July 08, 2009
Unexpected
Well that was an unexpected little break, wasn't it? Nothing dramatic, bandwidth issues, internet provider throttling, a bad cold that I'm now getting over, that sort of stuff.
However, while I was absent from here, there was plenty going on. Including the new sock package from the Needlefood sock club!
A winner, again.
The theme for this shipment was "Mid WInter Survival Kit". There were winter warming essentials - hot chocolate, marshmallows, and chocolate to eat!
Stitch markers in the same colour theme, and a little zippered purse for them
And the yarn is yummy.
The colour is "Red Hot Chocolate" I'm really enjoying the parcels from this sock club!
There has also been knitting.
The hoodie.
Sleeves are finished now, and we have joinage!
David's new scarf, the One Row Scarf.
Growing nicely, and I finished the first "Rick" sock.
A few issues with this. The pattern is great, but not really very stretchy, which caused a problem or two with my cankles. I only did 16 repeats of the leg pattern rather than 18, and they're a little tight, but still wearable.
And the other thing I worked on was a February Teddy Sweater.
The picture is a little deceptive, she's much smaller than she looks - around 6", I think. I made her for a friend's special birthday, and she went off to celebrate and live with missfee.
I fudged up the February Baby Sweater pattern on 2mm needles with the leftover Mama Blue silk laceweight from my Aeolian Shawl, and found some teeny tiny buttons at Spotlight. It grew a little when I blocked it, so it's a little larger than I'd planned, but she looks very sweet, doesn't she?
Comments
and she is beautiful - love love love love my new teddy in her cardie
Thankyou so much Donna
Feb teddy is so so cute!! Can't believe you found buttons so tiny!
Rick looks great - interesting to hear your thoughts on the pattern!
That Needlefood package really is good enough to eat, isn't it!
Posted by: Rose Red at July 8, 2009 06:28 PMOoh, what a fab sock club package. You've been quiet but productive! Hope you're feeling better.
Posted by: Sherpa at July 8, 2009 06:42 PMoh, I'm getting so envious of all this Needlefood goodness, I can tell you!! One of the members of our group has a membership and keeps flaunting it shamelessly too! I tell you, I'm IN next time, for sure
Posted by: Kylie at July 8, 2009 07:56 PMI love the sock pattern! Who's pattern is it?
The teddy bear sweater is absolutely adorable!
Posted by: Pam Grushkin at July 8, 2009 09:16 PMoh look it's all great, but the Feb Teddy Sweater takes the cake. Inspired. You might start a trend!
Posted by: bells at July 8, 2009 09:22 PMWhat a great sock yarn package - love the colorway! Looks like you have lots of great projects going too - and the bear is adorable. Hope you are all better now!
Posted by: Jeanne at July 8, 2009 09:31 PMSheet. You just keep churning them out, don't you? You're like some kind of knitting road runner - beep beep. Everything looks gorgeous, particularly the rick sock. But the feb baby sweater on the tiny bear - too adorable for words really.
Posted by: Ailsa at July 8, 2009 11:08 PMThat yarn looks as yummy as its name is! Mmmm. Yarn for breakfast. :)
Posted by: Samantha at July 9, 2009 12:41 AMShe is very sweet indeed! The sock looks familiar. I probably have it in that to-do list that isn't getting worked on.
Posted by: Restless Knitter at July 9, 2009 08:54 AMthats one awesome sock club package! and look how productive you are with no internets (as if you arent always anyway...)will need to talk to you about rick i think as i want to do them but might be tricky?
Posted by: drk at July 9, 2009 10:11 AMLove the teddy sweater. The buttons are so cute.
That yarn lives up to it's name, it looks great. The little zippered case for the markes is so cute.
Posted by: Suzanne at July 9, 2009 10:47 AMwhat a wonderful sock package. Glad your cold is going away.
bear sweater is adorable. Probably what I should have started with. I have been abducted...read about it on my blog
Wow,awesome,I cant say which is the nicest,I like all your projects!!I need to make my other half a new beanie,he loves the merino an fur one I did ages ago,working in a cold drafty shed makes a difference!! He wont wear a scarf though!!
The sock club package looks great & I love the stitch markers. I was too late for the sign-up & I hope I can get on the next one.
Posted by: Ann at July 16, 2009 02:29 PM
Yay for joinage! Rick looks wonderful and what a lucky teddy, going to live with Miss Fee.
Posted by: Melissa at July 8, 2009 03:41 PM