COTW: Sheeped Away!

Fantastic cartoon for all you fiber fanatics & sheep fans out there!

A New Pattern!

This is a short, easy pattern for a useful wee bag - hence its name, "Useful Wee Bag".  It's made with size 6 needles and worsted weight yarn.

I made the sample in the photos to hold a large deck of cards, but you can make it longer or shorter to suit your needs.  Gauge isn't important for this project, as no matter what size it turns out, it will be useful for something!

You can find the pattern over in the right sidebar    -------->

Feel free to email me with any questions you may have, or if you find any mistakes.

Peace,

Liz

Birthday Loot!

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to my husband, daughter and son in law for my wonderful birthday today! The calls, songs and prezzies were all FABOO!!! Now here's the loot:

COTW - You See Who?

For Emma - Good times, man, good times.

A Whorling Dervish!

A little video of my daughter Emma learning to spend over the Christmas weekend.  I gave her a Turkish spindle & some roving for a prezzie, but she is spinning on a cd spindle that I also made as it was easier for her.  She really took to it right away, and is (I hope!) having fun.

Take the Pledge!

I have pledged to make 20 scarves for the Special Olympics Scarf Project.  I'd like all the knitters and crochet people out there to join me!  You have until February of 2011 to make as many scarves as you can/want to!

You can check out the scarves that I and my husband, Dan have made so far here:

Special Olympic Scarf Set on Flickr

Here's a pic of one:

Free Pattern is here.

The official colors this year are Red Heart Super Saver Soilds in #886 (Blue) and #512 (Turqua).  I am gladly accepting donations of scarves and yarn!  Please contact me at knitcrotatter@gmail.com if you can donate either one, and thank you!

Awesome Comp!

I couldn't go to the New York Sheep & Wool Festival this year because my health is very bad.  I waited until two days before and reluctantly decided not to go.  

My straight mate Dan felt so bad for me, he told me I could spend what he had budgeted for NYSW on fiber related stuff.  So I ordered a pound of roving from KnitPicks, a Namaste Buddy Case and - get ready - a Golding Spindle! 

She's a 3" whorl, 2.2 oz., solid ebony beauty!  Here she is upon arrival yesterday:

And here she is unpacked (and a little fuzzy, sorry):

And here is a photo of her lovely whorl:

Piccies of the roving and Buddy Case when they arrive!

(Almost) Instant Gratification - Pink Mitts

I got the Nov/Dec issue of "Crochet Today" at about 5 pm yesterday.  By 10 o'clock last night, I had whipped these puppies up!  Pretty close to instant mitts, if you ask me!

The Details:

Pattern: Cabled Mitts by Brenda K.B. Anderson

Yarn:  Cascade 220 Wool, Pink

Hook: Size "G" (4 mm)

I think they came out great!  They certainly were very fast to make - I can see a few more of these getting made soon!

Kitties and a Shawl

Here are my three cats, Zowie (marmalade kitty) Izzy (black kitty) and Duke (Maine Coon) attempting to snooze their way up Mt Warm & Clean Laundry.

And here is Zowie test-napping a Snuggle I made her:

And here are Duke & Izzy inspecting my Faux Spanish Lace Shawl during blocking:

And here is the shawl being blocked sans les chats:

And finally, the blocked shawl:

The Details:
Pattern: Faux Spanish Lace by MMario
Yarn: Cascde 220 in Silver Gray (#8401)
Needles: Size 10.5, U.S. (6.5 mm)

New FO - Kevie's Wedding Afghan

This is a wedding present for Dan’s uncle Kevin, aka Kevie who is getting married next month. Dan picked the yarn to match Kevie’s living room (I hope!)

The Yarn is Red Heart acrylic, "Shaded Browns", approx. 5.5 skeins.  I used a U.S. size "K" hook (6.5 mm)and  my own original pattern, "Zowie's ZigZags Afghan" which is for sale in my Ravelry shop! 

Finished size is approx. 48 X 65".

And a close up of the pattern:

FO: Two quick kerchiefs

Kerchief on left in KnitPicks "Comfy" pima cotton sock yarn, color "Semolina.  On right, "Comfy" in "Hollyberry".  (They just Both happen to be Redskins team colors)  My original designs, both using a size "E" hook.  Made 16 August 2010.

  
Close up of tips:

 

Weekend Piccies

Here are two kitty pics and a brag shot of most of my spindles!  First up, HRH Isabella, Queen of Spain:

 

 Next, Izzy & HRH The Duke of York chillaxin':

 And finally, most of my spindles (minus a few toy wheel spindles and one walnut spindle I don't like!):

New FO - Punk rasta tam!

This was a quick, fun, two day knitting project.  I finished it this morning as SHARK WEEK BEGAN!!!  Please excuse the lousy lighting on the bottom view, the flash screwed up and I was too lazy to re-take it.  Here are the photos:

 
 

  

The details:

Yarn: Moda Dea, Washable Wool (Discontinued)

Needles: Sizes 5 & 8 (U.S.) 16" circulars

Pattern: Rasta Hat from the book, "Knitty Gritty Knits", pattern is also available for free on Ravelry.

COTW Extra: Table Be Round

Medieval humor.  Heh.

COTW - More Groucho

And here's this week's dose of Groucho:

Bagged!

Finished a little dice bag today.  It's worked in tapestry crochet, with a size "G" (4.0 mm) hook.  The yarn is cotton worsted weight.  The cthulhu chart is from somewhere...I can't remember.  The bad pattern itself is my own.

 

COTW - You can learn a lot from Lydia!

Groucho at his very best:

Finished!

The Kaffe Fassett socks are all done!  Here's a pic:

  

 The blockers were made from 3mm thick craft foam sheets and work very well!

1st Sock Done

This is GORGEOUS Regia sock yarn designed by my favorite knitting/color work designer, Kaffe Fassett, and given to me by my wonderfully enabling daughter.  I am using a plain vanilla pattern as the yarn is the star here.  Sock #1 is all done as of yesterday!  Happy Dance!  Here are a couple of piccies:

 

The details:

Pattern is #104 "Jacquard & Stripes Socks" by Patons.  Yarn is Regia's Kaffe Fassett Sock Yarn.  Needles are #2 (2.75 mm) bamboo double points.

Beanies abound

It was an all head-gear sort of weekend. First up, the crochet. Beanie on left is "Lace Cap" by Kim Werker, beanie on right is "Solid DC Skully" by Sarah A. Both done in Lily Sugar 'n Cream yarn, with a size "H"(5mm) hook. Modeled by the always suave and debonair Duke of York, 5/16/10.




Now, on to the knitting. All three beanies are "Beanie & Cecil" by me, available in the right sidebar. Size 7 U.S. needles, Lily Sugar 'n Cream yarn. 5/14-15/10