Thursday, June 22, 2006

two new little projects

a slightly lopsided mini-clutch. perfect size to stick a couple of the sachets from 'one skein' in and give to someone as a little present/stocking stuffer/"hey i made this, you better like it." sort of present. first time using multiple colors. yeah. first time. i was so scared of trying anything but a basic square/rectangle in one color before. never again!
ignore my goofy freckled face and join me in the pride with which it glows! my first hat. i was just sort of screwing around with a little bit of wool i had left over from a mass of scarves i'd knitted forever ago, trying to see if i could make a hat without a pattern.
of course i didn't have circs of any size, so i had to knit it flat and seam it up, which is why it's kind of boxy up top. it's obviously a little too small for me, but i'm getting the idea. if james and i don't get completely hosed at the auto shop today i'll be going out and grabbing some circs so i can start making proper hats. i've got enough wool right now to make one for james, one that fits me properly, and at least one for the baby. maybe the baby can have one with ears? yay.

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

So it begins!

the first two official FOs of my knitting blog:
a felted (maybe not felted enough, but hand-felting is a pain in the butt.) bowl from the "One Skein" book. Yarn is just some obnoxiously joyful neon pink Patons from Michael's. This is my first project ever knitted in the round! Verdict: probably would have been easier if i had actually had the circs it called for, but i'm glad i lost my fear of dpns.
And a delightfully decadent headband made from about half a skein (maybe a little less) of Noro. It just ties w/i-cord, but even that was a joy for me: My first i-cord! How on earth was I knitting such boring things for so long? I just can't fathom it.
Being a lazy, 37-week pregnant woman I'm planning on just knocking out a few more projects from "One Skein" before I start work on a big project. Soon though, I'm tackling my first sweater: a modification of the Fairly Easy Fair Isle from SnB Nation. For now though I think I'll just knock out a few more bowls, a pair of socks and maybe a little felted bag or two.