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Knitting update

Oct 18, 2008
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Most of my money these days is going to pay off bills and friends that I owe money to. That's good news. For one thing, I'm paying off bills and friends that I owe money to. For another, I am devoting a lot more time to pastimes that don't require much money. That means knitting, and a lot of it.

Brooke's sister is expecting a daughter in November, and I volunteered for the task of knitting some nice things for the impending niece. I did okay, with my first ever sweater:

finished baby sweater

It's far from perfect, but I don't think it's bad at all for a first try. I also made a hat:

Hat for Impending Niece

I think it's pretty darn cute, even if they will have to roll it up quite a bit to fit a newborn head.

Once I got those projects down, I decided to put together something for Sarah, the older niece. Her request was for a pair of socks. So here's that project, still in progress:

Sarah's Sock Progress

There were several false starts, partly because that double moss stitch is challenging the first time through, and partly because I haven't done much sock knitting for a while. It's coming along nicely though, and I've started work on the gusset.

Okay, so that's where my knitting is at now. Other projects in the queue include a scarf for my mom and another pair of socks for Brooke.

Sweater Progress Report (1 Week)

Feb 17, 2007
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Sweater Progress 2007-02-17

This is the back of the sweater. Haven't quite made it to the arms, but I've been going faster than I thought I would.

About to begin a sweater

Feb 9, 2007
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I went to the store yesterday to purchase 14 little skeins of cotton yarn for my first sweater project. This will be the "Sally's Favorite Summer Sweater" from the Knitting Experience: Knit Stitch book. I decided to go for one of the simpler patterns for my first article of clothing larger than a pair of socks.

Sallys-summer-sweater-00

Hopefully all this yarn will magically turn into a sweater before too much time has passed. Oh, and I best get myself one of those nifty wheels that make it easier to roll a skein up or this is never going to happen.

Freeform wallet

Jan 31, 2007
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It's sort of a knitting "doodle" that I put together between Sunday and Tuesday. I was just digging through the yarn basket, picked two colors, and started making something. I didn't know it was going to be a wallet until a few rows in. Brooke is pleased - she got two knitted gifts in one week.

Wallet

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This has a few firsts:

First time knitting with two yarns at once - on the cover
First time using crochet to join pieces
First button!

I need to get a better camera. The camera phone is convenient, but not great for showing off.

Green Simple Socks

Jan 28, 2007
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I think I figured out what I'll use this blog for: finished projects. Knitting, programs, new web pages, whatever. So here's the first - a pair of green socks that I knitted for Brooke. That brings the sock pair count up to 3. I'm just talking about hand knitted socks. She owns many other socks that weren't made by me.

Green socks for Brooke

This is the Simple Socks pattern from "The Knitting Experience: The Purl Stitch" (page 117). It's an okay pattern, but getting the hang of making the heel was a challenge.