Category: Crafts
Craft projects of mine
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Max’s SocksHooray! I’ve been counting down the minutes til Max got home from his trip and found the birthday package I sent him. I’ve been reading Max’s site for nearly seven years now, from way back when he still had the old “Mr. Plow” domain. (I think this is the first official w-g mention.) Though…
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More than meets the eye…From the front, it’s just a normal grey jumper with a patch of stripes. But from the side… suddenly you’re an autonomous robot life form from Cybertron! (More photos available on Flickr and Ravelry.) I’m proud to report that this is the first jumper that Snookums actually requested and helped design.…
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Hooded Striped TopThis quick little knit is something I whipped up for my nephew Penn. The design is from Debbie Bliss’s Baby Cashmerino Book but I adapted it to be knit in Sirdar Snuggly DK instead. (I used about 1.5 balls of each colour.) I also decided that I couldn’t be bothered with knitting lots…
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It was a very productive Saturday! First up was the Snook’s cotton jumper, which you may recall I finished over a year ago. Yeah, it’s taken me that long to put buttons on the thing. I just forgot! They’re lovely round carved horn from the button shop. Doesn’t it look nice? Next is the Snook’s…
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Waving Lace SocksWell, these took a while! I started these socks not long after I arrived back in Sydney last month. The pattern is called “Waving Lace” and it’s the second one I’ve done from Interweave’s Favorite Socks book. (In fact, it’s the one on the cover.) The yarn is, of course, the Koigu KPM…
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Undulating Rib SocksUpon further reflection, I’ve decided to keep these socks for myself instead of gifting them to my Secret Pal. I used 3.25mm needles, and I think they’re just a bit too stretchy (and rough on the sole) for a present. The yarn is lovely to work with though. It’s called Austermann Step, and…
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Knitting SchwagMany, many thanks to my Secret Pal for the lovely package awaiting me this week! I received a Japanese knitting magazine, a pretty postcard, a clutch-type bag/pencil case, and four balls of Rowan cotton. I’m already using the bag to organize my knitting bits and pieces (tape measure, scissors, etc), so that’s really going…
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And with eighteen minutes to spare, the Argyle Kitty Kat Cardigan is finished! Later: Pattern notes have been added after the jump. Okay, now that she’s been safely turned in at the Easter Show, I thought I’d better record some pattern notes. This cardigan was knit out of Eki Riva Superbaby Alpaca. I probably used…
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Cabled Jacket of Doom… FINISHEDIt’s done. It’s really and truly done. After an aborted attempt at sewing in the zipper last weekend, I hit upon the idea of sewing down some ribbon along the inside of each front to hide the cut edges and provide a more stable foundation for the zipper. So I got…
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I had meant to make this weekend a Flurry of Finishing (with regards to my knitting) and I guess I was moderately successful. Okay, first up is Argosy, which is a scarf I started a couple weeks ago as a way to use up the leftover Noro Silk Garden from the Cabled Jacket of Doom.…