Knit Happens

Another gift

2007-02-26T04:02:00.000-08:00

I spun these little bits of Mohair and dyed them and H fell in love with them tho it took me awhile to figure out what to do with them. I finally just got some gray wool and started knitting.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

2007-02-25T08:25:00.000-08:00

My best friend's favorite colors are Carribean blue and yellow. So I hand spun some 100% mohair, dyed it and knit up this scarf. The ends are Lamb's Pride, 100% wool. Hope she likes it!

Haven't Seen You Around Here Lately

2007-02-25T07:40:00.000-08:00

I really have been knitting. Just not posting. Life is pretty crazy.
Here are a couple of purses I made for some young friends of mine.

Not a Whole Lot of Knitting Going On...

2006-07-04T18:56:00.000-07:00

Seems like I have one sock here, one wristwarmer there, one half finished purse. Oh well, it is summer - the time to be on the lake. I did manage to finish this Berry Stitch Scarf. It is a wool/hemp blend. Very cool yarn.

Wee Sox

2006-05-22T07:20:00.000-07:00

Baby socks are so fun and quick! Too bad I didn't knit socks when my boys were little. These are for friends who will deliver in July. 'Confetti' sock yarn.

Bobbles Scarf

2006-05-14T16:19:00.000-07:00

This pattern is from Scarf Style. It is made from Noro, Kureyon, 100% wool. It was a Christmas present for my dear friend N who we just packed up as she is moving to Colorado. We will all miss her so.

Spring Prairie Socks

2006-05-10T19:09:00.000-07:00

I loved the feel of this wool. Knitpicks Sock Landscape sock wool called 'Spring Prairie', 100% merino. It is sooo soft. However, after only one wearing the bottoms and heels fuzzed quite a lot. I had already ordered another skein for a pair of socks out of my new book Sensational Knitted Socks. It will be mixed with another type of yarn in the pattern so maybe that will help.

A Dinner Party!

2006-02-18T15:53:00.000-08:00

In a few days we the girls are heading for Minneapolis! One of S's friends is throwing us a dinner party. I knitted up a little thank you bag.

Felted Bag

2006-02-18T15:31:00.000-08:00

I have been wanting a felted tote tho haven't had time to knit one. So a trip to the thrift store was rewarded with a sweater I could felt and make into a bag.

Ruggles Scarf

2006-01-02T17:19:00.000-08:00

Finally! I can post Christmas presents.

I think this was my favorite. Simple Ruggles pattern, 100% alpaca. So soft!

Cashmere socks

2005-12-02T07:52:00.000-08:00

Does it make you feel pampered to wear cashmere on your feet? I think so. Made for my MIL with Debbie Bliss Cashmerino. 55% merino, 33% microfibre, 12% cashmere.

Another Mobius

2005-11-30T08:03:00.000-08:00

Finally, I can post all these Christmas gifts! Starting with a mobius made with Artful Yarns: 40% wool, 25% cotton, 20% acrylic, 15% nylon. The dear friend I made this for wanted a Mobius. It was only after its creation I found out she doesn't like 'holes' in her scarves! Hope she likes it anyway. Don't worry I'll make something for her sans holes.

Curly Mohair & Soysilk

2005-11-18T11:48:00.000-08:00

Its hard to tell by the picture but there are 2 color ways. Yellow/green and blue/purple/red.

More...

2005-10-17T11:58:00.000-07:00

Here is a 50-50 mix of soysilk and wool. These are all 100% mohair.

Handspun

2005-10-15T07:03:00.000-07:00

So I can't show you yet what I am knitting tho I can show you what I've been spinning. I have a show next weekend so I'd better get busy.

On the left is a 50/50 mix of angora and dyed soysilk. On the right is bamboo.

Blossom Scarf

2005-10-06T11:06:00.000-07:00

There won't be too many posts until after Christmas as most of my knitting is for gifts. However, I just had to make a scarf for myself out of this Noro Blossom Yarn #2. It is lovely!

Man Sock & Man Sock, Jr.'s

2005-09-10T07:55:00.000-07:00

Felted purse

2005-08-16T17:35:00.000-07:00

See, this is what crazy knitters do - they make bags for their palms, next one will be for a cell phone. Yikes!

Another view

2005-07-30T05:15:00.000-07:00

Here is the mobius as a hood or cowl. Warm!

Mobius

2005-07-29T20:47:00.000-07:00

Remeber the mobius from high school. Now it comes in useful.

A wonderful scarf-like thing with a twist. It can be worn as a scarf or as a hood. The cool thing about this is it is knitted in one piece.

100% mohair

Another Lace One

2005-07-27T08:37:00.000-07:00

First Lace

2005-07-26T16:01:00.000-07:00

'Branching Out'

70% baby alpaca, 30% merino wool

So soft

Striped Socks

2005-07-19T22:02:00.000-07:00

The Mad Hatter...er, Knitter

2005-07-19T17:24:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I'll let all you non-knitters in on a secret. Once you start knitting you just can't stop. You see all these cute patterns and you just start knitting. Of course the problem lies in what to do with all those cute (and no-so-cute) items. This is where the blog comes in. Those of you who know you are on my knitting gift list let me know if you see something you like. Maybe you like the pattern but not the color. Let me know. Maybe you love the color but would rather see it in a pair of socks instead of a scarf. Let me know. And those of you who don't know you are on my knitting gift list, well, another secret, if you are reading this most likely you are on my list! Refer again to the statement of what to do with all these items. I guess if you don't want to be on the list you'd better tell me that too or you might find yourself wearing funny looking socks!

Felt Bag

2005-07-19T16:35:00.000-07:00

100% wool