How have things been in blogland? I haven't been around much - my bloglines is up to an insane number. I may just mark everything read and start over.
Guess what - there has actually been knitting!
Look!
A finished little Inca Hat
finished little baby mittens
and a finished little Pumpkin Head!
The hat patterns are from Itty Bitty Hats. I'm not officiall part of the knitalong, but by linking you there, you can see all the greatness that this book holds. I'm sure you are all smart enough to know where to buy it. The mittens, well, Beth loaned me books, but I ended up winging it because knitting something 4 times before it looks right is SOOO much easier than doing math that is required when your yarn is thicker than the yarn called for in the patterns so your guage is different. Oh, you disagree with that theory? Well, it's my story and I'm stickin' to it!
Right now I am working on some socks for the Little Mr. in some of my Greenwood Fiberworks yarn.
Math again eludes me and they are too large. Just a bit. Well, maybe by 3/4 of an inch around. They are cotton, so maybe they will shrink? If not, surely his feet shall grow!
I wanted mindless knitting, and ripping once for math failures is all that is allowed unless said item is too small. For the record, 6 x 7 = 42 - not 44 (shush! I'm pathetic, I know!). This really isn't a huge problem unless you also decide not to account for negative ease because you know how fast some little people's feet grow and you really would like them to wear their socks more than the time it took you to make them.
I am eagerly awaiting my Sock Wars Dosiere. I am going to knit from stash. I was very very tempted to buy more yarn from Greenwood Fiberworks as she listed some "thicker" sock yarn that would most likely get me guage. I resisted though! My target shall recieve two tone socks and that is that!
I'm still pretty busy. Won't be back down to 2 jobs until November, but I shall try to post decent cheerful content in the meantime!
Now, if I missed anything of great import - please do let me know!
One more thing - if you happen to stumble on this blog, knit, live near Waupaca, Weyauwega, or Wautoma (Gosh I wish I could hear all of you not from the area trying to figure out how to pronouce those names!) and want to get together to knit on a weekend - let me know!!! I can't make the weekday knitting groups here, and it is making me sad. Well, maybe not quite so pathetic, but I would enjoy a get together.
5 comments:
Pumpkin Hat is looking so cute! I was always a bit vague about the Seven Times Table too, I have to confess.
I hate math so much that if I had been told there was math in knitting I would heve never picked up the sticks! Thank goodness that didn't happen, becasue as much as I hate math, I love knitting more! Darling pumpkin hat!
Love the pumpkin hat as well! The other items look great too. I have that book checked out from the library but don't think I'm going to make any hats at this time. I'm still gearing up to knit my first pair of socks if I can figure out how I want to knit them. Newbie confusion going on. :-)
I drove past Waupaca this weekend on my way to and from Stevens Point. I hope you could make one of the knit nights some time. I'd love to meet you in person!
I keep a calculator next to my knitting at all times. It's like my security blanket.
Love the hats and mittens. So cute! Good work.
Sometimes my husband and I play the A-Z game with Wisconsin towns as we drive, but once we had a challenge to see who could come up with the last name that included "wau". I tell you this game can go on for a while!
Eileen, where were you when I lived in Point? Sigh.
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