WIP Update

I wasn't feeling well for much of this week so progress was mostly limited to Celestial on the grounds that it is mostly stockinette stitch. I actually managed to finish a sleeve. I may have picked up the odd round of something else but nothing worth photographing.

For anyone wondering why the Red T-Shirt did not get worked since it's also stockinette stitch the sad fact is it is not working and needs to be frogged. Again. I could cry, or scream, or both; something. I keep telling myself that once I get this worked out I will be able to whip a bunch out since I'll have all the numbers worked out. It's the only thing keeping me going when it comes to this project right now. It may also take a time-out for a bit while I work up the courage to try again.

I did however manage to get this yarn rolled into cakes and all ready to be made back into a sweater. My first attempt did not work and I (foolishly) plowed right through to the end before admitting defeat. Such are the perils of knitting.

Current Weather
-2C (officially Environment Canada says it's -2C at the airport, on the thermometer on the back deck it's -8C) and snowing. Snow. That's right; snow. Rather a lot of snow by now since it's been snowing for the past two days.

Ahab for scale

WIP Update

This week's progress was mostly about sweaters. Fist, Celestial has now got both shoulders joined and the first sleeve started. Pretty good progress completing the front of the yoke and getting the sleeves started

Second, the Red T-shirt is up to 12 inches long, four balls added. It now looks like a blob.

Blue Stripes is now two stripes into the second ball.

And there was progress on the Bunny Blanket, socks, and the Cherry Zigzag blanket but not enough for pictures.

Ahab

Ahab got a bath at the dog wash today. He did not appreciate it and is currently trying to figure out how to smell like a stinky dog again. He'll smell nice for a couple days; I hope.

Current Weather
23C and Sunny. Some nice Summer weather as we head deeper into Fall. Yesterday morning was near freezing, there may have been frost but I slept in and didn't notice.

WIP Update

See this? This is half a pair of socks finally done! And the ribbing for sock #2.

Celestial continues well, the back of the yoke is complete and I started the decreases on the front. I placed stitch markers showing where I finished the yoke decreases, I will use these later to work the sleeve cap. I think the second picture shows this better.

The Blue Seed Stripes Blanket is this close to getting the second ball added. I so wanted to post this with the second ball started but life got in the way.

I cast on for another baby car-seat blanket. I don't know why I decided I needed yet another blanket on the go but there we are. Maybe I had too much blue on the needles or something. No, that doesn't make sense I also have red and purple & white.... well, anyway I cast this on.

Progress also continues on the Bunny Blanket and red t-shirt but neither progressed enough for a picture.

In other news

Ahab had a pedicure today, he gets 25% off because of his missing paw. And I got my hair trimmed. And that's what passes for excitement around here. Titillating isn't it?

Current Weather
22C and Sunny. Lovely fall day today.

WIP Update

And just like that another week has passed. Sometimes I wonder how it's possible for it to happen so quickly. And yet I seem to have accomplished quite a bit on most of my WIPs; even finished a blanket.

The observant among you will notice that I have a new duvet, I made a trip to Ikea and found a lovely blue duvet cover for my new wool filled duvet; the first picture below shows the duvet colour best. Also, I have no idea why my camera turned all the creams, greys, and whites into bright yellow. Maybe it's the new duvet cover....?

Knitting

Started a new vest this week, the colour is actually an ashy grey nothing like yellow at all. This will have a pattern in it and not just my usual favourite of plain stockinette. Going a little out there for this one.

And started another baby blanket, blue with seed stitch stripes. Ugh, that yellow should be a greyish colour.

Here is what I hope is the final cast on for my red t-shirt. Please, please, please let this be the final cast on, I'm getting really tired of casting on over and over again for this one.

And further progress was made on my blue cotton sweater. The stitch marker is marking where I will start to pickup stitches when I pick them up for the sleeves. Not really sure that is coming through well in this picture though.

Another stripe or two of checks added to the Bunny Blanket. As you will know from previous pictures of this blanket it is white and purple not yellow and purple.

Virtually no progress on the socks. No picture as it would just be annoying to have an actual record of my lack of progress.

Current Weather
14C and cloudy. So many yellow leaves all of a sudden, seems like only yesterday there were one or two and now half the tree is yellow.

Almond Checkers Baby Blanket

Decided to change the name of this blanket to include some of the name of the colourway, Caron has really creative names for their Caron Cakes. Seems a waste not to use them.

Another little car-seat blanket. I rather like these as a way to keep your baby warm and safe since tucking anything under the seat-belt straps is not safe, with these blankets you just slip the section between the two holes under the chest buckle. It doesn't interfere with the car-seat straps and the baby can't kick it off. Well, as easily anyway; never under estimate the creativity of a toddler. I moved the strap holes up a bit higher on the blanket from the first one of these that I did, it occurred to me that the straps on the car-seat are in the middle of the chest so you need more blanket at the bottom.

Pattern: My own
Yarn: Caron Big Cakes in Jordan Almonds
Needle: 5.5mm
Gauge: not critical

Here is the pattern for this blanket, it's so simple it's hardly worth writing down but here goes anyway.

Cast on 90 stitches and work a 10 row seed stitch boarder. 
Keep 10 stitches on each side in seed stitch and work the rest in “Checkerboard” from the “Knit Stitch Dictionary” by Debbie Tomkies. 
When you reach the point where you want the seat-belt holes cast of the center 10 stitches. On the next row cast on 10 stitches. Repeat where you want the second hole.
End with a 10 row seed stitch boarder.


Current Weather
12C and foggy. We don't usually get much fog here but it was pretty misty this morning. It will probably be gone the next time I look out a window.

WIP Update

Late, I know; my excuse is that I was camping last weekend. Which turned out to be a bit of a bust as it was cold and showering so we mostly stayed inside the trailer with the heat on. There was some socializing and a trip to Pasu Farm so it was not a complete loss. I got a wool filled comforter for Christmas but I'm allowed to start using it now.

Knitting

With the Winter Blue Hoodie now complete I have been able to focus on a few other things. First, the Checkers Blanket has gotten longer.

And I split Celestial to begin the back of the yoke.

The gauge swatches keep lying to me about the Red T-Shirt, so far I've knit three with different sized needles because the fabric wasn't right once I knit a few centimeters of the actual project and none of them gave me the right numbers in the first place. I have now cast on one final (fourth) time (I sincerely hope) and I think I've finally have the numbers right. I didn't take a picture as it actually looks like a step, or possibly many steps, backwards.

Progress was also made on the Bunny Blanket but not enough to justify another picture yet.

No sock progress at all. I've lost my sock mojo. It's always been temporary in the past so I have hope for it to return. I guess I have too much sweater mojo right now.

Current Weather

24C and mostly cloudy. Of course it's nice the day after the long weekend.