Silvery-Gray Cable Knit Cowl
I LOVE the way this turned out. I had taught myself cable knit via youtube.com to make my mom's scarf for Christmas. I took that pattern and figured out how to make THIS!
It's an alternated 6 stitch and 10 stitch cable pattern repeated to make this deliciously soft and warm cowl. I wear it ALL that time! It's a great winter addition to the majority of my wardrobe.
Ms. Smith's "S" Scarf
I created this scarf for an ex-co-worker of mine. I had seen patterns where people has alternated between knit and purl stitches to create patterns in the knitting. They patterns I had seen where from someone who had used the technique to make washcloths with Disney characters on them. I thought I would start a little smaller then Eeyore and so I created the "S" pattern on this scarf. The Ss looked awesome cause they were understated, but still visible as a texture on the scarf. This was meant to be an experiment as well, but when I started, I like the way it looked so I gifted it.
Tracy's B-Day Scarf
I enjoy knitting for others, but I find that when I have too many gift projects I start pining to make something for ME! So..... after finishing my mom's glovelets, I made these out of the left over yarn I had from three different projects. My patchwork glovelets. I love them. I have worn them SO many times.... I don't want it to warm up because I don't want to have to put these away........
Tracy's B-Day Scarf
This was just a simple scarf that I made for one of DJ's golfing friends. She requested a scarf so I delivered! Super soft and warm.
Mom's Dodger Blue Glovelets
I made these for my mom for her birthday. I had some left over silver from my cowl and some left over blue from her Christmas scarf. I love the way these ones turned out. From color (which I didn't mean to coordinate with her favorite baseball team) to fit to length and all the in betweens. They are made with super soft yarn and I made them a bit roomy. Apparently she wears them "all the time!"
Experimental Hat for Ms Partma
I had been requested by a good friend for some glovelets. So I went and got some pretty silver gray and made these. I had so much yarn left over that I decided I would start to learn hats. I had a pattern from online somewhere that looked to be a really cute oversized slouchy beret...... I followed the pattern to a T and what I got was..................
THIS...............................
It's not horrible... it's just nothing like the comfy slouchy beanie looked in the pattern pictures. I was also unsure of how to use the Double Point Needles (DPNs from here on out in this blog) so I dropped a few stitches and didn't realize it so I kind of cheated and sewed them into the hat. So... it's not perfect... but it was a start. To make myself feel better... I added a pom pom......
Selfish Knitting for ME!!!
I enjoy knitting for others, but I find that when I have too many gift projects I start pining to make something for ME! So..... after finishing my mom's glovelets, I made these out of the left over yarn I had from three different projects. My patchwork glovelets. I love them. I have worn them SO many times.... I don't want it to warm up because I don't want to have to put these away........
After the disaster with the previous hat.... I decided to try again. I had bought this fuzzy "eyelash" yarn solely because I LOVED the red color, especially mixed with the black. It was the first time I had bought yarn without a clear cut project in mind and I fought with myself over what to make with it for a long time. I finally decided on a hat. It's a bit big on my head, and with the yarn texture, I can't tell if I missed any stitches or messed it up some other way. I'm ok with that. I also don't know if it's something I'll ever wear....... But I made a hat. And I now know how to knit using DPNs..... so the possibilities are now endless!!!
