tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89506259979188979532024-03-08T03:51:03.194-08:00obscessed_with_knit&crochetobsessed_with_knit&crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486923692735814638noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950625997918897953.post-71661857760437167432012-03-23T00:26:00.000-07:002012-03-23T00:26:05.623-07:00bff socks, fo's, stitches west and kniting plansI have been a busy and insane little knitter these past 6 months.<br />
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First, I would like to update everyone on my bff socks. They have been a tremendous learning opportunity and a disaster at the same time. I need not say that they were not completed in time for christmas or his February birthday. I am now on the 3rd re-knit of the socks due to sizing issues. My bff is amazing. He just appreciates that I am hand making him a gift and not about how late he will get them.<br />
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<u><b>FO's list</b></u><br />
1). lion brand hometown usa 2x2 rib scarf in neon pink and green<br />
2). red heart rib scarf for the red scarf project<br />
3). tahki bolder infinity cowl<br />
4). Lace mohair cowl<br />
5). crochet bennie<br />
6). madelinetosh merino dk rib scarf<br />
7). BFF socks<br />
8). chuncky blue cowl<br />
9). noro afghan <br />
10). Lori's Easter Bunny Lamb locks cowl<br />
11). lion brand home spun teal scarf<br />
12). Yarn Bombing- yeas you heard this right...<br />
13).numerous wips<br />
<u><b>Stitches West 2012</b></u><br />
Stitches this year was amazing. I had an amazing time wandering the market floor with thousands of fellow fiber artists. I took a really great class this year where I learned to knit cables. I saw a bunch of my friends from Sacramento Stitch and Bitch, which is my local knitting group. I also got to see one of my oldest friends from home (Eureka) that I have known for 20 years. He and his wife relocated to the south bay area and they own the local lys. I got to go on a personal tour of purlesent yarns with Kevin and his 4 year old daughter Elle, which was really fun. I also got to do a little bit of celebrity knitter stalking (specifically Alana Dakos of never not knitting and coastal knits and the amazing Ysolda).<br />
As far as purchases go, here is the $300 of treasures I Came home with:<br />
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-1 skein of chasing rainbow dyeworks 100% bfl wool in lagoon color way 225yrds <br />
-1 skein becoming art agave fingering 70/20/10 merino, cashmere, nylon blend in looking out color way <br />
-sincer sheep diaphanous merino silk lace 1125 yards in the Anja color way <br />
-Madeline tosh merino DK 225 yards in jade <br />
-a verb for keeping warm floating alpaca silk cashmere 400yds fingering weight in shortcake color way <br />
<ul><li>never not knitting pattern cream and sugar cowl</li>
<li>knitters pride interchangeable needle set</li>
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<u><b>Knitting Plans:</b></u><br />
I am currently knitting the sand and sea sawlette from coastal knits.<br />
cambrian cowl from coastal knits<br />
cream and sugar cowl from never not knitting<br />
gnarled oak cardigian<br />
alpaca/cashmere/silk fingerless gloves vkw floating in short cake color<br />
red cable scarf<br />
12 hats in 12 months charity project <br />
knit a summer tee for my self<br />
spin fibers purchased at lambtown<br />
hand knit a shawl out of pink metalic rayon in time for the opening night of wicked<br />
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As you can see, I have caught the yarn/knitting bug in a major way.obsessed_with_knit&crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486923692735814638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950625997918897953.post-35109108305033826082011-10-23T19:52:00.000-07:002011-10-23T19:52:17.090-07:00Crazy?? I must be.I must be crazy. I went to a local fiber festival, lamb town, earlier this month. I got the most beautiful fingering-sock weight alpaca yarn and decided that I was going to make one of my best friends a pair of knitted socks for his Christmas present. The funny thing is that up until that point I have never actually knit before in my life. I have dyed, spun, weaved and crocheted, but not knit. So I signed up for a beginning knitting class at my favorite local knitting shop <a href="http://gotyourgoatyarn.com/">Got Your Goat Yarn Studio</a> in Roseville. I learned how to make a very basic rib pattern scarf in just three 1.5 hour sessions. So for my second ever knitting project I started making socks while taking a class this afternoon at the shop. I spent almost the whole class trying to do a long tail cast on (which I never heard of before today) with very tiny yarn onto four very tiny needles. I had to keep starting over (like 4 or 5 times) before I finally got it right. Then I had to figure out how to separate 64 tiny stitches into 4 groups of 16 onto 4 separate needles without dropping or twisting any stitches or splitting the yarn. After about three hours of starting over many times and with lots of help from my teacher Isabella, I finally completed my first round of knit 1/pearl 1 ribbing for the cuff of one sock. Keep in mind that before two weeks ago all I knew about socks was that they are knitted and you wear them on your feet. As I was leaving the shop my teacher told me that she was very impressed that I was making socks because they are an advanced project and that my first round looks really good:-).. have a good evening everyone..obsessed_with_knit&crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486923692735814638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950625997918897953.post-36497935739371829522011-10-23T19:26:00.001-07:002011-10-23T19:26:32.558-07:00About MeAbout Me.. Well my blog title says alot about me. I am a 34 year old pre-school teacher from Humboldt County who currently lives in Sacramento. I am a fairly normal person who loves my family and my friends and I am obscessed with all things fiber. Dyeing, spinning, knitting, crocheting and beautiful yarn in general, whether it be my work or the work of others.obsessed_with_knit&crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486923692735814638noreply@blogger.com0