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Wings of Fantasy is off the blocking board and here you go, pics as promised…for once
Also off the blocking board:
Pattern: Gust by Anne of Knitspot
Needles: Addi Lace #6’s
Yarn: (drumroll please) 100% Mohair and it’s my handspun :).
This was a quick and easy lace to learn, remembering to pay attention to it thought proved [...]
yes an actual FO, and my 2nd post in 2 days :).
Once it’s dry I’ll take better pics, between the blocking board and the color varigation, it didn’t turn out so well in the pics.
Stats:
Pattern: Wings of Fantasy by Hazel Carter
Yarn: Claudia’s Handpainted Yarn - Silk Lace
Colorway: Midnight
Needles: Addi Lace #5’s, (I wondered where those [...]
Pattern: Calorimetry by Kathryn Schoendorf
Needles: Options #8
Yarn: Handspun by Moi on the Victoria and Plied on the Lendrum. Cashmere & Wool blend, dyed by Chasing Rainbows, [...]
…well ok, a turn at the wheel does wonders as well. Edge, what edge you ask, well this knitter has a 4 hour interview tomorrow, so I finished the socks that were supposed to be done last Sunday at knitting tonight.
Pattern: Earl Grey by none other than the Yarn Harlot
Needles: #2 circular needles 10″ with [...]
Posted by marie on 07 Feb 2008 at 10:45 pm under 2008 FO's | Link
So I haven’t made any progress at all on DH’s sock, well that’s a lie, the gusset is done, but it still is missing a foot.
I tripped on the socks and look what came off my needles…oh wait, it jumped on my needles last night, while I was studying for work.
Pattern: Calorimetry by [...]
Pattern: Shedir by Jenna Wilson (Knitty Fall ‘04)
Needles: Addy Turbo 16″ #3 & Knitpicks #3 DPN’s.
Yarn: Rowan Calmer Colorway: 479 - Slosh 2 balls, well actualy one and just a bit from the 2nd.
Cast on 1/1/08
Cast off 1/31/08
Yes I know I rarely actually know how long it takes me to knit anything usually it’s [...]
Posted by marie on 03 Feb 2008 at 12:53 pm under 2008 FO's | Link
I finished with 45 minutes left in January to spare. Pics later, when there’s light out and DH is actually awake, he went to bed an hour before I finished weaving in the last end.
Now onward to DH’s 2nd sock, Sunday deadline on this one, it’s ok if he reads it here, he’s already seen [...]
Posted by marie on 31 Jan 2008 at 11:30 pm under 2008 FO's | Link
Pattern: Wonderful Wallaby by Carol Anderson, of Cottage Creations
Yarn: Berocco Comfort 2 skeins
Needles: US 4 & 6 Addi Turbos
Modifications: Seed stitch for the boarders of the pocket and around the planket and hood. I also went down 2 needles sizes from the recommended 6 & 8 to make this a smaller sweater than the smallest [...]