Knitamaniacs
Sunday, 29 October 2006
October Hail
Mood:
incredulous
Now Playing: Third Day
Topic: Home
We had a drastic weather change yesterday. About 5:30 p.m. the wind began to kick up the rain changed from rain to about 1/2" sized hail. In a matter of about ten minutes our deck and trampoline were white with about an inch of hail.
My 19 month old Granddaughter Onya has learned in the past week how to strip off all of her clothing. Yesterday she spent the morning running around with her pants on her head! Not so bad when it's just the pants but, her dad says she's managed to strip off her diaper during her nap time and soak her bed!
Just off the needles, a Maltese Hat. The Knit Baby Surprise Yahoo group will be doing a knitalong of this hat starting next Thursday.
Posted by knitamaniac
at 11:42 AM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 8 August 2007 11:18 AM EDT
Thursday, 26 October 2006
Mom's Birthday
Mood:
rushed
Now Playing: World series
Topic: Felting
My Mom and sister's joint birthday dinner is Saturday and since I am a knitter with 17 or 18 pairs of socks in progress - 2 for Socks For Soldiers - (can we say obsessed?), I thought "why not knit Mom a pair of nice warm felted slippers?" Seemed like a good idea at the time. Well here I sit, trying to watch the World Series and the washer, at the same time. The washer is now on the third cycle, the toes and heels of the slippers have felted nicely along with the teeny sock change purse I knit from leftover Paton's Classic Wool in camo color. The body of the slippers, made from Kool Aid dyed Lion Brand Fishermans Wool is steadfastly refusing to felt!!! Am I panicking???? Yes and no, I have more of whatever lovely wool I used to knit the toes and heels which have felted very nicely, however what I do not have in abundance is time. I have to work tomorrow night and Saturday morning. Unfortunately, it would appear the slippers have won. I just checked them, on the fourth cycle and although they are quite fuzzy they are not quite felted. Looks like I'd better get knitting on slippers part B. Hope we aren't too busy at work tomorrow.
Cathi
Posted by knitamaniac2
at 10:26 PM EDT
Updated: Thursday, 26 October 2006 10:47 PM EDT
What I've been workig on.
Mood:
rushed
Topic: Knitting
Realized I hadn't posted for awhile! I've been busy working on some gifts, watching Onya, and getting the house ready for winter. Haven't made many things for my new grand baby so I've been knitting away on some booties and hats for her.
Wanted to make a dolls for Onya and Kat for Christmas. Didn't find a pattern I liked so I'm making it up as I go.
I plan on making the two grandbabies matching dresses and will hopefully have time over Christmas to take them to get their pictures taken in them.
My Aunt Jean is in a local nursing home and my cousin and I went to visit her yesterday. I took her the shawl I crocheted for her to wear during chemo treatments and she just loved it. Her roommate , I could tell was looking at it quite longingly so I've decided to make this one for her.
You can find the pattern for the shawl here:
http://babysurprise0.tripod.com/id59.html
Posted by knitamaniac
at 6:42 AM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 8 August 2007 11:20 AM EDT
Sunday, 15 October 2006
Quilts Completed, So Glad!
Mood:
caffeinated
Topic: Quilts
Finished this 45 x 72" quilt for my Step Children's Aunt and Uncle who just celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary
Made this quilt for my daughter-in-law's friend Ann. Ann lost her mom and dad both recently and this quilt is made from their clothing. The first and third blocks at the top are made from Ann's dad's Army BDU's and I attached his name tags and unit patches.
Posted by knitamaniac
at 5:32 PM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 8 August 2007 11:21 AM EDT
Bragging Rights
Mood:
happy
Topic: Babies
I spent the week in Omaha, NE visiting my brand new granddaughter. Of course, Grams had to make her a new hat while I was there!
This is little Miss Katherine Sarah in her Halloween outfit.
Posted by knitamaniac
at 5:06 PM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 8 August 2007 11:21 AM EDT
Tuesday, 3 October 2006
All Seasons Shawl
Mood:
bright
Topic: crochet
Finished the All Seasons Crocheted Shawl I've been making for my Aunt Jean. She's under going treatment for Breast Cancer and I thought this would keep her warm while getting her chemo. Brandi was gracious enough to model it for me. I used Red Heart Supersaver in the color Frost.
Mike (our oldest son) called around 9:30 last night and said his wife Karrie was having contractions 3 minutes apart and they were at the hospital. We haven't heard a thing since. Darn Kid!
Posted by knitamaniac
at 7:49 AM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 8 August 2007 11:22 AM EDT
Wednesday, 27 September 2006
Experiment
Mood:
happy
Topic: Felting
I love to felt. I made a pair of socks from the new Paton's SWS and had enough left over to make this purse. I still have to sew the closure on it yet, but isn't this cool????
I love this yarn!! The socks are thick and comfy and it felts quickly and makes a very thick fabric.
Posted by knitamaniac2
at 2:12 PM EDT
Monday, 11 September 2006
Wretched Ball Band Cloth
Topic: crochet
Finally got around to trying out the Wretched Ballband Dishcloth from Mason Dixon Knitting. Turned out okay. Not sure I'd make it again but I do like it.
It was fun knitting and will make a good swap for my Dishcloth list.
Tonight our Library Ladies (East Palestine Ohio Public Library) Knitting Group meets for the first time since May. I can't wait to see everyone. We'll be starting a Braided Scarf pattern and are doing a yarn swap for a Christmas knitting bag project. We're going to vote to see if we'd like to form an actual Knitting Guild or just stay they way we have been for the last year and a half and meet informally.
Posted by knitamaniac
at 8:01 AM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 8 August 2007 11:23 AM EDT
Tuesday, 5 September 2006
Gettysburg Trip
Mood:
happy
Cathi here.
August 30th was our 20th wedding anniversary. In honor of the occasion we spent 4 days in Gettysburg, PA, my favorite place on the planet! I'm a Civil War Nut and I do have the tee shirt to prove it.
We took two days to do the Auto Tour and still didn't get to see everything...guess that means we'll have to go back!!! Oh yeah!!! It was awe-inspiring to be there, stand in the very spots where it all happened, to walk the very ground where my all time hero, Joshua Chamberlain of the 20th Maine Regiment, walked. It was an incredible experience to look across that mile expanse between Seminary Ridge and Cemetery Ridge and try to imagine the amount of courage and commitment it took for those Confederate soldiers to make that charge, Pickett's Charge, under heavy artillery fire, knowing that the entire Federal Army was waiting for them on the other side of the stone wall.
Here's the link to the digital photo album
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cathilong16120/album?.dir=/1815re2&.src=ph
I'm working on renaming the photos, but I hit the wrong button and wiped out an hour's work so now I have to start all over! I'm so thrilled!
Gail also told me to post about the yarn shop in Gettysburg, Misty Mountain Fiber Workshop. Lovely place, nice people. I bought two skeins of orange cotton yarn for footies. I have to wear socks at work so I knit cotton footies for summer. I'm spoiled, I only wear handknit socks!
Posted by knitamaniac2
at 10:48 AM EDT
Wednesday, 30 August 2006
Target Wave Mittens
Mood:
surprised
Topic: Knitting
Tried out a new pattern yesterday. These crazy mittens can be found in the Fall Issue of Interweave Magazine. I made the first one on two needles but, switched to the Magic Loop Method for the second one for the wrist, top, and thumb target. Liked it much better the second way. Pretty strange but, well liked by my girls .
Posted by knitamaniac
at 8:43 AM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 8 August 2007 11:24 AM EDT
Sunday, 27 August 2006
Fishtail Hat Pattern
Topic: Knitting
Added the Fishtail Hat pattern to our website too!
https://knitamaniac.tripod.com/id11.html
Enjoy!
~Gail
Posted by knitamaniac
at 6:18 PM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 8 August 2007 11:26 AM EDT
Fishtail Mitts
Mood:
chillin'
Topic: Knitting
Hey Cathi,
I came up with a fingerless mitts pattern for guild. What do you think?
Here is the pattern:
https://knitamaniac.tripod.com/id10.html
Matching hat and scarf pattern coming in the next day or two!
~Gail
Posted by knitamaniac
at 5:58 PM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 8 August 2007 11:27 AM EDT
Sunday, 20 August 2006
One Skein Swap
Mood:
chatty
Topic: Knitting
This is a picture of the gal I knit for during the One Skein Swap project that Interweave Press sponsored. I knit Bernadette a felted knitting bag, lined it with matching fabric and added a few knitting goodies for making a pair of socks. Bernadette is a fantastic knitter (I browsed through her blog) so I'm sure she'll make great socks with the yarn I included. I loved that swap project and sure had fun participating.
Hey, Cathi! You need to enter some of your knitting in the Lawrence County Fair. There were way more projects entered than at Columbiana County and none were as good as your socks.
The girls had a great time at the fair and even got to help take Crystal's (our future daughter in law) cows to the milking parlor and help get them in line for milking!! You should have seen "Miss Priss" Beth with all the muck and mess!! I'm so proud of Ben for all his hard work with Crystal. For a kid who never had much to do with any of our farm animals, he's become quite the farm boy and really supports Crystal! She's one amazing girl and I'm so glad God blessed us with her becoming a part of our family. Sure wish I'd have taken along a camera, a picture of the girls leading cows would have been priceless!!
Posted by knitamaniac
at 8:36 AM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 8 August 2007 11:28 AM EDT
Friday, 18 August 2006
Website for Blog Patterns
Mood:
down
Topic: Knitting
Cathi,
I set up a website for us to add our patterns for the Knitting and Crochet bag project for the Library Gals and I'm sure our Knit Baby Surprise Group can also use them. Now if I could just knit and crochet faster so I can post more patterns and pictures!
Here's the links for two knit bags
https://knitamaniac.tripod.com/id1.html Crooked Path Bag
https://knitamaniac.tripod.com/id2.html "Funny Hat" Bag
~Gail
Posted by knitamaniac
at 8:54 AM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 8 August 2007 11:29 AM EDT
Sunday, 13 August 2006
Knitting Bag Exchange
Mood:
hug me
Topic: Knitting
Hmmmm,Hey Cathi,
I got word our library gals are a bit intimidated by the gift exchange idea for Christmas. I plan to have everyone bring 12 oz. of worsted weight yarn to swap at our September meeting. I hope to see that each member of our group knits or crochets a knitting bag for the person who's yarn they get (we'll play a game to exchange the yarns), I'll make and install linings in the bags and then each person will spend $10 to fill the bag for the original owner of the yarn. We'll all bring them to the December Christmas party for a gift exchange.
Anyway, the gals are afraid that they won't make a nice enough bag to exchange so we've got to come up with a couple of nice, very easy patterns. I'm posting an easy square bag pattern right now and will try and post a new one every few days. Here is todays with a picture coming asap.
Gail
Crooked Path Tote
1 4 oz skein Black worsted weight yarn
Size 6 to 8 needles ( gauge of 4to 4.5 sts per inch)
1 4 oz skein varigated yarn
Cast on 1 stitch with black
Row 1. Knit 1 row
Row 2: With varigated Inc 1 (knit in front and back of stitch) and knit to end of row
Row 3: with varigated Inc 1, knit to end of row
Row 4: with Black Inc 1 (knit in front and back of stitch) and knit to end of row
Row 5: with black Inc 1, knit to end of row
Repeat rows 2 -5 until piece measures 14" along sides.
Now begin Decreases and still alternating colors :
All Rows: K1, K2 tog, K across row. Repeat alternating colors every two rows until 1 stitch remains. Fasten off and make a matching square
Strap: Cast on 10 to 12 sts (2.5 to 3") in Black and knit 2 rows, Knit 2 rows in varigated. Repeat until strap goes the entire way around the bag plus 24". Bind off. Sew strap together and then sew around the sides and bottom of the bag. Line bag and handle if desired, sewing on by hand or machine.
Posted by knitamaniac
at 8:28 AM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 8 August 2007 11:30 AM EDT
Monday, 7 August 2006
Today's Mail
Mood:
celebratory
Topic: Knitting
Today's mail brought me my One Skein Swap for August. I just love them Susan! My swap partner is Susan from Honolulu and she knit me the fingerless mitts from the book in my favorite color of green.
I also received my Sock Swap Kit from Kim in Highland Park, NJ. It's an adorable knit purple and black backpack and contained a skein of Step yarn made by the same company that makes Opal. The yarn is in greens and burgandys, my favorite colors. Also in the bag were Brittany double points, a crochet hook and a needle gauge. What a great swap! Thank you so much Kim! I just love the bag and will have to hide it from my daughter Brandi. Purple is her favorite color. I'll really enjoy making the socks!
~Gail
Posted by knitamaniac
at 2:58 PM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 8 August 2007 11:30 AM EDT
County Fair
Mood:
incredulous
Topic: Knitting
Took Best of Show at the County Fair with my latest BSJ. It's for Onya but, she won't let me try it on her to make sure it fits. I don't blame her, it's 84 out. I also won two other blue ribbons and two reds.
~Gail 8/7/06
Posted by knitamaniac
at 2:53 PM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 8 August 2007 11:31 AM EDT
Friday, 4 August 2006
Let's Say Thanks
Mood:
a-ok
If you go to the web site
>
> <
http://www.letssaythanks.com/>
>
> you can pick out a thank you card designed by a child, and Xerox
will
> print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving
in
> Iraq. You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member
of
> the armed services. It is FREE and it only takes a second. No matter
> how we may feel about the current conflict, I think we can all agree
> we support our troops, and it's nice to have a way to let them know
it."
Cathi
Posted by knitamaniac2
at 9:18 AM EDT
Intro
Mood:
not sure
Topic: Family
Once I get my scanner to cooperate, I will post a pic of my family.
I love technology!
Cathi
Hey Cathi,
I added a picture of you, Mel and Missy Michelle. This was at our good bye dinner for Dylan (he was a 4 year old foster child we had). I love this picture of you guys! For everyone else's info Cathi is now a beautiful red head with lovely blond and caramel highlights.
Gail
Posted by knitamaniac2
at 9:15 AM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 8 August 2007 11:31 AM EDT
Cathi's favorite knitting outlet
I knit. I love to knit socks, my sock yarn stash will probably outlive me if I never buy another ball of yarn.
My present outlet for this knitting obsession is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SOCKFORSOLDIERS/
I can think of no better way to show support for our brave men and women of the Armed Forces than lovingly, stitch by stitch, creating a pair of hand made socks.
Posted by knitamaniac2
at 9:12 AM EDT
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