My apologies again for the disruption to Chatters Saturday night. I have a call in to my provider to see if we can figure out what the problem is as it’s getting very tedious and frustrating. Stay tuned :)
Now, on to the good stuff!
I love my blanket project and I expect to love my blanket when it’s done. But, no matter how much I may love a particular big project, eventually I reach a point where I desperately need to work on something that I can finish in less than three months! This time I had a little spate of things and, I must admit, they have been fun.
This little fellow is the Amigurumi Pig - a free pattern that Lionbrand offers. Their version was made with worsted weight yarn, a size “G” hook and plastic safety eyes. Mine is made with sport/DK weight yarn, a size F hook and embroidered eyes. The pattern and assembly are simple though the little pieces can be a bit awkward to handle. Still, he probably didn’t take me more than three hours all together and I think he’s pretty darned cute :)
I did also finish the second Basic Bucket Hat.
I like this pattern a lot, having made it twice now :) It’s lots of fun, very simple, very quick and fits nicely. Also, the pattern would be easy to fiddle with should I ever desire to do so. I anticipate a bunch more of these in the future.
I also started another project that I’m really kind of proud of :)
Horcrux socks!
Partly it was the Am I Blue? yarn. The color was so pretty that it kept calling me. At about the same time, I stumbled across the Horcrux Socks and the two of them got together and ganged up on me :). The pattern is from Susan at I’m Knitting as Fast as I can. The link above will take you to a .pdf that in turn will bring you to the blog posts in which Susan wrote the pattern out, knit-along style. She has handled the free pattern in this fashion because when she offered it as a .pdf, she had to deal with repeated copyright violations.
The .pdf is easy to follow and the pattern itself is delightful. All the more so for me because I was a little afraid of the lace on the leg. I’m working on my lace skills, but I still do find some things a bit intimidating. I was absolutely thrilled to find that this was not difficult at all. See?
I’m up to the heel flap of the second sock and I’ll finish it today or tomorrow. The story behind that is that I finally found a way to graft the toe that I can actually manage. I’ll tell you about that on Wednesday. All I have to figure out now is whether I like it better than the method I have been using up until now :)
Happy Monday!
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The pig is very cute and very pink. And the Horcrux socks look great! I think I see some in my future..
love the little piggie! very nice! And I also love the socks! I’d do anything for an easy grafting method!
Oh that little piggy is soooo adorable! I love, love, love him!
Your Horcrux socks are beautiful! I think this is the first time I’ve seen you knit a sock from a pattern. I’m a little astonished. ;)
Rob - The socks are a nice pattern done in worsted wool. They’ll be lovely, warm house socks for me and, of course, since the yarn is heavier than usual for socks and worked on size 5 needles, they knit up very quickly :)
Nat - I love the piggie too - however, Myria claimed him almost as soon as I had him stitched together :)
I’ll talk about the grafting methos on Wednesday. I’m still in a bit of shock that I’m finally finishing a sock properly - I can’t quite believe it!
Opal - Well, it had to happem some time, I guess. Will you forgive me if I promise not to make a habit of it? Heheh…
Cute piggy!! If I had any interest in knitting (or crocheting) stuffed animals, I’d be tempted for sure!
The hat turned out great and the socks… well, they’re perfect! Very pretty!
Sorry about Saturday night; when I couldn’t get back in, I went back to my shawl. I’ve promised myself to finish at least 10 points per day (I did 2 this morning).
Horcrux were my first bit of lace too. I followed along in live fashion with my first bit of hand-dyed yarn. http://radarkaty.blogspot.com/2007/02/finished-blue-socks.html
And I set up the Flickr group for people to post their pictures - if you’d like to see some more - http://www.flickr.com/groups/horcrux/
Yours are lovely - I love that blue!
Ev - I’m really sorry about Saturday night - I’m trying to get my provider to look into things.
I’m dying to see your shawl and have my fingers crossed that everything somes out the way you want it to :)
Kathleen - Your socks a very pretty - nice job with the color! I’ve already seen the socks in the Flickr group - quite an inspiring lot :)
I must admit how much I like the pattern and the quickness eith which they’re working up. I’m going to enjy wearing them even more!
I tried to comment under the appropriate post but a message said I couldn’t so I will post here. I can’t believe I never thought to hang my skeins on a hangar the way you did to dry them. A simple solution that never dawned on me!
Hi WIndyridge :)
Mostly it’s a matter of space and using what’s available. I might be tempted to buy a rack but in this apartment, I’d have to hang it out the window :)
Glad you found something useful!
