Pickled Socks

I'm not even going to write a real FO report. This is just another pair of plain Jane top down socks in my own sportweight yarn.

Sulky Socks

Project: Sulky Socks

Materials: one skein Chewy Spaghetti Spaghettoni, US size 1 DPN's

Notes:

These are just basic, top down flap heeled socks for The Boy Wonder. I think that it took me longer to write the FO report than to actually knit them LOL

Frenchie Scarf

Project: Frenchie Scarf

Pattern: Briloche stitch over 18 stitches with yarn held double

Materials: leftover Patons Merino in black, US size 7 needle, pom pom maker, and leftover Knitpicks Merino Style in black for the pom-poms

Notes:

I ran out of yarn sooner than I had hoped, so I blocked this scarf to make it long enough to wear. It eliminated most of the "squishyness" of this stitch, but it's still a nice scarf. The length turned out perfect- the "dingleberries" can hang on your chest where they can be appreciated.

Stained Glass Hat

Project: Stained Glass Hat

Pattern: The Armando Hat by Gina House

Materials: Lion Wool in brown (just a bit for the brim), Handpaintedyarn.com Bulky Merino (1/2 skein), US size 4 16 inch circ(brim), and US size 6 16 inch circ

Time to Knit: 3 hours or so

Notes:

I used the thinner Lion Wool for the brim. I did a k1tbl, p1 ribbing for the brim, and it worked out very nicely. I really love the simple stitch pattern for this hat, and I think that it nicely highlights the handpainted yarn. It makes a nice, warm, hat. I have been wearing it since I finished it. I used up all that was left from the two skeins that I had. I found these in the Odds N Ends section at Handpaintedyarn.com. The rest became The Rusty Knight's Keeping it Warm at Sunrise hat. This was a great use of what was left.

Chubby Cabled Tam

Project: Chubby Cabled Tam

Pattern: Chunky Cabled Tam by Heather Carlson from Knit.1 Fall/Winter 20008

Materials: Elsbeth Lavold Chunky AL in a burnt orange color (3 balls), US size 6 16" circ, US size 11 16" circ, US size 10 DPN's

Time to Knit: about 4 hours

Notes:

I made quite a few mods to this pattern. I wanted to make it smaller and less bulky for my dd, and also not run out of yarn. I did not do the second set of 44 increases, in fact I decreased 4 stitches for a total of 96 sts for the body of the hat. I also made the hat shorter in length, doing just a single pattern repeat before the additional 5 rows and the decreases. I also knit the brim on size 6 needles, and when I switched to DPn’s I used 10’s (both out of laziness, because I couldn’t find the other sizes) I’m glad that I didn’t make it any bigger, because this is still one big hat, and fits me as well as dd. I knit this on Christmas Day as I sat chatting with my folks. The mods that I made also fit the amount of yarn that I had almost perfectly. I had just a few yards left when I was finished. I held the yarn doubled throughout the pattern, and I think that the alpaca in this yarn gives it a nicer drape than the 100% wool that was used.

Mp3 Cozy

Project: Let the Music Play

Pattern: just a band of two by two rib (knit through the back loops), with a picked up garter stitch pocket

Materials: Elan Esprit (half a ball in a solid turquoise), and US size 1 12" circular needle

Time to Knit: a couple of days

Notes:

I just needed something to hold my MP3 player while I use the elliptical trainer, and this was just the thing. The yarn is stretchy, so it shouldn't fall down.

Clapotis

Project: Finally Caught the Clap

Pattern: Clapotis by Kate Gilbert

Materials: Chewy Spaghetti Spaghettoni (2 skeins in Thankful 07 colorway), and US size 4 needle

Time to Knit: one week

Notes:

I didn’t keep track of how many repeats of each section I did, I just made it a size that seemed good for a scarf. It ended up being 14 inches wide, and 80 inches long.

I enjoyed knitting this, especially dropping those stitches off. This scarf will go great with my blue corduroy trench coat. this is one of those patterns that I could see myself knitting again with a different yarn.

Lost Shower Scarf

Project: Lost Shower Scarf

Pattern: Shower Scarf by Mette Nielson

Materials: one skein Yarntini variegated sockyarn in The Numbers, US size 1 36 inch circular needle

Time to Knit: 5 days

Notes:

I'm not sure how many stitches I cast on, but I wish that I had made it wider and not quite as long. That being said, it's fun to knit a scarf the long way, and I will probably use this pattern again with a thicker yarn.