New Blog!

Hi to everyone who’s still here! I know I haven’t posted anything for a long, long time. Life has been crazy busy, and I’m trying to get back into it. Meanwhile, I’ve consolidated all my blogs and got my own web address. You can keep up with my knitting stuff here:
http://knitting.beingbeata.com
Alternately, [...]

Mother’s Day Craftiness

I was crafty for this Mother’s Day!
For my mom, I made her a cake – Hong Kong style. In Hong Kong, cakes are not frosted with frosting, but with whipped cream. The cake itself is also a lighter chiffon cake. Needless to say, these kinds of cakes are hard to buy from [...]

Yarn Harlot

Today, I was able to take the day and travel to Atlanta to see the Yarn Harlot. I read her blog pretty regularly, but I only just read her last book, Casts Off, while I was on spring break (I borrowed Katy’s copy). It was super funny. So I bought her latest [...]

PVC Swift/Skeiner

So I’ve been eyeing a skeiner for a while. Babe’s sell one for $35, which isn’t bad. But I wanted it to be free standing, and I also wanted it to function as a swift too. So in comes DIY.
My hubby is a seasoned PVC builder. He grew up playing boffer [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Ridiculous Gigantic Stash

OK – my stash is seriously getting out of control. I bought all that kitchen cotton when it was super cheap on Amazon. Now, I found a bunch of worsted superwash wool (Sensations Tesoro) on clearance at Jo-Anns for $1.50 a skein. Of course, I went and bought a bunch. [...]

Baby Cardi

I’m going on a baby knitting spree in the next few months. My friend wanted some sweaters for her baby for this coming winter, so I agreed to knit her some. Here’s the first finished project:

It’s currently being modeled by my teddy bear since I haven’t given it to mom and baby [...]

Booga!

I just joined the Booga craze! I’ve been seeing everyone’s Booga bags, and I really wanted to make one even though it’s totally not my style. Sean, though, wanted a bag for the LARPs that he has been attending, so I modified it one to fit his specifications.

Pattern: Booga Bag
Yarn: Patons Classic Merino [...]