Sunday, November 19, 2006
Knitting News for the week
Another week has passed....weather has turned cooler...my health is getting better each day....oh, so many blessings! What a joy! PTL
For this week's projects dear friends, I completed another pair of loomed mittens - mark one more gift off the Christmas List - I really like these. I used Lynn's Basic Mitten pattern, two strands of RH blue ombre yarn, and my ITA mitten looms. I prefer wool mittens, but since I know that the person that I knitted these for would rather have an acrylic easy wash & wear yarn I chose the RH. The double strands made these very warm and cozy. I am quite pleased with these.
Next on our gift list - the child sweater. I love the angled sides on this pattern - really cool. I needle knit this sweater in LB Boucle yarn Color - snow cone and used Fab Yarn's One piece sweater pattern. The picture is not very clear but it made a very cute sweater. Well..... mark another off the list.
I have almost finished my scarf for the National WWI museum "Knit your Bit" campaign. I will complete it this week and get it in the mail. And I still have several pairs of mittens to complete. So... back to the knitting.
Have a great week dear friends, stay warm, stay healthy, and keep on knitting!
*GB2G*
For this week's projects dear friends, I completed another pair of loomed mittens - mark one more gift off the Christmas List - I really like these. I used Lynn's Basic Mitten pattern, two strands of RH blue ombre yarn, and my ITA mitten looms. I prefer wool mittens, but since I know that the person that I knitted these for would rather have an acrylic easy wash & wear yarn I chose the RH. The double strands made these very warm and cozy. I am quite pleased with these.
Next on our gift list - the child sweater. I love the angled sides on this pattern - really cool. I needle knit this sweater in LB Boucle yarn Color - snow cone and used Fab Yarn's One piece sweater pattern. The picture is not very clear but it made a very cute sweater. Well..... mark another off the list.
I have almost finished my scarf for the National WWI museum "Knit your Bit" campaign. I will complete it this week and get it in the mail. And I still have several pairs of mittens to complete. So... back to the knitting.
Have a great week dear friends, stay warm, stay healthy, and keep on knitting!
*GB2G*
Sunday, November 12, 2006
I am finally back
After several weeks of fighting colds and then bronchitis....I am finally back. I have been gone for so long that I feel like a new blogger!
Well, here are my completed projects for the past few weeks.....
My loomed soap sacks. I used Markman's 20 peg fg loom, LB Incredible ribbon yarn and Lynn's pattern from the Markman group. These went to the church bazaar and were a big hit. Everyone just loved them - thanks for a great pattern Lynn!
Here we have loomed mittens - one adult pair and one child. These were loomed on the ITA Mitten looms using RH yarn. The pattern is called "Maggie's Mittens" and was posted to the Markman Loom group by one of Lynn's members. I love this pattern! It is a one piece mitten - the thumb is not a separate piece but is loomed as you go make the mitten. Great concept with very little sewing which I love.
And here we have a crocheted infant cardigan sweater. This is crocheted in Caron Simply Soft yarn using a very simple one piece sweater pattern from Bev's site. The little butterfly buttons add a cute touch to the sweater. And this is another pattern that requires almost no sewing :)
This is not a very good photo - sorry! But these simple tube socks were needle knitted using Wool of the Andes wool yarn. This is another of Bev's patterns and is a super simple pattern. I love the tube socks for charity giving as you do not have to worry about the heels being in the right spots and makes them more flexible for sizing. This is a wonderful two needle pattern that works up very quickly.
I have started some more mittens on my looms, another newborn sweater on my hook, and I have another sweater on my needles. On the wheel, I am spinning some wonderful jacob wool that I hope to finish in time to make a sweater for a Christmas gift.
I also have a scarf on my needles for the "Knit Your Bit" campaign. This is a wonderful program that the National WWII Musuem is doing. You knit a scarf for a WWII vet and send it to the museum. They will distribute the scarfs to the WWII vets during the holidays. They have the pattern and colors posted on their site as well as the address to send them to. It is a wonderful way to let these folks know that we appreciate what they did to preserve our freedom. Please check it out. http://www.nationalww2museum.org/education/knitting.html
Well...I guess that ends our knitting update for today ..... until next time, stay warm, stay safe, and happy knitting.
*GB2G*
Well, here are my completed projects for the past few weeks.....
My loomed soap sacks. I used Markman's 20 peg fg loom, LB Incredible ribbon yarn and Lynn's pattern from the Markman group. These went to the church bazaar and were a big hit. Everyone just loved them - thanks for a great pattern Lynn!
Here we have loomed mittens - one adult pair and one child. These were loomed on the ITA Mitten looms using RH yarn. The pattern is called "Maggie's Mittens" and was posted to the Markman Loom group by one of Lynn's members. I love this pattern! It is a one piece mitten - the thumb is not a separate piece but is loomed as you go make the mitten. Great concept with very little sewing which I love.
And here we have a crocheted infant cardigan sweater. This is crocheted in Caron Simply Soft yarn using a very simple one piece sweater pattern from Bev's site. The little butterfly buttons add a cute touch to the sweater. And this is another pattern that requires almost no sewing :)
This is not a very good photo - sorry! But these simple tube socks were needle knitted using Wool of the Andes wool yarn. This is another of Bev's patterns and is a super simple pattern. I love the tube socks for charity giving as you do not have to worry about the heels being in the right spots and makes them more flexible for sizing. This is a wonderful two needle pattern that works up very quickly.
I have started some more mittens on my looms, another newborn sweater on my hook, and I have another sweater on my needles. On the wheel, I am spinning some wonderful jacob wool that I hope to finish in time to make a sweater for a Christmas gift.
I also have a scarf on my needles for the "Knit Your Bit" campaign. This is a wonderful program that the National WWII Musuem is doing. You knit a scarf for a WWII vet and send it to the museum. They will distribute the scarfs to the WWII vets during the holidays. They have the pattern and colors posted on their site as well as the address to send them to. It is a wonderful way to let these folks know that we appreciate what they did to preserve our freedom. Please check it out. http://www.nationalww2museum.org/education/knitting.html
Well...I guess that ends our knitting update for today ..... until next time, stay warm, stay safe, and happy knitting.
*GB2G*
