Kitties!! Sweaters!! Fun!!!

This is Kitty. Kitty is a cutie. Kitty also drools when you pet him. Kitty thinks he's a dog, so he doesn't mind getting dressed up in sweaters for impromptu picture sessions. Kitty is very laid back about it, but who knows what he's really thinking.

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OMG, Knitting Stuff!

What? Knitting? Me? I don't know what you're talking about; this is a cooking blog.

Ok, ok, here's a pic of the sleeve of the Holly sweater. I don't know if I'll continue it. I've asked various people if it's too scratchy for a sweater, and most said no, so I'll probably finish it eventually. The yarn is very pretty. I just don't know if this is its true calling.Here's a scarf I'm making for my roommate. I like it, and I think I'll make a couple more. Nice, eh?

She's A Rebel

I have a problem. Either I have a problem with authority, or I'm extremely dense. Here, a little backstory will illuminate the issue.

The first earflap hat I knit was in a newborn size, and I got to the last repeats before I realized I had ignored the instructions and done what I thought I was supposed to do instead of what it actually told me to do. I kept decreasing every other row, and the pattern told me to decrease every row after I reached 35 stitches. Oy. I frogged to the 35 stitches and redid it, no problem.

This isn't the first time I've done something like that, either. I have a horrible habit of assuming what the pattern is going to say instead of reading the pattern. This gets me into trouble constantly with my knitting, with hours going crazy over a pattern because I'm confused, and then more hours spent ripping and re-knitting.

So I started a sweater. I didn't really want to do a swatch, because I wanted to see if the yarn would be soft when it was knit. So I started the sleeve, got to the last increase, and looked at the instructions to see what I needed to do next. Imagine my surprise when I realized that I was supposed to change needles sizes after the hem. SIX INCHES AGO. Sigh. I checked my gauge to see if maybe I could wing it, but no such luck, the gauge was smaller than needed. I should have switched needles. My last chance is in the blocking. I'm going to go ahead and finish the sleeve, block it, and see if the gauge loosens up.

Also, maybe the yarn will soften up, since it's pretty scratchy. It wasn't scratchy when I bought it, dang it, but it's just a little too scratchy to wear as it is. If this turns out too scratchy to wear, I don't know what I'll use the yarn for. Scarves', gloves', and hats' skin areas are too sensitive for this yarn. Maybe socks. Next time, I'll tell you what happened, and have some pictures. It'll probably be Friday or Saturday.
Lykke Til!

Little Bunny Foo Foo

I'm making a Bunny-eared Earflap Hat. It's going to be the cutest thing ever! I just need to get some white yarn. And maybe some more black. Yeah. I need a job, man, or I'm gonna be bankrupt.

A Flourish of Trumpets is Needed to Announce this Latest Knitting News

These are baby mittens. I call them mitts since they don't have thumbs. But babies don't need thumbs, because their thumbs are all squiggly and bendy. I'm going to make a few different sizes of this pattern, so they'll have mitts no matter what size they need.

The pattern is insanely easy and quick. Cast on 28 stitches, rib (I used double) until the cuff is as long as you want, st st for 24 rows, then decrease to 7 stitches and cast it off. Easy as pie.

I turned the cabled sweater into a cabled vest. I like it very much, and the sleeves aren't really so lopsided. The only problem is, I made the 0-3 mo. size, and it'll pretty much fit a 6-9 mo. old, if not bigger. But whatever, it's cute anyway.

This is Fireside lace, like the blue from about a month ago. Size 0 needles, crochet thread. I'm going to use all the crochet thread in this endeavor. See, Mom originally wanted a doily, but I couldn't find an easy-to-follow pattern. So I started this instead. I'll make a doily out of another color. Maybe I'll knit a doily instead. That'd show her.

Closeup of the laciness. It'll be even lacier after it's blocked.

That's all the pictures for now. I'm still making baby stuff, and I'm gonna keep on till either there's a baby or I run out of baby yarn. Probably the former, 'cause I have a lot of yarn.

Fair Isle Glove Love

I like them ok, but they're just a tad too tight. They're pretty though, no? I'm actually almost finished with that finger, now, and just have the thumb to do. After I finish it, I'm going to try blocking it out larger, and see if I can Stretch it out. I'm making lots of baby stuff, too, because time is running out. The shower will probably be next month...

60 Posts, a Birthday Post, and a Comic Yarn

Get Fuzzy from 9/11/07. It's my birthday and they mentioned yarn!
It can't possibly be a coincidence...

No Time, Must Sleep...

My room is a mess, my hair is a mess, and it's 2 am, but I finished the hoodie. Huzzah!

Procrastinating with a list

So, I don't want to do my homework, and I'm putting it off till later. I've been knitting lace edging. Remember the Fireside Lace Edging that I made out of scraps in July? I've started a real one, that's going to be, according to the pattern, 8 yards long. This will be bored knitting. And now, a list of the things I have to finish, or want to start in order to finish in time.

1. Amanda's socks. I have put these babies off long enough, and intend to get them to her before Christmas. It's just ridiculous; I finished the first one in like three days, and it's taken over a month to do the second one. Like I said, ridiculous.
2. Pomatomus socks. I'm so afraid that I'll run out of yarn, but I shouldn't, since I cut out two repeats of the cuff. There's no way that I'll run out, so I need to get over it and finish them. Although, they do take a long time because of the pattern, so I'm not too awfully behind.
3. Cabled Baby Sweater. Remember that pic I showed you a looong time ago? Yeah, I haven't done any more on that sweater. I know, horrible person, but there ya go. I need to finish it. ASAP, cause it's on a time limit: birth. Or at least a baby shower.
4. Baby socks and mitts to protect the baby from cuts from their tiny fingernails. I've been trying to find a really good pattern for these mitts, and it just occurred to me to check on Ravelry. Oh how I love it.
5. Clapotis scarf. I just want it off the needles, but it's not a priority.
6. Lace scarf. Yeah, haven't worked on that in ages either. Oh, but I realized I'd been knitting it with one size 0 needle and one size 1 needle for like two feet, so that was nice. I'm not frogging back, either, because I'm ready for it to be finished. It'll be so soft and warm when it's finished, I just can't wait.
7. Selbuvotter glove. I hate fair isle fingers. Let's just leave it at that.

So that's what I have to do. I want to finish the baby stuff by October, so I should probably get on that. I want to make a few hats, too, and I have the cutest pattern for a rabbit hat. I'll make it in grey and white. Anyways, I've got to go do my homework before I forget about it again. Hasta próximo tiempo!

Kinda Cunning, Ain't It?

Here's the hat I knit for my brother. I don't know if he'll like the earflaps, but if not I'll rip them out and redo them.
This is a Clapotis I'm making out of ribbon yarn. I don't really like it, but whatever.
These are Pomatomus socks. They're made out of Cherry Tree Hill yarn I got as a present. Yay!
These are yoga socks for my roommate. I finished them last night, so she wore them to Ballet this morning. Yay!

I think this is everything. I'm trying to figure out how to turn a toe-up sock pattern into a cuff-down pattern, but there aren't pictures of that, since I've frogged it so many times. And that's it. Oh, and I Love Ravelry!