Saturday, July 26, 2008
How to Read a Knitting Chart
This is a great tutorial for learning how knit from a chart. It really isn't so scary!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Pi Cloth Experimentation
It was time for a circular cloth knit in the round.
This is a great way to practice the Lighter Circular Beginning (second half of that video) Or if you don't like youtube here it is in still pictures: last entry here
This is also a great way to get your mind wrapped around a knit on border. It is easier to knit a knit on border than it is to figure out how to knit a knit on border. In other words once you have the start of it figured out the rest is a snap to knit.
For the doubling rounds I used the knit in the front and back of each stitch so I wouldn’t have the YO holes. The pattern on the main part of the cloth was not from a stitch dictionary. I drew it in Excel. The knit on border is from a stitch dictionary.
Unblocked (smoothed flat) it is about 10” in diameter.
Blocked it measures 10.5 inches.
The yarn is Pisgah Yarn & Dyeing Co., Inc America's Best Article 960, Perle Cotton (Size 5, mercerized). Color: Lime #56.
I used size 2 double pointed bamboo needles (8" long) for the whole thing.
The pattern is still in handwritten notes but I do have plans on writing it up with links and details for the tricky parts.
Ravelry link to project.
This is a great way to practice the Lighter Circular Beginning (second half of that video) Or if you don't like youtube here it is in still pictures: last entry here
This is also a great way to get your mind wrapped around a knit on border. It is easier to knit a knit on border than it is to figure out how to knit a knit on border. In other words once you have the start of it figured out the rest is a snap to knit.
For the doubling rounds I used the knit in the front and back of each stitch so I wouldn’t have the YO holes. The pattern on the main part of the cloth was not from a stitch dictionary. I drew it in Excel. The knit on border is from a stitch dictionary.
Unblocked (smoothed flat) it is about 10” in diameter.
Blocked it measures 10.5 inches.
The yarn is Pisgah Yarn & Dyeing Co., Inc America's Best Article 960, Perle Cotton (Size 5, mercerized). Color: Lime #56.
I used size 2 double pointed bamboo needles (8" long) for the whole thing.
The pattern is still in handwritten notes but I do have plans on writing it up with links and details for the tricky parts.
Ravelry link to project.
Friday, July 11, 2008
On Other Blogs
On Drilling in ANWR......Do you know what ANWR is? Very interesting!
On the stupidity of the Clean Energy Act of 2007
Made in the USA....NOT! Watch this short video. Inconceivable!
On Follow up Visits. It hurts worse when you only have major medical insurance.
On the rising grocery bill....or is it lowering product content. Nothing new under the sun.
Sorry. Moving on to more pleasant things.
On the love of a pet....even a wild one! Another video but this one made me cry in a happy way not like the other video above. I want a lion hug!
On current events and topics discussed from a Lutheran perspective.....
Issues, Etc.: Christ-centered Cross-focused talk radio back on the air! Listen on your computer or download podcasts to your MP3 player.
On the stupidity of the Clean Energy Act of 2007
Made in the USA....NOT! Watch this short video. Inconceivable!
On Follow up Visits. It hurts worse when you only have major medical insurance.
On the rising grocery bill....or is it lowering product content. Nothing new under the sun.
Sorry. Moving on to more pleasant things.
On the love of a pet....even a wild one! Another video but this one made me cry in a happy way not like the other video above. I want a lion hug!
On current events and topics discussed from a Lutheran perspective.....
Issues, Etc.: Christ-centered Cross-focused talk radio back on the air! Listen on your computer or download podcasts to your MP3 player.
Monday, July 07, 2008
Center Squares Dishcloth
I’ve been wanting to do a square dishcloth knit in the round for sometime. I liked the looks of this pattern.
I cast on while we waited for the fireworks to start. I used the Lighter circular cast on (second half of this video) with 8 sts on size 6 dpns. I didn’t want to come back and finish the center. Then I increased in each of the eight stitches to get to the 16 required in the pattern. I used Kfb (knit in the front and back of st.) for all the increases in this pattern. If I make it again I may try Cat Bordhi type increases (LRinc and LLinc). I actually use the Crazy Toe and Heels increase but it is similar.
I also did all 8 increases (the ones in all the other increase rounds) in one round instead of doing the first increase after the last increase in the round. I was lazy.
I also accidentally did round 1 as my last round. Oh well.
The knitted on border was fun and easy to do while I watched a movie.
The directions for the edging were very well written and explained. My grafting wasn’t the best but I have to really look to find which corner was the last.
This pattern would look really nice as a square shawl (yep, got shawls on my brain) or a blanket/throw.
Oh...the yarn. This is Peaches and Cream worsted weight cotton. The color is Passion. It was on special at the Pisgah Yarn & Dyeing Co website. Four 2 oz skeins (98 yds each) for $4.08. Plus shipping which was kind of pricey but I ordered a few other things as well. Shipping was extremely fast! There was a mishap in the packing end of the shipment but the company was very, very generous in making up for that error.
I cast on while we waited for the fireworks to start. I used the Lighter circular cast on (second half of this video) with 8 sts on size 6 dpns. I didn’t want to come back and finish the center. Then I increased in each of the eight stitches to get to the 16 required in the pattern. I used Kfb (knit in the front and back of st.) for all the increases in this pattern. If I make it again I may try Cat Bordhi type increases (LRinc and LLinc). I actually use the Crazy Toe and Heels increase but it is similar.
I also did all 8 increases (the ones in all the other increase rounds) in one round instead of doing the first increase after the last increase in the round. I was lazy.
I also accidentally did round 1 as my last round. Oh well.
The knitted on border was fun and easy to do while I watched a movie.
The directions for the edging were very well written and explained. My grafting wasn’t the best but I have to really look to find which corner was the last.
This pattern would look really nice as a square shawl (yep, got shawls on my brain) or a blanket/throw.
Oh...the yarn. This is Peaches and Cream worsted weight cotton. The color is Passion. It was on special at the Pisgah Yarn & Dyeing Co website. Four 2 oz skeins (98 yds each) for $4.08. Plus shipping which was kind of pricey but I ordered a few other things as well. Shipping was extremely fast! There was a mishap in the packing end of the shipment but the company was very, very generous in making up for that error.
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Latin Proverbs
Sorry....here's another Latin proverb I'd like to remember...... and I know my blog can handle that job better than my brain!
Vigilo et spero.
This saying should be fairly easy to figure out even without any Latin classes. For the first word...think Mad Eye Moody's favorite phrase. My personal favorite! I always liked to shout that out when I was reading The Goblet of Fire aloud to the kids. They loved that...yeah, right. But I also explained to them the continued importance "in real life" of what Moody demands. Am I being cryptic enough!?! Okay...if you want to cheat and NOT read the book click here. Personally, I'd read the book! All seven!
The last word I connected with Spanish classes in the late 70's. If I'm remembering correctly (and it is VERY possible that I'm not!), this last word was part of my sister's name in her Spanish class.
Vigilo et spero.
This saying should be fairly easy to figure out even without any Latin classes. For the first word...think Mad Eye Moody's favorite phrase. My personal favorite! I always liked to shout that out when I was reading The Goblet of Fire aloud to the kids. They loved that...yeah, right. But I also explained to them the continued importance "in real life" of what Moody demands. Am I being cryptic enough!?! Okay...if you want to cheat and NOT read the book click here. Personally, I'd read the book! All seven!
The last word I connected with Spanish classes in the late 70's. If I'm remembering correctly (and it is VERY possible that I'm not!), this last word was part of my sister's name in her Spanish class.
Friday, July 04, 2008
Twisted Trails
Happy Independence Day!I finished the cloth I've been knitting. I am offering this pattern for free again. It is a charted pattern I've called Twisted Trails.
The cotton I used is J&P Coats Royale Fashion Crochet Cotton (Size 3). This is the navy blue although the pictures shows it to be a lighter blue.
I knit this on size 3 needles.
I'll be putting this pattern up on Ravelry as a free download and adding it to the sidebar here. But first I have to refresh my member as to how to do that.
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