Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Birthday Goodies & Cake

This is the cool pressie the Ipod Touch 2nd Generation 8gb this baby holds alot of stuff from albums, films, podcasts,email and loads more.


Beautiful Chocolate Fudge Cake that my O/H made for me. First attempt at baking he is a very accomplished cook so this is another craft to add to his list.

Knit Pro Symfonie Wood Interchangeable Deluxe Set. I haven't used these yet need to clear a couple of wips then find a beautiful pattern to make on them.

Finally the squishy part, 4 skeins of Lorna's Laces Winona, 2 balls of Rowan Lenpur Linen , an Ashford Niddy Noddy and an Ashford Yarn Gauge.

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Knitting Things!

You need to mark with bold the things you have done, mark the ones you plan to do sometime in italics, and leave the rest.

Afghan
American/English knitting
Baby items
Bobbles
Buttonholes
Cable stitch patterns

Cardigan
Charity knitting
Combination knitting
Continental knitting
Cuffs/fingerless mits/arm-warmers
Darning (O/H socks)
Designing knitted garments
Domino knitting
Drop stitch patterns
Dyeing spinning fiber
Dyeing with plant colors
Dying Yarn
Entrelac
Fair Isle knitting
Free-form knitting
Fulling/felting
Garter stitch
Gloves
Graffiti knitting
Hair accessories
Hats: Cuff-up
Hats: Top-down
Holiday related knitting
Household items
I-cord
Intarsia
Jewelry
Kitchener stitch
Knitted flowers
Knitting a gift
Knitting a pattern from an on-line knitting magazine
Knitting and purling backwards
Knitting art
Knitting for a living
Knitting for pets
Knitting for preemies
Knitting in public
Knitting items for a wedding
Knitting on a loom
Knitting smocking
Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) on one or two circulars
Knitting to make money
Knitting two socks on two circulars simultaneously
Knitting with alpaca
Knitting with bamboo yarn
Knitting with banana fiber yarn
Knitting with beads
Knitting with camel yarn
Knitting with cashmere
Knitting with circular needles
Knitting with cotton

Knitting with dog/cat hair
Knitting with dpns
Knitting with linen
Knitting with metal wire
Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn
Knitting with self patterning/self striping/variegated yarn
Knitting with silk

Knitting with someone else's handspun yarn
Knitting with soy yarn
Knitting with synthetic yarn

Knitting with wool
Knitting with your own hand-spun yarn
Lace patterns
Long Tail CO

Machine knitting
Mittens: Cuff-up
Mittens: Tip-down
Moebius band knitting
Norwegian knitting
Participate in an exchange
Participating in a KAL
Pillows
Publishing a knitting book
Purses/bags
Rug
Scarf
Shawl
Short rows

Shrug/bolero/poncho
Slip stitch patterns
Slippers
Socks: toe-up
Socks: top-down


Stockinette stitch

Stuffed toys

Steeks

Swatching
Sweater
Tassels

Taught a child to knit
Teaching a male how to knit
Textured knitting
Thrummed knitting
Toy/doll clothing
Tubular CO
Twisted stitch patterns
Two end knitting

Writing a pattern

Monday, April 13, 2009

OTN -Ishbel

Pattern (in progress): Ishbel by Ysolda 'Whimsical Little Knits' (short version)
Yarn: Posh Yarn- Sophia 2ply pure Cashmere
Colour-Flames
Number of Skeins-1
Needles 3mm
This is the first time I have knitted in Cashmere and so far I'm loving the results. Very soft. Colour is gorgeous too, really flame like (merging from red to subtle oranges). Want to take it slow though, so I can savour the experience lol.

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

New Purchases!


I have kind of a red and pink thing going on here. The yarn on the left hand side is part of 500gms of Scottish wool in Strawberry. The middle skein is from 'The Pie Factory' and is called Chocolate Raspberry. The third skein is from 'The Bear Necessities' and is called Flame- . All lovely Birthday treats to me. I don't know what I will make with them, so pattern hunting here I come.