So, my last blog post was more me posting about my knitting resolutions and pictures of yarn and stuff. But I promise, I've actually done some knitting, too.
I mentioned in my last blog post that I worked on a Mitered Hanging Towel. That is about 95% done since I have two things to do: weave in ends, sew on button. Then it will be done. Not sure exactly who this is going to be for yet. I don't think it is going to be for my towel exchange buddy, but I'm not sure (or I'm being sneaky...lol). Pattern: easy-peasy, piece o'cake. And it turned out cute. This could be a useful thing to knit multiples of, since you can never really have too many hanging towels.
I also mentioned in my previous post about buying KP Imagination in Seven Dwarves for the infamous Clapotis. I don't really have any inclination to knit a Clapotis right now made out of fingering weight alpaca and merino wool yarn though. But I did have an inclination to knit a Clapotis RIGHT. NOW. What better yarn to knit this with in summer? Cotton, of course! I decided that I must knit one out of Peaches & Creme Raspberry Swirls (a pretty mixture of dark brown, light brown, burgundy and a little bit of light pink, at least on the cone I have). I also decided that Raspberry Swirls was way too pretty to use for anything kitchen related, or even face cloth related.
I nicknamed my Clapotis the Raspberry Chocolate Clapotis and even included a picture of raspberries and chocolate for my Ravelry project picture. :) So getting used to the kfb was awkward and clumsy at first but now I've got it down. Now it's just more or less mindless stockinette stitch. But by mindless, I actually mean mind-numbing. It's still somewhat of a novelty, but I'm definitely going to be working on a more stimulating project after this...dropping stitches is fun though! :)
I'm hoping to have this done so that I can actually use it in summer. This is definitely going to need an aggressive blocking since it's curling like whoa. Blocking won't fix all the curl, but it should fix some. I may be making a trip to the Home Depot or some other home improvement store to pick up those foam rubber interlocking boards to block on...
I made two Grandmother's Favorite dishcloths for my mom. I didn't bother taking a picture of them though. I used Peaches & Creme Spring Meadows. They turned out cute and she was thrilled to have some dishcloths that weren't all faded and gross. I cast on another in Spring Meadows too, and I'm about 75% of the way done.
Since we're going to be moving soon, I decided it might be a good time to start digging through my yarn craft room. I also started panicking about my animal fiber yarns because I keep finding those #@&%$! Asian Lady Beetles (aka Japanese DEATH BEETLES) all over my craft room...all of them dead, which is weird. So I went to the Dollar Tree a few weeks ago and picked up three boxes of gallon knock-off Ziploc bags, and then I found some Xtra Large ginormous sized plastic storage bags, probably most used for clothes, but I bought a box of 2 to try out. Majority of the balls of cotton yarn I have are now sitting in those two bags, and the cones are going into a Rubbermaid bin. Score. I also have most of my wool/alpaca/animal fiber yarns in knock-off Ziplocs. Phew. I got tired just thinking about it. When I was digging through my yarn closet, I found a box marked "scrap skeins," but by "scrap skeins" I apparently meant 5 full skeins and 2 partial skeins of Caron Simply Soft Brites...clearly that means scrap skeins, I mean, clearly. My fiber friend Autumn is so kind as to take most of them off my hands (I'm keeping the Rose Violet, but getting rid of the Rubine Red, Watermelon, Berry Blue, Grape, White and Blue Mint)...great colors, but since I only bought 1 skein of each, totally useless to me. They will be useful to her since she makes tons of purses and has kiddos who will like the bright colors. It's a win-win all around! However, in the "scrap skeins" box, I also found 3 full skeins of Caron Felt-It Yarn that I bought in 2007. I started to worry because since I didn't know those were there, I also didn't have them in plastic. So I wound up one ball of the yarn, and one thing led to another and all the sudden I've got 3 inches of knitting done on the bottom of what will be a bag. I just kind of made it up, but it's pretty similar to the Booga Bag pattern I guess. I'm calling it my Booga Bag Cheap Knock-Off, because I wasn't really following the pattern anyway, and instead of using the recommended yarn, Noro Kureyon, which goes for about $9 a skein for 110 yards, I'm using Caron Felt-It which was significantly cheaper per skein for 93 yards. :)
So far this has been totally mindless. I used a size 9 needle for the bottom and am using size 10 for the rest of the bag. I have no idea how it's going to felt, but it will be an experiment! I will probably have yarn left over so I may try making a little matching clutch-type thing to carry credit cards, driver's license and cash so it can be stashed in the bag neatly. I am not sure what to line the bag with, but I'll see what my mom's fabric stash holds before I rush to Joann's or Michael's. The last thing I need is to get hooked on buying fabric...
Well that's pretty much it for now. See? I did get a lot done. Sorry about the less than stellar picture quality this time, I was playing around with my camera's "night" settings because when I used the flash it looked washed out, and no flash it didn't show up. Someday I'll learn to just take the pictures during daylight and we'll be fine. Till next time...
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