An update: Slacker Style

Here's what i've got goin'

Going clockwise from the 12 o'clock position: The gloves. I really like the pattern, i've just gotten project ADD. I think i'll be able to finish these today! (how many times have i said that?)

3 o'clock: Thrummed mittens. I believe this is their debut. They're kind of large... i'm going to finish this one and see where it takes me.

9 o'clock: Little Pink Shocks. I finished the first one!!! i took an inch off the length of my foot because i'm using cascade fixation. i really like it and as you can see, i've cast on for the second.

Middle: The Nine Patch. It was fun, my first project with miters!!! I would probably make one again, as soon as i forget how many mitered corners i had to unravel. Shortly after i took this picture i added a crocheted boarder and i think it really makes it look nice. if you don't already know how, learn to crochet. it can make your knitting so much better!

What've i been up to?

Oh, nothing really...

i finished the cabled mittens

They're in need of a severe blocking, though.

I made a few simple accessories

also, although i can't post any pictures, i did a few rounds on the thrummed mittens (which i'm thinking of ripping out, sadly), i'm almost done with the first glove, i made a sweet little crocheted dodo, and i've got a few ideas for a sweater. my first!

Where'd that camera go?

I'm really sorry i can't find the camera, i know a lot of people just look at pictures on blogs...

i've been working on a few things for the job (which never calls and i never get money for...) and i've got more ideas. i think i almost have the beginner projects done for awhile, and maybe a few advanced beginner projects. so far for beginners i've got a swatch, a simple garter stitch wash cloth, a ribbed scarf, and i'm going to design a hat. for the stockinette stitch project i decided on a hat. they can handle simple shaping and seaming. i believe in them. i think for the advanced beginners i'm going to start them with shaping and stockinette for those not familiar with it with either a ribbed hat or a simple stockinette hat. and then mittens, maybe some pattern reading. i think with my group i'll have to assign homework (nothing like do 35 inches in garter stitch... in one color. unless they want to make a short simple scarf) i have no clue what to do for intermediate. the line between intermediate and advanced is a very fine one. my idea is that if you can read a pattern you can do anything. i'd also really like the advanced group to be more of a KAL. i hope the ladies at the store want to go along with my ideas. they're more focused on the business aspect, i'm really focusing on the projects now, and getting the sample patterns knit up, considering i have to knit everything twice, maybe even three times...

in other news: projects!!! the cabled mittens turned out BEAUTIFULLY... that is until i reached the grafting. i hate it when designers use grafting in a pattern because everything turns out square. i do not have square hands. i think when i make these mittens again i'll use my own shaping. grafting is for socks that are going to be heavily blocked and worn...

progress on the thrummed mittens is... slow. but then again i won't need them for quite awhile.

the second ribbed scarf has come to a screeeeeching halt. i cannot find the other needle. any one seen a pink plastic size 13 needle?

i got some cream colored yarn that i hope to use to design a simple hat. part of me wants to whip out the circs but the other part knows that it's for beginners... i'm planning on using knitting in the round for intermediates... maybe advanced beginners

i also need to design another pair of mittens and maybe some fair isle wrist warmers? i already have a pattern for that, i just need to knit a pair with the fair isle i designed (i'm going to design everything for my 'class' because i don't want to deal with copyright laws and all that junk...)

well now i'm just rambling...

i'm off to look for my camera

Alas, still no camera

My camera is still MIA so you'll have to do with out for awhile... sorry. Well, i've been doing a lot for the job lately, i'm working on the beginner stuff. Right now i've got a swatch, a garter stitch washcloth and a ribbed scarf. What else should i do? I still need a stockinette stitch project and i thought "coaster" but what teenager wants a coaster? I can't do anything in the round because it's a beginner course thing... can't do a hat because it's got shaping... i'll just have to reference my books. In other news, i've gotten farther on my thrummed mittens. They're looking very good, and i'm past the thumb! my one problem: they look huge. so huge they're almost yuge... But i suppose that's for the thrums. Another thing: i think i've got startitis.... i just want to start a new pair of mittens!!!! what's a girl to do... start a crochet project???

it's also hard to find out what to do with all my little balls of scrap yarn. i'm thinking striped hat? striped mittens? the ribbed scarf used up a whole ball of yarn i didn't really like. i like the finished product, though. i think i might use the other ball i have to make a pair of mittens to match for the intermediate group.

Fin ( a two for one kind of a day)

Yes, two for one. I finished the butterfly discloth in time for mother's day with time to spare. and i started and finished a crocheted hat yesterday

zee butterfly, shee eez fineeshed!

Butterfly Dish Cloth

Free pattern from the knitlist http://www.knitlist.com

Materials: Lily's Sugar and cream

Modifications: needles (it called for 7's. i preferre 8's)

Inteded recipient: my mom

uh oh, another quick crochet project that snuck up on me...

"boy beanie" from stitch and bitch 'happy hooker'

Materials: All red heart (i'm trying to get rid of all the plastic stuff...)

Modifications: I only loosely followed the pattern.

Start date: May 11 around 3-ish

Finish: May 11 around 6-ish

i'm in love with the flower. I'm also done with all my project spectrum projects for this part of the CAL (craft along!!!)

To go along with the hat i'm thinking of knitting some mittens and then giving this as a christmas present. one can never start too early. I thought i had a jump on it last year. i was wrong. so wrong.

Today was also the Shepherd's Harvest on the fair grounds and i went with my mom. It was pretty cool, i saw parts of a sheep shearing demonstration but left because people kept standing in front of me. The food smelled pretty good but i didn't eat any because it was really expensive.

I did buy yarn. I got one skein of a very soft wool with the color name of 'sour apple' it's a very, very, very bright green, but you've probably noticed already that i like bright colors.

The other yarn i bought was a very pretty pink from a new line called 'shepherd's wool' http://www.stonehedgefibermill.com from those lovely people. It's very soft. Incredibly soft.

I also bought some roving that i intend to make thrummed mittens with. I've been wanting to make them for a long time, but never could find roving.