kris knits (and sews, and crochets, …)

My aunt has recently been going though some things from breast cancer so I decided to make her something.  I was looking around at patterns and couldn’t find anything I really liked until I came across Lisa Lloyd’s Pink Ribbons Socks [pdf].  I decided to turn the pattern into a scarf instead though, having the ribbons go down the middle of the scarf with seed stitch on both sides.  I made the scarf in two pieces so that the ribbons would be oriented the right way during wear.  The yarn is Rowan Yarns Classic Cashsoft Aran 57% extra fine merino / 33% microfibre / 10% cashmere in Burst (005) that I got at Rosie’s.  I used size 7 needles.  The finished length of the scarf after blocking is 68 inches.  This was my first time for making cables, working from a chart, and blocking.

     

I finished the piggy Mobile Monster (from Stitch ‘N Bitch Nation) about 2 weeks ago.  I managed to do it in one sitting.  The yarn for the cell phone holder is Berroco Plush 100% nylon in Precious Pink (1932) that I got from Yarnware.  I used size 5 needles for that.  The Spiderweb Capelet (from Stitch ‘N Bitch Nation) took me several tries to get right.  The pattern was messed up in the book and the corrections didn’t fix all of it so I had to figure it out for myself.  The lacework wasn’t actually that complicated and it only took me a few hours to finish once I knew what I was doing.  The yarn I used was Crystal Palace Merino Frappe 80% merino wool / 20% nylon in New Latte (012B) that I got from Fuzzy Galore.  I used size 15 needles and also a size F-5 crochet hook.

   

This pattern comes from the Woman’s Day Specials: Quick & Easy Knitting & Crocheting premiere issue.  I had some issues with both the hat and the scarf pattern and restarted both several times.  The hat pattern I completely scrapped.  It was supposed to be done on straight needles and there were holes showing up in the decreases, even though at least 5 experienced knitters told me I was following the pattern correctly.  So I ended up just using the Kittyville pattern (from Stitch ‘N Bitch) with the rim being K2P2 ribbing instead of seed stitch.  The scarf I just had problems with because it was really my first time doing lacework and using extremely large needles.  Once I got the hang of it though I was fine.  The yarn is Red Heart Super Saver 100% acrylic in Artist Print (315) and the eyelash yarn is Moda Dea Espree 100% polyester in Majesty (2353).  The hat used size 7 needles and the scarf size 19.

   

I finished the Kittyville hat (from Stitch ‘N Bitch) on January 14th but didn’t have a picture until I gave it to Laura tonight for her birthday.  The Mobile Monster (from Stitch ‘N Bitch Nation) I just finished today.  The yarn for the hat is Patons Classic Wool Merino 100% pure new wool in Russet (206) that I got from AC Moore.  I used size 7 needles for it.  The yarn for the cell phone holder is Berroco Plush 100% nylon in Jazzy Turquoise (1924) that I got from Yarnware. I used size 5 needles for that.  This hat was my first time using circs, dpns, seed stich, decreases, i-cord, and pom poms.  The bunny was my first time doing yarn overs and increases.

 

This is my first knitted project.  My mom taught me how to knit over Thanksgiving weekend and this is what I came up with when I was at home recuperating from jaw surgery.  It was a really basic pattern:
Row 1, 3, 6, 8: K across
Row 2, 4, 5, 7: P across
..repeated until I ran out of yarn.  It was really just for practice.  The yarn is Caron Wintuk Colonial Blue Ombre (3539) 100% acrylic that I got at AC Moore.  I used size 10 needles.