Showing posts with label fireside afghan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fireside afghan. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 01, 2013

2012 Knits

Here's the list of projects I managed in 2012. I'm pretty surprised at how much I accomplished. I feel like I finished more projects this year than in previous years, but also the projects I finished were bigger than previous years.

  1. Fireside Wedding Blanket for my Brother and Kristina
  2. Red Vine Yoke Cardigan
  3. Navy Elf Hat
  4. Paris Rainbow Revontuli
  5. Rhodochrosite
  6. Incense Robin Tank
  7. Sunset Color Affection
  8. Crayon Wedge Socks
  9. Forestry Wrapped Pullover
  10. New Dorp Color Affection for Stanley's Sister
  11. Gioielli Gloves with conductive thread for iphone
  12. Aran Tree Skirt
  13. Irresponsible Tam
  14. 14 Christmas Balls

Another year of only one pair of socks, but I'm just dying to knit another pair.

2012 FOs

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Malabrigo Intervention

I might need one. I think the blanket that I'm knitting out of the Malabrigo is making me want more Malabrigo.

Fireside Afghan Progress

Doesn't it make you want to squish it? The project is the Fireside Afghan (RavLink) from Continuous Cables (amz link). I'm knitting it for a friend who got married in May, though, I might actually end up knitting him a Hemlock Ring Blanket and give this to my brother and his fiancee instead. I'm still up in the air about it.

Back to the issue at hand though: I'm thinking about the Malabrigo here at work. I'm almost twitching and drooling at the thought of it. After Bev wore her Side Slip Cloche (RavLink) from Boutique Knits (amz link) to SNB last night, I've been thinking about knitting it, and knitting it with Malabrigo. But if I do that, surely I would have to knit myself a cowl out of Malabrigo to match the hat right? Maybe some matching mittens too?

This seems like a slippery slope, you see? We so quickly went from 1 skein for a hat to 3-4 skeins for a wintery set. I looked at my stash on Ravelry though, and didn't see anything really appropriate (besides the 5 skeins of mint green Malabrigo already in my stash, but that's not a wintery enough or neutral enough color for a hat/cowl/mitten set), or anything I had enough to make the whole set from. Would 3-4 skeins of a wintry or neutral color (Think ravelry red, cabernet, more Polar Morn or Simply Taube, watery green or some sort of blue) be condonable?

Thursday, October 01, 2009

Continous Cables Disaster

So, I don't have any photos to share, but I will say that I'm having serious issues with the Fireside Afghan I'm knitting for a friend. Row 12 seems to be quite wonky and it seems as though there are some places where stitches are being increased, but there's no mark to let you know to increase there. It's all rather frustrating.

Anyway, does anyone have time to check this chart out and to confirm my sanity?

Help!