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knitting works in progress

i have had a bad case of the starties. as a result, i have been starting bunches of new projects, and not really finishing them.

1) A yellow cardigan, with an asymmetric cable along the button band. I have the body of the sweater done, and am starting on the first sleeve. the pattern is lauren jacket (ravelry link*) by Ann Weaver. to be honest, i am not sure that i like the way this is turning out. the pattern is good, just not sure it is right for me. :-/

2) another slouchy beret, similar to the grey one.

3) a little baby cardigan. the last 4 babies born to my friends have been boys, so i was excited to make something with a feminine touch. the pattern is Autumn leaves. I am making mine a pull over with a key hole + button in the back.

4) garter stitch wash cloths are kinda an ongoing project. i love them for the bath, they are scrubbier then regular washcloths, and they are washable and reusable making them both more sustainable, and more hygienic then those plastic shower "puffs". I have just finished these two and have another on the needles. I can get 3 or 4 cloths out of one ball of cotton, that cost less then $2.

* a note about ravelry links: i know that some (most) of you aren't knitters, and don't have an account for raverly. i graveled with whether or not i should link to that site. i have decided that if that is the only link i can find, then i will use it, because a ravelry link is better then no link.

done!

 

these plain green socks have been done for a while now. yarn is soy/bamboo/nylon blend. (more details on ravelry)





(photos courtesy of christopher)

the finish it! challenge ended on 12/15, so let's sum it up. i got everything done (or done to my satisfaction at least). You can see Chase's results on her blog.

A few things were added to the list along the way: #9 toddler top, and #10 wedding quilt. The top was completed, but i didn't finish the quilt. The quilt top is pieced together, and it is quilted, I have just the binding left. it is done to my satisfaction at this point, and i have until october to finish it without committing any wedding gift faux pas.

The other item that didn't get done was #8, a second pair of booties. the baby that they were intended for already out grew them, and really all i had done was the cuff so, i decided to just move on.

1) snap cowl

2) stripy baby sweater

3) green socks

4) stripy baby legwarmers

5) slipper socks

6) baby kimono

7) booties #1

8) booties #2 (scrapped)

9) toddler top

10) wedding quilt (due to finish by october 2011)

holiday renegade

[jess, maggie, and myself in the photbooth]

who loves a craft fair? i do! i do!
renegade was something like the fourth one i have been to this season. ha!

i love supporting local crafts people and designers; and i come back all inspired to make stuff.

i have a queue of older posts i want to share. i am going to attempt to wrap them all up and share them with you over the next days/weeks.get ready for this little weblog to get totally random. 

 

holiday hot cocoa

just like the christmas jam, i decorated these jars with supplies that i had around the house. i wrote the directions for mixing the hot cocoa underneath the gingham paper. you can see it when you remove the ring. i punched little moose shapes out of plaid patterned paper and adhered them to various key tags that i had. the circle tags have "soy hot cocoa" written on the back.

soy hot cocoa

Ingredients:

2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup cocoa (Dutch-process preferred)
2 1/2 cups powdered soy-milk (i found it in the bulk section of my local natural foods store)
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or more to taste

method:

Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and incorporate evenly. In a small pot, heat 4 to 6 cups of water.

Fill your mug half full with the mixture and pour in hot soy-milk (or your preferred non-dairy milk). Stir to combine. Seal the rest in an airtight container, keeps indefinitely in the pantry.

 

christmas jam

I had grand plans of designing custom gift labels, and I actually did design them, but for numorus reasons they never got printed. I ended up decorating the jars with some handmade papers that I had around the house. I think that they came out really nicely in the end.