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Another hat pattern but what can I say they are good summer knitting and it's almost instant gradification, or as close as you are going to get with knitting. I think this hat is beautiful and Ysolda's blog is awesome. The pattern for this hat can be found here.
I have just gotten past the first 2 X 2 ribbing in my circley. It took me a lot longer than I thought it would. Mostly because my husband has decided that the sound of my needles clicking together is driving him crazy. What's a girl to do.
I have just gotten past the first 2 X 2 ribbing in my circley. It took me a lot longer than I thought it would. Mostly because my husband has decided that the sound of my needles clicking together is driving him crazy. What's a girl to do.
This bag by Drops is the free pattern of the day. I really like bags that are not felted, like this one. It can be found here. It is knit in a bulky weight yarn on US 8 needles. I think that this would make a really tight fabric which would be perfect for a hand bag. Check it out. It would also make a great summer project, in that, it would not be too hot to knit.
Here are some photos of the gardening that I have been up to. The pots contain two strawberry plants and a tomato plant. I also have some flowers, basil, and beetberries in the smaller pots.
The Utopia Cable Hat is totally awesome. The cable pattern is very unique and looks fairly simple to achieve. Not only that but it's a hat so it is perfect summer knitting material. The pattern can be found here. Hope you enjoy that one.
Now, on to my own knitting news. It's bad news. I had to totally frog Circley (aka Circular Shrug) and I was, oh, 15 inches in. The amazing thing about it is I am totally not even bummed out. I just ripped it out last night and I cast on the right number of stitches today. Does the fact that I didn't mind and am just happy to be knitting mean I am a process and not a product knitter? I don't know.
Now, on to my own knitting news. It's bad news. I had to totally frog Circley (aka Circular Shrug) and I was, oh, 15 inches in. The amazing thing about it is I am totally not even bummed out. I just ripped it out last night and I cast on the right number of stitches today. Does the fact that I didn't mind and am just happy to be knitting mean I am a process and not a product knitter? I don't know.
Well not really. To get caught back up on house work and the like I had to take off from work today. Also I got no sleep last night at all. My allergies are the worst they have ever been, I had a toddler that did not want to sleep and a husband who would not stop snoring. But, hey look at me I'm blogging again and the house is clean-er.
Right, I have a big presentation tomorrow! I haven't done anything to get it ready yet and I hate speaking it front of people. Not to mention that I have not started getting ready for the garage sale yet. Needless to say there will not be a free pattern post today and I need to go and get my butt into gear right now.
Todays pattern is the Ribbed Baby Jacket by Debbie Bliss. I absolutely adore Debbie Bliss' baby patterns. I own one of her pattern books and it is definitely one of my favorites. This pattern is of course free and can be found here. It is knit with a worsted weight yarn on US 7 and 8 needles and the sizes range from 0-24 months. I think that my son could still fit into a 24 month size so I just might have to make one of those for him. Oh, and I really like this pattern because it is definitely unisex.
Lets start with Design Your Own Knits: In 5 Easy Steps by Debbie Abrahams, because I like it the best. This book really freaking rocks. I will tell you the only think I don't like about it first: it does not really go into very much detail about knitting in the round. Having said that, here is the rest of the story. The chapters are as follows:
1. Inspiration, Stitches, and Yarn - this chapter discuses places to find inspiration and how to translate that to knitting, different types of stitching, and yarns and how their qualities affect your knitting. 2. Ideas Onto Paper - this chapter discuses using proportional graph paper as a tool for design. 3. Knitting a Swatch - discuses how to knit a gauge swatch and how to use it when designing. 4. Mapping Out the Design - this is where you really get your hands dirty and a lot of the math is explained to you. 5. Getting Kitting - helps you take all that planning and turn it into a garment. The end of the book also has some core patterns that you can manipulate and charts for average measurements for if you are knitting for someone you can not take measurements on. I love, love, love it!
Now, for Teach Yourself Visually:Knitting Design by Sharon Turner. This book is also very good but is mostly just has patterns for you to alter here and there to make your own. This is great if you don't want to go through the trouble of designing from the ground up or if you are ready to just throw yourself in there and start knitting. I like this book but it is not very informative and does not actually teach you how to make your own pattern.
1. Inspiration, Stitches, and Yarn - this chapter discuses places to find inspiration and how to translate that to knitting, different types of stitching, and yarns and how their qualities affect your knitting. 2. Ideas Onto Paper - this chapter discuses using proportional graph paper as a tool for design. 3. Knitting a Swatch - discuses how to knit a gauge swatch and how to use it when designing. 4. Mapping Out the Design - this is where you really get your hands dirty and a lot of the math is explained to you. 5. Getting Kitting - helps you take all that planning and turn it into a garment. The end of the book also has some core patterns that you can manipulate and charts for average measurements for if you are knitting for someone you can not take measurements on. I love, love, love it!
Now, for Teach Yourself Visually:Knitting Design by Sharon Turner. This book is also very good but is mostly just has patterns for you to alter here and there to make your own. This is great if you don't want to go through the trouble of designing from the ground up or if you are ready to just throw yourself in there and start knitting. I like this book but it is not very informative and does not actually teach you how to make your own pattern.
Well let me see. Tonight is my littlest sisters graduation. Last one to leave the nest. My poor mom. So that is taking up the whole evening. Then over the next few days we will be preparing for a garage sale this weekend. I don't think that we will sell much but it might be fun. We will be trying to sell a bunch of old book and a lot of baby clothes. Things that I don't think will sell very well but we will see.
And the free pattern of the day is pattern 0-47. This is basically a poncho. I know many say that they are out of style but I like them anyway! I like this pattern because it is nice and open so you could wear it indoors of out. In other words, I don't think that I would have to keep taking it on and off every time I went in to someplace. Of course, this pattern is free and can be found at Drops. This website has a ton of free patterns and I think that the next few that I post about will be from there. I hope you enjoy.
In life, things have been really busy as you can probably tell from the lack of posting. Today is mothers day though and I can do what ever I want to. Most of which seems to be chores but what are ya gonna do.
In life, things have been really busy as you can probably tell from the lack of posting. Today is mothers day though and I can do what ever I want to. Most of which seems to be chores but what are ya gonna do.
