so the green scarf has been wet blocked and it is finally dry so i took some pictures of myself with it on. i just got home from work so excuse the work attire. ive been working on the heart blanket a bit so i hope to have an update on that soon. in the mean time im going to try to find another project to work on. until next post!
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!
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!
Good news everyone, I'm back from my little weekend getaway I shall call it. I got back around 5 or so last night..I have nothing to report on the knitting front however, because I didn't take my knitting with me I forgot it and my boyfriend said " I should of told you to bring your knitting". Because we did have some free time on our hands at some points where I could of done some but I enjoyed nature, sat in the cabin and read, and joined my boyfriend on his grouse hunts. His kids had fun and his daughter and the dog joined us too. It was a nice little stress relief for me, work had been really stressing me out lately and it was nice to unwind. That's all I really have today I'm at work right now on my lunch break and I'll try to get some knitting done tomorrow. I really need to work on that hearts blanket I don't know how far I'll get before I run out of yarn, and my yarn tub is buried in storage, plus I haven't worked on it in a while so I'll try to get an update for that this week and maybe start a new project. Until next post!
So heres the update on the scarf ive done the 16 repeats and im on that plus 1 repeat where i knit to row 11. I decided to keep knittting, because i want to use up the rest of the skein that i have, so technically its done by pattern terms, but i however like longer scarfs anyway because of how i put them on. I also knitted a pair of the easy flat knit hand warmers i found on the life is good blog. Mine however do not look like her picture, maybe it just the yarn i used i dont know, but heres the break down on the handwarmers:
Easy flat knit hand warmers
I used a us size 10 needle instead of a us size 9 that it called for (my 9 had a project on it) and I knitted them with a purple from lion brand yarn's vanna white collection. The color escapes me at the moment I'll try to remember later. They were a quick easy knit and I really like them a lot they are short so if you wanted them longer you could just add more rows in the straight stitch section I'll put in some pictures.
I won't be around to post for the next few days I'm going to the cabin for the next 3 days so I'll have no internet or cell reception so until I'm back this will be it. Until next post!
I thought I'd talk about something that would interest fellow knitters. I'm sure some of you have heard of yarn box, its a subscription service that ships to your home or office and is individually prepared and shipped. I had stumbled upon it while looking at another blog, so I went to the website to check it and and maybe give it a shot, but alas it wasn't ready for launch. When it finally did launch the open spots were gobbled up quick, so I had to wait on a waiting list, but from the looks of it they seem to have some open slots so I figured I would say something here.
I have not signed up for it yet, I do not have room in my budget right now to get one and give ya a proper review so once I do I'll snatch up a slot and see what I get. If you go here you can check out the website for yourself and maybe clue me in on what you think.
From what they say on the website, you get at least 200 grams of yarn, and there's potential for extras!, which of course everyone loves. The yarn is of the highest quality, not widely available, and the yarn will always be worth more than your subscription fee.
They also offer different subscription types. They have a pick your options, option you can pick what needle sizes you prefer, colors you like best and if you knit or crotchet, and they will create a box for you which sounds pretty awesome if you ask me, there is also a choose your own plan option as well where u choose how often u get it and the prices very from there. So I say go check it out and let me know what you think. I'm going to go finish up the green leaves scarf and post about that soon.
Until next post.
