Craftsy 2016 Sock Knit-Along - Day 8

Sock 1 - top, sock 2 - bottom

So day 8 was fairly uneventful, no breaking needles, no glued fingers, slow progress.

I am almost to the end of cuff 1, and have 2 more runs of the pattern for cuff 2 after deciding to expand them a little. Sock 2 shows the length it was originally, which was 5" but I decided to do two more runs of the pattern adding 14 rows and 1".

Hopefully I will be done with the cuffs by tonight and tomorrow I can start in on the heel flaps and move along from there.

Happy knitting. :)

Craftsy 2016 Sock Knit-Along - Day 7

Yarn for scarf

January 1-12

 Not a whole lot of progress done on the socks yesterday because I had errands to run, calls to make and I finally started my Temperature Scarf based off the Yarnspirations Temperature Afghan. I had been tracking the temperatures every day so I knew what they were once I finally made it to JoAnns to get the yarn. BTW they are having a great sale on all their yarns!

For the socks :)

Ouch

 While there I picked up a solid colored hunter green for the heel and toe of the socks, so I can extend the cuff a little more. Yay.

I also attempted to glue my broken needle back together. I recommend you don't try this, as I only managed to glue my fingers to the needle. :(

Well, hopefully tomorrow there will be more progress to share on the socks, but until then I hope you are staying warm and have plenty of fun projects to work on.

Craftsy 2016 Sock Knit-Along - Day 6

It broke :(

I know, I skipped a day but day 5 was posted so late I figured this was the easiest way to get back on track. To begin with, there has been a tragedy, one of my needles snapped in half. Oddly all I was doing was trying to fix the curve that had formed by gently straightening it and snap. :( Luckily the pack came with six, so I have enough to finish as long as I don't break another one.

I have been asked why I use bamboo needles over the metal ones, simple, the bamboo isn't cold. I have issues with my hands and the cold metal needles aggravate it. Yes, I do have a set of metal ones in my one sock, but they were a hand-me-down.

As far as progress goes, I have finished the cuff on one sock and 2/3 done with the cuff on the other one. Going out today to see if I can find an appropriate solid color for the keep and toe, if I do I will add another two inches to the cuffs, if not I continue on with the pattern.

It is coming along nicely and I am quite happy with my progress so far. Not feeling especially rushed, as I have a full month to finish this pair off before the next pattern and tutorials are revealed, but at this rate it is probably going to take me that long to complete it. LOL

Craftsy 2016 Sock Knit-Along - Day 5

I know, this is a little late, but I was really hoping to get the first sock done and start the cuff of the second one before posting.

Anyway, almost to a five inch overall length on the cuff, and it is looking great. I am so happy with how well it is coming along so far. I am trying to decide if I should go for the seven inch length on it, just concerned I might run out of yarn before I reach to the end so considering picking up a solid color of sock yarn for the heel and toe. What do you all think?

So I made a mistake in one of the rows of pattern, although if somebody was close enough to notice it I would probably be licking them in the face and they wouldn't even have a chance to see it. LOL

It is a quite interesting design, and well worth the time it takes to make each of those little bobbly looking sections. I am really interested to see how the final sock looks.

Craftsy 2016 Sock Knit-Along - Day 4

So I did not get as much done on my socks as I hoped because I needed to finish up the Tokyo Pocket Poncho for my daughter. This was a long-term project, and I am so glad to see it done. Well okay, it will be completely done when the buttons arrive but the hardest part is complete as you can see. She absolutely loves the warmth and softness of it.

So now onto the sock. I have been working the cuff of the sock which is an alternating two rows of knit with a single row of the DW2 pattern. Let me tell you, the DW2 pattern is tedious and takes forever but the outcome is just too cool. I'm hoping to get this part done on the first sock, and start working on the second sock by the end of the day. Will see.

Craftsy 2016 Sock Knit-Along - Day 3

So it is now the third day of the knit-along. Yesterday's work was slow going as the pattern made it a bit difficult to work, I had to switch back and forth between knitting a row and purling a row which is not as easy as I thought, and there is a small ribbed section in the center of them.

Today's work will be even slower as there is this weird technique I have to do called a DW2 (double wrap two stitches) and requires me to move two stitches back and forth several times as I wrap them. It's a really pretty design but wow it is tedious. Here is an image from the class of the finished sock, see the little bumpy designs? That is the DW2, very interesting texture.

Craftsy 2016 Sock Knit-Along - Day 2

Ribbed Cuffs Complete

So it is now day 2 of the knit-along and I have completed the ribbed sections of the cuffs. I decided to work both socks at the same time because then I won't poop out after finishing one and only have a single sock. LOL

What I have learned in the class so far:
1. When knitting on multiple DPN's (double pointed needles)...

• use a piece of embroidery floss to mark the first row, easier than trying to constantly move a marker on super tiny needles.
• rotate the yarn around the needles (knit 2 at the end of every needle from the beginning of the next one) so you don't get those weird wider rows.

 2. When starting a cuff, add stitches (so for a k2 p2 rib, start with k2 p3) and knit this until about 1/2", then decrease the p3 to a p2, this should give you the number of stitches you need for the sock. It also gives you a little more play for getting the sock on and off over your heel.

3. Size 1 DPN's are dangerous!

Craftsy 2016 Sock Knit-Along - Day 1

So I decided to do this sock knit-along through Craftsy and watched the first few videos and so far it is quite a learning expedition. I did not buy the kit as I already have plenty of sock yarn in my stash, and the needles.

Technically I started yesterday, but after casting on, knitting a couple rows, and ripping it all out again I gave up. Started again today and got the first three rows complete. Once I get the first section done I will get the other sock started and plan to work them both at the same time.

Will keep you updated.

Cable Hat Finished

I just finished off the knit hat and it is so cute!

Progress Updates

So I am continuing to alternate between the hat and the poncho, and here is my progress:

Cable Hat out of I Love This Yarn! Metallic in Grapette

Close-up of Cable Hat progress

Pocket Poncho for my oldest daughter made with Bernat Soft Bouclé in Grey Shades

Winter Knitting Projects

I am currently working on two different projects, alternating 5 rows on one then 5 on the other so I don't get too bored. The first is a cable pattern hat with I Love this Yarn! Metallic in Grapette and the second one is a  pocket poncho for my oldest daughter with Bernat Soft Bouclé in Grey Shades. Here are the pictures of my progress:

Knitting Update

I have finished several projects this month, can you tell it is getting colder? So, here they are:

Chenille Using Up Stash Scarves

Chenille Using Up Stash Scarf for my friend Eric

Wee Soft Hat

Made Them Up Yoga Socks

Beautiful Yarn

I picked up the most beautiful yarn from a vendor at Ice Dragon, a Society for Creative Anachronism event, and I absolutely love it. It is a silk/wool blend in Seafoam and I plan to make socks out of it. :D So excited. Already made the first ball.

Through the Woods Hood 2

Finished knitting another hood, this one is for me!

Front View

Side View

Button Placket

Buttoned Up

Fairy is a found item, round buttons I made myself.

Busy Bee

I know it has been quite a while since I have posted something new here, so here is my catch up thread. LOL Over the past couple weeks I have put links to my Ravelry pages for each of them beneath the images so that you can get to the patterns I used.

George the Bat - Knit

Talia's Mobius Scarf - Knit

Namaste Socks - Knit

Kayla's Headband - Knit

Kayla's Public Market Bag w/Pouch - Knit

Washcloth 1 - Knit

Washcloth 2 - Knit

Through the Woods Hood - Knit

Sausalito Stirrup Socks - Knit

And to finish it off, I just rolled my first ball of yarn from a hank of hand dyed yarn!

Faery Door

This is what I do when I am sick...

Dragonfly Faery Wings

So I decided to make myself a pair of dragonfly style faery wings. Here's the steps I went through to making them.

Supplies:

12G Floral Wire
22G Floral Wire
Black Floral Tape
Iridescent cellophane Wrap
Tacky Spray
Pliers
Sissors
Hair dryer
Candle

Basic Wire shapes made with 12G wire.

After basic shapes are wrapped, the 22g wire is added

Used leather to attach wings to

Duct tape to cover the wires in back

Wings in place with my bodice

Side view of wings