My Blog Has Been Stolen!

Well thanks to Suzann for alerting me that some of my posts have been "lifted" and posted on another site. How rude is that? For what purpose - I don't know.... It's not like I have anything important to say.

The offending site - the thief of my posts is Knittingclub.org.

So if you are on this site - go elsewhere - they're nothing but thieves!

Can I Beat The Heat?

Babette Is Growing

I'm trying to beat the heat and still work on the Babette Blanket. Crocheting the squares is tolerable in the heat, but seaming is another story.




Panel #8 is done and seamed up early this morning.





Mittenz Update

4th Set of 8





A Pair of Ocoze Mittens

Needs a little more tweeking....


Garter Stitch Paw Warmers


Great pattern from Panda Man's Knitting & Crochet

Pattern for Paw Warmers
Yarn - worsted wt

5 Pairs of Kidlett Mittens





A Pair of Crocheted Mittens


From Angel Hugs site

Crochet Mittens For The Family

Worsted wt yarn and a G hook

Happy Mother's Day!

Here's hoping you are all having a great day - I am!

I've been very busy all week, crocheting the Babette Blanket for my grandson.

Finished section 7 and getting ready to start section 8. It's so much fun to work with lots of colors and different shapes. I'm not getting bored in the least bit!






Mittenz Update

I'm up to pair #28 and still working on those "test" patterns.

The other wips have fallen to the side for now.

Too Many Ideas

And not enough time to knit them up!

I mentioned that the Kidlett mittens were in the testing phase.
Have not heard from my test knitters yet so I'm waiting for corrections or comments before I post the pattern.

Meanwhile back in the lab.....

I decided to convert the Wristerz pattern into mittens.

Here is what I came up with - Ocoze Mittens

(Ocoze means warm in Lakota)




Below you can see the two sts that are left at the end before you turn around.
I keep track by placing a marker on the ridge before the short row.



Here you see the marker, then two ridges then I mark the next ridge because I will be short rowing in this next row.


Pattern will follow soon - it is really easy - it's just the Wristerz again with short rowing at the tip and adding the full thumb like in my original Sideways mittens.



Babette Is Growing!



This is what is slowing my mitten knitting. I'm just having too much fun choosing the colors and adding the squares!

And The Race Is On!

No, not the Kentucky Derby - the Mittenz 2008 Challenge!

Here is my 3rd set of 8 pairs


Plus one more not in this set makes my total 25 pairs so far.

We have a database in our group site and 15 members have posted their counts.
The total to date is 161 pairs!
Jean is in the lead! She has made 30 pairs.


Pink Thumbless Mittens



I knit up a pair of cute little pink mitts and decided to try them sideways in garter stitch.



The picture above is what I came up with. Then I thought, why not add a thumb?
The picture below shows the result.



Kidlett Mittenz

Pattern still in the testing stage, but if we like it - I'll post it soon.




Babette Blanket


I just love this blanket and finally got the yarns chosen to match my grandson's room colors.
The pattern calls for 17 colors or more - of course I have more......


The pattern first appeared in Interweave Crochet Spring 2006 and is also for sale as a PDF on the Interweave Site.
There are some beautiful Babettes on the Flickr Babette Group - go take a look.

Ran Out Of Yarn In Colorado

A creek behind the Blue Cow Eatery in Morrison Colorado


Yes I did run out of yarn in Colorado! I thought I had taken enough yarn to knit some simple hats and I was sure my daughter had some extra yarn I could use.
I was wrong!
I knit too fast and dear daughter only had yarn that was assigned to projects.
We did go to Hobby Lobby, and we chose yarn to start my grandson's Babette Blanket, but I did not buy extra yarn for anything else.
Note to self - next time pack MORE yarn!

The Hats



The above trio of hats were knit from Wool Winder's Colorful Stripes Hat Pattern.
I used one ball of Lily Sugar n' Cream for the pink ones and odds and ends for the blue one.
The blue one fit my grandson's head - 72 sts on #4 needles did the trick.


Grow With Me Hats

The following hats were from from Cathy Cate's Grow With Me Hat.



Both took only 1 ball of Lily Sugar n' Cream cotton yarn.
The patriotic one above is for my grandson.



And no mitten knitting.......


Now for some more Colorado pics


My grandson




Coors brewery at Golden Colorado

Lazy Saturday

It's a lazy day over. Watching Sci-Fi channel and a Tivo'd Dr Who episode.
But I did manage to finally upload some pics to Flickr and update my Ravelry projects, and post here too!

Mittenz




These are from Arlene Williams "Lopi Mitten Pattern".
I followed her needle size, but I should have gone down a size or two.
The fabric is not as dense as I would have liked it to be.
Otherwise it was a pretty easy pattern and fun to knit.


Trio of Mittens


Left pair from Warm Woolies pattern
Center pair - my own pattern mix
Right pair Cinchy Chunky Mittens - a free Ravelry download.

The blue mittens were made with one strand of worsted wt yarn and one strand of Amy Blatt Mohair. I love this combo as the mitts are so soft and warm.


More About The Pink Mitts


The above mittens were knit with one strand of worsted wt and one strand of Dazzleaire.
I discovered Icord thumbs!



So let's move on to my other WIPs!




A Gansey type hat. Pattern from an online friend - not sure if she is going to sell or publish.


Another Hat - but I'm not happy with it.


I just love the original pattern, but not my hat. I feel like frogging it - I don't like my color choices. Then again, I am slowly learning how to knit this intricate stitch and I should just keep plugging along and finish the hat.....


Crocheted Blanket



Still working on the Mile-A-Minute crocheted afghan for my daughter.


Shrug It



This is my Shrug It from One-Skein Wonders

I'm knitting it longer than the pattern and probably making 3/4 length sleeves.



Shawl for the Elders



I have 6 more garter stitch ridges to go! Then I start the edging.
Pattern - Half Circle Shawl

Okay, so I'm a little busy....