1917 - my dad - WWI
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Monday, May 26, 2008
Saturday, May 24, 2008
40 Pairs of Mittenz
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I'm up to 40 pairs of Mittenz for the 2008 Mittenz Challenge!
The 2 very bright red pairs are a pattern on 2 needles that I have been working on.
I'm still tweeking and might change it to knit in the round or maybe both ways.
One pair of bright pink ones was crocheted using this pattern.
The 2nd pair of bright pink ones and the little striped red pair are just a basic mitten pattern.
The "Good & Plenty" mittens are 3 strands of yarn and are knit from Susan B. Anderson's 45 Minute Mitten pattern. PDF here
The 2 pairs of orangey ones are knit with 2 strands and improvising as I go along.
My 41st Pair of Mittenz in the works!
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I'm up to 40 pairs of Mittenz for the 2008 Mittenz Challenge!
The 2 very bright red pairs are a pattern on 2 needles that I have been working on.
I'm still tweeking and might change it to knit in the round or maybe both ways.
One pair of bright pink ones was crocheted using this pattern.
The 2nd pair of bright pink ones and the little striped red pair are just a basic mitten pattern.
The "Good & Plenty" mittens are 3 strands of yarn and are knit from Susan B. Anderson's 45 Minute Mitten pattern. PDF here
The 2 pairs of orangey ones are knit with 2 strands and improvising as I go along.
My 41st Pair of Mittenz in the works!
Thursday, May 22, 2008
The Rising Count
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Now on to knitting
The 5th set of 8 pairs of Mittenz is rising like a bright tower!
If you like knitting mittens - knit some for the 2008 Mittenz Challenge.
Info can be found here and they are to be mailed to the
Cheyenne River Youth Project in South Dakota the last week of Sept 2008.
Good & Plenty Mittens
The combination yarns for this pair sure did remind me of the candy by the same name.
I'm on the 9th panel for the Babette Blanket!
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Now on to knitting
The 5th set of 8 pairs of Mittenz is rising like a bright tower!
If you like knitting mittens - knit some for the 2008 Mittenz Challenge.
Info can be found here and they are to be mailed to the
Cheyenne River Youth Project in South Dakota the last week of Sept 2008.
Good & Plenty Mittens
The combination yarns for this pair sure did remind me of the candy by the same name.
I'm on the 9th panel for the Babette Blanket!
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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!
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!
Friday, May 16, 2008
Can I Beat The Heat?
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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
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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
Sunday, May 11, 2008
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.
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.
Monday, May 05, 2008
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!
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!
Saturday, May 03, 2008
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.
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.
Thursday, May 01, 2008
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
Monday, March 31, 2008
Sunstar Burning Bright
Finished my 8 Point SunStar!
Pattern from Trinket's Crochet Blog
My mods: I skipped two at the “dips” and worked 2dc, ch2, 2dc shells at the tips.
The Startitis Bug Bit Me!
This weekend as I cast on for my 7th pair of mittenz, I was bit by that pesky "startitis bug".
Or maybe spent too much time on Ravelry, looking at all the new patterns.....
7th Pair of Mittenz will be a re-do of my Original Sideways Mittens.
I am hoping to fiddle with the pattern to make it larger and also a longer cuff.
Using worsted wt yarn - discontinued Columbia Minerva Shannon from my stash.
Butterfly Hat Pattern
I saw this one and could not resist casting on!
Pattern here
I am using worsted wt yarn from stash and I only cast on 80 sts - got that tip from another Ravelry member!
Shrug This!
It's still a little cold in the mornings, so I cast on for this.
Pattern is Shrug This from One-Skein Wonders
Answers to some Comments:
Barbara wanted to know if the little yellow slippers that won "The People's Choice" award was one of my patterns.
Nope! They are from Comforts of Home: Simple Knitted Accents
And Monika asked : How many would you need to get everyone in the Rez new mittens?
And Ann answered with some very good info:
Many thousand.
Eagle Butte (where the Main is located) had a population of 2100 in 2000. But the Reservation itself is huge geographically (over 4000 sq. miles) and home to about 8500 people.
Thought I'd post this info so you know why we have a Mittenz Blitz!
Pattern from Trinket's Crochet Blog
My mods: I skipped two at the “dips” and worked 2dc, ch2, 2dc shells at the tips.
Finished width at points - 48”
Finished width at dips - 40”
27 rounds of dc starting from row 4
Made with worsted wt yarn.
The Startitis Bug Bit Me!
This weekend as I cast on for my 7th pair of mittenz, I was bit by that pesky "startitis bug".
Or maybe spent too much time on Ravelry, looking at all the new patterns.....
7th Pair of Mittenz will be a re-do of my Original Sideways Mittens.
I am hoping to fiddle with the pattern to make it larger and also a longer cuff.
Using worsted wt yarn - discontinued Columbia Minerva Shannon from my stash.
Butterfly Hat Pattern
I saw this one and could not resist casting on!
Pattern here
I am using worsted wt yarn from stash and I only cast on 80 sts - got that tip from another Ravelry member!
Shrug This!
It's still a little cold in the mornings, so I cast on for this.
Pattern is Shrug This from One-Skein Wonders
Answers to some Comments:
Barbara wanted to know if the little yellow slippers that won "The People's Choice" award was one of my patterns.
Nope! They are from Comforts of Home: Simple Knitted Accents
And Monika asked : How many would you need to get everyone in the Rez new mittens?
And Ann answered with some very good info:
Many thousand.
Eagle Butte (where the Main is located) had a population of 2100 in 2000. But the Reservation itself is huge geographically (over 4000 sq. miles) and home to about 8500 people.
Thought I'd post this info so you know why we have a Mittenz Blitz!
Friday, March 28, 2008
Spring Flowers
All the flowers are starting to bloom over here.
Oh and the weeds are growing - well - growing like weeds!
These are so beautiful - but I forgot what they were!
Dutch Iris
Watsonia Flowers
The front bed is full - maybe too full?
My 6th pair of mittens made with my prize yarn - Lion Brand Landscapes
Pattern is from Weekend Knitting: 50 Unique Projects and Ideas
Quick and easy!
Oh and the weeds are growing - well - growing like weeds!
These are so beautiful - but I forgot what they were!
Dutch Iris
Watsonia Flowers
The front bed is full - maybe too full?
My 6th pair of mittens made with my prize yarn - Lion Brand Landscapes
Pattern is from Weekend Knitting: 50 Unique Projects and Ideas
Quick and easy!
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Mittenz 2008 Challenge
It's that time again! Mittenz Maddnez
The challenge is - 8 pairs of mittens ( knit, crocheted, sewn, purchased ) to be mailed in October to the Cheyenne River Reservation. Just in time to warm hands for the upcoming winter.
You can read more about it, where to mail, when to mail, rules, etc
on Ann's blog - and she has a contest going on too!
Last year 405 pairs were sent to the Rez - Let's make it more this year!
I've made 5 pair already - but you all know I am not stopping at 8.... Several of us are having a "Battle of the Needles" going on - great fun!
1st Pair
Pattern - Isela's Cabled Mittens from a LAL on the Loom-a-Long Raverly Group.
Worked on the blue Knifty Knitter round loom.
Yarn - Woolease Chunky
2nd Pair
Pattern - None - just improvised
Yarn - Chunky odds and ends.
3rd Pair
Pattern - I improvised on 32 sts with #6 needles on worsted wt yarn.
My first pair of mittens on 2 circs!
4th Pair
Pattern - South Dakota Mittens - I am working on writing this up.
Yarn - Odds and ends of worsted wt.
#5 & #6 needles
5th pair
Pattern - Anami's Mindless Mittens
Yarn - Columbia Minerva Shannon - discontinued
80% Orlon, 20%Wool
Knit two at a time on 2 #5 circs
The challenge is - 8 pairs of mittens ( knit, crocheted, sewn, purchased ) to be mailed in October to the Cheyenne River Reservation. Just in time to warm hands for the upcoming winter.
You can read more about it, where to mail, when to mail, rules, etc
on Ann's blog - and she has a contest going on too!
Last year 405 pairs were sent to the Rez - Let's make it more this year!
I've made 5 pair already - but you all know I am not stopping at 8.... Several of us are having a "Battle of the Needles" going on - great fun!
1st Pair
Pattern - Isela's Cabled Mittens from a LAL on the Loom-a-Long Raverly Group.
Worked on the blue Knifty Knitter round loom.
Yarn - Woolease Chunky
2nd Pair
Pattern - None - just improvised
Yarn - Chunky odds and ends.
3rd Pair
Pattern - I improvised on 32 sts with #6 needles on worsted wt yarn.
My first pair of mittens on 2 circs!
4th Pair
Pattern - South Dakota Mittens - I am working on writing this up.
Yarn - Odds and ends of worsted wt.
#5 & #6 needles
5th pair
Pattern - Anami's Mindless Mittens
Yarn - Columbia Minerva Shannon - discontinued
80% Orlon, 20%Wool
Knit two at a time on 2 #5 circs
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Easter Basket
What a great Easter Basket I received this weekend!
I won all this as a prize!
Ann of Sheep Shots had a contest on her blog
People's Choice Award for Heet the Feet 2008
My little yellow slippers won the most votes!
Thank you!
I won all this as a prize!
Ann of Sheep Shots had a contest on her blog
People's Choice Award for Heet the Feet 2008
My little yellow slippers won the most votes!
Thank you!
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