat by Helena Bristow (Ravelry link)
Yarns: Cascade Yarns Eco Alpaca, Cascade Yarns 220 Wool, Knit Picks Wool of the Andes
Needles: Addi circ, 16" US 6
GO Team USA!

Just can't stop.......

I am running out of Noro scraps, and went Noro shopping.....

When the going gets tough

The tough go to the living room and start a mindless/ log cabin/ magic ball/ not sure what I'll be when I grow up/ project. Lovely bag to keep the run away magic ball, by Tomo.
Noro scraps (Kureyon and Silk Garden). Addi US 6. Just keep going till you feel better.

Care for a Cozy?

Yes, thank you very much, don't mind if I do! It must be all this cold weather that is driving me to keep knitting tea cozies..... This one uses an old Noro hat pattern that spirals, and magic ball from Noro scraps. I am not sure how to finish this yet.