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DONE DONE DONE!

January 3rd, 2010 by Karen

 

Finally…

I started these socks for my daughter in July.. and then with a book contract.. they went on hold until this last week.

But they are DONE!DSC03263 The yarn used is

Black Trillium Fibre Studio Roman Blue Sock yarn in the Colorway “Cassie”.  I had this yarn custom dyed for my daughter in her favorite brown an pink colors.

The pattern I used is

Sunday Swing Socks by Kristel Nyberg from the Summer 2009 issue of Knitty. The only difference I made in them was that I only did 2 repeats of the pattern instead of  5-7 of them so that they would be ankle socks rather than full length socks.

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They Turned out pretty good don’t you think?


On the Needles…. FOR ME!!!

October 6th, 2009 by Karen

Im not sure if I have mentioned before that I am asthmatic.  If you know anything about asthma meds, you know that nebulized meds can be very messy.. and sometimes time consuming.

SInce that is the case, I decided that I would pic a project to work on while I am nebbing.  Currently I have 3 meds to neb back to back every 3-4 hours and that takes at least 30 minutes to do! UGH!  Since it is liquid.. and I dont want to get my current designs or any paper work that I am doing covered in the meds.. I picked out a new project!

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The Yarn I picked out Is a Crystal Palace Ribbon called Trio – that was 50% off on clearance at a local yarn shop I just visited today! I am knitting a scarf in Garter Stitch for ME! :)

Another thing all asthmatics need in the winter months is a scarf that wraps the nose and mouth in cold weather. This helps with prevention of an Asthma attack.  I have been in dire need of a non-wool / animal fiber scarf for a very long time.  This yarn is 50/50 nylon and polyester, so I think if I make it long enough.. it will do the trick!  I have 110 yards and am using size 15 needles.

But what I love is the colorway.  It is 3-way striped – White down the center and then on either side it shades in all sorts of bright colors from pink to green to orange to blues and purples.  It will be bright.. and if I have to wear something covering my face… why not make it colorful?

Garter stitch scarves are fast and easy too. And A much needed no brainer these days as well. And as much as I have to neb these days… I will probably finish the scarf in 2 days!

C’s Socks

August 31st, 2009 by Karen

A while back I posted about some awesome sock yarn I got from Black Trilium that she custom dyed for me.  It is an awesome brown and pink colorway that these pictures do not even do justice for.  And She named the colorway after my daughter!

Wel, I finally started the socks… here is a preview:

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