Although I had decided not to sign up for any swaps for a while, I got sucked in by the Hand Dyed Yarn Swap. Next month is sock yarn. Sign up deadline is October 31.
They also have a Ravelry group, which is where I found the swap, but you don't have to be on Ravelry to play along.
Friday, October 26, 2007
UFOctober, Day 26 Progress Report
No FOtos this Friday. No FOs to show. (Plus I think I hate my camera. Or it hates me. Or something.)
Feeling a little grumpy today. I may be coming down with something. Either a cold or quiltitis. (Or both).
Oh yes, I have been bitten by the quilting bug. I blame these people:
Cassiana for putting the idea (back) in my head.
Chief Enabler Amy for making it seem so easy. Also cute. Edited to add: If you want to lose an hour, click on the Bend-the-Rules Flickr group and watch the slideshow.
Kay pushed me right over the edge. I definitely plan to use Mary B's Lifetime Guarantee idea - scroll to the end of that linked page to read it.
I may have Cia and Superbuzzy taste on a Joann budget, but I managed to find some good stuff at my local Joann Etc. yesterday.
BTW, if anyone was confused about the next UFOctober drawing, it will be held after UFOctober so we all have a chance to get as much finished as possible.
I have been making good knitting progress despite the latest infection.
*=new progress
Blue Cascade Socks for Boy1 - Frog FROGGED 10/6/07
Chevron Lace Socks - Rip back to heel flap just before turn, & reknit FINISHED 10/6/07
Early Nettie - Frog FROGGED 10/1/07
Heartbreakingly Cute Baby Kimono 1 - FINISHED 10/18/07.
Heartbreakingly Cute Baby Kimono 2 - Figure out the sleeve seams or frog
Lily Pad Socks for Boy1 - Finish second sock FINISHED 10/7/07
* Purple sweater for Girl - In progress - Finished sleeve 1, started sleeve 2.
Recycled Navy Sweater - TRASHED 10/19/07
Sky Socks - Mail MAILED 10/4/07
Swap-Bot Swap Yarn - MAILED 10/6/07
* The interloper:
Jaywalker - just trusted the heel directions as written and it all worked out. Trust the knitting, Luke.
The Exceptions:
Jimmy Neutron sweater for Boy1
ONE ball-band dishcloth if the mood strikes
Feeling a little grumpy today. I may be coming down with something. Either a cold or quiltitis. (Or both).
Oh yes, I have been bitten by the quilting bug. I blame these people:
Cassiana for putting the idea (back) in my head.
Chief Enabler Amy for making it seem so easy. Also cute. Edited to add: If you want to lose an hour, click on the Bend-the-Rules Flickr group and watch the slideshow.
Kay pushed me right over the edge. I definitely plan to use Mary B's Lifetime Guarantee idea - scroll to the end of that linked page to read it.
I may have Cia and Superbuzzy taste on a Joann budget, but I managed to find some good stuff at my local Joann Etc. yesterday.
BTW, if anyone was confused about the next UFOctober drawing, it will be held after UFOctober so we all have a chance to get as much finished as possible.
I have been making good knitting progress despite the latest infection.
*=new progress
Heartbreakingly Cute Baby Kimono 2 - Figure out the sleeve seams or frog
* Purple sweater for Girl - In progress - Finished sleeve 1, started sleeve 2.
* The interloper:
Jaywalker - just trusted the heel directions as written and it all worked out. Trust the knitting, Luke.
The Exceptions:
Jimmy Neutron sweater for Boy1
ONE ball-band dishcloth if the mood strikes
Monday, October 22, 2007
And the Skeen of Green Goes To...
The official entrants of the drawing were:
Best Scissors and Unofficial Marker of UFOctober were hoping for more entrants. Maybe next time.
Kenyetta (knitty kitty)
Unusually Heather (Gentle Sunset)
Turtle
The name slips all folded and ready to go:
And the Skeen of Green goes to...
Turtle!
Yes, this prize drawing was a random draw, but it should be noted that Turtle has made excellent progress on her UFOs, completing 5 out of 8 UFOs so far this month. She's also working on a few of the 12 projects in her knit queue. Hopefully the Skeen of Green will help out with some of those projects! Congratulations, Turtle!
(and email me - haezoo at yahoo dot com - need your address to ship)
More Prizes
The next prize round was going to be more complex, but I think I'll keep it simple for this year. (Yes, I am already thinking about UFOctober 2008!)
Once UFOctober is officially over, I'll once again call for blog posts featuring your updated UFOctober progress list on your blog. I'll randomly draw another prize winner from those who post an entry and comment on the official post (not posted yet). The entry dates will most likely be November 1-3. (And there may be a twist involving photos, but don't worry about it yet.)
So, who wants sock yarn? (Who DOESN'T??!!)
The winner of the second drawing will receive their choice of two balls of Knit Picks Essential superwash sock yarn in WINNER'S CHOICE of color!
Not enough?
AND a $10 Gift Certificate to Knit Picks!
Yes, we all know Knit Picks is my favorite online yarn store. (They are not affiliated with the contest or with UFOctober, however.) No, I am not offering this prize just so I have an excuse to place an order there. Ok, maybe. But who cares? FREE YARN!
Best Scissors and Unofficial Marker of UFOctober were hoping for more entrants. Maybe next time.
Kenyetta (knitty kitty)
Unusually Heather (Gentle Sunset)
Turtle
The name slips all folded and ready to go:
And the Skeen of Green goes to...
Turtle!
Yes, this prize drawing was a random draw, but it should be noted that Turtle has made excellent progress on her UFOs, completing 5 out of 8 UFOs so far this month. She's also working on a few of the 12 projects in her knit queue. Hopefully the Skeen of Green will help out with some of those projects! Congratulations, Turtle!
(and email me - haezoo at yahoo dot com - need your address to ship)
More Prizes
The next prize round was going to be more complex, but I think I'll keep it simple for this year. (Yes, I am already thinking about UFOctober 2008!)
Once UFOctober is officially over, I'll once again call for blog posts featuring your updated UFOctober progress list on your blog. I'll randomly draw another prize winner from those who post an entry and comment on the official post (not posted yet). The entry dates will most likely be November 1-3. (And there may be a twist involving photos, but don't worry about it yet.)
So, who wants sock yarn? (Who DOESN'T??!!)
The winner of the second drawing will receive their choice of two balls of Knit Picks Essential superwash sock yarn in WINNER'S CHOICE of color!
Not enough?
AND a $10 Gift Certificate to Knit Picks!
Yes, we all know Knit Picks is my favorite online yarn store. (They are not affiliated with the contest or with UFOctober, however.) No, I am not offering this prize just so I have an excuse to place an order there. Ok, maybe. But who cares? FREE YARN!
Friday, October 19, 2007
I WON! (kinda)
Famous Knitting Authors Ann & Kay ran a contest to win a raffle ticket to win this. There's an upclose photo on the Mason-Dixon Knitting site; the afghan is stunning. Go take a look. I'll wait.
Ann & Kay gave away one raffle ticket each to 10 commenters who wrote "a haiku, limerick or heroic couplet about the color blue, Cristina's afghan, or stinky indigo dye vats." 65 people entered, and I was one of the lucky 10 who won by random draw.
Here's my entry, and you'll see why I did not win by skill...
Roses are blue
Violets are blue
Blue is my favorite
And so is blue
heh.
If you'd like a chance to win this thing of indigo beauty, click here.
Ann & Kay gave away one raffle ticket each to 10 commenters who wrote "a haiku, limerick or heroic couplet about the color blue, Cristina's afghan, or stinky indigo dye vats." 65 people entered, and I was one of the lucky 10 who won by random draw.
Here's my entry, and you'll see why I did not win by skill...
Roses are blue
Violets are blue
Blue is my favorite
And so is blue
heh.
If you'd like a chance to win this thing of indigo beauty, click here.
UFOctober Report, Day 19 (and FOto Friday)
It's amazing what a good night of sitting on your butt ignoring the laundry quality TV can do for your knitting. Last night was a very good night. Here's my tally thus far.
*=new progress
Blue Cascade Socks for Boy1 - Frog Frogged 10/6/07 (1:30 a.m.)
Chevron Lace Socks - Rip back to heel flap just before turn, & reknit Finished 10/6/07 (1:00 a.m.)
Early Nettie - Frog Frogged 10/1/07
*Heartbreakingly Cute Baby Kimono 1 - A second washing and blocking satisfied me that all the wayward dye was rinsed from the sweater. There's still some bad dye running, but - aha! - the HCBK is knit in garter stitch, which makes it kinda reversible. Reversible enough, in fact, that reverse it is exactly what I did. So the worst dye bleeding is inside, and the rest of anything remotely noticeable is on the back. Problem solved! FINISHED 10/18/07.
Behold the heartbreaking cuteness:
Heartbreakingly Cute Baby Kimono 2 - Figure out the sleeve seams or frog No progress yet, but feeling better after the success of the HCBK1.
Lily Pad Socks for Boy1 - Finish second sock FINISHED! 10/7/07
* Purple sweater for Girl - In progress - sewed up one side seam, picked up stitches at armhole to knit sleeve in the round. I am NEVER knitting another sweater in pieces again!
My Bad Photo:
(That's not a dye lot mistake. The color varies throughout the skein. See below.)
Presumably professional photo of the sweater from the Lion Brand site; not our family:
Yep, that's acrylic, people. Bought lots of it before I knew better, but it's soft and warm and, hello, machine washable. I'm using it. Click here for the pattern. I'm leaving off the hood, doing a roll-neck collar instead. And, as mentioned, knitting the sleeves in the round from the shoulder down.
*Recycled Navy Sweater - see below.
Recycled Navy Sweater before
Recycled Navy Sweater after
Why is this sweater in the trash? This sweater began life as an exercise in anger management. The yarn came from a 25-cent yard sale sweater. I frogged it during a particularly rough patch in my marriage, when ripping a sweater apart seemed to be the only viable outlet for the stress, anger, and frustration I felt. (Things are better lately, thanks for asking.) As you might expect, the yarn was roughly frogged, not rinsed before rewinding, and full of knots. Badly done all around. The color was SO DARK (the flash really lightened it up immensely), it was depressing. Somehow, a junior's size small sweater did not give me enough yarn to knit a little girl's cardigan. Go figure. Considering the anger, the depressing color, the yarn shortage, and the fact that I started knitting it in pieces before I knew about knitting in the round, it makes sense to me just to toss it. Good riddance. Trashed 10/19/07.
Sky Socks - Mail Mailed 10/4/07
Swap-Bot Swap Yarn - Mailed 10/6/07
* The interloper:
Jaywalker may be slightly stalled at the heel. The instructions are not making sense to me. Is it a short-row heel? Anyone know? If I can't figure it out, I'll probably just do a flap heel and hope for the best.
The Exceptions:
Jimmy Neutron sweater for Boy1
ONE ball-band dishcloth if the mood strikes
So, that's my report for now. By the way, Knitting Daily has been running a few posts recently about UFOs. They also ran a poll that shows the average number of UFOs per knitter is 7. The knitters with more than 20 UFOs easily outnumbered those with zero, by 3-to-1, in fact. Yow. That's a lotta UFOs.
If you don't read Knitting Daily, follow that link and sign up to receive it by email. It's from Interweave Press, therefore, very entertaining and informative, even if it isn't quite daily. :)
*=new progress
*
Behold the heartbreaking cuteness:
Heartbreakingly Cute Baby Kimono 2 - Figure out the sleeve seams or frog No progress yet, but feeling better after the success of the HCBK1.
* Purple sweater for Girl - In progress - sewed up one side seam, picked up stitches at armhole to knit sleeve in the round. I am NEVER knitting another sweater in pieces again!
My Bad Photo:
(That's not a dye lot mistake. The color varies throughout the skein. See below.)
Presumably professional photo of the sweater from the Lion Brand site; not our family:
Yep, that's acrylic, people. Bought lots of it before I knew better, but it's soft and warm and, hello, machine washable. I'm using it. Click here for the pattern. I'm leaving off the hood, doing a roll-neck collar instead. And, as mentioned, knitting the sleeves in the round from the shoulder down.
*
Recycled Navy Sweater before
Recycled Navy Sweater after
Why is this sweater in the trash? This sweater began life as an exercise in anger management. The yarn came from a 25-cent yard sale sweater. I frogged it during a particularly rough patch in my marriage, when ripping a sweater apart seemed to be the only viable outlet for the stress, anger, and frustration I felt. (Things are better lately, thanks for asking.) As you might expect, the yarn was roughly frogged, not rinsed before rewinding, and full of knots. Badly done all around. The color was SO DARK (the flash really lightened it up immensely), it was depressing. Somehow, a junior's size small sweater did not give me enough yarn to knit a little girl's cardigan. Go figure. Considering the anger, the depressing color, the yarn shortage, and the fact that I started knitting it in pieces before I knew about knitting in the round, it makes sense to me just to toss it. Good riddance. Trashed 10/19/07.
* The interloper:
Jaywalker may be slightly stalled at the heel. The instructions are not making sense to me. Is it a short-row heel? Anyone know? If I can't figure it out, I'll probably just do a flap heel and hope for the best.
The Exceptions:
Jimmy Neutron sweater for Boy1
ONE ball-band dishcloth if the mood strikes
So, that's my report for now. By the way, Knitting Daily has been running a few posts recently about UFOs. They also ran a poll that shows the average number of UFOs per knitter is 7. The knitters with more than 20 UFOs easily outnumbered those with zero, by 3-to-1, in fact. Yow. That's a lotta UFOs.
If you don't read Knitting Daily, follow that link and sign up to receive it by email. It's from Interweave Press, therefore, very entertaining and informative, even if it isn't quite daily. :)
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Prize Drawing! UFOtoberers, Start Your Blogs
So we're about halfway through UFOctober; time for a prize drawing!!
If you are an offical participant in UFOctober (see sidebar), blog about your progess between now and midnight (your local time) Sunday, 10/21/07.
1. Blog entry must include your official list of UFOctober projects with progress notes by each item. You can do it like this one if you want. (To use the "cross-out" feature, use these tags = < del > and < /del >, no spaces.) We just need to see how much progress you are making. Or not making. It doesn't matter for this drawing (although it might later, so get going!).
2. Leave a comment ON THIS POST linking to your entry posting.
3. Drawing will be held on Monday, 10/22/07.
All UFOctober participants who do so will be entered to win the Skeen of Green:
Stonehedge Fiber Mill Shepherd's Wool. Super-soft, 100% wool in "Seebreeze" (lighter than photo, sorry).
Breaks my heart, it does. And the LYS that sells it is closing at the end of the month. Sniff.
Also on Monday - More prize announcements!
If you are an offical participant in UFOctober (see sidebar), blog about your progess between now and midnight (your local time) Sunday, 10/21/07.
1. Blog entry must include your official list of UFOctober projects with progress notes by each item. You can do it like this one if you want. (To use the "cross-out" feature, use these tags = < del > and < /del >, no spaces.) We just need to see how much progress you are making. Or not making. It doesn't matter for this drawing (although it might later, so get going!).
2. Leave a comment ON THIS POST linking to your entry posting.
3. Drawing will be held on Monday, 10/22/07.
All UFOctober participants who do so will be entered to win the Skeen of Green:
Stonehedge Fiber Mill Shepherd's Wool. Super-soft, 100% wool in "Seebreeze" (lighter than photo, sorry).
Breaks my heart, it does. And the LYS that sells it is closing at the end of the month. Sniff.
Also on Monday - More prize announcements!
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
O Progress, Where Art Thou?
Forgive me, knitters, for I have slipped.
I have cast on a new project that is not on my UFOctober exceptions list.
shock!
Once I knit the entire first cuff, I realized I was fooling myself - this was no swatch. (You all knew that already, didn't you?) It is, in fact, a Jaywalker, using the second batch of sock yarn I Kool-Aid dyed in case the Autumn Leaves/Great Pumpkin didn't work out. I can't decide if I like the colors or not, but it's dyed and it's knitted, so it's NOT getting frogged. I'm calling it the Four-Berry Trifle Jaywalker Sock. (FOtos on Friday, peeps!)
So, how is everyone's UFOctober going? Here in McFrogland, Decisions Have Been Made. Projects Shall Be Tossed. One of my UFOs is so disheartening that I am not even wasting time frogging it. More on that later. But mostly, if it weren't for mental progress, there wouldn't be any progress at all. bleh.
Let's see how our other players are doing, shall we?
Gentle Sunset is making good progress, reporting one complete, one almost complete, and one frogging.
Fiber Chic has completed another Super Secret UFO and is working on one of her exceptions.
Wanna see a beautiful Mystery Stole? Click on over to Amanda's blog; she is making great progress!
Knitterary is finally able to show off her Super Secret Project - go check out the cuteness. And let us have a moment of silence for that beautiful Jaywalker. In its passing, it has given me the peace to toss out my own (aforementioned) disheartening project. ***moment of silence***
Go give Knitty Kitty a big round of applause - she is getting lots done!
Go see KP's sock and share the love.
Turtle was making good progress, but she hasn't posted since the 7th. (Hmm, I wonder if she is hiding something like I was.)
I hope to have some real progress to show by Friday!!
I have cast on a new project that is not on my UFOctober exceptions list.
shock!
Once I knit the entire first cuff, I realized I was fooling myself - this was no swatch. (You all knew that already, didn't you?) It is, in fact, a Jaywalker, using the second batch of sock yarn I Kool-Aid dyed in case the Autumn Leaves/Great Pumpkin didn't work out. I can't decide if I like the colors or not, but it's dyed and it's knitted, so it's NOT getting frogged. I'm calling it the Four-Berry Trifle Jaywalker Sock. (FOtos on Friday, peeps!)
So, how is everyone's UFOctober going? Here in McFrogland, Decisions Have Been Made. Projects Shall Be Tossed. One of my UFOs is so disheartening that I am not even wasting time frogging it. More on that later. But mostly, if it weren't for mental progress, there wouldn't be any progress at all. bleh.
Let's see how our other players are doing, shall we?
Gentle Sunset is making good progress, reporting one complete, one almost complete, and one frogging.
Fiber Chic has completed another Super Secret UFO and is working on one of her exceptions.
Wanna see a beautiful Mystery Stole? Click on over to Amanda's blog; she is making great progress!
Knitterary is finally able to show off her Super Secret Project - go check out the cuteness. And let us have a moment of silence for that beautiful Jaywalker. In its passing, it has given me the peace to toss out my own (aforementioned) disheartening project. ***moment of silence***
Go give Knitty Kitty a big round of applause - she is getting lots done!
Go see KP's sock and share the love.
Turtle was making good progress, but she hasn't posted since the 7th. (Hmm, I wonder if she is hiding something like I was.)
I hope to have some real progress to show by Friday!!
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
UFOctober Day 10 Report
Well, nothing really new to report. The beginning of the week is usually crazy busy for me, so I don't get much knitting done. But I'm home all day tomorrow, and if I can resist "swatching" the ball o' mess (I frogged the non-toe), maybe I can get some sweater progress going.
But I had to stop in and share this recent comic from HOBOTOPIA, which I thought was great for UFOctober!
(If you don't get it, click here.)
But I had to stop in and share this recent comic from HOBOTOPIA, which I thought was great for UFOctober!
(If you don't get it, click here.)
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Want.
Well, I finished my latest yarn-dyeing adventure: a self-striping mess in pink, purple, red, and two shades of blue. Yeah, baby. Bringin' sexy back to the yarn.
Now, I know, people, that a new pair of socks is not on my UFOctober Official Exceptions List, so let's just say I have been thinking about patterns.
And maybe doing some swatching.
Just a little swatching.
(Certainly not the start of a toe or anything. Nuh-uh. Not me. And the "swatch," big ball o' mess, and 5 size 1 dpns aren't currently living in my purse. No siree.)
Anyway, I've seen some really good-looking self-striping Jaywalkers around. Since I am the Last Knitter In The Blogosphere To Attempt Jaywalkers, I wandered over to MagKnits to find the pattern. And kicked myself.
See, when the new Knitty comes out, I immediately rush on over and drool over everything (explains my keyboard problems). But Knitty only comes out quarterly, and I'm usually getting pretty antsy for the new issue weeks before it is due out.
Magknits, on the other hand, is monthly! Sure they usually only have 5-6 patterns, but they are free! And MONTHLY. Like, 5-6 new free patterns every month! Amazing.
I'll be making sure to check Magknits every month from now on. Look what I found for October:
Beautiful. I wants one. (But not in self-striping ball o' mess.)
Now, I know, people, that a new pair of socks is not on my UFOctober Official Exceptions List, so let's just say I have been thinking about patterns.
And maybe doing some swatching.
Just a little swatching.
(Certainly not the start of a toe or anything. Nuh-uh. Not me. And the "swatch," big ball o' mess, and 5 size 1 dpns aren't currently living in my purse. No siree.)
Anyway, I've seen some really good-looking self-striping Jaywalkers around. Since I am the Last Knitter In The Blogosphere To Attempt Jaywalkers, I wandered over to MagKnits to find the pattern. And kicked myself.
See, when the new Knitty comes out, I immediately rush on over and drool over everything (explains my keyboard problems). But Knitty only comes out quarterly, and I'm usually getting pretty antsy for the new issue weeks before it is due out.
Magknits, on the other hand, is monthly! Sure they usually only have 5-6 patterns, but they are free! And MONTHLY. Like, 5-6 new free patterns every month! Amazing.
I'll be making sure to check Magknits every month from now on. Look what I found for October:
Beautiful. I wants one. (But not in self-striping ball o' mess.)
Sunday, October 7, 2007
UFOctober: Updated Participants List & Progress Report Day 7
Two new knitters joined under the wire on Saturday night - woo hoo!
Fiber Chic already has a FO to show, and a super-secret project that is almost done!
Heather at Gentle Sunset lists 6 projects to finish, plus one exception.
See the UFOctober sidebar at the right for the complete official list!
Day 7 Report *=new progress
Blue Cascade Socks for Boy1 - Frog Frogged 10/6/07 (1:30 a.m.)
Chevron Lace Socks - Rip back to heel flap just before turn, & reknit Finished 10/6/07 (1:00 a.m.)
Early Nettie - Frog Frogged 10/1/07
*Heartbreakingly Cute Baby Kimono 1 - Gently wash and hope it can be salvaged, perhaps with some clever embroidery. If not salvageable, frog - Washed & reblocked, results unclear
Heartbreakingly Cute Baby Kimono 2 - Figure out the sleeve seams or frog
*Lily Pad Socks for Boy1 - Finish second sock FINISHED! 10/7/07
*Purple sweater for Girl - Figure out where I am in the pattern and finish (In progress - shoulders joined; deciding how I want to do the sleeves/side seams)
Recycled Navy Sweater - Finish as vest (compromise solution, plus I am running out of yarn).
Sky Socks - Mail Mailed 10/4/07
*Swap-Bot Swap Yarn - Finish and mail. Dried and packed 10/6/07; will be mailed 10/8/07 Mailed 10/6/07 since we were driving by the post office anyway.
The Exceptions:
Jimmy Neutron sweater for Boy1
ONE ball-band dishcloth if the mood strikes
Fiber Chic already has a FO to show, and a super-secret project that is almost done!
Heather at Gentle Sunset lists 6 projects to finish, plus one exception.
See the UFOctober sidebar at the right for the complete official list!
Day 7 Report *=new progress
*Heartbreakingly Cute Baby Kimono 1 - Gently wash and hope it can be salvaged, perhaps with some clever embroidery. If not salvageable, frog - Washed & reblocked, results unclear
Heartbreakingly Cute Baby Kimono 2 - Figure out the sleeve seams or frog
*
*Purple sweater for Girl - Figure out where I am in the pattern and finish (In progress - shoulders joined; deciding how I want to do the sleeves/side seams)
Recycled Navy Sweater - Finish as vest (compromise solution, plus I am running out of yarn).
*
The Exceptions:
Jimmy Neutron sweater for Boy1
ONE ball-band dishcloth if the mood strikes
Saturday, October 6, 2007
UFOctober - Day 6 Update
Still not too late to sign up! Sign up by tonight - there will be prizes!!
My Projects:
Blue Cascade Socks for Boy1 - Frog Frogged 10/6/07 (1:30 a.m.)
Chevron Lace Socks - Rip back to heel flap just before turn, & reknit Finished 10/6/07 (1:00 a.m.)
Early Nettie - Frog Frogged 10/1/07
Heartbreakingly Cute Baby Kimono 1 - Gently wash and hope it can be salvaged, perhaps with some clever embroidery. If not salvageable, frog
Heartbreakingly Cute Baby Kimono 2 - Figure out the sleeve seams or frog
Lily Pad Socks for Boy1 - Finish second sock (In progress)
Purple sweater for Girl - Figure out where I am in the pattern and finish
Recycled Navy Sweater - Finish as vest (compromise solution, plus I am running out of yarn).
Sky Socks - Mail Mailed 10/4/07
Swap-Bot Swap Yarn - Finish and mail Dried and packed 10/6/07; will be mailed 10/8/07
The Exceptions:
Jimmy Neutron sweater for Boy1
ONE ball-band dishcloth if the mood strikes
My Projects:
Heartbreakingly Cute Baby Kimono 1 - Gently wash and hope it can be salvaged, perhaps with some clever embroidery. If not salvageable, frog
Heartbreakingly Cute Baby Kimono 2 - Figure out the sleeve seams or frog
Lily Pad Socks for Boy1 - Finish second sock (In progress)
Purple sweater for Girl - Figure out where I am in the pattern and finish
Recycled Navy Sweater - Finish as vest (compromise solution, plus I am running out of yarn).
The Exceptions:
Jimmy Neutron sweater for Boy1
ONE ball-band dishcloth if the mood strikes
Friday, October 5, 2007
FOto Friday - October 5, 2007
Undeserved Yarn, or, My Sock-Bot Loot:
Dyed by Debbi with acid dyes on Knit Picks base. She calls this color Sweet Tart - very appropriate! Looks like it will make some fun Monkeys if I ever attempt a pair. Seeing her neat little yarn cake makes me want a yarn winder soooooo baaaaaad. She sent along some awesome purple stitch markers by Mary! This photo is really dark, I'm sorry!
Seeing Debbi's pretty yarn and after wrestling with the kool-aid Every Single Time makes me think I need to step up to real acid dyes if I want to take this yarn dyeing thing seriously.
And did you know that many (if not all) fiber "acid" dyes are citric-acid based? So is Kool-Aid! I was thinking of something far more sinister, probably since a nasty dustup between myself and some sulphuric acid once resulted in a late-night trip to urgent care. Anyway, speaking of wrestling with Kool-Aid...
The Project Previously Knows As The Great Pumpkin, Now With More Autumn Leaves Effect!:
Overdyed in TONS of lemonade Kool-Aid (pale stuff, that), then spotted with Cherry. It looks good, so I'm sending it on to the very patient Robyn once it's dry (one photo with flash, one without):
If I tried this color effect again, I would dye it with four packs of lemonade FIRST, then hand-painted it in orange, red and maybe a touch of green. The contrast of the red and green in early autumn leaves is one of my favorite parts of autumn, yet I forgot all about it.
This also qualifies as a finished project for UFOctober, woohoo!
More UFOctober Progress:
Early Nettie Before:
Early Nettie After:
Sky Socks Before:
Sky Socks After:
In other progress: I've turned the heel on the 2nd Lily Pad sock. I'm enjoying this yarn again, so this seems to be my main project right now.
If you want to participate, leave me a note in the comments by Saturday night. (I was going to have everyone leave a comment on the original post, but that seems silly to me now, so just leave one here.) If you have already signed up, check the UFOctober 2007 link list to the right and make sure your name/blog appears there.
And don't forget to grab a button! (Please save to your own account, thx.)
Dyed by Debbi with acid dyes on Knit Picks base. She calls this color Sweet Tart - very appropriate! Looks like it will make some fun Monkeys if I ever attempt a pair. Seeing her neat little yarn cake makes me want a yarn winder soooooo baaaaaad. She sent along some awesome purple stitch markers by Mary! This photo is really dark, I'm sorry!
Seeing Debbi's pretty yarn and after wrestling with the kool-aid Every Single Time makes me think I need to step up to real acid dyes if I want to take this yarn dyeing thing seriously.
And did you know that many (if not all) fiber "acid" dyes are citric-acid based? So is Kool-Aid! I was thinking of something far more sinister, probably since a nasty dustup between myself and some sulphuric acid once resulted in a late-night trip to urgent care. Anyway, speaking of wrestling with Kool-Aid...
The Project Previously Knows As The Great Pumpkin, Now With More Autumn Leaves Effect!:
Overdyed in TONS of lemonade Kool-Aid (pale stuff, that), then spotted with Cherry. It looks good, so I'm sending it on to the very patient Robyn once it's dry (one photo with flash, one without):
If I tried this color effect again, I would dye it with four packs of lemonade FIRST, then hand-painted it in orange, red and maybe a touch of green. The contrast of the red and green in early autumn leaves is one of my favorite parts of autumn, yet I forgot all about it.
This also qualifies as a finished project for UFOctober, woohoo!
More UFOctober Progress:
Early Nettie Before:
Early Nettie After:
Sky Socks Before:
Sky Socks After:
In other progress: I've turned the heel on the 2nd Lily Pad sock. I'm enjoying this yarn again, so this seems to be my main project right now.
If you want to participate, leave me a note in the comments by Saturday night. (I was going to have everyone leave a comment on the original post, but that seems silly to me now, so just leave one here.) If you have already signed up, check the UFOctober 2007 link list to the right and make sure your name/blog appears there.
And don't forget to grab a button! (Please save to your own account, thx.)
Thursday, October 4, 2007
UFOctober: Day 4 Progress Report
My Projects:
Blue Cascade Socks for Boy1 - Frog
Chevron Lace Socks - Rip back to heel flap just before turn, & reknit
Early Nettie - Frog Frogged 10/1/07
Heartbreakingly Cute Baby Kimono 1 - Gently wash and hope it can be salvaged, perhaps with some clever embroidery. If not salvageable, frog
Heartbreakingly Cute Baby Kimono 2 - Figure out the sleeve seams or frog
Lily Pad Socks for Boy1 - Finish second sock (In progress)
Purple sweater for Girl - Figure out where I am in the pattern and finish
Recycled Navy Sweater - Finish as vest (compromise solution, plus I was running out of yarn).
Sky Socks - Mail Mailed 10/4/07
Swap-Bot Swap Yarn - Finish and mail (Finished dyeing; will mail when dry)
The Exceptions:
Jimmy Neutron sweater for Boy1
ONE ball-band dishcloth if the mood strikes
Blue Cascade Socks for Boy1 - Frog
Chevron Lace Socks - Rip back to heel flap just before turn, & reknit
Heartbreakingly Cute Baby Kimono 1 - Gently wash and hope it can be salvaged, perhaps with some clever embroidery. If not salvageable, frog
Heartbreakingly Cute Baby Kimono 2 - Figure out the sleeve seams or frog
Lily Pad Socks for Boy1 - Finish second sock (In progress)
Purple sweater for Girl - Figure out where I am in the pattern and finish
Recycled Navy Sweater - Finish as vest (compromise solution, plus I was running out of yarn).
Swap-Bot Swap Yarn - Finish and mail (Finished dyeing; will mail when dry)
The Exceptions:
Jimmy Neutron sweater for Boy1
ONE ball-band dishcloth if the mood strikes
We Has A Button!
Kit Kat Knit is joining UFOctober and has made us a super-cool button! While I argue with flickr and Blogger about button placement Until I can get it linked up here properly, please hit the above link and snag a button for your own selves (save to your own account per blogiquette, thx).
Edited, after almost no argument after all. Here's the button!
Edited, after almost no argument after all. Here's the button!
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