A felted hat and such
Pattern: Elmira Helmet by Perl Grey
Yarn: Fleece Arist Blue Face Leicester in Stone
Tools: Knit Picks Harmony in size 7 16" circulars
Modifications: Did 2 straps instead of 3.
First of all the yarn was funky to begin with. It looked really, messy? Every two inches the yarn was flat, like it had been squished for a really long time and this was consistent throughout the first half of the hank. The second half it wasn't as obvious. One of the plies looked like it had been slightly teased. It was just very weird.
This hat is huge. Like Herman Munster's head huge. Its so nice and warm with the teeniest tinies itch factor on the forehead. I wore it to the big Woolie Ewe sale and the entire time I was worried that someone was thinking, "By God that woman's hat is huge! Someone didn't do a gauge swatch!" Which I didn't. The hat looks huge on the model even. It comes in one size only, Medium/Large and the pattern instructs to felt if its too big. Once felted the fit is ten times better though I doubt I will ever use this pattern again.
Yeah, the Woolie Ewe sale? Awesome. 50% off everything in the store. I arrived at around 4:40 and the parking lot was almost full. There was about 25 people in front of me and there was a lot of them still showing up. It was actually a nice crowd, I didn't experience any ninja grannys or flying elbows. There was a lot of pardon, excuse me and butt maneuvering.
My budget was only $100 so I didn't make off like a madwoman like the others did. Even now I wonder what the hell was I thinking, I mean 50% off. Everything. Here's to next year, I plan on saving up and going totally batshit crazy.
Pattern: Basic Earflap Hat by heyjulie
Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Spruce and Rowan Rowanspun 4ply in Jade
Tools: Knit Picks in size 8 16" circulars
Modifications: At the top I decreased til I had 7 stitches left, did one row of knit then bound off to get that pixie tip.
Ravelry recently featured cosymakes for her handspun projects and wow, her hats are the cutest things. She uses simple embroidery and pointy tips to make each one unique. While I didn't get the chance to embroider this one, cause I super awesome suck at it, I did get the pointy tip I so love.
According to Ravelry, I've been working on this project since October! I've got about nine 14 x 14 squares done and its kind of pathetic since six of those I did in the first week and a half. (The picture shows them as being 14 x 15, I realized my mistake soon after and corrected the problem.) I have to frog and redo three other squares that for some reason are waay bigger than 14 inches. That EZ Sew Board in the picture? Got it for my birthday (the biggest size) from Joanns with a 50% coupon. Blocking is so much easier now, no more stacking a bunch of towels together or using beds and searching for that renegade pin.
Now comes the angry part. I woke up one morning to find dog shit right on a square. We don't own a dog. Turns out my little brothers friend had brought one over. When I asked him to clean it up, he threw a hissy fit, grabbed the square off the blocking board with pins flying across the floor and rinsed it in water for about 5 seconds and dropped it back on the board. This is a 17 yr old boy by the way, who still won't eat his vegetables. Anyway, what a bitch. My brother is the only one that can push me over the edge. Think of the most spoiled selfish out of control brat and you've got my brother. In example:
The 2nd day I came home from the hospital with Lily and still quite hurting from the C-section, I get a very, very strong smell of weed in my room. My brother and a bunch of his friends are smoking in his room next door. I tell him to stop and to at least take it outside. I tell him how much it can screw Lily's brain up, he says he's sorry and yet does it three more times. By this point I am furious and just about to call the cops. Where's my mom in all this? Working 12 hour days, 7 days a week. I could go on and on but my left eye might explode just from thinking about how mad he makes me.
Pattern: Long rectangular seed stitch scarf with tufts pulled to one side. Inspired from a similar project on Ravelry.
Yarn: Rowan Big Wool Tuft in Powder Puft, 2.5 balls
Tools: Clover Bamboo straights in size 15
I love this. A girly, pink, sqooshy, scarflette I made for a friend. Its reversible and the buttons I got from Wal-Mart.
I've been so bad. The Woolie Ewe sale was to mark the end all, no more yarn buying for Rina until a long time. Then I saw that Tidal Brook Yarns is having a clearance sale on a bunch of Fleece Artist and Handmaiden yarns. All I can say is I've got some lovely 100% cashmere coming to me.
Yarn: Fleece Arist Blue Face Leicester in Stone
Tools: Knit Picks Harmony in size 7 16" circulars
Modifications: Did 2 straps instead of 3.
First of all the yarn was funky to begin with. It looked really, messy? Every two inches the yarn was flat, like it had been squished for a really long time and this was consistent throughout the first half of the hank. The second half it wasn't as obvious. One of the plies looked like it had been slightly teased. It was just very weird.
Yeah, the Woolie Ewe sale? Awesome. 50% off everything in the store. I arrived at around 4:40 and the parking lot was almost full. There was about 25 people in front of me and there was a lot of them still showing up. It was actually a nice crowd, I didn't experience any ninja grannys or flying elbows. There was a lot of pardon, excuse me and butt maneuvering.
Pattern: Basic Earflap Hat by heyjulie
Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Spruce and Rowan Rowanspun 4ply in Jade
Tools: Knit Picks in size 8 16" circulars
Modifications: At the top I decreased til I had 7 stitches left, did one row of knit then bound off to get that pixie tip.
Ravelry recently featured cosymakes for her handspun projects and wow, her hats are the cutest things. She uses simple embroidery and pointy tips to make each one unique. While I didn't get the chance to embroider this one, cause I super awesome suck at it, I did get the pointy tip I so love.
Now comes the angry part. I woke up one morning to find dog shit right on a square. We don't own a dog. Turns out my little brothers friend had brought one over. When I asked him to clean it up, he threw a hissy fit, grabbed the square off the blocking board with pins flying across the floor and rinsed it in water for about 5 seconds and dropped it back on the board. This is a 17 yr old boy by the way, who still won't eat his vegetables. Anyway, what a bitch. My brother is the only one that can push me over the edge. Think of the most spoiled selfish out of control brat and you've got my brother. In example:
The 2nd day I came home from the hospital with Lily and still quite hurting from the C-section, I get a very, very strong smell of weed in my room. My brother and a bunch of his friends are smoking in his room next door. I tell him to stop and to at least take it outside. I tell him how much it can screw Lily's brain up, he says he's sorry and yet does it three more times. By this point I am furious and just about to call the cops. Where's my mom in all this? Working 12 hour days, 7 days a week. I could go on and on but my left eye might explode just from thinking about how mad he makes me.
Yarn: Rowan Big Wool Tuft in Powder Puft, 2.5 balls
Tools: Clover Bamboo straights in size 15
I love this. A girly, pink, sqooshy, scarflette I made for a friend. Its reversible and the buttons I got from Wal-Mart.
I've been so bad. The Woolie Ewe sale was to mark the end all, no more yarn buying for Rina until a long time. Then I saw that Tidal Brook Yarns is having a clearance sale on a bunch of Fleece Artist and Handmaiden yarns. All I can say is I've got some lovely 100% cashmere coming to me.
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