Posted on April 1, 2012 by annieblog
I finally got my sewing machine back from its little tune-up. So, I put together a little tote for work. My other one is getting a bit beat-up. So, I went through some old scraps and came up with this:
Here’s a better pic of the cute little button I had:
Then, the wee one insisted she have a bag as well. So, I had this placemat I had purchased just for such an occassion. I had some handles that I quickly tacked on it. She is pleased:
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Posted on March 30, 2012 by annieblog
Day 8: What’s your most challenging project?
The Andean Chullo hat was my most challenging to date.
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Posted on March 27, 2012 by annieblog
Day 7: What is your least favorite item you’ve knit?
Probably this elephant hat I knit for her. It was an adorable pattern. However, I used 100% alpaca and there was just NO stretch to this. So, it wasn’t very smart to use for a hat. It would practically need to be blocked every time someone wore it.
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Posted on March 22, 2012 by annieblog
Day 6: What is your favorite piece that you’ve knit?
Right now, it’s the chullo hat. But, I also like the riding horse,alligator, snake and hand puppets I made for my nephew. I also like her felted recorder case, my chair, my kindle cover, my mom’s slippers, my Jared Flood blanket, my newsboy hat, my aliens, her DS case, my pink purse for her, Wacky’s orange fish scarf, and her matching dishcloth cotton hat and raggedy scarf.
So, maybe I have a few…
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Posted on March 21, 2012 by annieblog
Day 5: How long did it take from the time your learned how to knit, to finish your first project?
Uhm, not too long. A few days. Maybe a week or so. I was pretty excited. Remember, it was to be a scarf in garter stitch, but it turned out to be the size of a place mat.
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Posted on March 19, 2012 by annieblog
Day 4: How did you learn how to knit?
My mom showed me how. Then I put it away for almost 6 years. Then, one christmas, I decided to try again. Without my mom around. I remembered nothing. So, I got out the books and could barely make heads or tails of the whole thing. So, I grabbed a crochet book and tried to understand that. I couldn’t figure that out either. So, I got a knitting loom and did that for one scarf. By that time, I kind of understood the mechanics of the whole thing. So, I picked up knitting and tried again. After much failure, I finally got it! And, I’m hooked!
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Posted on March 19, 2012 by annieblog
using up our csa goodness
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Posted on March 17, 2012 by annieblog
I finished my hat
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Posted on March 16, 2012 by annieblog
Day 3: Do you have any other WIPs (works in progress)?
Well, after I’m done with a sock, I knit a quick mitered square. Like a 1″x 1″ square. I then stitch it to the one before it. Someday I’ll have enough for a blankie of some sort.
Then, I take the same sock yarn and add a row to a scar that I’m knitting longways. And, eventually I’ll have a scarf as well as a blankie.
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Posted on March 15, 2012 by annieblog
What is currently on your needles?
I am working on the Andean Chullo hat from Knitpicks. I have a pair of plain vanilla socks out of Knitpicks Stroll Tonal in the Gypsy colorway. And that’s it!
I am not a UFO kind of person.
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