Are you cozy?

Here is what I've been up to the last few days


This is the Garter Mug Cozy from Interweave Knits Holiday Gifts magazine.


Bottom view:


I had to take this pattern and add many more increases (the pattern tells you how to make this customized to the size mug you own). I am planning on getting some eyelash yarn to jazz this up a bit for my friend who has a HUGE mug and is quite the pizazz princess.

I knit this with Lion Brand 100% Wool in the color Rose. The yarn is on the rough side but I didn't block it to see if it softens up. Double points size 7.


This is another version of the same cozy. I made this one for Popeye to go with his new navy blue mug. I used Paton's SWS yarn (70% Wool, 30% Soy) in the Natural Navy colorway. This yarn is VERY soft and was okay to work with. The twist leaves very easily, but it wasn't hard to work with.



I made these cozies for my friend who loves Starbucks. I found the pattern here while I was looking for something else. The original pattern makes the Grande size. I modified the pattern to make one for the Tall size. I plan to make the Venti size for myself. I used Noro Kureyon #188. (Double points size 7)

Time to WAKE up! The Snooze is over...

I finished the Snooze socks for Sweet Pea 2 tonight.





I used a pattern created by Zoomom. The yarn is Southwest Trading Companies Tofutsie in the "Footsteps" colorway. I knit these both at one time on two circulars (a first for me doing socks with heel flaps on two circs.)using size 1 Knitpicks Options.

Flaps Down....Snooze Socks

FINALLY, I have a family member who wants socks! My darling little Sweet Pea #2 wants socks to match his friend's socks. Zoomom made these socks for one of her little Monkeys and he just happens to be friends with my little guy. Legs and heel flaps are done and I'll be turning the heels probably tomorrow night (no knitting time before then).

I'm finished, I'm finished, I'm finished...Oh Darlin' Clementine

She is finished and blocked. I finished this shawlette a few days after Thanksgiving. I can't remember exactly right now but I recorded the date in Ravelry. But it seems that they are doing some maintenance over the right now so I can't fetch the exact date.

Here are some pictures of the old girl blocking. (Notice my little supervisor)




And here she is posing for you in our local yarn store.





I'm thinking about blocking it again, but not so tightly this time. I sort of like the look from the magazine (you can see some of it preblocking below). Any thoughts on this?

The stats.....The pattern is from Interweave Knits Spring 2007. I used Blue Sky's Alpaca & Silk in Silk Spring. It ended up being longer even before I blocked it than called for in the pattern, but I'm fine with that.

Ever feel like screaming?

That's me. I've learned something about myself the last few days.....I can't STAND to have more than two projects going at one time. So from now on, there will be ONE sock and ONE "something else". More than that and I feel like that little kitty.

So, I have some pictures to share of project #3.




This shrug was made with Fetz Dazzle. It was just a straight knit in a circle pattern. I sort of wish it was a little longer, but it's cute. It will keep me a little warmer when I need it.

The socks from below are still being worked on. I was get so bored with them that I decided to do some lace on the leg to perk them up a bit. I'm getting really close to getting to the gusset and doing a "reverse" heel flap. I'll let you know how that goes.

A Pair of Monkeys

I have FINALLY finished the Monkey socks. I had both socks complete except for the toes last Thursday, but ran into a snag when I couldn't clarify something about the pattern with Zoomom. I finished them up tonight and they are comfy!



Let's see if I can remember any details about these. I got the pattern from Knitty.com. I knit these on 2 circulars using Knit Picks Options size 1. The yarn is Claudia Hand Painted Yarn in Ink. I enjoyed knitting with this yarn very much.

DING!

That was the timer. Did you hear it ring?

Kitty Pi is DONE and is loved by all the furry babies around here as you'll see below.



This is Jack. He loved the Kitty Pi even before it was cooked (felted). He slept on it quite a bit last night.





Kitty Pi all "baked".





Jack enjoying his Kitty Pi.





Cheerio enjoys a slice of the Pi.





Jack wanting the Pi all to himself





Jazz seeing if he can fit


Looks like more Kitty Pi is in my future!

As for the details, I don't have many. I don't remember the name or brand of the yarn I used. Just some bulky wool something I got online. It wasn't plied so was more like maybe a navajo ply? Really thick in some places and really thin in others. I used size 11 circular for knitting and used the pattern from here. This was my brainless project that traveled around in my purse/knitting bag. The eyelash yarn is Lionbrand.

The hat

It's complete! This is Sweet Pea #1s cap he wanted me to knit him. He decided he didn't like the hat I knit for him two Falls ago, so I knit this one for him...just in time for Spring! ;)

Sweet Pea #2 says he doesn't want a hat, so I'll put off knitting his until late summer/early fall.

This is the same pattern I used before for Popeye's hat. It is called Knit Shortie. I used Cotton Fleece (80% Cotton, 20% Merino Wool) by Brown Sheep Wool in Black Forest CW-145.

Dishcloth of the month

(Sorry it is kind of dark.)

These are nice projects to take around in my new knitting bag.

First completed project of 2007

I finished Popeye's cap tonight. I started it last night and got about half way finished, then had time to finish it up tonight.


I love this swirly design in the crown where I decreased.



The model was asleep so I had to pose.



Stats for the project include:

Pattern is Knit 'Shortie'.

Yarn is from my stash....Cascade 220 in Charcoal Gray.

Modifications: I made it a little longer by adding in about 3 extra rows before the decreases. I also did one extra row of decreases at the end leaving 4 stitches befoer I brought tail yarn through and sewed in the end. I did not change to the size 8 dpns, but knit it in size 7 circular until it was hard to knit, then changed to size 6 dpns.

I'll be using the same pattern for the caps for the boys. It will be longer on them, which is what they want.