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KnittingKnoobie
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NYC wife and mother picking up the sticks again after a 30 year hiatus. This blog will, hopefully, mark my progress on this journey.
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Sockhead Hat Part Deux
I finally finished my Sockhead hat! I've wanted this hat since I saw Nancy Botwin wearing one similar and thought it was adorable. I guess I have an affinity for pot selling mothers. Here it is:Isn't it gorgeous? The hat, not the kid. Well yeah ...
Outdoor Knitting
This is where I spent my day yesterday. It's Madison Square Park and it's just a few blocks from where I live in Manhattan. Al and I went there yesterday for a day of outdoor knitting, now that the rain has finally stopped. We were so glad we went...
Another Day, Another Hat
Here's the Dublin Beanie made specifically for "big Irish heads." Her words not mine. It's the London Beanie just modified. I have to say this was my favorite hat to knit. I got the yarn from my Craigslist stash. It was 100% merino but I'm not s...
My First Sweater
I've decided that I'm ready to make a sweater. I am making this for my sister in Florida. Yes a sweater for a Floridian. She's always cold. Don't ask.I've chosen the Treeline Striped Cardigan by The Purl Bee. I'm going to make some changes to th...
It Is The Scarf That Would Not End
It just goes on and on, my friends!I've been working on this scarf since I was about ten years old. Or so it seems. It's been a few weeks but it seems like FOREVER. It's now to the point where I've put other things aside just to get it done. It's...
SCORE!!!!
I was perusing Craigslist, as I have a tendency to do, and I came across an ad selling yarn. Not just any old yarn but Manos del Uruguay yarn. It was approximately $600 worth of this lovely yarn and he was looking for the best offer. So...I made h...
Karma
Karma ChameleonThis is the comment I got from my darling niece:"Ahem. Gold yarn, Gretel hat. Just saying. And consider this payback for terrorizing me as a child. xoPS: Wearing your beret as I type!"I guess I should have been nicer to her when she wa...
My Husband Is A Bobble Head
Since I don't have a custom bobble head of my husband this Mr. Mets bobble head will have to suffice.I decided to make my husband a London Beanie to keep him warm when he goes out to the beach metal detecting. He liked the ones I made for the boys s...
Goodbye To A New Friend
Last month I found a new yarn shop not far from my neighborhood that is really cute. Unfortunately they're closing their doors after twenty years in the same spot. I don't know what the reason but I'm assuming that it may have something to do with ...
Pastaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaza
Introducing Cascade Pastaza color 303. My niece asked me to make her a hat and sent me a pattern. I gulped when I saw the photo because it has cables. I've not done them yet but decided I'd print the pattern and take it with me to The Point becaus...
A New Love - Cascade 220
I came across this yarn a while back but have recently developed a love for it. It's a great yarn to learn on because there's a lot of it, it's inexpensive, gorgeous and there are a zillion colors. The hat I made, below, was Cascade 220 as are the ...
Happy New Year! Or 2009....Bring It!
This was a difficult year for me. Like all years, it had it's ups and downs. Unfortunately, the year started with one of the biggest downs of my life. The death of my father in January. It cast a shadow upon everything we did this year especially...
Victorian Santa Hat
This is a gorgeous hat I found here on Ravelry. Unfortunately, I'm not a crocheter. BUT my gorgeous, lovely and talented niece, Joyce, is and she was kind enough to make this for Patrick. She said it was a tad difficult but isn't it absolutely gor...
A Reason To Smile
This is Rowan Chunky Print. I went to Smiley's HUGE yearly sale in Manhattan yesterday and bought a bag of 10 skeins of this for $30. YES $30!!! Can you believe it? I just found it online for $12.00 per skein so that means I saved.....$90!! I th...
Finished Hat
All done! The only problem I had was at the end. I didn't transfer it to dpns so it got a bit stretched out at the top and I had to cut it short. It was fun to do and relatively easy. The next project I have is a baby hat I just completed but hav...
New Hat For Me
Ok I thought I'd try something different. Here's a picture of a hat I found online that I'm going to attempt to knit. I thought I'd try it this way..show you the way it's SUPPOSED to look then, when I'm done, I'll show you my interpretation (read a...
Froggy Went a Courtin
Ok I had my first frogging. I don't even know if I'm using the term properly but, from what I understand, frogging is when you rip down a project because of a mistake that's not noticed until you've moved on. Well the hat got a hole. Then another....
My Hat
I've been working on a hat for myself for about a week. I cannot get through it for some reason. I'm bored with it. A hole appeared in it and I don't know how. I didn't drop a stitch or add a stitch..it was just there. Also I made a mistake abou...
Don't Laugh!
Here's my first attempt at a bag! It was also my first project with circular needles which I really did enjoy using. AND my first Icord! Lots of firsts with this project.Ok now for the funny part. The handles are crooked. They're not centered pr...
Circular Needles
I finished all the scarves and hats I can stand for now and was looking for something new to try that wouldn't be to taxing and scare me off. I decided my next step should be trying circular needles. I found a 'pattern" for a bag which is really jus...
Basketweave Scarf
Here's a picture of the completed basketweave scarf. This is for the older brother of the new owner of the frilly scarf. I have one more to do because there are three beautiful children in this family whose birthdays fall on three consecutive days....
Basketweave Scarf
Ok here's another scarf. It's a basketweave scarf which I've never done before. I know I know..another scarf??? Yeah another scarf. Even I'm getting to the point where I'm asking myself if this isn't getting boring. I'm still a little unsure abo...
Finished!
Here it is! The finished scarf. I just did the garter stitch (knit) for the whole thing since you can't see the stitches anyway. This picture really does not do it justice. It really is lovely in person. I think next time, though, I'll use this ...
I'm wondering....
if it's possible to learn all there is to know about knitting solely from books and the internet. I've purchased several books, Knitting for Dummies, Idiots Guide to Knitting and Crocheting, Stitch N Bitch, to get me started. I've gone to YouTube t...
Let's Start At The Very Beginning
Well I never thought I'd be doing a knitting blog. Up until about 2 months ago I never even considered knitting again, to be honest. I was Stumbling and found a cool knitting website that featured socks. I was blown away by them! They were so bril...
