Wrong Way!

The title says it all. I got yarn for a sweater to test knit, and it's kind of a lot. Apparently the designer added on two extra skeins beyond what she calculated the sweater would use for the requirements. Not cool! So far I've gotten the mini sweater done, it's an example so you can understand how the full-sized sweater works:

Pattern: Julia (mini/test sweater) (Ravelry, mine)

Yarn: Brown Sheep Nature Spun

Needles: US4/3.5mm.

Timeframe: November 7 - 10, 2012

Mods: Made the body of the sweater the colorwork swatch for the full-sized sweater as well.

Problems: None aside from general test-knit stuff, though I wish I'd've done some kind of edging to the bottom of the body to stop the roll. Cute sweater, but it's too big for a wine bottle, too small for a person, and I don't own an appropriate teddy bear, so I guess this one will just go into the "done stuff" box for awhile.

Lovely model for a lovely sweater!

Halloween FOs

Now that it's no longer seasonally appropriate, here's what I made that was Halloween-themed this year:

Pattern: Spider to Web Bookmark (Ravelry mine)

Yarn: New Hisuji-chan, Japanese yarn in white and some Wool of the Andes in Cloud when I ran out

Hook: USE/3.5 mm
Timeframe: October 1 - 30, 2012
Mods: None.
Problems: None, yet again.

 

The kitten liked it:

I also spun a bit in order to make a spiderweb. I thought an earlier skein would not be enough, so I spun more:

This seems to be the first handspun I've written up on my blog. I don't have a format for it! Let's see, important things:

Fiber: Undyed Correidale roving

Source: Copper Moose

Ply: 2

WPI: Ummm...didn't check. 16ish?

Final Amount: 22 yards, 11 grams and 14 yards, 7 grams

Problems: The first skein (on the right) was lovely, and I was surprised I got that out of my spindle. The second bit...not so much. It's not balanced (overspun, underplied?), it's tight whereas the first one has some loft, and I'm just not happy with it. Good thing it's going for a project where that doesn't matter!

 

Pattern: Spider Web Snowflake (Ravelry mine)
Yarn: Handspun, shown above

Hook: 3.25 mm/USD

 Timeframe: October 31, 2012
Mods:None.

Problems: I don't love it, will need to re-block it in the future.

 

Pattern: Spider Web Scarf (Ravelry mine)
Yarn: Patons Bamboo Silk and a Coats Glow in the Dark Embroidery Thread

Hook: 4.0 mm/USG

 Timeframe: October 2 - 30, 2012
Mods:None.

Problems: I'm not thrilled with how it turned out. It needs a brooch or something to keep it up - or maybe it needs to be made with acrylic that will keep its shape better. Something.

November 1 Yarn

And for November, we have a downward trend again!




Hooray!