Happy Sunday afternoon! When I posted pictures of my latest knitting project in the cafe, I got enough responses from other knitters that I thought it might be fun to do a knitting diary, so here it is (you can click on the pics for larger versions)…
This was the first time I ever tried knitting socks, and I used this cool mostly bamboo fiber Panda Wool yarn from Crystal Palace Yarns and this free sock pattern by Cookie A. It wasn’t as confusing as I thought it would be, doing the heel turns and stuff. I have finished sock the first (including the Kitchener stitched toe – I had forgotten how tricky that could be):
As you can see, sock the second is nearly done as well, and I’m probably going to finish that up tonight or tomorrow:
I picked another quick little project to do next: this Wavy Gray hat, but instead of the Kureyon yarn, I got Noro Silk Garden ; the Kureyon just seemed a little scratchy to me. Here’s the color (Noro yarns has really interesting colorways, but this is one of the tamer ones):
Of course, after knitting the sweater below in Mostly Merino, most wool would feel scratchy. This sweater was the second sweater I’ve knitted with their worsted weight yarn, and it really is nice to work with and wonderful to wear.
So, what’s on your needles? Have any favorite yarns, patterns, or suppliers you want to share?
Pictures and/or links are welcome!
Hey, CG!
curly just completed some knitting classes. I’m heading up to her in a bit, maybe she has something to post.
Thanks for the knitting post CG. I’m always amazed by people who can do that. All the pictures look great – well maybe except for the sweater model. :O
I knew I should have retaken that picture…and made him chane the yellow shirt. 🙂
Hey CB –
What a fabulous sweater! – wonderful pattern, great cables,
beautiful yarn – surly Booman can come up with an undergarment more
deserving of such a wonderful work of art!
Where’s the closest Old Navy?
Heh. I was saying the same thing…the blinding yellow under there is just a little much.
Did you enjoy your knitting class (mentioned above)? What did you learn?
It was a great class at FIT (scene of Project Runway!). The teacher is totally irreverent
and likes to break all the rules. She taught us how to convert patterns to any gauge
yarn we want to use and do it on size 8 or 9 needles(the bigger the better. . .). Also,
lots of little tricks – alas, I’m still a knitting nerd.
You should come up one weekend and we can sit an’ knit an’ bullsh_t!
I tried knitting once. I learned how to cast on, but not how to cast off. I gave up when the leg warmers I was knitting got to be about 6 feet long. My admiration goes out to you comptetent and skillful knitters!
Thanks, Kahli. I just really enjoy the whole rhythmic relaxation thing that comes with knitting. Plus, it gives me something productive to do when the football games are on. 😉
Itt’s been nice since knitting suddenly became somewhat fashionable, because there are just so many more resources and yarns and local yarn shops and stuff. We were at Barnes and Noble this past Tuesday night, and there was actually a group of women there in the cafe knitting! And if there’s something you aren’t sure how to do, a lot of times you can find a demonstration video on YouTube (I found that out when I wanted to teach my friend’s daughter how to knit left-handed; what a challenge that was).
Have you thought about giving it another try?
Well, now leg warmers are back in style! I’m picturing a 14 foot tall Olivia Newton John wearing your six-footers. 🙂
That is a frightening thought…
Wonderful work, CG, even though BooMan doesn’t look too happy.
Knitting palooza?
I think he was sleepy and not too excited about his new modeling career.
Knit a palooza? What’s a palooza? 🙂
Funny you should post this, I just started to knit again today after not having done it since I was a teenager. With a few reminders from sister, I was ready to do some basic neck scarf knitting…I now have about 7 inches of length done and I plan to make at least one more scarf for xmas presents.
My scaft is about the same color as your socks.
That is funny. Maybe you’ll post a picture of your scarf when you’re finished? 🙂
very cool, CG. Now all you have to do is knit him a gray beanie to match; but don’t forget the pom pom thing-a-ma-bobs at the end of the tassels. 🙂
The yellow undershirt actually highlights the cool designs you were able to create. Awesome.
Thanks, ManEe.
Gosh, my hard-drive takes a nose-dive and I miss this post. I’m up and running again – hope this isn’t too late to chime in. I’ve been knitting since I was 8, crocheting since 19. Right now the projects on the needles (or hook) are a hat, a scarf & a sock. The sock is for me, but the hat & scarf are for our charity knitting group’s latest project which is providing hat & scarf sets to a shelter for homeless veterans. We’re up to 89 sets and still going for another two weeks before one of our members will deliver the goodies. This is the second year our group has taken this on plus we make hats & scarfs for Head Start kids, along with afghans, lap robes & shawls for Senior Citizens. We work mostly with donated yarn and sell some items to earn money to buy yarn. It’s a wonderful group and best of all, I can knit & crochet to my heart’s content without worrying who in my family still has closet space after all these years. {g}
That is such a cool project….almost makes me wish I’d learned how to knit or crochet!
Mine went a few weeks ago, what a pain that was.
Wow, we both learned to knit when we were little: I learned in first grade, but never really knit anything besides little squares until CBtE was born and I could knit cute little sweaters. Now he’s an adult size. Not so quick to knit for anymore…
Your charity knitting group sounds like a great way to do something nice for other people, get your knitting fix, and not go broke all at the same time. 🙂
It’s really wonderful for all those reasons. I can’t fit any more sweaters or vests into my closet and now I’ve inherited all the ones I made for Mom & Dad and even a couple that were gifts to my Grandmother. It feels good to know that what I’m making will go to help people keep warm. The Veterans’ Shelter has room for 118 residents, but there are still men & women out of the street. Last year, one of the residents asked if he could take a set to a friend who was camping under a bridge (of course!). It’s really sad.