Entries from December 2007

December 29, 2007

Spinning

Wonderful hubby got me a Fricke S-160 Double Treadle spinning wheel for Christmas!

It doesn’t look much, but it’s wonderfully smooth and spins great. That was the first thing I noticed about it when I first got it. I sat down with it and just treadled for a while before spinning anything, and it [...]

December 18, 2007

Another Baby Cardi

So here is the second of the baby clothes that I’m knitting. This was made specifically to go with a Christmas dress that baby received.

Pattern: Mossy Jacket
Yarn: Knit Picks Crayon, double-stranded
Needles: KP Options size 9
Size: approximately 22″ around the chest
Gauge: 3.5 sts / inch
I modified the pattern to make the opening centered with [...]

December 6, 2007

Foliage Hat

I made this hat to go with My So-Called Scarf. It’s out of the same yarn (Manos wool) but in a solid color.

(excuse the hideousness – it’s exam time which means jeans and t-shirt time)
Pattern: Foliage
Yarn: Manos del Uruguay Wool, Color 57
Needles: KP Options size 10 for body, 8 for ribbing, 11 for [...]

December 2, 2007

My So-Called Scarf

So I joined the My-So Called Scarf craze. I never really intended on knitting it, since I didn’t think it looked that good. However, it was about the only pattern I liked for a scarf out of Manos, so I decided to try it anyway. As it turns out, it looks way [...]