Star Crossed Slouchy Beret

Yes, I think I'm addicted to slouchy berets. The fact that I actually wear them means that knitting so many isn't a bad thing. I tend not to wear my knitwear. How sad is that? I mean, I get a lot of use out of both of my clapotis but that's about it if you don't count the berets I wear. Hmm.



I do really like this one, but it is a bit loose. Nothing a few clips can't fix in the wind! Made out of leftover comfy, and I still have some left! Eek!

Cute Neckwarmer

Long time no post! I have been knitting, seriously. First of all, I've been knitting more than I have been blogging, and I have proof of finished objects. The first is this one, the Fan Neckwarmer. Yes, I bought the pattern. Seems kinda silly to buy really. It is pretty simple. I do like it though. It is made out of bamboo so I will probably wear it quite a bit. I finished it on October 20th and didn't bother to blog about it. Whoops. It has even been through the wash and it held up great.

Jasmine Fingerless Mitts

These turned out nice and cosy, however they are too big for me. Oh well. A good gift for a guy, already made! Sweet! Embarrassingly I finished these September 13th and still didn't blog about them until now. Whoops.

Now I'm working on a scarf and that should be done in a few weeks. It is starting to get cold so I'm going to have to bust out some of my knitwear and see what I want to knit next! That's the fun part.

I go awol when not motivated

So yeah. I haven't been knitting much. I really got unmotivated by my project. Okay, the pattern was boring as sin and took forever. The yarn I do really like. However, the pattern wasn't working for me. I felt like I wasn't making headway so I never knit on it... therefore never making headway.

Get it?

Clear as mud. When you don't have a project you like, you don't work on it! Hah!

So on Sunday I decided to rip out my 2 months or so worth of work. Okay, I pulled it off the needles. I haven't frogged yet. And tonight I started the Jasmine Fingerless Mitts. A nice easy pattern. I also have a bunch of small patterns queued up since I'm going to Toronto for a week next week and need something to keep busy! I'll probably be done these by then ;)

Camo Directional Scarf

For not liking colour I really dig the way this turned out. I did use the 2 skeins I had which is also a bonus. I also finished this in July, I’ve just been bad about posting.

What have I been up to? Well, a lot of trashy reading, and I’ve only been really knitting once a week. Not that it is a bad thing, it is just a slump. I’ve been baking a lot too. In my post below you see another big time sucker, my new motorcycle. All of these things take away from my knitting time. I’m currently working on a scarf now and I never see progress. That is kind of hard on the product not process girl ;) I guess if I actually knit more than a few hours a week I would see change.

Not giving up knitting, just trying to balance out things. I know I’ll go through another spurt in no time. And sorry about the lagging blog. Whoops. I’m so bad!

River, and I’m so behind!

I'm SO behind on blogging. Holy crap. I finished this July 8th, and I can't believe I didn't blog about it. I love it. It is so nice and light and airy from the kidsilk haze yet warm. It is going to be a great wedding gift. The pattern was pretty easy minus one row I always had issues on (where the zig starts to zag). It is super pretty and I think it is wearable.



Me being all artistic and stuff. Hahah!

Gathered Scarf

I can see why making this in wool might be a better choice, however I do like the drape of the bamboo. I think if I initially wear it doubled up it won't grow too much. My final length ended up being 75 inches. Whoops. I just knitted until I didn't have enough for another repeat (thank you digital scale!). It was a fun project and I recommend it, but changing the needle sizes can be a pain. I used my Denise set and it was perfect.

I bought a ton of calmer the other day on a whim. I haven't bought yarn in a long time, and it was weird. I can use calmer for so many things, and I got it for $5.25 a ball! In black! How could I say no? Anyway, it is funny because I rearranged all my yarn and it won't all fit in my storage system. I have some high rubbermaid drawer systems from my soap company stuff that I was going to donate so I though they would be perfect. They would be if I didn't have so much yarn. Then again, it didn't all fit in my rubbermaid totes, so I guess that says something. And I have a tower of non black yarn. What is up with that? I need to make some more coloured gifts it seems. Hmm.

Blanche

Wow. This project was weird. I mean, it wasn't bad but I should have read the pattern. The decreases are NOT in pattern, just plain stockinette. So weird, and kinda lazy. However, it was a free pattern so I can't bitch. If I had paid, well, there would be paragraphs about that.

But it is a nice hat. Perfect to tuck in my bag or purse.

Tea sleeve

This is the first of hopefully many coffee sleeves. Really easy to make, especially since this one is knit until it fits around the cup. I want to make a few that are circular as well. A great way to reduce a little bit if you are using a paper cup, and great for scraps. I used some unknown acrylic for this and still have a bunch left.

Ballet Tee

Okay, I finished this LAST Sunday. How is that for blog posts? Whoops. This turned out okay, but believe it or not, I think it is a tad big. The yarn (Knitpicks Comfy) is really soft. I do like it quite a bit!

Other than that I'm just knitting on a coffee cup holder and trying to decide on my next project.