Initial blocking complete

While right now she's blocked out in all her glory, at this time tomorrow night you'll find her being seamed at the shoulders, and getting ready to have her final boarder around the front and back neckline knitted up.

I'm using stiff floral wire for blocking. Size is approximately 42" wide x 25" long.

Neat, huh?

I think the Indian Cross Stitch will drape beautifully once she's dry and finished. (why is it that the same yarn can photograph with such wildly different colors, when captured on the same camera at the same settings? So curious! This post's color is more realistic than the previous post's. Oh well.)

I did it!

The Skin of the Sea lace vest requires short row shaping at the shoulders. This is a brand new technique for me, although I have heard of it before. After reading the instructions in the pattern, and repeatedly watching a video I googled from Knitting at Knoon Designs, I successfully completed my very first Short Row Shaping. Oh yes, happiness is mine.


This is whole shebang laid out, pre-blocked or seamed. Along the lower left bottom I'm picking up the stitches to create the border.

Short rows -- to the right!

Yarn, it's what's for dinner

Well, not really, but it sounded nifty, I thought. Finally took some pics of the 3 Little Scarflets, completed. The Son is very happy with them, and knows the girls will be, too. Go Mom!



Made from Fearless Fibers 100% Superwash Merino Wool Sock Yarn, in Butterscotch, Sky and Clouds, and Prosperity (l-r) colorways.

A close-up for those of you drooling to see more.... click it!

Blech

I have a cold. I rarely get sick, and because of that, I forget what it's like in between times. Yesterday was even a sick day from work for me, because sleep was what was needed, not work. I slept almost all day and then through the night. I didn't even feel like knitting, but I did finish the third Scarflet, put them all in a nice bath, and blocked them out to dry. Then fell back into bed.

Today my throat is not as raw, but my head feels like it belongs to someone else. Airborne and Tylenol Flu are my friends. I'd love to go home and crawl under the covers. Two people today have said I look pale and peaked. Great.

Stripes galore

My Sassy Stripes Socks knit from Cascade yarn are done, and I am more than pleased. See the stripes, love the stripes, BE the stripes.

** On another note, my very first pair of socks knit about a year ago finally produced a hole in the heel. I've worn them a lot, so it wasn't really disappointing. Out came the darning needle, the leftover yarn, and a sad sock was made glad again. **

Here are the pics of the 3 Scarflets in Progress. I'm using leftover sock yarn from Fearless Fibers. Since they haven't been blocked yet, they're kinda limp and lifeless. For now. The stitch is very simple, three rows garter/one row YO K2T, and with size 10 needles, it's a pretty fast knit. Almost half done with #2, and #3 will be in a blue colorway.

I've created a monster! LOL

This Christmas I gave away knitted gifts, and it was great fun to create and give. One of the items was a Smidge for my son's girlfriend. She's a real sweetie and I had lots of fun with her Smidge. I'm happy to say she loved the color and the design. (This was a gift from me to her, my Son bought her a lovely necklace from James Avery. Such a smart young man.)



The first picture is the correct color, a Golden Olive.

He gives her the gift, and the other girls in their group really like it. That's good, it brings warm fuzzies to my heart. So now I'm knitting them each their own scarflet, not in this pattern though. Hers will remain unique, and they will each have the same design in three different colors. One down, 1/2 on the other, and one to go. Must. Knit. Faster. :)

Happy New Year 2008!

May this year be a great one for all of us and for the world. I think the world deserves a little break.