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by Kelley on December 28, 2010
If you are expecting a pattern for these socks, you are out of luck. I'm calling them Chimera for a reason. |
Category Archives: Finished Objects
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by Kelley on December 17, 2010
Throughout October and November, patterns and ideas for quick Christmas knitting are flying through the air like owls on Mail Day at Hogwarts. I took advantage of the deluge to play with the leftovers from my Tic Tac Toes Socks. Each of my finished projects has a unique story. These are Susie's Reading Mitts knit with Gloss Fingering weight in Kenai. I was knitting on the second mitt while I was with a friend who is just learning to knit. She asked if she could buy them from me as a Christmas gift for her daughter. Right, like I am really going to charge her! Geez! |
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by Kelley on December 7, 2010
Just to remind you, I used Gloss in Kenai and Imagination in Fairy Princess. And, the pattern came from one of our Independent Designers - Camille Chang. Of course, I had to make a couple of individual changes. I used my favorite ribbing, K1b, P1. I prefer my legs to go up to my knees. I used Camille's instructions for only gloss for the ribbing and the toe segment. Also for the heel but I chose to knit the heel holding both the Imagination and Gloss together because I wanted a nice thick heel. The colorwork pattern is absolutely memorizable - is that a word? Well, it made them lovely Take Along projects. They are warm, comforting, thick, lovely, etc. Reminders of why I love wearing hand-knit socks. There is nothing better! A simple indulgence! |
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by Alison on December 1, 2010
Anyone else scrambling to get their knitted gifts finished before deadlines hit? I knit these French Press Slippers (Ravelry link) for my mom's birthday, but I thought it'd be a good time to blog them since they're such a great gift knit. Three skeins of Wool of the Andes and some determination can get you a kicky pair of slippers with a single weekend of work. |
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by Knit Picks Staff on November 22, 2010
This is the first sweater I've ever knit. I've knit lots of hats and mitts and scarves and cowls. I've even knit fortune cookies and tulips. But I had never knit a sweater. When I started it (waaayyyy back in April 2009!), I didn't know that knitting a sweater in lace weight yarn was a big deal. I mean, it's double stranded right?I finally finished my sweater this week. I am thrilled. I love the fabric, I love the drape, I love the fit. And I love that it is FINALLY finished! I learned many things knitting this sweater. I learned how to do a raglan decrease. I learned how to steek (eek!). And (I'm a little embarrassed to admit this), I learned how to block a project. I've never blocked anything before, but it took me so long to knit my CLC, I figured I should finish it properly. Kerin was kind enough to show me how, and Kate videotaped the whole process. Now I will be a blocking machine, I can't believe what a difference it makes and how easy it is! |
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by Knit Picks Staff on November 2, 2010
I know Halloween was only yesterday, but I've been seeing Christmas decorations in the shops for months and it's got me thinking of candy canes and gingerbread men. Here's a cute project I made with our Snow Days kit and some Winter Fun fabric from our sister company, Connecting Threads, that you might want to make this month so that you'll be ready to countdown to Christmas on December 1st! Winter Fun also comes in blue, so it'd be very easy to adapt this idea for Hanukkah. |
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by Kelley on October 26, 2010
You may have thought I was kidding when I showed you my first treasure from Cowl Girls by Cathy Carron. But, clearly, I could not resist! I love the hand-painted colors in Wool of the Andes Bulky - Beach Front. This one has twelve more inches of K2, P2 ribbing. Just the ticket for Chinese dinner out with friends tonight. Pass the veggie Moo Shu! |
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by Stacey on October 14, 2010
Alison and I also made a pair of Sasquatch from the fun new pattern by Nina! |
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by Kelley on October 14, 2010
The moment Cowl Girls by Cathy Carron landed on my desk, I was ready to drop everything and start knitting! What a variety of designs! Where to start? |
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by Stacey on October 5, 2010
I love living in Portland - for those unaware, Portland Oregon and Vancouver Washington, where the Knit Pick secret lair is located, are just separated by the Columbia River, so many of us working here actually live in Portland. Portland has such a vibrant creative scene which, while it definitely includes a lot crafty fiber people, it also has a strong food, wine, and coffee local scene. And my personal favorite - locally made handcrafted beer! (We aren't nicknamed Beervana for nothing here). Walk into practically any pub and I bet you'll find a locally made (and yummy) beer here! So when spillyjane put out this mitten pattern, I knew they had to be mine. |
