February half gone!
Wow, resolutions really don’t work! I had thought to finish a sweater every month this year. Not *start* one, but just *finish* one. Those of you who are familiar with the knitting-only-backs-of-sweaters phenomena can empathize with my goal. And unless you count the little sweater I made for Trudy the Bear…
Actually, if you counted bear sweaters, I might be one up on the resolution. Trudy is a mohair bear with a girly bear attitude and a slowly growling wardrobe. She’s ready for her close up, Mr. D!
Enough with silly scene-stealing bears! I’ll get back to the sweater making momentarily. If I can avoid distractions. Which is really tough to do, given that they are all around. Here’s a fish:
It’s actually a little purse. It rescued me from the front of a pullover. I say “rescue” because… stockinette, size 5 needles… 16 inches… you understand. He is knit from our newest yarn: Mini Mochi (MO-chee) from Crystal Palace Yarns, held double. It’s a super soft sock yarn, but makes a much better fish purse. This yarn has been so popular for CPY that we can’t get it in again until MAY! But we’re already on the waiting list. We’re featuring this yarn in our upcoming shawl class. There are still spaces available, but it’s getting close to filling up – so if you’d like a shawl that looks like the Lizard Ridge throw, described as “insanely gorgeous” from Knitty Magazine, then give me a call!
Despite the sweater resolution, I caught the felting bug again. This is the A Little Bird Told Me pattern from the latest issue of Knitty. I decorated it with my very own sheep farm. A girl can dream, no? I did the pattern exactly the way it was written, *except* for the handle. I knit it after all the other pieces, and cast on 12 stitches, which I worked in 1×1 rib until the yarn was gone. It makes a nice flat strap. I sewed the strap on after felting to the base of each side, after threading it through the drawstrings, also at the sides. The sheep and tractor buttons are from KnitWitz.
Hey, thanks for making it to the end of this post. I have great news! KnitWitz is now on FACEBOOK! Patrons and guests are invited to join our group (search for KnitWitz in groups) and hear about the latest goings-on, contribute photos of your own knitting. Get help after hours (because, wow, Facebook is addictive AND 24/7), and share your knitting goals and ways to stay on track with knitting resolutions!
Jean said,
February 19, 2009 @ 7:36 am
Sheep buttons? There are sheep buttons?
Administrator said,
February 19, 2009 @ 8:11 am
Yes, ::SHEEP BUTTONS::, but they are way too heavy to mail. Ya know. Uh, yep. Too heavy to mail!