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hey all!




after some self reflection, i've come to the realization that i'm one of those half ass knitting bloggers who doesn't write for ages then posts like a million things all at once like i wasn't knitting every night in between all those projects...so i'm going to try to be better about 1) taking pictures of my fos, 2) taking progress pictures of my wips, 3) posting my fos on my blog and crafster, and 4) keeping good notes on my projects...we'll see how that goes... ;)





anyhoo here are some recent fos:

first we have a calorimetry for my fabulous roommate in amazing malabrigo purples...malabrigo is one of my favorite yarns...so soft...such beautiful colors!

next we have a calorimetry for myself...i found the original yarn (filatura di crosa 127 print) on sale at a yarn store in the east village (i forget what it's called), so i had to buy the one skein needed...purty colors! now i want to make all my clothing out of this yarn...

this one is the lake park hat in patagonia nature cotton for my favorite californian resident...i'm adding this yarn to my favorites as well...it's sooo soft and thick and lovely...

here's a close up for the very cool pattern:

these are hats that my friend asked me to make him...on the left is a cotton hat and the right leftover wool blends...

earbands galour!

i discovered the calorimetry pattern on knitty.com and got a little carried away...here are my variations on the pattern:

this one follows the original pattern in terms of ribbing...i have another striped one as well that's finished! woo hoo! don't you know everyone and their mother wants one!

here's a shot of mine in action...

these two have different stitch patterns...

here's a closer look...the orange one is seed stitch and the gray one is based on the panta pattern below...

so before doing the calorimetry i did a panta, but didn't like that you have to pull it over your head...so here's the panta i made...i really like the ridges, but i prefer the button in the back to not muss up my hair!

hat and scarf holiday presents

so i decided to knit a whole bunch of presents this holiday season and started early...go figure that not everything is done yet...i have finished a few hat and scarf sets tho...there's one missing from here, but it's waiting for the edges to be tucked in...my least favorite part of knitting...damn stripes! haha

this one was made of leftover random yarn...the hat is reversible...

of course i had to make a set for my friend's fiance also! :)

here's the reverse side of the hats

and a close up on the other side

this one is a personal favorite...it's an odessa hat with a matching scarf...had to figure out the whole knitting the round pattern flat thing, but it came out really well! (keep an eye out for an odessa patterned tank top from me!)

brimmed hat

my friend saw a hat like this on the dave chapelle show on common...so after pausing several times to get a closer look, i came up with this closer fitting design...

the yarn is a cotton blend that i got super cheap at the suss sale (common theme since i bought 2 shopping bags full of yarn! yes, it was that cheap!)...i doublestranded the yarn and knit the hat on size either 11 or 13 needles...it was a tight knit even with the larger size needles, which i think gave it some shape in the brim...the body of the hat is k1, p3...i can't remember how i reduced at the top, but as you can see the reductions were all during the purling so that the ribs went all the way to the top...the brim is based on the stitch and bitch brimmed hat without the plastic brim...i folded the brim over and stitched it up...

the moral of the story is if you're looking to make one of these, follow your favorite beanie pattern and then add a brim as outlined in stitch and bitch or elsewhere (involves picking up stitches on the edge and knitting in stockinette then picking up more stitches and knitting in stockinette, etc.)...

so here it is!
you can see that the edges haven't been tucked in yet...whoops! :)

it's a wrap!

this is one of those take forever to finish projects...i was really excited about making this wrap and knit up the pieces (basically a rectangle with arms holes and arms knit separately) then the pieces sat around for a while...and then i knit up the arms and the armholes were too large...so then it sat around some more until i sewed up the armholes a bit and then attached them...and then i was going to rinse it out since it was a bit fuzzy.......so i finally just wore the damn thing! haha

anyhoo...it's a suss design with 4 skeins of suss yarn that i got on sale in the nyc location...

laying on the bed

on me the first time it was worn

the sides are llllooonnnggg...so that they can tie in the back...

razor tank

so i finally did the easy lace tank top that everybody on craftster's been trying! it's fabulous! i had to adapt the pattern cuz of the yarn that i used and ended up doing the body and then rip it out when i couldn't get it over my head...it just wasn't as stretchy as i thought it would be...anyhoo...love the pattern and it was a quick and easy knit! good way to use 3 skeins that would have otherwise been used for je ne sais quoi...

on me...it's a snug fit...but in a good way!

kimono jacket

the kwanzaa present for my mom is done! it only took 2 weeks to complete...apparently my gauge was off cuz the jacket ended up being a little short...i added the bottom band of the contrast color to the jacket to add some length...i'm really bad at picking up stitches tho and so there's a little buckling on the left hand side of the jacket...i did some blocking, but it's still a little short...so we'll see how my mom likes it and i'll make changes as needed i guess!

with a model
close up on the stitches...facing the wrong way

finished colorwork bad penny

so i finally finished this shirt that i started before...that is it was finished and i hadn't blocked the sleeves and sewn them up....it's finally done! here's the beauty with all her bright colors and glory!

close up on the arm
me wearing it (excuse the pj pants)
back shot
clost up on the color work

in retrospect i should have done the colorwork in the round...but it still looks good! the color work makes the sweater thick and warm, so i think i'll get to wear it soon....probably tomorrow...woo hoo!

z

sari silk purse

a great circular purse pattern with amazing yarn! i was planning on making it for myself, but i'm not sure about that now that it's done...don't know why...maybe the crazed matching freak in myself thinking about what to wear it with....hahaha

side one:

side two:

close up on the stitches...
z

colorwork bad penny

what to do with pretty yarn?? so i've been obsessed with knitting sweaters recently...i made a wrap recently that i have yet to finish sewing up and a cardigan that i'm waiting on some yarn to finish...but in the meantime, i was contemplating what to do with this yarn...


here's what i decided on:



it's the bad penny pattern from knitty...just hoping i have enough of that aqua color to finish the whole thing!! if not, it'll be yellow ribbing on all the edges...

i'm really excited about this one, so let me know what you think!!!

z