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by Kelley on May 7, 2013
You can tell how comfortable I wanted to be to knit Star Athena’s Red Velvet Cupcakes Cuffs. I set up my tray for a nice, quiet afternoon. Knitting, reading while staying caffeinated and hydrated. And, yes, my mp3 player for an audio book. |
Category Archives: Finished Objects
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by Kelley on May 2, 2013
Yippee! Happy dance!! I am absolutely thrilled with my new travel blankie! I was waaaay overdue for a good looking security blanket. I finished my old one about five years ago and, no, I am not going to show it to you. It has become Xena’s security blanket. |
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by Hannah on April 24, 2013
All it took was one skein of Wool of the Andes Bulky in Stormy and a free afternoon and SCHIZZAM! I have a brand new pair of women's small/medium sized slippers! I used a size H crochet hook and Pierrot's Warm Slipper free pattern scrounged from my Ravelry queue to make these cozy little gems. This pattern wound up being about a women's 8.5 shoe size which is far and away too tiny for my big flippers, but they fit my mother perfectly. |
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by Knit Picks Staff on April 19, 2013
Have you seen the awesome sale on Full Circle yarns and fiber? This is your last chance to get it before it’s gone for good! When it first came in, I snagged some Full Circle Bulky. I love the way the colors worked together, and recently I knit up a super warm, super chunky cowl using 7 colors. It only took me about an evening and a half to make the cowl, and it used up little leftover bits of each color – it’s really a great way to use leftover bits of any bulky weight yarn! So, I wrote up the pattern for you, and it’s available free from our site. There are also four-color and two-color versions listed in the pattern, with approximate yardages needed for each color. Bulky yarn is so difficult to stash-bust because there really aren’t too many uses for ... |
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by Hannah on April 10, 2013
Capretta is my favorite yarn and Harbor is hands down one of my favorite blues so when I found a skein of it in my stash I couldn't wait to make something with it! I'd found Simone Van Iderstine's free White Caps Fingerless Gloves pattern on Ravelry earlier last weekend and thought that would be the perfect, easy mitten pattern for the weekend. |
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by Hannah on April 3, 2013
I rediscovered my size 0 DPNS and some sort of spring FEVER just swept right over me. Before I knew it I had knit up a whole passel of Anna Hrachovec's Tiny Cupcakes and a Tiny Easter Bunny lined up next to me! All this adorable knitting happened during a burst of sun over the weekend, so I was able to camp out on my back stoop and whip out all of these guys in an afternoon. I had one ball each of Sky, Blush, Wheat, Grizzly Heather and White Palette in a little basket and I just loved peeking at those happy colors together as I worked. |
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by Hannah on March 13, 2013
Winter is SOCK TIME! Take one glance at my bin (yes I said bin) of WIPs and you'll typically see a pair of two-at-a-time toe-up socks on a pair of size 2 fixed circular needles hanging out among all the hats and mittens. I like being able to pick them up between projects, cruise through both heel sections over a weekend and then knit in a rather meandering way until I just can't STAND to look at them anymore before I cast off and pop them over my toes. This particular pair of Imagination foot cozies have been resurfacing on and off over the past month or so. All the greenery, daffodils and warm sunshine over the past week has reminded me that soon it would be summer again and time for me to start casting on more cute toys and fewer cozy woolens. I plopped down on the couch with a jar of tea and finished them up this past weekend before all that lovely sunshine convinced me that I could wait until next winter to get them off the needles and onto my toes! |
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by Stacey on March 12, 2013
Way back when I first started knitting toys, I was always disappointed in my embroidery skills, especially when it came to their eyes. For instance, about 6 years ago, I made a couple of the Mochimochi Knitted Grass guys by Anna Hrachovec. While I like them, they just didn't quite have that cute look I love with knitted and crochet toys. Their eyes are uneven and no matter how much I tried, I could not get it to come out right. They just look all wonky to me. Then I discovered safety eyes! Not only did they save me from my unsuccessful attempts at embroidery, they gave my Grass Guy a little sparkle in the eye that just made him so much more adorable. |
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by Knit Picks Staff on March 11, 2013
My tiny baby Nate isn't so tiny anymore, and he's outgrowing clothes left and right. I tend to get sticker shock when I shop for baby clothes, and there's no worse offender than the commercially made knit sweater - I just can't stomach paying so much for a piece of clothing that will only last him a month or three. Baby knits are satisfying to me for a number of reasons. First, I get to stash bust like a crazy person. The finished garment is small, small enough to only require 3-5 skeins of whatever I have lying around. If I see an accidental grouping of eye-catching colors in the bottom of a yarn bin, they may end up in a teeny sweater. Second, the actual knitting is fast. As long as I keep focused, I can churn out a sweater in just a couple of days and get it right onto a (little) body. Success! Finally, and somewhat shamefully, the fit doesn't have to be as accurate as for me. Babies don't necessarily need set-in sleeves or short row shaping, and oversized knits are pretty charming too. I secretly love making a sweater for a few months in the future and then unceremoniously stuffing Nate into it. So cozy! So warm! |
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by Hannah on March 6, 2013
I have all sorts of knitting projects hanging out in the shadows these days. I've gotten into the habit of picking up my Hue Shift Afghan and knitting a few rows, then setting it down to work an inch or so on a pair of socks and then I get some tea and pick up my second Foreign Corresponden'ts Scarf and fiddle around with that until I get bored. Wash, rinse, repeat. There's really no end in sight for any of these projects, and that's ok, but I was definitely craving a short project that I could start and finish in one day. I found this Flamingo pattern by Susan B Anderson and decided to give it a whirl. |
