Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
Sunday, 27 January 2019
Ugly Christmas Vest
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know it's January; but, for some unknown reason, I truly do not understand my own thinking here, I started an Ugly Christmas Vest on Dec. 25, 2018 for Christmas 2019. I didn't really expect to finish it before the end of January. Well, it still needs a trip through the washing machine and buttons but the knitting is finished. And the buttons may have to wait since I suspect I won't find appropriately ugly Christmas buttons until November or December but I'll try to remember to check throughout the year to see if something strikes my fancy.
It's possible I may duplicate stitch a reindeer or a Santa or a tree or something onto it to make it even uglier. Will depend on how ambitious I am.
Pattern: Improvised
Yarn: Bernat Handicrafter Holidays Stripes in Red Green White
Needle: 4.5mm & 5.0mm
Gauge: pending washing
Other Knitting
I'm selfish knitting for the most part at the moment, currently working on another vest for myself in addition to the Ugly Christmas Vest, this one's a sport weight with a nice pattern in it making it a TV watching project not a reading project (yes, I can read and knit at the same time but only stockinette or garter stitch). And a cotton blend fingering weight sweater with no pattern in it so I can knit and read while working on this one. I also have a pair of socks for my Niece on the go for her birthday in March. My sock frenzy seems to have slowed quite a lot after Christmas, from Oct. to Dec. I finished 8 pairs of adult sized socks. I hope I'm not burnt out. Things have also picked up a work so I'm limited to knitting at lunch only.
Oh, I almost forgot about the two baby blankets I'm (mostly not) working on. Maybe they're on a break?
Other News
The first Scent Hurdle race of the year was held yesterday and our team did great. I ran Tonka for a friend for the most part but also ran Snickers for her once in the last race when she wanted to switch dogs, both are super fun to play with. I think we might even have placed first over all in the tournament since I think we won every race we were in. Kinda cool. But more importantly there were a number of new dogs racing on other teams who earned the first points of their Scent Hurdle careers. Our two new dogs were not quite ready for this tournament but will likely be ready before the end of the year.
In one really cool race a dog called Honor earned her 4500th point earning her her SHDGMPCh title, the highest title possible in Scent Hurdle, and a new dog called Vivee earned her fist 5 points. I was the timer for this race and it was wonderful to see and celebrate this victory with both owners. It's possible there were tears but I'll never tell.
Current Weather
4C and partly cloudy. Feels more like March than January.
It's possible I may duplicate stitch a reindeer or a Santa or a tree or something onto it to make it even uglier. Will depend on how ambitious I am.
Pattern: Improvised
Yarn: Bernat Handicrafter Holidays Stripes in Red Green White
Needle: 4.5mm & 5.0mm
Gauge: pending washing
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| Appropriately Ugly |
I'm selfish knitting for the most part at the moment, currently working on another vest for myself in addition to the Ugly Christmas Vest, this one's a sport weight with a nice pattern in it making it a TV watching project not a reading project (yes, I can read and knit at the same time but only stockinette or garter stitch). And a cotton blend fingering weight sweater with no pattern in it so I can knit and read while working on this one. I also have a pair of socks for my Niece on the go for her birthday in March. My sock frenzy seems to have slowed quite a lot after Christmas, from Oct. to Dec. I finished 8 pairs of adult sized socks. I hope I'm not burnt out. Things have also picked up a work so I'm limited to knitting at lunch only.
Oh, I almost forgot about the two baby blankets I'm (mostly not) working on. Maybe they're on a break?
Other News
The first Scent Hurdle race of the year was held yesterday and our team did great. I ran Tonka for a friend for the most part but also ran Snickers for her once in the last race when she wanted to switch dogs, both are super fun to play with. I think we might even have placed first over all in the tournament since I think we won every race we were in. Kinda cool. But more importantly there were a number of new dogs racing on other teams who earned the first points of their Scent Hurdle careers. Our two new dogs were not quite ready for this tournament but will likely be ready before the end of the year.
In one really cool race a dog called Honor earned her 4500th point earning her her SHDGMPCh title, the highest title possible in Scent Hurdle, and a new dog called Vivee earned her fist 5 points. I was the timer for this race and it was wonderful to see and celebrate this victory with both owners. It's possible there were tears but I'll never tell.
Current Weather
4C and partly cloudy. Feels more like March than January.
Wednesday, 9 January 2019
Tuesday, 8 January 2019
Finally Finished
Spruce was on the needles for a very long time, May 13, 2017 - January 6, 2019 to be precise. I ran into a rather lengthy delay when I (subconsciously) decided I didn't want another raglan shaped sleeve. It took a while for this realization to reach my conscious mind so it sat untouched for quite a while. Once I realized what the problem was I changed the yoke to a v-neck with set-in sleeves and finished it fairly quickly.
This is also a little longer than my other light weight sweaters, I think I'm going to like that part as I like long sweaters.
And yes, I named the sweater for the colourway again. Meh, it works. Especially since there's nothing much to the pattern to name it by. Although I suppose I could call it the "Improvised Set-In Sleeve V-Neck Sweater" but frankly, Spruce is easier to type.
Pattern: Improvised Set-In Sleeve V-Neck Sweater
Yarn: Knit Picks Palette in Spruce
Needle: 2.75mm
Gauge: 31 stitches and 37 rows = 10 cm
Apologies for the photo-bombing dogs above, I didn't realize they were in the picture until I was editing it and I'm too lazy to try again.
Mouse
Poor kitty has been loosing weight but recent blood work shows nothing untoward. I'm taking her in for a weight check on the weekend. Hopefully she hasn't lost more weight. Poor thing doesn't have much to loose.
Current Weather
-6 and cloudy. It's supposed to get very cold, around -15C - -20C tonight. Brrrrr. I'm spoiled by the warm winter we've had so far.
This is also a little longer than my other light weight sweaters, I think I'm going to like that part as I like long sweaters.
And yes, I named the sweater for the colourway again. Meh, it works. Especially since there's nothing much to the pattern to name it by. Although I suppose I could call it the "Improvised Set-In Sleeve V-Neck Sweater" but frankly, Spruce is easier to type.
Pattern: Improvised Set-In Sleeve V-Neck Sweater
Yarn: Knit Picks Palette in Spruce
Needle: 2.75mm
Gauge: 31 stitches and 37 rows = 10 cm
Apologies for the photo-bombing dogs above, I didn't realize they were in the picture until I was editing it and I'm too lazy to try again.
Mouse
Poor kitty has been loosing weight but recent blood work shows nothing untoward. I'm taking her in for a weight check on the weekend. Hopefully she hasn't lost more weight. Poor thing doesn't have much to loose.
Current Weather
-6 and cloudy. It's supposed to get very cold, around -15C - -20C tonight. Brrrrr. I'm spoiled by the warm winter we've had so far.
Wednesday, 2 January 2019
Fast and Furious
That's how the socks are happening these days. Another pair for myself completed.
Pattern: basic sock
Yarn: Cascade Yarns® Heritage Prints in Baltimore
Needle: 2.5mm
Gauge: 41 stitches and 48 rows
Current Weather
8C and mostly cloudy.
Pattern: basic sock
Yarn: Cascade Yarns® Heritage Prints in Baltimore
Needle: 2.5mm
Gauge: 41 stitches and 48 rows
Current Weather
8C and mostly cloudy.
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