Lace and Lupins

modified Pi Mitts done

2012-02-18T09:21:00.001-08:00

- a free pattern by Rabbit Zielke

convertible ♥ Lovebird Mittens done

2012-02-14T20:18:00.000-08:00

♥ February ♥ Norwegian convertible mittens

2012-02-10T13:07:00.000-08:00

pattern 603/25 in Burda Strick-Lehrbuch. 1983.

convertible Hippocampus Mittens

2012-01-30T02:09:00.001-08:00

- for the 2012 NaKniMitMo12 kal on Ravelry.

modified Hippocampus, wip

2012-01-25T09:22:00.000-08:00

a free pattern
on Ravelry by Torirot Design.

made these convertible

Totoro socks finished

2012-01-18T10:31:00.000-08:00

based on Brella's charts, (free on Ravelry.)

Totoro convertible mittens, 1st of 2012

2012-01-07T10:14:00.001-08:00

- custom made

Totoro 2012, wip

2012-01-05T13:51:00.001-08:00

-a modified version of Brella's free Norwegian Totoro Mittens pattern on Ravelry.

eta other projects

Tree Of Life Mittens - finished

2011-12-29T23:15:00.000-08:00

-made these for DBIL who volunteers with Restorative Justice.
-modified a sock pattern by Janel Laidman in her book, The Enchanted Sole.
-used a version of this continental stranded technique.

Tree of Life Mittens, wip

2011-12-18T09:44:00.000-08:00

modified the sock chart from The Enchanted Sole by Janel Laidman

Peacock Mittens finished

2011-12-15T09:01:00.001-08:00

(chart sources here, other old charts)

Elk Mittens done

2011-12-01T11:07:00.000-08:00

from the book,
Lithuanian Ethnology 3: Gloves of Lithuania Minor , Irena Regina Merkienė and Marija Pautieniūtė-Banionienė, Institute of Lithuanian History, Vilnius, Lithuania, 1998.
ISBN 9986-34-024-1

- excerpt from the book's foreward.
- inspiring eye candy
- Lisa ended up with these at the white elephant gift exchange.

Elk mittens wip at 75%

2011-11-27T15:16:00.000-08:00

left Elk Mitten is Done

2011-10-31T18:00:00.000-07:00

- gloves made into convertible mittens; Knitpicks Stroll and Sisu sock yarns.

Lithuanian Ethnology 3: Gloves of Lithuania Minor, Irena Regina Merkienė and Marija Pautieniūtė-Banionienė,
Institute of Lithuanian History, Vilnius, Lithuania, 1998.
ISBN 9986-34-024-1
(pages 189-90, black & white photo and squarish chart only, no instructions)

continental Fair Isle video

'City of Cats' finished

2011-10-20T15:23:00.000-07:00

- autumn theme.

'City of Cats,' modified wip

2011-10-17T23:30:00.000-07:00

by Melanie Nordberg of WitchWolfWebCreations

convertible Norwegian Mittens finished

2011-10-12T10:14:00.001-07:00

a combination of the following patterns;
-Norwegian Mittens-2
-Selbu Modern
-Llama Hat

Red Flower Mittens finished

2011-10-05T07:43:00.001-07:00

eta: Oct 24, 2011 - the green dye ran, bled through the undyed yarn;
Knitpicks - Stroll Tonal, canopy color, dye lot 99301.

Wanten 36c finished, convertible mittens

2011-09-28T15:53:00.001-07:00

by Jessica Tromp
chart (drag & drop link to address box)
- modified into convertible flip top mittens.

convertible Wanten 9 Mittens finished

2011-09-19T09:32:00.000-07:00

1 finished Wanten/Free Mitten (9)

2011-09-15T10:13:00.000-07:00

Wanten (9) wip

2011-09-13T07:35:00.000-07:00

by Jessica Tromp
(last chart listed under Gauge 35 x 35)

modified

Mittens finished

2011-08-24T11:12:00.001-07:00

NHM#8 from the book Selbuvotter by Terri Shea ...

... modified this Norwegian mitten pattern into convertible lined mittens with flip tops and thumbs, (also modified the thumb and palm designs.)

Eastern Star long 'Orenberg' shawl

2011-08-17T11:31:00.000-07:00

1 customized NHM #8 mitten done

2011-08-15T11:05:00.001-07:00

Selbuvotter, NHM #8

Selbu Mitten NHM #8, wip

2011-08-13T20:07:00.000-07:00

from the book, Selbuvotter by Terri Shea.

modifications;
- changed the palm pattern
- added a liner
- making them convertible, with flip-tops and half-fingers.

2 Wip's

2011-08-09T09:22:00.000-07:00

NHM #8 started,

Eastern Star wip

Viridescent FG's, a test knit

2011-07-29T08:13:00.001-07:00

... testing this for E-Dreamer,
(Winging It)

some YouTube cast on techniques ;
Norwegian Knit and Purl
Russian Ribbed
Tillybuddy

Eastern Star, long shawl wip

2011-07-18T18:43:00.000-07:00

from the book Gossamer Webs,
(motif arrangement and shape modified to match the ones on page 7 ... )

... and a sock using a simple 2-strand brioche stitch.

FG's from a sock pattern

2011-07-06T22:20:00.000-07:00

Liang Zhu pattern by Julie Sprague.

1 Liang Zhu FG Finished

2011-07-05T10:19:00.000-07:00

Liang Zhu - socks to fg's, wip

2011-07-04T10:04:00.000-07:00

- Julie Sprague's, Liang Zhu Ravelry sock pattern.

Butterfly Lovers

Floral Leaf Fingerless Gloves

2011-06-30T16:29:00.001-07:00

-modified
Susie's Reading Mitts
with floral and leaf designs from
Poetry in Stitches,
plus Latvian braids and a scroll design.

Graph75 Finished

2011-06-15T11:00:00.000-07:00

2nd Archery Beanie, finished

2011-06-13T07:25:00.001-07:00

2 strands of size 10 cotton crochet thread held together througout.

Latvian Mittens, Graph 75 wip

2011-06-09T17:24:00.000-07:00

... another pattern from the book, Latvian Mittens, modified into fingerless gloves.

SM5 Prize, Stulpen finished

2011-06-03T14:15:00.000-07:00

- a special reminder of the great bunch of knitters from SM5
.... for helping Team Eight Socks a Week place first in Round 5 ... lovely stitch markers from JenDuzSOks in NJ.
(on etsy JenC1871)

Thanks so much, Jennifer!

Stulpen Fingerless Gloves by Petra

Pisqu's finished

2011-06-02T14:21:00.000-07:00

... after some sock surgery ...

Pisqu sock surgery

2011-06-01T10:27:00.001-07:00

The cuff was too loose and the toe too long on the first sock;
frogging and re-knitting these parts.

Pisqu wip

2011-05-28T18:44:00.000-07:00

1 sock done ...

Pisqu wip

2011-05-27T15:34:00.000-07:00

Pisqu sock pattern by Leslie Comstock - the last and most difficult event in SM5, (Sock Madness 5 competition on Ravelry, this one's definitely not for the faint of heart ...)

I am just knitting along, was knocked out of the competition on the 6th round.

Argus Panoptes finished

2011-05-25T14:14:00.000-07:00

Round 6 of SM5,
Argus Panoptes by Rachel Brown finished
Porpoise Designs
- FO is flat drying, earlier today these were overdyed with a light turquoise.

fingerless O Canada Mittens, finished

2011-05-15T13:56:00.000-07:00

by Vicky Taylor-Hood

O Canada Mittens, modified - wip

2011-05-11T10:22:00.000-07:00

by Vicky Taylor-Hood

Let Me Count The Ways, finished SM5-5

2011-05-09T19:22:00.000-07:00

by Jenny Lee,
(the SM5 patterns should be available around June 2011.)

O Cananda Mitten, wip

2011-05-05T16:36:00.000-07:00

- by Vicky Taylor-Hood
Round 5 of SM-5 starts tomorrow morning, 7am-11am EDT.

O Canada Mittens, modified wip

2011-05-02T12:39:00.000-07:00

mittens by Vicky Taylor-Hood

Diamonds in the Fluff, Finished

2011-04-29T20:31:00.001-07:00

-the optional round of SM5, by Leslie Comstock

(Can)tab. finished

2011-04-27T17:14:00.000-07:00

by Ros Clarke

- a pair of socks in 2 days, a new record for me!

(Can)tab. wip

2011-04-26T15:07:00.000-07:00

by Ros Clarke

SM5-4th round sock

SM5, Optional Round

2011-04-21T16:40:00.001-07:00

Diamonds in the Fluff

Diamonds In The Fluff

2011-04-19T14:37:00.000-07:00

SM5 optional round, cast on
Diamonds In The Fluff by Leslie Comstock.

Wollmeise

2011-04-19T14:11:00.000-07:00

~ ♥~ WD 80/20 Twin Kunterbunt; Flaschenpost/teal & ... Zimtapfel/burgundy ~ ♥~

Archery Beanie finished

2011-04-16T09:26:00.000-07:00

Archery Beanie

Archery Beanie, wip

2011-04-15T06:23:00.001-07:00

by Denise Su therland

'Dangerous Turns' finished

2011-04-11T17:55:00.000-07:00

3rd round in SM5, by Maya Gamble.

'Ruins'- test knit finished

2011-04-01T09:14:00.001-07:00

'Ruins' by Pixelated Mushroom - a test knit.

eta;
re: Coats Craft Folio #016, (2 doilies,)
Rose Rhapsody on Ravelry.

1. a fabric-center version can be found in the Russian magazine,
Duplet Irish Crochet Special 3, (try etsy or eBay;)
2. the floral motif in this cushion cover looks likes the same as the one shown here.
3. MyPicot, also, has very lovely floral motifs.
hth :)

test knit: 'Ruins' by Pixelated Mushroom

2011-03-30T15:38:00.002-07:00

Pixelated Mushroom in Melbourne, AU.
Pattern, (Ravelry link,) to be published later this year,
(possibly May 2011.)

Nornir finished

2011-03-23T18:49:00.000-07:00

Nornir by Caoua Coffee, SM5 2nd round sock, #5.

Nornir, SM5-2 wip

2011-03-23T07:57:00.001-07:00

- a current Ravelry sock competition in the Sock Madness Forever group, (these look lumpy because the balls of yarn are inside each sock.)

sm5-2 wip

2011-03-22T14:43:00.001-07:00

- a Sock Madness Forever event!

... and so the Madness begins, again ...

2011-03-21T14:41:00.000-07:00

Nornir, sm5-2 wip

I have enough yarn now, found a partial ball and scraps of the same yarn in my stash although I'll have to overdye those bits after the socks are finished.

SM5-2 sock 5 info & test email rec'd

2011-03-19T12:42:00.000-07:00

- overdyeing frogged Pomatomus sock yarn in preparation for SM5-2, (Sock Madness Forever Ravelry group,) sock #5, (is it teaser #1?? brioche??)

... and I'm still wai......ai...ting!!!

One ball of yarn had a knot/cut in it already, now the other one has a cut, too, that I made when trying to rewind these while watching, "The Girl Who Play With Fire," (not a good idea to do both at the same time as the movie is in Swedish with English subtitles!)

Larus convertibles, wip

2011-03-18T11:47:00.001-07:00

- modifying these into full mittens for sub-zero winters.

Larus + Ardea by spinnity, is a twined knitting pattern from Knitty, Winter 2008, (free online knitting magazine.)

Lillehammer FG's finished

2011-03-13T12:31:00.001-07:00

A modified version of Lillehammer mittens, see heartlandknits mittens;

Specs;
twined knit over 72 sts,
heavy fingering weight yarn,
2.0 mm & 2.25 mm circular needles,

These are probably a ladies M/L or a mens S, too big for me.
- pineconelodge has some Selbu info on her blog

modified Lillehammer FG's, wip

2011-03-12T09:08:00.000-08:00

Lillehammer FG's, wip

2011-03-10T13:21:00.000-08:00

Lillehammer FG's, a wip

2011-03-09T06:49:00.000-08:00

- modifying a Dale of Norway pattern, in pattern booklet #147, 125th Anniver sary, like these ones, except a fingerless version.

Supporter's Socks finished

2011-03-06T09:15:00.001-08:00

SM5 -1, wip

2011-03-04T20:29:00.000-08:00

Supporter's Socks by Linda Pankhurst is the first pattern of the SM5 competition on Ravelry, (Sock Madness Forever group.)
- screwed up the 1st SM5 sock, made it k2p2 up to the 2nd rpt to find out that I misread the chart; it's a staggered rib ... doh!

Buffalo Plaid FG's finished

2011-03-03T07:31:00.000-08:00

... and not a moment too soon! just in time for SM5, (Ravelry group, Sock Madness Forever.)

Buffalo Plaid FG, wip

2011-02-26T12:47:00.000-08:00

Buffalo Plaid FG's, wip

2011-02-20T08:10:00.000-08:00

-inspired by AE's convertible mittens, (temporary link,) extra warm double-knitting on 2.0 mm circs.

modified Annemor #15 finished

2011-02-16T14:41:00.000-08:00

... finished last night.

Selbu FG's, wip

2011-02-13T09:28:00.000-08:00

- modified Annemor #15
from Selbuvotter.

NHM #10 wip

2011-02-10T10:02:00.000-08:00

modified version of a pattern in Selbuvotter.

eta: switched to Annemor #15, modified, (will make NHM #10 later.)

Frogged 'Pomatomus"

2011-02-08T11:50:00.001-08:00

I found the these lacy socks too drafty for winter so I frogged them. The inside of the heel was particularly difficult to frog because it was fuzzy and somewhat felted.
The stringy parts hanging off the ball are going to be overdyed.

Austrian FG's finished

2011-02-07T19:37:00.001-08:00

- modified the pattern to make fingerless gloves in fingering weight yarn.

'Fried Chicken' Mittens, 4th of 11 FG's done

2011-02-03T13:12:00.001-08:00

by Ellen Mason Design, a free Ravelry download, (membership required.)

- started these yesterday, had to take a break from the Austrian Mittens as they made my hand joints feel really stiff and cramped.

Austrian Mittens, 3rd of 11 FG's wip

2011-01-31T12:19:00.001-08:00

by Candace Eisner Strick, in Cast On Winter 2003/2004.

2nd of 11 FG's finished

2011-01-27T14:04:00.000-08:00

- pattern by Lizbeth Upitis, Knitter's Magazine 28,
Fall 1992.

Also, in the book
Latvian Mittens.

Latvian Mittens wip

2011-01-23T11:22:00.001-08:00

Lizbeth Upitis pattern, wip

2011-01-21T12:36:00.000-08:00

Latvian Mittens wip

2011-01-20T14:11:00.000-08:00

Fingerless Glove

2011-01-19T12:22:00.000-08:00

- pattern by Lizbeth Upitis, Knitter's Magazine 28,
Fall 1992.

Also, in the book
Latvian Mittens.

Totoro Fingerless Gloves finished

2011-01-18T13:32:00.001-08:00

3 patterns;
Larus + Ardea, by spinnity and
Norwegian Totoro Mittens , by brella and
Intarsia Totoro Chart, also by brella, (Ravelry membership required for the Totoro's.)

Totoro Fingerless Gloves

2011-01-17T10:03:00.001-08:00

using 3 different patterns.

Gloves Finished

2011-01-08T15:47:00.000-08:00

A variation of the podster gloves by Glenna C.

Holiday Cookies from DSIL

2010-12-30T14:15:00.000-08:00

2nd Totoro Mittens done

2010-12-29T21:33:00.000-08:00

Gloves, wip

2010-12-12T11:20:00.000-08:00

- cuffs, double strand of yarn.
- hand and fingers twined.

Bike Helmet Earwarmers

2010-12-10T14:31:00.001-08:00

a free Ravelry download, by Amy O'Neill Houck (membership required.)

Podster Gloves done

2010-12-08T14:27:00.000-08:00

pattern by Glenna C., (see link on her website.)

Notes:

Misti Alpaca Hand Paint Sock Yarn.

CO 72 sts with 2 x 3.0 mm circs; 3.0 mm circs also for the stockinette and half fingers.

one, 2.5 mm circs for ribbing, 2-at-a-time ML.
this yarn may shrinks so making these mittens on the large side to allow for shrinkage/felting, (adding 1” to length, 1” to width.)

3.75 mm circs for the flip top join; CO 37 sts for the palms.

I am afraid of running out of yarn if I do the half fingers first, so I cut the yarns after making the thumb holes and the base of the fingers;
doing the flip tops first, then
the thumbs, and
lastly, the fingers, (if I run out of yarn then these will be in CC scraps.)
fingers; (11x2) +3 = 25; (8x2) +3+3 = 22; (8x2) +3+3 = 22; pinky (8x2) +3 = 19.
did the pinky fingers first, 3 rows before the other three fingers to make it more fitted.

Arrrgyles Finished

2010-12-02T08:42:00.000-08:00

Yahoo!!! started toes last night and finally finished today.
Thank you Julia Farwell-Clay.
- intarsia in-the-round

Arrrgyle Socks

2010-11-28T12:25:00.000-08:00

still plugging away on these.

Arrr...gyle

2010-11-17T10:12:00.001-08:00

- added Arrrgyle Socks chart, 1 skull and crossbones on each ankle.

- now that the socks are long enough, I can stuff the balls of yarn into them.

redoing Vellamo heels

2010-11-15T19:06:00.000-08:00

Argyle wip

2010-11-03T10:31:00.000-07:00

Argyle Socks by Jacquelyn Smyth,
Vogue Knitting On The Go Socks.

- bagged up coloured yarn, one for each sock.

Necklace repaired

2010-11-02T20:05:00.001-07:00

Crocheted Flower

2010-10-29T10:19:00.000-07:00

5-Petal Flower pattern
by Julie Armstrong Holetz.
modified last rounds to make 8 petals.