August 8, 2008
· Filed under Books, Knitting, Yarns, food · Tagged baking, biscuits, Christmas, cookies, Handknit Holidays, Knitting, scarf, weather, yarn
I sure hope so.
Because this yarn is really scratchy. It’s such a pretty color, though!
I started knitting the Snowy Triange Scarf by Iris Schreier from Handknit Holidays. Yes, I know, I am knitting a lot of stuff from that book. It’s kind of crazy since, after all, I have 235 books to pick from, but I really just like this book a lot! The patterns are generally very easy and fun to knit. I think they need to come out with a Handknit Holidays 2.
Anyways, I decided to use some old yarn my aunt had given us. It’s really pretty — it’s kind of a rose color, but it’s got some tweed in it too. I don’t know the name, but it’s really scratchy. I think I’m going to see if I can soak it in a lot of conditioner or something! That works for my hair, but will it work for this? Oh well, if it doesn’t, I can just line it with a pretty fabric or something.
Here's a little snapshot of part of my very pretty, my not so soft Snowy Triangle Scarf
This scarf is very fun to make, but I generally prefer the lace patterns, since this has lots of short rows — which are fun, but it’s quite repetitive.
My scarf is currently about 6 1/2 or 7 triangles long, counting the first one, so that means I’m just a little over half way done. I’m going to try to finish it today.
I finished my little accessories pouch, but I haven’t lined it or added a zipper yet. I’ll try to get around to that today.
Yesterday I baked some yummy thumprint cookies (aka Jubiless — they’re the type with the jam in the middle) and some standard biscuits (they might be callled standard, but they are REALLY good!). I’m going to try to bake another type of bread and dessert today (or maybe just one or the other…depending). I love to bake, but I think I will bake especially a lot when we get around to Christmas time, because it’s so much fun to come home to school to lots of cookies when it’s freezing outside. Right now though, it’s hot and humid. Maybe not the best weather for baking…
August 6, 2008
· Filed under Clothes, Events, Family, Knitting, Yarns · Tagged animal palace, birthday, brussels lace camisole, carbon, carbonrally, global warming, knit picks, Knitting, shine sport, vest, yarn
Yep! I already finished my Brussels Lace Camisole. Well, actually, know it’s more of a Brussels Lace Vest. I just really thought that I wouldn’t be able to wear it with the slit neck they show. Plus it looks pretty cute as a vest. I had the EXACT amount of yarn that I needed! Wow! Lucky!
Here's the front.
And this is the back. I knit the front and the back exactly the same.
I wore it with my new, super dark skinny jeans. I thought that they looked especially good with this. The jeans are such a clean cut style that they offset the fuzziness of the vest.
I’ve already begun (and half way finished) another project! I started the little accessories bag in Handknit Holidays — the Counterpane Accessories Bag by Carrie Brenner to be exact. I love the cute scallop pattern! I think I may finish the other side tonight (it’s such a quick knit) and the finishing tomorrow. Here’s the first side:
It's actually a much darker shade of blue, but here's one side.
Once again I used my stash instead of what they call for (it calls for La Lana Wools Bombyx Silk, which is too expensive for me and I definitely don’t have lying around! Although I wish to try it — someday). Instead I used up some royal blue Shine Sport from Knit Picks! I think it looks really good in such an intricate pattern, and it’s really soft and fun to knit with! The only problem is it splits a little more than some other yarns, but really hard at all.
My brother’s website is celebrating it’s second birthday today…if you’d like to visit, here’s the link! I also found another cool website! It’s called Carbonrally and it’s to stop global warming! It’s pretty fun! Woo!
August 2, 2008
· Filed under Books, Clothes, Coffee, Events, Family, Knitting, Smoothies, Yarns, food · Tagged Books, Clothes, Knitting, library, mall, Ravelry, shoes, stash, taxes
Ok, so today I have really spent most of my time on Ravelry. I added all my mom’s books, pamphlets, and magazines (well at least the ones that were in the database) to Ravelry. That took a LOOONG time. Just to start with, my mom has at least 75 knitting books, probably more, plus a lot of booklets (which most weren’t in the database) and lots of magazines. I didn’t mind doing it though — it will be SO helpful when looking for my next project! I won’t necessarily have to pull all the books off the shelves and dig through, although I probably will still!
I’ve also been adding all of my stash to my stash on Ravelry. I made a bit of progress on my camisole, too, but not much, since I’ve been so busy updating everything! I guess it’s kind of silly to worry so much about it since it is so big and will change a lot, but it’s such a nifty tool that will definitely help me stay very organized!
That’s about it for today. I had another frappuccino that I made, we’re probably going to the mall tomorrow for tax free weekend, and…yeah. It’s just been a really relaxing Saturday!
P.S: I almost forgot! Soon I will start adding little patterns and tutorials to the site for knitting and crochet! Yay!
August 1, 2008
· Filed under Belgium, Books, Clothes, Coffee, Hair, Knitting, School, Yarns · Tagged Belgium, Books, Brussels, camisole, Coffee, food, frappuccino, Hair, holidays, Knitting, lace, milkshakes, scarf, Starbucks, stash, stripes, yarn
I’ve gotten lots of knitting stuff done today! I cast off my scarf last night and did the finishing this morning. It looks way better now that I’ve finished it, compared to right when I cast off. Here are some pictures (sorry, it’s too long to get the whole scarf in one picture!):
I had to hold up the ends so that you could see a little more of the stripy detail. Of course, a majority of the scarf is wrapped around my neck.
I had to fold it in half, wrap it around my neck, pull the ends through, and then wrap it around again to keep it from dragging on the ground!
After stitching that all up, I decided to start some Christmas projects at last. I once again got quite delayed, but I think it was all for the best! I ended up going through much of my mom’s remaining stash, and she let me take whatever I wanted. I took two bags full of yarn, which included three big balls of Love from Filatura Di Crosa, in a nice light blue color. Even though it’s not the exact yarn requested, and we had to edit the pattern quite a bit to make it work properly, I have begun knitting it into the Brussels Lace Camisole from Handknit Holidays by Melanie Falick. I have wanted to make that cami ever since we got the book, and while hunting through the book for a project that would work well with my stash, inspiration sparked. I’ve only done eight rows so far, but here’s how it’s looking:
I think you can see the lace pattern better when it's knit up with this yarn, except it is a little fuzzy.
When we visited some of my relatives last Christmas, my aunt told us lots about when she was in Belgium for awhile. It definitely sounds like a very fun place, and even though she spent most of her time Antwerp, that still made me even more interested in knitting it.
I am really excited! I’m going to get a nice new haircut for back-to-school, from a new hairstylist! I’m getting it from the one that my friend goes to, and she loves it! (She also has a really cute haircut, so I think I can trust this lady) I’m thinking of getting those side swept bangs, layers, and tapering (maybe), if it looks good. I am kind of worried about getting bangs — I’ve noticed lots of people are starting to pull their hair back in a way that mimics the bangs but isn’t (if you get what I mean), which is what I have been doing. Oh well, I’m planning on just asking the stylist to see what she thinks will look best.
I’ve been making more smoothies (well, more like milkshakes) today, and I discovered how to make a frappuccino! Yum yum! No more overpriced Starbucks…except I did get a coupon for a $2 grande after 2 pm…
Anyways, I’m going to go finish stuff up online here so that I can get back to my knitting!
