A Few Pics

I got around to photographing my StR yarn. God, pictures don't do it justice.



Also, I've been slowly handing out the gifts that were meant for Christmas, and here's a picture of my friend Eilene with her set.



Lastly, Becky recently made what we like to call the Monster Scarf. The thing is at least a foot wide and about ten feet long, made out of burly spun wool. To give you an idea of how long it is, here's Eilene wearing it as a dress.



Also, all of my swap items are packed in a box, ready for mailing. So excited!!
~Kero

Winter Break FOs

Hello!! Here are some FOs, as promised.

I'll start off with the hats. The first hat was knit as a Christmas present for my dad. The pattern is the New York Hat. I used US #6 needles and Caron Simply Soft in Dark Country Blue. Dad really seems to like the hat. He wore it all day after I gave it to him, and has had it one every time I've seen him outside.



Next is a hat I knit for a friend, Brandon, as a wedding present. This hat is called 1337 Hat Redux, and was my first attempt at intarsia. I like the way it came out! This hat is actually two hats knit together at the brim, and then the plain one is stuffed inside the decorated hat as a liner. I used Caron Simply Soft yarn in Black and Lemonade on US #7 needles.





The project I'm the proudest has to be the socks. I call them my Johnny Socks, because after I turned the heel of the first sock I declared that its name was Johnathan (I name everything!!). I knitted these socks in about a week, and they fit like a dream! I am very pleased that my first socks turned out so well. It's hard to tell, but thet have a cabled pattern. The yarn is Brown Sheep Wildfoote Luxury Sock Yarn in Elderberry. I used four US #2 DPNs.





And last but not least, here is the yarn that I hand-painted over the holidays. There's about 450 yards of worsted weight silk yarn there, and I'm planning on knitting a hat and wrist warmer set. I call the colorway Silkberry because I can't think of anything better.





And that's all for now! I have one hat in the works, I ordered the yarn for my afghan today, I'm getting ready to start a scarf, and I'm contributing a square for the Terry Pratchett Afghan (or "Pratchgan"). Busy busy busy! And to think, school starts in a few days!

~Kero

Cabling AND Intarsia!

So Becky bought me this really cool yarn, so I took a break from my Christmas knitting to make something for myself. I know, I'm terrible.

This is my first (finished) cabled project. The pattern is called Bamboozled and I really love the way this turned out. The yarn is Ellyn Cooper's Yarn Sonnets Caribe Irisee and the colorway is called Misha. I used six needles. This only took about a day to knit up.




Detail of the cabling.

I love this headband and have worn it a ton since I made it!

I'm also working on my first ever intarsia project. Wish me luck!
~Kero

i can has sock yarn?

I finally got a photo of the hat I just finished! This is the one I made to match my star scarf.



Cute, eh? I'll post a pic of the recipient after I give it to her, it's going to look ten times more adorable on her.

Also, here's the lovely sock yarn I bought!



I hope I don't fail at sock-making. Wish me luck?

Headband is going well, I just didn't get around to taking a picture of it. Oh well, it will be a surprise! Mwa ha ha!
~Kero

Change Your Mind

Well, I decided that the pithy hat was not turning out like I had hoped, so I frogged it. Instead, I cast on the Blanche hat. I'm already finished! It was a really quick knit. It's also very lovely. This was made to match the star scarf, and I'll try and get picture of it and the set up tomorrow. I have also promised to help Becky update her blog, so hopefully I can be productive.

I've decided to hold off on the butterfly scarf and finish all my other gifts first. If I don't get it all done by Christmas, everyone will at LEAST get one gift and then I can give them the second part as I finish.

Next thing to do: Find a hat to match my Wavy scarf.

Oh, and btw.... I bought sock yarn!! Now if only Becky will finish her pair of socks so that I can steal the needles. ^_^
~Kero

Failz0rs...

The butterfly scarf is causing problems. No matter what I do, it curls. Actually, right now it's folding down the middle. Do I keep knitting it and hope for the best, or do I give up before I waste another day?

In any case, I have cast on the pithy hat. It got off to a rocky start, but is now coming along nicely. :)
~Kero

To-Do List

I just want to keep track of where I'm at project-wise. Right now the only thing I have on needles is Becky's scarf, so I can start a few more projects.

Hats:

• Black calorimetry for Christen
• Blue butterfly hat for myself
• Wavy hat for Kelly
• Pithy hat for Eilene
• Sock hat for my dad
  

Scarves:

• Finish skull scarf for Becky
• Butterfly scarf for Casey
• Ribbed scarf
  

Other:

• Afghan for me
• Towel toppers for my grandma

Not too bad, I guess... Only six of these need to be done by Christmas, so I have right around 25 days to finish everything up. That's about 4 days per thing, and the calorimetry will only take one day. I should probably start the butterfly scarf first, because I think that will take the longest.

...I think I'm going to go get started. ^^;;;;; Wish me luck!
~Kero

A Buttload of FOs

All finished and photographed!! Warning: Picture heavy!

I'll start with the calorimetries. The pattern can be found here.


This is the first calorimetry I made, which turned out way too large. It was knit on US #6 needles with Bernat Softee Chunky. It lacks a button or woven in ends because I haven't decided whether I should frog it or not.





This is the calorimetry I made for myself. I used Noro Silk Garden and US #6 needles. This is my first non-acrylic project. I used the same alterations as I did with the brown calorimetry.



This is the one I made for Becky. I cast on about 112 stitches for this one. It looks great on her! I'll try to make her let me take a picture. I used Caron Simply Soft Deep Plum Heather on US #6s.

Next is the scarf.





This is the double-knit star scarf I've been working on for ages. I used Caron Simply Soft in black and Autumn red, knitted on US #7s. The pattern is here.

Last but not least, a couple of hats.





My beautiful butterfly hat. I am sorely tempted to keep this, but I think I'm going to make one for myself in blue. This was knitted on US #5 and #7 circular needles. The yarn is Caron Simply Soft in Plum Wine. I love this hat SO much!



Oh, Jayne hat, how I love thee. This is supposed to be Jayne Cobb's hat from the series Firefly. The pattern calls for wool or cotton, but I used Caron Simply Soft in Autumn red, mango, and lemonade. This is a gift for a friend, and I'll try to get a picture of her wearing it. This was knitted on US #10.5 circulars.

Well, that's all I got! Now I only have one WIP: Becky's scarf, which is hibernating. I need to get started on a few more things!
~Kero

Accomplished!

Well, I got a lot of work done tonight! I wove in the ends on my star scarf, finished the butterfly hat (my first time working on double-pointed needles), and wove in the ends/sewed the button on my calorimetry! The pink button I planned on using went missing, but I found a nice brown one instead. :) Also, I did one ear flap on the Jayne hat and am working on the second. dare I try to finish it tonight?

Pictures will be along shortly, I swear! I just have to finish picking the dog hair off of everything...
~Kero

Tired...

I'm ready to put the butterfly hat on double-pointed needles! I just need Becky to show me how. I am really excited. I think I'm going to make a matching butterfly stitch scarf, but I need to do a border around it or something because JUST butterfly stitch is kind of boring.

I guess I should finish my homework so I can knit some more. :(
~Kero

Happy Birthday, Becky!!!

I had to work today, so I took the butterfly hat along to work on. I got pretty far! I'm a little worried that it might end up sitting too far off my head, but it isn't for me anyway. I also got the button sewed Becky's calorimetry and the ends woven in using my brand new tapestry needles! Becky bought me a set with three different sizes in a cute little case, and the smallest actually fits through the holes on the button. The calorimetry fits Becky perfectly and she loves it, so yay me! Now if I could ever finish her skull scarf...

Just for the record, I'm terribly jealous of the sock she's making.
~Kero

Another Hat!

I have to go and get Becky today (yay!), so I don't plan on doing much knitting. I started on a butterfly hat using the Plum Wine yarn, and so far it's looking great. I like making the little butterflies! Anywho, I imagine I'll get a few things 100% finished when I can get a tapestry needle and some fabric glue.
~Kero

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope everyone had a great holiday. I know I did! I ate a bunch at both dinners (one on mom's side, one on dad's) and had a bunch of time for knitting. Becky's calorimetry is off the needles, but since I don't have a tapestry needle I can't finish the darn thing. She did give me some hat patterns over the phone, so I think I'm going to cast on one of them. Time to use the Plum Wine yarn, perhaps?
~Kero

It Liiives!

Today I broke out those beautiful interchangeable needles and cast on my Jayne hat! OMG exciting! It's looking amazing so far. Right now the main hat is done, but it still needs a pom pom and ear flaps. Still, I'm terribly impressed. Hooray for my first hat! I hope the recipient likes it. -^^- Note to self: Start collecting double-pointed needles...
~Kero

Yay!

-^^- I've already finished my calorimetry! I was worried that it would turn out too small, but it's perfect and beautiful and I'm SO glad I did it in Noro! I can't find a tapestry needle at the moment, but as soon as I've worked away the ends and sewn on a button I'll take piccies. I am going to wear this EVERYWHERE.

I am a little over halfway done with the star scarf, and I'm casting on the Jayne hat as soon as I can get the needles away from Becky.

...Just wondering, but what the hell did I do before I learned to knit? O.o
~Kero

Hat!

So, I got to wear the stylin' new hat Becky made me for the first time today! Okay, so I know this doesn't have anything to do with ME knitting, but I just wanted to show how awesomely awesome this hat is!



What about my projects, you ask? Haha. Funny. No, I should seriously be done with the keyhole scarf TONIGHT, and then I'll finish the star scarf. After that it's a toss-up between starting something new and finishing Becky's scarf.

Love, peace, and chicken grease!
~Kero

A Cunning Hat...

I WILL finish something soon, I promise! I am about 75% done with my keyhole scarf, and will finish the star scarf soon after that.

So. My first non-scarf project is going to be the Jayne Cobb hat from Firefly. However, I am conflicted. For one thing, the only size 10.5 needles I can find are Addi Turbos, and I don't know if I'm prepared to spend $20 on a pair of needles that I might only use once. Also, should I make the hat out of the acrylic yarn that I already have which matches the colors pretty closely, or do I order a kit like this one that includes all the yarn I need and a premade pom pom? Or do I just go and buy the wool, use the pattern off the internet, and make the pom pom myself? I have a lot of scarves to make, so I don't need to decide this anytime soon.

All right, off to hopefully finish my keyhole scarf. Love.
~Kero