28 & 29: Blanket and Creature

With no camera still, you will have to excuse the poor image quality. But isn't too bad coming from my 2 year old phone.

A few months ago, my cousin Diana asked me to make her a blanket for her new daughter, Laura, who should come around any day now. So I made it. I finished it this weekend and made a cute little creature to go with it. This was my first blanket. The pattern can be found here. it's the Intarsia Polka-Dot Baby Blanket. It's about 40" by 40" when done. The creature pattern is the same as I used before. It can be found here.

Started blanket: July 1, 2008
Finished blanket: September 13, 2008

Started creature: September 13, 2008
Finished creature: September 14, 2008

22-24: More Puppets

Continuing my new thing, I made some more finger puppets. The elephant, bird, and monkey. I didn't use a pattern, I kinda just followed the same idea as before and added when I thought I should. They might now be great (I don't like the elephant's trunk), but they are cute!

Elephant~
Started: 11/3/07
Finished: 11/3/07

Bird~
Started: 11/27/07
Finished: 11/28/07

Monkey~
Started: 12/2/07
Finished: 12/3/07

Lucky Number 13

I saw a diagonally knit piece once. So, I decided I'd attempt to recreate that piece with some left over yarn.

I used US Size 6 needles and cast-on 24 stitches.

For row 1, K4, P4 until the end of the row.
For the 2nd row, I did the reverse of what I did on the front (So K4, P4).
For row 3, I shifted the pattern, I started with K3. Then P4, K4 until I was down to the last stitch, K1.
The 4th row reversed that (So start with P1, K4, P4.... P3).
I continued this until the yarn ran out!

Started: 07/07/07
Finished: 08/26/07

12: Snotvia Bag

This was supposed to have a row of small skull and crossbones under the larger one. But instead of that, I wrote "Snotvia." I got the pattern from Jezebel at talklikeapirate.com. Here is a direct link to the pattern. It took me a while to make, but it was worth it. It was my first felted project too.

I now use the bag to carry around the current knitting project and supplies. I like it. And I like it more because is says "Snotvia!"

Started: April 2007
Finished: June 22, 2007

ee-levin

So, walking to school is cold right, and I have hats and scarves and gloves and coats, but nothing extra for my legs. Well, not true. Not true.

I've started to collect me some leg warmers. Maria got me the first ones. Then mom got me some black ones. But I made me some striped ones. Um, I started them a while a go, and worked on them and my beaded scarf in alternating parts. PS... one leg is thinner than the other. Whoops.

Started: 02/07
Finished: 04/07

#9

My first real hat attempt (not a failed scarf turned hat). It sucks, I know. Don't be afraid to think it.

Better luck next time.

Started: February 2007
Finished: February 2007