It's been a while since I posted about anything knitting related so
it's now time to catch up with the times. I had a couple of weeks off from work around the holidays last year so I was able to make up
several gift items and actually have them done in time.
This the crazy popular Fish Hat (Dead or Alive?) from the Winter 2008 issue of Knitty.com. It was fun to make up and I plan to make more in the future. The yarn I used is a near identical yarn to Lion Brand Cotton-Ease which I discovered by accident at my local Hobby Lobby and it's called Baby Bee Hushabye. The colors are great and they even have variegated colors. I'm already of big fan of Cotton-Ease but since HL stopped selling it, it just wasn't so easy to buy any more.
Since I was gifting this hat to a 3 year old boy, I wanted to check with his mother on which type of eye to use (the X'd ones imply a dead fish) and she thought the "alive" version would be better. They were made using poly felt from the craft store.
This is the second Ballerina Shrug that I've made and was gifted to the sister of the Fish Hat recipient (confused, yet?). It's a simple piece that is great to make up while watching TV. I use this criteria for most of my projects since it's rare I knit in a quiet room. I used 2 strands of yarn held together: Cascade Cotton Rich DK (in black) and Filatura Di Crosa Baby Pom Pom.
I was commissioned by my hairdresser to make a pair of thick, manly socks for her brother so she could give them to him as a Christmas gift. I chose to use 2 strands held together (again) of two colors of Knit Picks Essential, one in Grasshopper Kettle and the other in Dusk. I worked them using the magic loop technique, 2 socks at once, top down. They are simple socks with the cuff worked in a K2, P2 rib. I used the formula from Ann Budd's "the knitter's handy book of patterns", a book I say is a must-have for all knitting libraries.
This was made for me. I had this started before the holidays began but finished it up on my time off. I am really happy with the way it turned out. There is something soothing to me when working Entrelac. There's a particular "flow" about it. It's much more speedy if worked using the "backward" method.
The pattern is my Gilligan Bucket Hat and I know it sounds like self promotion but I really like this hat. This version is made in a bulky denim yarn called Blue Jeans Cable by Schachenmayr. I can't find any information about this online so I can't say if it's still available on the market. I used US #6 needles to create a stiff fabric so it keeps it's shape pretty well. Plus I'll be able to wear it when the weather warms up, being cotton and all.
This the crazy popular Fish Hat (Dead or Alive?) from the Winter 2008 issue of Knitty.com. It was fun to make up and I plan to make more in the future. The yarn I used is a near identical yarn to Lion Brand Cotton-Ease which I discovered by accident at my local Hobby Lobby and it's called Baby Bee Hushabye. The colors are great and they even have variegated colors. I'm already of big fan of Cotton-Ease but since HL stopped selling it, it just wasn't so easy to buy any more. Since I was gifting this hat to a 3 year old boy, I wanted to check with his mother on which type of eye to use (the X'd ones imply a dead fish) and she thought the "alive" version would be better. They were made using poly felt from the craft store. This is the second Ballerina Shrug that I've made and was gifted to the sister of the Fish Hat recipient (confused, yet?). It's a simple piece that is great to make up while watching TV. I use this criteria for most of my projects since it's rare I knit in a quiet room. I used 2 strands of yarn held together: Cascade Cotton Rich DK (in black) and Filatura Di Crosa Baby Pom Pom.I was commissioned by my hairdresser to make a pair of thick, manly socks for her brother so she could give them to him as a Christmas gift. I chose to use 2 strands held together (again) of two colors of Knit Picks Essential, one in Grasshopper Kettle and the other in Dusk. I worked them using the magic loop technique, 2 socks at once, top down. They are simple socks with the cuff worked in a K2, P2 rib. I used the formula from Ann Budd's "the knitter's handy book of patterns", a book I say is a must-have for all knitting libraries.This was made for me. I had this started before the holidays began but finished it up on my time off. I am really happy with the way it turned out. There is something soothing to me when working Entrelac. There's a particular "flow" about it. It's much more speedy if worked using the "backward" method. The pattern is my Gilligan Bucket Hat and I know it sounds like self promotion but I really like this hat. This version is made in a bulky denim yarn called Blue Jeans Cable by Schachenmayr. I can't find any information about this online so I can't say if it's still available on the market. I used US #6 needles to create a stiff fabric so it keeps it's shape pretty well. Plus I'll be able to wear it when the weather warms up, being cotton and all.
