Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Bubbles
Dryer Woes
Saturday, February 16, 2008
New Toys
Thursday, February 7, 2008
fingerless gloves
fetching-gloves
Originally uploaded by sparkle.plenty
I knit these using Knitty's Fetching pattern. It was the first time I knit a thumb, so that was cool. Since these aren't as bulky as my other fingerless gloves hopefully I'll get to wear them a bit more.
Placemats
placemat-with-napkin-ring
Originally uploaded by sparkle.plenty
I made these from the Knitting Loves Crochet book. I started them last summer, and it took me awhile to knit the two placemats since the cotton was hard on my hands. I encountered some errata with the pattern, but got a quick reply from the publisher.
Elegant Placemats errata
Bobble Pattern Stitch on p. 160, delete “leaving a long tail for attaching”
On page 163:
Round 2 Work *(1 sc, 1 Bobble Pattern Stitch, 1 sc) in next chain-space, ch 4, skip 1 chain-space; rep from * around placemat. End with slip stitch to first sc. Change to a single strand of CA.
Delete Round 3 as it is in the book. Round 4 becomes Round 3.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Cat toys
felt-mouse
Originally uploaded by sparkle.plenty
I hadn't made any toys for Mo or Eva in ages, so I whipped up a mouse to felt using a KnitWhits pattern. It's such an easy and clever pattern to follow. The cats like it. I also made a couple of fun fur mice, but they weren't as impressed with them.
Felted Bowl
large-felt-bowl
Originally uploaded by sparkle.plenty
I've had the yarn and pattern to make this felted bowl for some time. It was a bit of a pain winding the yarn so that you could get the colors to match up. The yarn had to be doubled to be thick enough. I really like how the colors meld and swirl. Once the yarn was sorted out, it was a quick easy project. The yarn and pattern are from Knitpicks. I made one bowl about 4" tall and another about 2" tall from one skein.