I haven't been very good at posting about knitting projects.


On October 25th, I finished the Koolhaas hat I started on October 1st.


Needles: US 6 / 4.0 mm and US 8 / 5.0 mm
Yarn: Cascade Yarns 220 Paints



I started another Koolhaas hat on October 18th and finished it on November 29th.


Needles: US 6 / 4.0 mm and US 8 / 5.0 mm
Yarn: KnitPicks Wool of the Andes in Winter Night

I'm still working on my Hooded Alpaca Parka sweater (from Knitting with Balls by Micael del Vecchio) but I've hit a bit of a snag. When I started the project, I decided to use the largest size and I think it's waaaaay too big.

So, tonight I started over. I didn't rip out what I've already done since I'm about half way through the hood, which is the last step. Instead, I started another sweater, but this time I'm following the pattern for a smaller size.

August 1st, I started another Doctor Who scarf. This time, I'm going by the pattern - it is 12" wide. I just measured it, and it's a little over 22 feet long. Did you hear me? I said it's a little over 22 FEET long. I also used my food scale to weigh it - 2 pounds, 11 onces. And, I'm not even done. I still have at least 1 untouched skein of each color. I think I may have gotten a little carried away here.

I ordered a set of the new KnitPicks Zephyr Acrylic needles and they came in today. My first impression is that it feels like knitting with Denise needles, except not as flexible.



I also started another Koolhaas hat - using my new KnitPicks Zephyr Acrylic needles.

Another cup cozy, this time in the style of Jayne's Hat. It's a pretty simple pattern. I started out by casting on 40 sts; knit 2x2 rib for 45 rows.

Jayne's Cup Cozy

I finally finished my Wasabi Socks. I actually finished them sometime last month - the bind off, that is. I used the Stretchy Bind-Off technique, but I only added a stitch before, between and after the 2 knit stitches and I couldn't decide if I wanted to un-bind off and add a stitch between the 2 purl stitches as well. I finally decided I had been working on them far too long.

As requested, pictures of my Doctor Who scarf.

That's a quarter on top of the roll

I started a Doctor Who scarf back in April and I finally finished it yesterday. I used this pattern. I run through the pattern just once and the scarf was a little over 7 feet long last week. I haven't measured since finishing it yesterday.

I didn't follow the pattern exactly. The pattern called for casting on 60 stitch to make the scarf 10 wide. But, since I don't like wide scarves, I only cast on 40 stitches to make it about 7 inches wide. However, I did start another scarf yesterday and I did cast on 60 stitches this time.

(ETA) Forgot to mention... The scarf is 7 inches wide and 13 feet, 4 inches long. I'm thinking about un-doing the bind-off to make it an even 14 inches long.

I finally finished Mercy! I actually finished all the knitting months ago, but just kept putting off sewing it all together. The pattern called for a one piece-continuous strap, but I went with an adjustable strap instead.



Outer Pocket


Inner Pocket

So, I'm working on my Wasabi Socks last night and I realize that I had dropped a stitch. The only trouble is, I had already knit about an inch and a half of sock before I noticed it. No worries, I had put in a life line about 5 rounds before starting the heels. Plus, the socks were a little tight at the ankle, so I wanted to add 4 more stitches to each sock.

I just ordered $160 worth of yarn!

And, just in case anyone has been wondering... Yes, I'm still knitting. I finished these two last night. The first is another Shifting Sands, this time done with Reynolds Smile. I only had two balls of it, so the scarf isn't even 5 feet long. The second scarf however, is 12 feet long. The yarn is some hand-spun I got from my friend Jodi, who bought it online. It's a little fuzzy and not easy to knit with and I really couldn't think of anything to use it for. So, I just started knitting a 2x2 rib and kept knitting until I ran out of yarn.





Needles: US 10
Length: 4 ft. 10 in.
Width: 5½ in.




Needles: US 5
Length: 12 feet
Width: 5½ in.

My latest Bag Stopper. I just couldn't help it.

Yes, it's kinda upside-down

I finished my Koolhaas Bottle Cozy. I'm really happy with how it turned out. The yarn is a little dark and it's kind of difficult to see the pattern, so I'm probably do another one in a lighter color yarn.