That's right, my boy winds yarn. And lately he's taken to watching me knit. I might have to try teaching him again soon.
I made him a simple little washcloth out of that yarn. He loves it. He also wouldn't leave me alone while I was knitting it, and he would insist on holding the yarn and pulling it out of the skein for me while I was working on it.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Friday, August 08, 2008
More Dishtowels and Washcloths
Well, the title really says it all. I'm still having fun with the basket rib pattern, and I sort of invented a pattern of my own too. Unfortunately the washcloths are so variegated that you can't really see my pattern very well, but I mainly invented it so I could get to the end faster than garter stitch. ;^)
But first, the dishtowels:
The green was from a recycled cotton sweater, and the brown was elann Sonata (mercerized cotton).
And here are the washcloths. One of them is in the basket rib stitch, and the other is my own invention.
CO 30 stitches in long tail cast-on (baby washcloth size).
Knit back and forth for three rows.
Rows 1 & 4: *K2, P2* across, end K2.
Rows 2 & 3: *P2, K2* across, end P2.
Rows 5-8: K across.
Work rows 1-8 to total 5 pattern repeats. Then repeat rows 1-7. Bind off in knit stitch.
Here's the pic of both:
My Pattern (it's reversible):
Basket Rib:
But first, the dishtowels:
The green was from a recycled cotton sweater, and the brown was elann Sonata (mercerized cotton).
And here are the washcloths. One of them is in the basket rib stitch, and the other is my own invention.
CO 30 stitches in long tail cast-on (baby washcloth size).
Knit back and forth for three rows.
Rows 1 & 4: *K2, P2* across, end K2.
Rows 2 & 3: *P2, K2* across, end P2.
Rows 5-8: K across.
Work rows 1-8 to total 5 pattern repeats. Then repeat rows 1-7. Bind off in knit stitch.
Here's the pic of both:
My Pattern (it's reversible):
Basket Rib:
Warm Ankles
I know I've told you all before, but man do I hate having cold ankles. Well, not all of the time. But when they're being quirky even my knees will hurt unless I manage to keep my ankles warm and snug.
I made myself some yoga socks in sock yarn ages ago, and finally realized that I had just enough of my own shetland/angora handspun to make a second pair. (And they are wonderful. Very soft, and warm without being too warm).
You know the pattern - Yoga Socks from Just Jussi. I altered them from all-over ribbing to be mostly stockinette.
I made myself some yoga socks in sock yarn ages ago, and finally realized that I had just enough of my own shetland/angora handspun to make a second pair. (And they are wonderful. Very soft, and warm without being too warm).
You know the pattern - Yoga Socks from Just Jussi. I altered them from all-over ribbing to be mostly stockinette.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Blue Jeans!
I just had to post here and brag. Oh yeah, this was a lot of work and took me four solid days, and boy am I proud of it! :^)
I started by drafting a pattern from a pair of jeans that I love... and which are falling apart. I didn't cut them or take them apart, I just pinned the part I was measuring to some old cream-colored twill fabric I had in my stash (and I pinned through it to the measuring board). I traced the finished sewn shape. When I cut it out of my jean fabric I eyeballed it and cut between 1/4 and 1/2 an inch more fabric to each side of the pattern piece.
And then I tried as hard as I could to mimic the construction of the original pair of jeans. It was pretty neat actually. Most of the seams that have double stitching are folded together so that the cut edges are completely enclosed inside the seam. One side is ironed to the wrong side and the other is ironed to the right side, and they're dovetailed together. This seam is fun to make.
I got it to fit pretty closely to the old pair, although it was a bit roomy. Luckily I waited until after sewing to wash it for the first time and it shrank to an almost perfect fit. The waistband is still a bit on the loose side, but it's not too bad since the hips fit really well. (Oh, and I was the idiot who was too lazy to put that last little detail on mine - belt loops. And of course I could have used them).
The only thing I was really unhappy with were the front pockets. They needed to be deeper, and sewn into the fly better. Oh well, I guess they're just for sticking my hands in since they're too shallow for anything else.
Front
Back
Back Pocket Detail
My Butt
Jaunty Butt
Belly
Incidentally, that is the only belly picture I was willing to post because I look like I have a serious beer gut in the side view pictures! My husband needs to hurry up and procure a DDR pad. :^)
I started by drafting a pattern from a pair of jeans that I love... and which are falling apart. I didn't cut them or take them apart, I just pinned the part I was measuring to some old cream-colored twill fabric I had in my stash (and I pinned through it to the measuring board). I traced the finished sewn shape. When I cut it out of my jean fabric I eyeballed it and cut between 1/4 and 1/2 an inch more fabric to each side of the pattern piece.
And then I tried as hard as I could to mimic the construction of the original pair of jeans. It was pretty neat actually. Most of the seams that have double stitching are folded together so that the cut edges are completely enclosed inside the seam. One side is ironed to the wrong side and the other is ironed to the right side, and they're dovetailed together. This seam is fun to make.
I got it to fit pretty closely to the old pair, although it was a bit roomy. Luckily I waited until after sewing to wash it for the first time and it shrank to an almost perfect fit. The waistband is still a bit on the loose side, but it's not too bad since the hips fit really well. (Oh, and I was the idiot who was too lazy to put that last little detail on mine - belt loops. And of course I could have used them).
The only thing I was really unhappy with were the front pockets. They needed to be deeper, and sewn into the fly better. Oh well, I guess they're just for sticking my hands in since they're too shallow for anything else.
Front
Back
Back Pocket Detail
My Butt
Jaunty Butt
Belly
Incidentally, that is the only belly picture I was willing to post because I look like I have a serious beer gut in the side view pictures! My husband needs to hurry up and procure a DDR pad. :^)
Monday, June 30, 2008
Dishtowel Love
Well, I forgot to mention in the last post that the undies only really looked that good for a brief while. They started stretching and sagging really quickly so I'm going to have to work on figuring out some sizing and construction issues before trying to share a pattern.
So not fun. So frustrating. Especially after so much work. And I didn't really have any easy projects to work on, nor did I want to start work on my next design after that de-motivation. I didn't knit for two days.
I was beginning to twitch.
I really needed a brainless, satisfying knit. So I picked up some linen/cotton yarn I had dyed a cheerful pale lavender, and hunted down a dishcloth pattern.
I knitted off that entire 50g of yarn in less than two days. It was VERY satisfying. And I had an FO that didn't require a good fit, and wouldn't matter much if it stretched or shrank a bit in use.
Yay!
I love this pattern. It is the Basket Rib Handtowel, only mine was washcloth sized because I ran out of yarn.
So not fun. So frustrating. Especially after so much work. And I didn't really have any easy projects to work on, nor did I want to start work on my next design after that de-motivation. I didn't knit for two days.
I was beginning to twitch.
I really needed a brainless, satisfying knit. So I picked up some linen/cotton yarn I had dyed a cheerful pale lavender, and hunted down a dishcloth pattern.
I knitted off that entire 50g of yarn in less than two days. It was VERY satisfying. And I had an FO that didn't require a good fit, and wouldn't matter much if it stretched or shrank a bit in use.
Yay!
I love this pattern. It is the Basket Rib Handtowel, only mine was washcloth sized because I ran out of yarn.
Spanky!
I finished a design recently. It's lacy, and made from a silk/cotton blend that I recycled and dyed.
And I wear it on my butt! <8^o
So anyway, if you're at work, or you just don't want to see my butt, or whatever, you might not want to scroll down further...
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Ta-da!
I know, I know. Trust me, I left out all the pictures that made me look flabby, or misshapen, etc.
And I wear it on my butt! <8^o
So anyway, if you're at work, or you just don't want to see my butt, or whatever, you might not want to scroll down further...
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Ta-da!
I know, I know. Trust me, I left out all the pictures that made me look flabby, or misshapen, etc.
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