19/28

I got an email from a friend of mine asking me how to make this headband, so I did some research and found the pattern online and once I did that I decided that I needed to make one.  Since this is out of bulky yarn I decided to double up some worsted acrylic yarn that I had and man was this thing fast to knit.  I think it took me a total of 3 hours.  I love this thing, with my short hair I have a tendency to look like a cancer patient when I wear hats, but since this just covers the front of my head it's perfect, it also keeps my ears toasty warm!

17/28

So 11 more things to go, I need to get crackin! I did finish this awesome purse though, it's the Counterpane Carpet Bag from Handknit Holidays.  I love this thing, I did change the handles, and added a lining, and I use it everyday, it is too super awesome!  I made it out of Debbie Bliss Donegal Aran Tweed yarn in a yummy brown shade. I started knitting this bag a year ago, but put it down for some reason.  I was awesome though, in the fact that I started knitting both sides of the bag at the same time so it was super quick to complete and highly satisfying, I've gotten a lot of compliments on this bag.  The only thing is that I wish I had put some pockets in the lining, it's a bit of a black hole in there, just means I need to make more little bags to put things in.

15/28

So here's number 15 it's the 3 Hour Sweater, but I changed the yarn size, the needle size and the sizing.  With it on I'm thinking I still could have gone down a needle size or 2 on the ribbing, but I think it still looks good with jeans.  It's made out of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino, which is Cashmere, merino wool and micro fiber, it's so soft and we'll see how warm it is today.  I'm not in love with the fit, but I'm thinking maybe I'll throw it in the dryer for a second to shrink it up a little.  I also figured out that to meet my goal, I'm going to need to make something every 2 days until my birthday, we'll see how that goes!

11/28 - Socks!

I made a pair of socks, that's right I finished both of them.  For those of you who know me and my knitting you know that's quite an accomplishment since I have had a pretty severe case of SSS (Single Sock Syndrome) in years past.  I am in love with these socks, they are so freaking comfy!  I made them out of Socks that Rock Lightweight in the Grawk Colorway from the Raven Clan Series.  Back when the Raven Clan Series of colors came out I bought a skein of each in light weight, I had money to burn, the economy was better, I wasn't married, I had no kids, and I'd heard great things about this yarn.  So naturally being the good goth that I am, I bought all the pretty black/purple/green colorways that came out.  Can you believe that I've had 13 skeins of sock yarn in my stash for more than 4 years and I've never knit any of it?  That's going to change, this is the squishiest, yummiest, most comfy yarn I've ever knit socks out of.  They are the Anniversary Socks by Nancy Bush from the book Favorite Socks from Interweave Press.  This is a great pattern because the lace is super simple to memorize and it's only on the fronts, I love that they are longer socks so they keep me warmer and since they're dark, I can wear them with shorter pants and they look like leggings. I knit them on double points because I didn't have the right circ in my stash and I didn't want to buy a new one for these socks, but in doing that I realized that I don't dislike dpns as much as I thought I did.  I guess it's just been so long since I've knit with them that I thought I didn't like it.  I don't know though, I'm going to try doing my next socks 2 at a time on 2 circs to see if I can get them done faster, I'd also like to try knitting one inside the other sometime, but that kind of scares me.  In short, these are my favorite hand knit socks I've ever made and I think a lot of it has to do with the yarn!

10/28

So this wasn't one that was finished this year, but it was revamped, which I'm totally counting as I never wore it before.  It started life as the Sprout sweater by Amy King, but I didn't like the placement of the buttons because that made it gap weirdly in the front, so I moved the buttons over and now it fits like a dream and I wear it a lot!

9/28

For my ninth item I knit the Date Night by Nikol Lohr from Knitty First Fall 2011.  I love it, I made it with Jagger-Spun Wool Silk Lace Weight Yarn in a deep red color that I originally bought for a shawl, but that never happened, so I doubled it up for this sweater.  I love it, it looks really cute with my new denim skirt.

8/28

So the next item in my aresenal of 29 things is the awesome Unbiased bag that I made.  I love it, it's super hippy wonderful, I made it from some recycled sari silk yarn while sitting at the munchkin's football practice!

6/28

Ok, so I'm going to post a few things I made and hopefully we'll get to 28 in the next 3 months.  So first up is my February Lady Sweater, I knit it in Debbie Stoller's Full o' Sheep yarn in a bright yellow.  When I started this, I wasn't sure that I was going to have much use of it until later in the year, but as it turns out, my new office keeps the AC at 69 degrees, so I wear a sweater almost every day.  I love the lines of this sweater and the way it looks on, I'm super happy I made it.

Another Finished Item

Woo Hoo!  I'm posting item 3 of my 28 things, I know I'm going to need to buckle down if I want to finish, but I had to take the machine in to be serviced (apparently you're supposed to do that WAY more often than I do) and then I was having some back muscle shenanigans, but I'm better now, so the sewing is going to come back in full force.  Anyhow, here's my 3rd item, SLIPPERS!  I love them, they are so toasty and took me all of 2 hours to knit. They only have 19 rows each!  The pattern is the Duffers by Knitting if not Eccentric and I made them out of Lamb's Pride Bulky.  I used some puffy paint to make them not so slippery and it works great!

Yarn for My Dad's Sweater

So I've been trying to figure out a yarn for my Dad's sweater and I think I've got it. I've ordered Elsebeth Lavold Twice Tweed Yarn, which is recycled and has some cotton in it so he won't get so hot:

I'm super excited to get started on this sweater, should be pretty awesome!