First I have to say thanks to Nils at Babe Fiber Garden. The replacement bracket & bolt for my Babe Production Double Treadle wheel arrived Friday. My darling husband Paul replaced it for me on Saturday. And it is working like a dream again. So I am back to spinning which is happy! *wiggles happily*
I spent a good portion of the weekend knitting Xmas stuff. I am pretty happy with the results so far.
I found a scrubbie pattern that works pretty well.
http://tankhouse.knitability.com/freepatterns/DishClothDuo.pdf
After looking at the Ravelry images of the scrubbie, I decided follow someone's suggestions for a larger size one.
Blue Xmas Scrubbie
Cast On & Completed:
November 7 2008
Pattern:
Circular Scrubby by Gwen Bortner
http://tankhouse.knitability.com/freepatterns/DishClothDuo.pdf
Made for:
Sister-in-law Jennifer
Needles:
US 9 / 5.5 mm Knitpick Options
Yarn:
Lily Elite Cotton
Dyed by me
0.08 skeins = 14.7 yards (13.5m)
Purchased at Smiley's Yarns Sale in NJ
Super quick and easy.
Cast on 25 stitches and did 22 rows. It is still kinda small. Good thing SIL has small hands.
Yarn dyed blue by me especially for SIL (to match her kitchen colors).
Ostrich Plume Dish Towel Xmas Present
Cast On:
November 4 2008
Completed:
November 7 2008
Pattern:
Ostrich Plume Dishcloth by Edith Taylor
http://www.groupepp.com/dishbout/kpatterns/ostplume.html
Made for:
Sister-in-law Jennifer
Needles:
US 7 / 4.5 mm Knitpicks Options
Yarn:
Lily Elite Cotton
Dyed by me
0.92 skeins = 169.3 yards (154.8m)
Purchased at Smiley's Yarns Sale in NJ
Yarn dyed blue by me especially for SIL (to match her kitchen colors).
I made a dish towel rather than a dishcloth. I had enough yarn for that & a scrubbie.
Size: 8" x 20"
Grey Xmas Scrubbie
Cast On & Completed:
November 8 2008
Pattern:
Circular Scrubby by Gwen Bortner
http://tankhouse.knitability.com/freepatterns/DishClothDuo.pdf
Made for:
Sister-in-law Bren & Husband Martin
Needles:
US 10 / 6.0 mm Knitpick Options
Yarn:
Lily Elite Cotton
Dyed by me
0.08 skeins = 14.7 yards (13.5m)
Purchased at Smiley's Yarns Sale in NJ
Cast on 30 stitches & did 24 repeats to get a decent size. Original pattern makes one that is very small.
It puffs up a bit, but I think that is because I didn't sew the edges together exactly right.
Yarn dyed by me to accent SIL's kitchen.
Basket Rib Dish Towel
Cast On:
November 8 2008
Completed:
November 9 2008
Pattern:
Basket Rib Hand Towel by Traci Heiner
http://traciknits.blogspot.com/2008/05/basket-rib-hand-towel-free-pattern.html
Made for:
Sister-in-law Bren & husband Martin
Needles:
US 7 / 4.5 mm Knitpicks Options
Yarn:
Lily Elite Cotton
Dyed by me
0.08 skeins = 14.7 yards (13.5m)
Purchased at Smiley's Yarns Sale in NJ
Size: 10" x 18"
Fast & easy. Kinda glad I decided on dishtowels. They are going pretty quickly.
Yarn dyed by me. Done in colors to reflect SIL's countertop. Honest, I don’t think it does.
It was supposed to be darker. Still, I think the colors look good & the recipients will like it. *crossed fingers* (Okay, let's be honest, my BIL could care less. *smirk*)
Brown Xmas Scrubbie
(Pic shows the three I have done together. Shows the differences in size.)
Cast On & Completed:
November 8 2008
Pattern:
Circular Scrubby by Gwen Bortner
http://tankhouse.knitability.com/freepatterns/DishClothDuo.pdf
Made for:
Sister-in-law Andrea
Needles:
US 10 / 6.0 mm Knitpick Options
Yarn:
Lily Elite Cotton
Dyed by me
0.08 skeins = 14.7 yards (13.5m)
Purchased at Smiley's Yarns Sale in NJ
Cast on 30 stitches & did 22 repeats to get a decent size. Original pattern makes one that is very small.
It puffs up a bit, but I think that is because I didn't sew the edges together exactly right.
Yarn dyed by me to accent SIL's kitchen.
Trellis Sweater
Cast On:
October 4, 2008
Nearly Completed:
October 13, 2008 (all but the buttons and overdyeing)
Completed (finished overdye & buttons):
November 7, 2008
Pattern:
Trellis by Britta Stolfus Rueschhoff
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring05/PATTtrellis.html
Made for:
Michael & Jen's Newest Leah
Size:
Smallest
Needles:
US 7 / 4.5 mm Knitpicks Options
Yarn:
TLC Cotton Plus Solid in 3810 light blue
~1 skeins = 178.0 yards
Purchased at Smiley's Yarns Sale in NJ
Friday, I stopped by the Point while out during my lunch hour. I found the buttons on this sweater. They are too busy for the sweater. But I know the mom loves busy stuff, so she will like it I think. They also are similar to the buttons on the sweater I knit for her sister for Xmas. http://knittnkitten.blogspot.com/2008/06/trinitys-tomten-done.html
I had finished all but the dying and buttons by October 13. It was a pretty quick project.
I wanted to start on some more Xmas knitting. I have completed the sweater for Trinity, Michael & Jen’s daughter who is about to turn 1. I wanted to do something for their boy who was due in this fall.
I was told when I was visiting my family in Easter that it was a boy. No one told me otherwise. So I made a blue sweater. Then I got the call. It is a girl. Ummm…excuse me?! blink
I dyed the sweater to purple. It looks good. The nylon didn’t take the dye so there is an interesting heather affect to the yarn.
I am glad it looks okay because there was no way I was redoing it at this point. I have enough other Xmas knitting to do.
I did a search on baby projects in the TLC Cotton Plus and found the Trellis sweater. It looked really attractive so I decided to try it.
I sorta wish I had done a bigger size. Knowing Michael & Jen’s daughter Trinity is large, I should have anticipated a big baby. Plus it could have been worn later. But ah well. Honestly, I don’t know if they even liked the sweater I knit for Trinity last Xmas. So I don’t want to spend tons of time on it if it will never get worn.
I confess I am not thrilled with the way the pattern is written. I finally sat down and marked up the pattern with the row #s. I am not sure why the writer wrote it without the row #s. Other than that though, the pattern is great. And I love the way it turned out.
(Though heaven knows if I had known it was a girl I would have done something lacier. Ah well. *shakes head*)
So all in all, it was a super productive weekend. I am happy that I got so much done & am back to spinning again. Hooray!
