FO!

I've been working on some knitted gifts for the great ladies that work at the coffee cart where I work. My barista knitted items have been pure pleasure to knit.

The second item is the Topi hat from the Spring 2006 Knitty. It was a quick knit and only needed to be frogged once when I realized the size was gigantic and too large. My modifications include using two yarns and striping the hat. If I were to do it again, I would change to two rounds in each color rather than the one. I wasn't able to single stripe the brim to keep the same striping pattern.




My Ravelry details are here.

I like this hat a lot more than I thought I would. I like it so much that I cast-on a version for me using Cascade 220.
I don't have a completed picture of the Barista Colonnade Shawl but I'll remind you of the progress with this picture.

It is the Colonnade by Stephen West from the fall 2009 knitty.

FO 2009 D'zined Socks

I purchased some Dzined sock yarn when I attended the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival in 2007. I'm happy to report that the yarn has been finally made into socks that can be worn! The pattern is from the toe-up with an after-thought heel. I'm pleased, overall. BTW: Dzined has gone out of business.

It was a pleasure to knit this and even better to wear them.



Knit on size 3 addi turbo 40" circular needles. You get to witness the realization that two-at-once-on-one-circular needle changes my gauge. Bummer. Does that happen to you?

Baby Snuggie

Ugh. knitSB couldn't help himself and bought on of these. It was on SALE! *face palm*

I knit another baby hat out of Rowan Calmer. I'm rather fond of the inside of the hat for it's reverse stockinette row when I changed colors. I'll be using this design feature the next time I knit another baby hat. Or a hat for me. I have enjoyed the simple design of this hat. It knits up quickly on a size 5 needle. K2P2 rib is not the fastest knitting for me in the round but the stretch of the pattern is quite pleasing.




The idea of knitting a plain round in the new color comes from an Elizabeth Zimmermann book when she's talking about knitting some socks with replaceable soles. The stretch of the K2P2 rib was not impacted at all.

Finished Object: Fidget 2009

Woo hoo! Another finished object in 2009. I knit the fidget for Jaime's Mom using Rowan Big Wool on a size 11 needle. This is the second Fidget that I've knit. The first fidget I knit was for me that I blogged about almost a year ago. It's interesting how time repeats echoes itself. My hat is off to the lady at One Sheep Hill for putting this quick knit pattern together.




please note: I was wrong. I knit my Fidget out of Manos given to me by Kay in New Mexico, not Malabrigo.

Artfibers Shawl 2009

I give you the second FO for 2009.
Knit using Mojo and Houdini from Artfibers in San Francisco. I just found out that the San Francisco shop is closing in a couple of weeks. They will reopen in the East Bay Area. They are running a sale.

This is a simple triangle shawl. Cast-on 3 sts, k1, kf/b, k1. Turn work. k1, kf/b k to the end. Continue in this fashion until shawl is the size you want or you run out of yarn. My stretchy bind off was found here as the 6th entry.