Other people's knitting...

It's a knitted car. Yes. You heard me right. A hand knitted Ferrari. It's intended to question the relationship between the male and female....a masculine symbol and a feminine craft.

I wonder if that's an old honda underneath?

Works in Progress right now...

This is the pinwheel that will never end! It's my "I'm too tired to think about it" project. I absolutely love the yarn...it's kid mohair from Brooks Farm Yarns. It's gonna be great...I'm just going to be knitting on it for the next three years!



Also right now, I'm working on a fair isle for me. I'm hoping to be able to wear it this fall...the photo is the corrugated ribbing at the bottom and the colors I've chosen for the rest of it. You can see the pattern in the corner. The yarn is Nature Spun Sport by Brown Sheep Yarns.

Yellow Ballet Sweater

I can't believe I never posted this one!

It's mostly my pattern...just a big tube with holes left in it to add on the little sleeves. It's got ribbing at both ends to keep it nice and snug. One of my students brought the yarn over because it matched da Gooch's harness!

yummmm.....

Blue Heron Mercerized Egyptian Cotton

Butterfly Cotton

This will be another one of those tank tops for my friend Stephanie. The yarn is a little crunchy feeling, but it will be nice and summery and crisp when it's all over.

A summer tank....

Yarn: Patons Grace %100 mercerized cotton - 4 skeins
Size 6 circulars and dpns
Pattern: Mostly a free pattern from Interweave Knits by Carrie Bostick Hoge...changed to make it more suitable for wearing out of the house. Knitted in the round up to the arm and extra shoulder straps added.

It's a little big (apparently I didn't take my measurements right...the gauge is good. Maybe it's a hint that I should knit for myself more often?) but I like it. It'll be cute this summer with a pair of jeans or a skirt.

I'm such a slacker...

Cozy. Finished, but the edges unblocked.





Cozy. Finished, blocked, and being appreciated for it's cozy warmness.




I know, they're dogs. It's a little crazy to let them use a mohair lace blanket that I just spent three month making. But seriously...look at those faces. They were cold! They might have frozen to death. In Georgia. In April....

Ok, so maybe they wouldn't have frozen to death...but it was worth it for the pictures!





Back to knitting....I've just finished a lace tank top that I need to find some buttons for. I'm working on a second one for a friend. I'm also STILL knitting on the shetland lace. I'll finish it someday. Oh...and another mohair blanket. This one in a pinwheel. You have to have something to knit on when you can't think clearly, right?

Oh...and I'm using flickr now for photos, so you can double click on anything to get the big picture.

More knitting!

First and foremost....

mmmmm.....lace.
A delicious purple mohair by Brooks Farm Yarns (thank you Lynn!!!) in the Cozy pattern from Knitty. I'm going to pick up around it and add a border as soon as I can figure out what I want...





Next...a better pic of the Llama and wool sweater:



...and a Pastanza (same llama / wool yarn) felted cloche.



There is a pair of alpaca fetching gloves somewhere in the house...but they've run off with my Folk Shawls book, apparently. I think they've gone to live in Canada because they're disgusted with the presidential candidates. Just my theory, though. I'll get pics if they decide to come back home :)

Here is a sweater that I did for myself years ago...it's out of Vogue Magazine and also in some alpaca blend yarn. I love the crazy cables.



A ridiculously cute pair of socks that one of my students brought me :)



And finally...Piffles the Elf!
Beckie Bullard knit him for me and we named him after a book that Dr. Dave is writing right now...

A Real Knitting Blog?

No, that isn't what this is...a real knitting blog has updates and details on patterns and yarns and all sorts of other stuff. I'll see what I can do, but no promises!

Here comes a barrage of photos...I've been busy. There are more things to photograph, too. Let's get started :)

Here's my girl Sophie, looking absolutely adorable in her little fair isle sweater


I think the pattern was Dogs in Knits, though I've seent the same pattern advertised on Knitpicks. Yarn was one partial skein of cascade 220 and lots of scraps. I think most of it is Paterna Wool (disc), Lamb's Pride Worsted (by Brown Sheep) and the soy-wool blend from SWS Trading Company who's name is currently escaping me.

Next up! Two of the fifteen million scarves that I made for people for Christmas. More pics of the rest coming, I promise.



This one is a soy-wool blend by Patons. I'm not usually a Patons fan, but this yarn was perfect for this. Pattern is here. By Urban Tribal Wear



A short row scarf from Lamb's Pride Bulky. The pattern is another freebie by Karen Baumer.

Socks!



These were actually in my mother in law's stocking last year, but I forgot to photograph them. Pattern is my own. Yarn is Lamb's Pride Worsted.



Barefoot Sock Yarn by Mountian Colors. Basic sock pattern with a little twisted stitch added in....you can't really see it, but I had fun knitting it! I love these socks...they're so warm and comfy!!



The twisted stitch that you can't really see...

Sweaters!



This was our present this year to my wonderful Mother in law. The yarn is Cotton Fleece by Brown Sheep Company. I'll have to look up the pattern, but I highly recommend it!





And finally....a quickie sweater for me!



This was fast and easy, though I did have to take it apart and add some shaping to the body. The pattern is out of Yarn Girl's Guide to Beyond the Basics. The yarn is Cascade Pastanza (Llama and Wool - I LOVE this yarn!) and Mountian Colors held together to get the really, really big gauge. Please excuse the terrible photo!

More later....