Started a new one and already halfway done...

I know, I know, I started a new project, but I couldn't help myself. Hey I really need these to finish my other WIPs. See how I look at it is my hands get cold easily and then once they get cold my fingers just don't seem to work right anymore. So see, I needed them. They are Fingerless Mitts from Melanie Falick's Weekend Knits and one took me about two hours or so. Once I get this pair finished I'd like to make another pair a little bit longer than this one. If you're looking for something like this I would recommend this pattern it was pretty simple, hey I was able to figure it out. Oh and please ignore my hand the flash made my fingers look very white, especially in comparison to my arm, oh well...

One down...

Well no knitting went on this weekend in this gal's house. A friend of mine came over to visit. She decided to take advantage of my skills however poor they may be, and put me to work making blankets. Let me tell you 1 45"x60" and 2 60"x72" blankets later I'm so tired of camo (yes I said camo) and blanket stitches I could scream. My fingers are already screaming from being pricked and abused for 3 days straight. I wish I had pics because the smallest one, a gift for her stepdaughter, turned out to be so cute. No it wasn't made out of camo. It was done in the cutest flannel that was embroidered with the girl's name. I was also recruited to make a travel sized pillowcase to match.


I was able to block Branching Out last night. This was the first thing I have ever blocked and was dreading it. I just kept telling myself "I can reblock it if need be," (I can, can't I?). So a few welding rods and some pins later and there it was in all its glory pinned to the guest bed. I'm afraid its just a tad short, but I'm not really sure I stretched it lengthwise as much as I should have. I guess if it does end up being too short for my sis I can reblock it and try lengthening it. Other than that it turned out nice. I am really proud of it and myself for finishing it. See Momma I can finish something. Again it was done using Silky Wool in moss (yeah I know just like the one on the pattern, real creative eh?).

I've decided to start an 8" x 8" scrapbook with all my knitted masterpieces and knitted not-so-masterpieces, heck I may even dig up my first scarf, the holey one, and make a page for it. Well I just printed out Dayflower so I'm off to start that. Wish me luck.

The magic begins...

Ok ok I'll admit it, that first post was just a tester, hey you were all first-time bloggers once too. So here goes nothin'. On to knitting talk, because of course what would a knitting blog be without knitting talk? That one is an easy one, it would be just a blog, and my knitting blog (possibly named Hal, that one is still up for debate) is not just a blog. It is a knitting blog.

So onto knitting… My first project is a baby blanket, stop freaking out Mom I'm not pregnant. I just needed something small to wet my appetite, something that I could finish pretty quick, yet something without seams and not a scarf. This is my pretty much first project. I say pretty much first project because even though I've completed a scarf, a holey one at that, started another scarf, stopped halfway through that one, and also started a dishcloth, lost the pattern a few rows from completion (it was knit corner to corner folks, I was so close I could taste it) this one is the first that is actually going to amount to anything. I have to say the first scarf was going ok though, I just got sick of plain ole garter stitch (much respect goes out to all those who use it a lot) and the dishcloth would've turned out pretty good too, darn my ability to lose something in 5 seconds. So maybe I should say that it is actually my third project (there's no way I'm counting the holey scarf) or one of the first projects that is going to be completed. My second (or fourth depending on which way you're counting) project is the Branching Out scarf from knitty.com. When this one is finished, because it will get finished, it will become Christmas present for my sister, who by the way has never received anything that I have made, so I'm hoping she will like it. I'm loving this pattern by the way. I'm loving them both actually. I love all the yarn overs, k2togs, ssk, and all the others, well not all the others I'm hating the s2 k1 p2sso. This one is the one that's going to drive me to the crazy home. The blanket is "Wavy Ripple" from Leisure Arts "Baby Ripples to Knit" and is made using Caron's Simply Soft in white. The scarf is made with knitty's suggestion of Silky Wool in Moss. After the baby blanket is finished I have to start another one for a new addition on my husband's side of the family. I think I'm going to do another on out of the same booklet, since I really am enjoying knitting this one. And after the scarf I'm going to start another one just like it, color will be cinnamon, or another lace scarf that I can do with that yarn. Any suggestions?

Hopefully you guys enjoyed this newbie's first real post. Oh yeah here's a pic of my WIP baby blanket. I'm nearing completion on my scarf so I'll just post a finished pic of it later.

Hey guys and gals

Hello everyone out there in computerland. This is my new, not yet improved, knitting blog. I can already tell great things are to come, well maybe not great but definitely good enough. Hopefully I'll be a good little girl and keep up with my new blog. I will love him and feed him and call him my knitting blog. Hmm...maybe I should call him Hal, we'll figure that out later. I must say though I'm not so good at these kind of things so we'll see how it goes. Please enjoy...