waffle blanket!...maybe

hello readers,

im attempting another blanket, if you have noticed i have not posted any updates on the heart blanket i was working on....i decided to scrap it after not working on it for some time and then my needles had slipped out of it when it was moved and i didnt notice. i was unable to save it after the slip and i was a decent way into it i decided to unravel and not do a blanket for a while.

I had saved a nice pattern on ravelry that i was really interested in doing. it was a neat pattern that incorporated dropped yarn overs, i was a bit confused at this process so i didnt dare attempt it. but lately i have gotten more and more interested in it that i was watching youtube videos on how to do it that i am now more confidant than ever, and im just going to jump in and give it a shot. im going to try my best to stick this blanket all the way through, if i do this will be my first completed blanket project!

So, a little about the pattern, its called the waffle blanket by alexis layton (her ravelry username is alexislayton) her patterns are free to use for personal use. she has a few others on ravelry that are interesting that i wouldn't mind trying but i have to get threw this blanket one first! i'm using a us size 8 circular needle as suggested per her pattern and i'm using redheart in pale yellow as my color, i got a couple super saver skeins in that color on clearance at walmart for half off so i couldn't pass it up. all i have gotten done on it so far is the cast on of 158, ill keep you updated on my progress as often as i can, i got 2 classes left in my hunter safety class and im also looking for a new job sense my current one has become overwhelming in many different ways, im looking to probably go back in to plain old retail for a while until an opportunity i have been waiting for comes available.

Until Next Post

Boot cuffs!

Its been a bit sense my hand warmers post, but I have still been working on some projects. I have been working on some boot cuffs to go with my friends teal hand warms I made her from Christmas I have one done and am halfway done with the other. I would have been completely done by now but I was sick for a week and didn't feel much like knitting, however I very much felt like playing animal crossing new leaf sense I got it back again for valentines day! Long story on why I had to get it again, but having to start over sucked but still fun. Anyway back to the knitting part. So I didn't really follow a pattern I just wanted them to match the hand warmers I made for my friend so I just did ribbing then seed stitch and ribbing again to make a nice boot cuff. I used a us size 9 circular needle and knitted in the round which, would make these my first in the round project and its so far turned out good I'll give an update when I finish the other one but I do have a price of the one I did and I sent it to my friend to see. It looks a little funky because those boots are a little tight on the top.

Easy Flat knit handwarmers....revisited.

I know that back in october i made a post about some easy flat knit handwarmers that i wanted to try to make. well i did make them and i thought i had posted how they came out on my blog, but from looking threw my blog post i have not. well doing everything according to the other bloggers specifications, my hand warmers didnt quite come out like hers. my ribbing didnt look right, so i went on and finished the other one as per her instructions and left it at that for a little while because work got crazy and its finally slowing down there.

So i decided i was going to revisit this project to figure out what i did wrong because i wanted to make a pair for a friend for her christmas gift. i alway make her at least one thing and then buy her something small within our specified budget. as i started the ribbing section i decided i wanted the ribbing just a little bigger so instead of the k1 p1 the pattern called for i did k2 p2 and i cast on 34 stitches instead of 25 because i was using different yarn and figured i would need a few more cast ons, plus changing the pattern a bit would require me to change the amount i have on my needle because they needed to be even. 

knitting with my us size 9 bamboo needles i k2 p2 on the first row, now thinking about something i read somewhere i figured i would try doing p2 k2 on the second row to see if they would line up in the ribbing pattern and guess what, they sure did! 

side note: i did try the original pattern in a k1 p1 then p1 k1 and the pattern came out in the smaller ribbing that was initially inteaded in the first pattern but i still wanted a little bigger ribbing so went back to my change.

so i continued on threw the pattern as specified and when i came to the top cuff i did the k2 p2, but instead of flipping it and doing the p2 k2 on the second row i stuck with the k2 p2 and the ribbing came out as it should of initially when i started the pattern.

 i dont know what i did in the first place but it didnt come out right on my first pair but i figured i was half way threw i might as well finish just do them both the same, and i used them on the weekend cabin trip and they helped me stay warm. i have finished the pair for my friend and i will feature pictures of the ones i made for myself and the ones i made for her so you can see the difference in the pattern. until next post

(mine are the purple, the ones for my friend are the blue/teal)

A simple headband/earwarmer flat knitting version

As you know its been quite some time sense my last post. ive been meaning to post for a while but with deer hunting week in full swing i didnt have any time to get much done, they job i work at requires me to work with firearms paperwork so as you can imagine i was quite busy. I do however have an update on a project ive been working on brought to you and me from another blogger the name of her blog is devin likes to knit go here to see the pattern i had used for my project. the project i did was a simple headbead, flat knit, with a flower (or without if u choose, but i decided id give it a shot) theres and adult and childs version in the pattern picture she tells ya she withheld the garter stitch rows the pattern called for, either way i think it looks great. for my headband i used a size 8 needle, which is what devin used in her pattern. and for my yar a used a lighter weight dark purple color, because it was my first time attempting the pattern so i wanted to see how it would come out. my next headband i was goin to use a heavier yarn. anyways back to the project!

so i have the items all knitted out i have assembled the the headband and fit it to my head and i have my flower knitted. For the flower i had gone to her in the round knitted headband because in the comment section she had listed a few flowers for the crotchet person and a few for the knitted person because the flower pattern attached to that one was no longer available. for the link to the flower i used go here. i however changed the pattern a bit because i hate to say it....but i thought it was a bit ugly for my taste, i would of probably stuck to the original pattern in a smaller gauge and i would of liked it but i didnt have all my needles, so to the creator of that im sorry if theres any offense...

moving on ....

what that pattern calls for is you basically make 6 petals and sew them together to make the complete flower...i omitted 1 petal and went with five, in a larger gauge needle and knitted tem shorter for more curl, and they way that came out i absolutely love!!! so without that original pattern i could not of come up with the flower i knitted so kudos all around. at this stage in my project i just have to put the flower on the headband and presto flower headband! i however am going to do one more thing to it before had so once im completely done i will post the completely complete project. i have a few pictures i will be attaching so watch for those. ive rambled on long enough...Until Next Post

Yarn scrap project

Hi all. Ever wonder what to do with those scraps of yarn you have after a finished project? If your like me, you keep them hoping to use them to make a dishcloth of scrap yarn or maybe u might tie a bow on a present with it who knows, point being u saved it because u felt there was a need for it in some way shape or form so here's what I did.

I had just recently moved my cat into my boyfriends house I got all the way to his house before realizing I forgot to grab some of her toys, I then decided to take it upon myself to make her something. At first I had no idea where to start and suddenly I remembered something I saw and thought was to hard to do, so I looked up a video and was suddenly suprized on how easy it was to do.

I decided to take my yarn scraps and make an i-cord cat toy where u knit the same stitches over and over, without turning the work which is done by using double point needles or circular needles, and it creates a neat looking round cord. I knitted it long enough so I could toss It out and reel her in and she seems to like it as u will see from the picture. I also could of hid the yarn better from when I switched over, but I couldn't find my tapestry needle so I didn't weave in the ends which it would of looked better if I did. Any questions please comment, the pic I have is kinda bad so I'll try to add a better one later. Until next post!

Green scarf finished!

Good news everyone, I have finished the green scarf! Right now I'm wet blocking it and u will see why from my finished photos. It was still wet when I left for work today, so I will check on it when I get home. I ended up doing 21 full row repeats and then the plus 1 row which u do till row 11 then knit 2 rows and bind off. I had a little bit of yarn left from that ball of yarn which I used to create something fun and quick which I will discuss in another post. The pictures will have one with flash and one without. Until next post!

Its been a bit....

I see it has been a bit sense my last post. i have been crazy busy with work sense i got back from the cabin that i have not had time to knit at all, not even to finish the few rows i have on my scarf! i typically get every other weekend off at my job but i have worked the past 4 weekends in a row and thats when i typically get to destress and knit but that has not happened. i am taking a short break from some of the work i have been doing just to do a bit of an update on what the dealio is with me. im hoping to get my work out in, in a few minutes, toss the laundry in the dryer and finish up with my work and hopfully finish that scarf so i can focus on the heart blanket i have not knit on sense the last update on it, so i hope to have some pics and an update on the green easy leaves scarf soon... dont lose faith in me! until next post!

Green scarf update as promised

Good news everyone, I have the latest update on my green easy leaves scarf.  I'm on repeat 11 row one old the 16 + 1 repeat, If I remember correctly the first time I made a scarf with this pattern I think I did a few extra repeats for a little longer scarf because I thought it would suit the intended wearer better this time I may not. I think with the blocking I want to do with it, will stretch it out so I won't have to, we shall see. What I have noticed with this pattern is once I got to a certain point, the edges stared curling in so I think it may possible be that I'm knitting my stitches to tight or the pattern is just naturally curly sense it is a lacy type pattern. I don't know as I am still fairly new to knitting. Anyway included are a few pictures of my progress I will continue after I finish posting...OH, i decided to change the name of my blog to something a bit more simple to find if anyone searches for me, ill change my blog address to match very soon! until next time!

Easy flat knit hand warmers...Gotta Try This!

Life Is Good: easy flat knit hand warmers: It doesn't get much easier than this lol Knit on two needles and seamed along side leaving an opening for thumb this pattern ...

 the things i look at when im at work LOL knitting on the brain. I was looking for some easy handwarmers to knit because next week ill be going up with my boyfriend and his kids to the cabin and its probably going to get a little chilly so i wanted to knit something to keep my hands a bit warmer, without having to full on glove it up. so in a google search i found this post by another blogger and i cant wait to give it a try. i figured id share it with others because it was posted a while ago. I'll have an update on my green easy leaves scarf later once I get home. Until next post!

Been a while but heres a scarf update

I haven't had an update for a while because i was pretty sick for a week, so sick that just eating tired me out. First my boyfriend was sick and i was taking care of him, then i got sick so that left me no time for knitting. So anyway, heres an update, right now im kinda working on one for a bit so the update is for the green scarf.

Right now I'm on repeat 5 row 7 of the 16 + 1 repeat. The thicker yarn seems to be creating less curl, but there is a bit of curl, not as much curl as when I first did the pattern so its looking pretty good in my opinion. The pattern is looking quite good in the thicker yarn, I was slightly afraid the detail would be lost but it has not so I'm quite happy about that.

I'm going to try to get the pattern repeat up to repeat 10 then I'm going to work on the pink scarf which is the thinner yarn. I have 2 pictures of my progress so far. Until next time.

Flamingo dishcloth.....changed to a scarf

Hey all, so i decided i did not like the flamingo dishcloth in that type of material, so i scrapped it until i can get some nice sugar and cream yarn to knit it in. I decided to use that pink for a nice fall scarf, its a nice leaf lace scarf called the easy leaves scarf. Its actually a really easy pattern like it suggests, when i first tried it i was still kind of new to knitting and I was like omg how the heck do I do a double decrease! But the pattern maker explained it well and I was able to make a beautiful leaf scarf in a beautiful white yarn with silver strands in it. I gave it as a Christmas gift and the receiver loved it, so I decided to try it again now that I'm more practiced at knitting. U can get the pattern here.

On this pattern you repeat 12 rows to create the lovely leaf pattern. What I have done was knit it in 2 separate type of yarns with an US size 8 needle, I'm knitting it in a nice green the color is called lemongrass, its part of the wool ease collection by lion brand yarn. The pink is the same pink I was using to knit the flamingo dishcloth again I don't remember brand or color name but I am knitting it on a US size 8 needle.

On the green scarf I'm on pattern repeat 2 row 3 of a 16 repeat pattern, u then repeat the pattern one more time to row 11 then u knit 2 rows and bind off. Then it calls for your to wash and block and pin into place till completely dry because the pattern tends to curl because of it being a lacy pattern and it was knitted in a light yarn for a more of a late spring/fall scarf, that's why I knitted it in the lemongrass wool ease lion brand yarn to try a bit of a heavier/thicker yarn to see if less curl would happen and for more of a warmer scarf for late fall/winter.

I knitted it in the pink as well because it was a lighter yarn that the pattern called for and then u could see how it comes out for me on the pink scarf I'm on repeat 2 row 3. I'm trying to keep both of the scarves in the same stage of knitting so u can see them come together at the end. You can of course make the pattern wider and longer if you prefer by adding another pattern repeat or 2 and casting on 8 more stitches for each extra pattern repeat you would like to do.  I've included 2 pictures the brighter one is to show the true colors of the yarn and the darker one is to show the leaf pattern more clearly.

Until next post!

Busy few days

Well i havent had much time for knitting work has been busy for me and working out after work has cut into much more of my time as well last night after work I went a little old school and played some halo 2 campaign it was quite a stressful day for me, so Tonight after work ill be going with my boyfriend to the apple orchard for cider pressing, i not only find it fun and like to help out anyone anyway I can, I enjoy giving the farm cats a little love too. Well until next time, I gotta get back to work

Blanket update

Here is the latest on my blanket project: it has been a busy week so far so I haven't been working on my blanket as much as I would like, I had worked 5 days was off one and now am working another 5 until I get 2 days off in a row, which is where I hope to do the bulk of my knitting. I am however working on it now and decided to take a quick break to post an update I have pictures to go with it as well, I Am on the first repeat of the pattern, row 8 of a 24 row pattern that u repeat until it is the length u desire. For the pattern itself see click here to see  it and a finished product. Farewell until next post

Update on blanket project

So far I had finished from where I said I was onto the first repeat of the pattern. I'm on row 4 and I had stopped in the middle to take some aspirin and nap I had a wonderful lingering headache from work so not much to report there, I also got another request from my friend to make her something which I was happy to oblige because I really wanted to try the new patterns I found, more on that when I start it.

My plans after work is to try to get the first pattern repeat done on the blanket, so I have an update picture for tomorrows post again see previous post for link to pattern :)

My first post, my current projects

Good news everyone, the title of my post is exactly what it will contain. My current projects include a blanket and a dishcloth. The blanket i am knitting is called the heart baby blanket, it basically consists of knitting and purling. The pattern for the heart blanket can be found here. I have gotten to row 22 in the 24 row pattern, that gets repeated till you get to your desired length. To see what a complete one will look like go to the link I provided earlier in the post. What I'm using to knit this project is the red hearts brand in a rose color if my memory serves me correct i had tossed out the wrap,  I'm knitting on a us size 10 circular needle (6.0 Mm) the pattern calls for a us size 6 circular needle (4.25mm) but I figured I'd do a bigger size needle as i am not knitting this for a baby so I'm using a thicker, not so baby soft, yarn. 

My other project is a flamingo dishcloth my friend had requested for her and her mother, i will not have a picture of that one as I am only to the cast on part I have not actually knitted any rows on that yet. I'm using a lighter pink which again I am unsure of the brand and color name as I had accidently tossed the wrap for it, I believe I got it at a local craft store on clearance where I tend to buy most of my yarn they have a wide selection, they have even expanded their yarn section, and they tend to have good clearance yarn. Anyways a little off topic there, I'm not using the traditional yarn someone would use for dishcloths as I believe they won't actually use them as dishcloths, but I will make them another in a sugar and cream pink of some sort. More on that in another post thanks for looking