Noni Rather HUGE Carpet Bag:
I started this back in the middle of April. Honestly I have just gotten too bored with it. It is too large for the mindless take in the bag/car knitting and I don't have the handle yet so it has hung out in the corner for about a month. I have 4 more "stripes" then gotta felt...I actually did 4 rows of her after I brought her out for the picture. Here are a couple:
So yes I NEED to finish that one before we leave the rental because our new house will have a front loader...but alas I MUST find that pillowcase AGAIN!
Lace Edge Jacket from Spring '06 VK
I am doing this in Rowan Cotton Tape because I could NOT find the Gedifra anywhere. Have since found out that a yarn shop 5 minutes from my mom's house has it, but I digress...So far I have all the pieces done. I have to block them (waiting on duct tape to finish my made at home blocking board - told DH to get the BIG roll!) I started my first adventures with crochet that is not wire and beads. So far this is what I have.
My sample swatch - totally did the crochet wrong, but I learned!
and here is the sleeve where I have done the edging. I purchased a wood crochet hook last week...and that is a story, but I gotta say, not feeling the wood for crochet. I totally miss my metal hook. I think I will be going to going to Michael's this week to pick up a new hook because this one totally blows. but here is my edging:
note that it has NOT been blocked yet. So what do you guys think of the colors? The edging is Louisa Harding Flotsom and Rowan Holiday. I have to say Holiday is some of the most unusual yarn I have seen. I am already designing a funky pullover with lace in that on size 15 needles...oh the DRAMA!
From my Amazing Lace adventure Ihave the Bonita Shirt whom I affectionately call miss french vanilla. Now this shirt is showing to be a real showcase for how much I have improved the stitches from the bottom to the top are getting better on each row. I have thought about frogging her but alas it is just too much work. I am about 40% thru.
My first try at lace...well almost
My first try at lace was the sleeve ends of this pretty the strakers shrug from the IK Spring '06 now I love this shrug it is done in Manos Caribe. Issue...it is a touch tight so I cannot bear to seem it up again. I have ripped out the seaming once. Thought I would reblock it because it does fit and is just a SMIDGE tight. I have since seen that there was an errata that would of added a whole FOUR ROWS which in my case would of made a difference considerable...but alas I am having a hard time and she has been sitting in the courner on the edge of the chair for about 4 weeks.
She is sitting next to the new peace fleece that I just got. AMAZING colors. I cannot wait to knit with it and see how it knits up. I also hear it felts nice so I MUST try that as well...
Last and not least I will leave you with Miss Carolina Rowan. I love her so much here in StacyLand. I have such high hopes for this pretty. You may have seen me talk about her earlier.
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Right now I am 1/2 way thru the back thanks to my glorious friend and favorite enabler knittywhipped
You see lovely Christine allowed me to borrow her Holz&Stein needles. Talk about love! Mine were not cutting it for this project and she so graciously lent me her pair. I can never be grateful enough. I mean how freaking bitchen' is that (oh my is it 1983)? Well right now I am 85 rows up or so if you look you can see the yarn hanging off the side where it broke.
Sorry about the fuzz. The two markers at the side are on row 38 I have to go up 90 rows then mark again then do another 38 before I do a bunch of ktogs...so as you can see....I got quite a ways to go!!!!
Well that is all I will bore you with tonight. I do have some secret WIP that I have in the works. Some designs that I am making up and having fun with like the Rowan above and some other mohair one...I am definitely becoming a mohair freak...so on that note. good night.