Before I start to knit a pattern, I copy it. I don’t like to carry around a book or magazine. I keep track of my row and/or stitch count on sticky notes.
How do you deal with your patterns?
Do you make a copy of it or do you knit right from the book or magazine? Do you keep your notes with the pattern when you’re finished? Or do you only knit something once?
Office hats
Lion Brand Wool-Ease Worsted Weight yarn in Forest Green, Mushroom, Avocado, Navy, and Oxford Grey using size 11 US dpns.
Mods: I didn’t make the I-cord and pom poms. I added a third color stripe to three of the hats. The top left was done in a Helix stripe as shown on Knitting Daily TV episode 311 at marker 5:26.
Each Spud and Chloe Go Team hat took about 2 1/2 hours to knit. The Helix took a little longer as untwisting the yarn colors at each needle was time-consuming.
I knit a total of eight hats using this pattern this month but only have pictures of six of them. I really liked how quick this was to knit and easy to customize. On one hat I made tassels instead of pom poms (not shown).
Do you remember a few weeks ago when I posted about wanting to knit this sweater?
Courtesy of Garns Studio
With this yarn?
Papaya Heather
Well, I changed my mind. I still love the sweater but I don’t think I will like for me. The bottom would hit at certain part of my body that I would want covered. And warm. And though I have no problem wearing long-sleeved shirts under short-sleeved sweaters, I don’t think I can pull off that fashion statement anymore.
So what do I have my sights set on now?
Knit Simple Button Cardigan Fall 2008
Of course I love this green however I will be using the Knit Picks Papaya Heather. But I don’t have enough. I need two more balls.
No, I’m not starting this now. I have too much knitting to do before Christmas.
Besides when I’m ready to start knitting, I may change my mind again. I will order enough yarn to make this pattern…just in case.
It’s been a long week at work and it was a short week at that! We had a very important meeting today and though I don’t conduct the meetings, I do have to make sure everything runs smoothly. Get there early. Make sure the I pick up refreshments for the meeting before the meeting. Remember extra agendas, markers, flip chart pads and anything else we need for the meeting. If you are an administrative assistant or office manager, you know what I’m talking about. There’s a lot of behind-the-scenes work to make meetings run smooth and an organization look good. That’s one of the things I do.
My reward for the day was I got to go home early. It was only an hour and a half but it was early enough to capture daylight for my latest yarn purchases.
Latest yarn order November 2010
Fingering weight
Ruffled Bottle Sleeves
Papaya Heather
Courtesy of Garns Studio
The coal, cobblestone and red are planned to be a version of Eva Katarina’s Bird and Vine mittens. You can check this out on Ravelry’s site. http://www.ravelry.com/projects/EvaKatharina/endpaper-mitts I wasn’t sure if the cobblestone would be too dark so I also ordered the dove grey just in case.
Right now I’m making some hats from Spud and Chloe mentioned in an earlier post for the twin’s birthday coming up next month. I’m using some stash yarns and will show you pictures as soon as I’m finished. The pattern is very quick. I started the hat Wednesday morning before I went to work and finished the body of it this morning. I’m getting ready to start on the earflaps.
The seamless slippers for Dr. Professor are finished except for the soles. Pictures will follow.
I really need to finish the Ms Ida mittens. I’ll see if I can get her to behave. Sad when all I have left to do are the thumbs. I will not let her get the best of me.
The formatting on WordPress isn’t working very well tonight so I think I’m going to give up trying to get the links to work. I’m posting this later than usual and am looking forward to a day when I can sleep in. And guess what? Tomorrow is that day!!
Knitting In Flashes 