K3tog: ILx Knitting 3

The collar looks a bit too big right? Christ, can't I ever be happy? Answer: nope.

Did you notice the knit thing Sookie was grabbing in True Blood's last ep? These scenes were never in the books.Quite sure Paquin asked this to be added. She's apparently a knitter herself. I am so curious on how proficient she is. :-)

Ravelry let me down. I asked about the short row shaping in the Owlet on the Owlet subforum and nobody fucking answered! Maybe because I was right and the question was a bit simple. :-(

my socks are gonna have two different cast-ons because i could not relearn german twisted again no matter how many youtube videos i watched. so the second one is long tail. oh well!

I envy you people who can rip back x" of sock and then pick up all those goddamn tiny stitches. If I can't unknit back to the problem, I have to rip back the entire thing and start over.

Nath, that owl sweater is sweet!

I'm all over felting these days. Here is my test hat: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3455/3872275265_f5cefa86e2.jpg

It is ridiculously small, but I knitted it specifically to sort out the gauge. What I love about felting: 1) you can knit fast and loose and messy and that's okay 2) no weaving in ends 3) magicalness

i did start over! but i do sometimes pick up all the stitches. the tiny hat is hilarious. you need a pet monkey for it

Owlet is soooo much fun to make. I think seamless is the way now for me. Well, for now. The other month it was socks but I never got past that one sock. hahaha

I'm trying to stick to projects which are patts from my books. Ravelry is a great help that way. Keep on queueing patts from books. Not buying any new books either. I did get the awesome Treasure books (A MUST A MUST A MUST). All four of'em. I will attempt to "design" a seamless yoke sweater (from the book of sweater patterns) and incorporate the Gingerbreak castle (from the Treasury book). WISH ME LUCK. hahaha

i got barbara walker's "knitting from the top" which supposedly tells you all about seamless sweaters and making your own patterns but i left it in my sublet apartment and now the girl who lives there has swine flu! so maybe i can get it next week. i want to do a yoke sweater too, i've only ever done raglan.

Ooooh I am tempted to get that book even though they claim it's out of print. *slaps self* no more book buying, Nath. This Owlet wasn't top down though. don't know how easy/hard it is to do top down. But seamless knitting is so much fun!

Is anyone thinking of doing NaKniSweMo? I believe it starts in November. I'm about 2/3rds through the torso of my first top-down raglan (the Laverne pattern I got from Ravelry) and if I get it finished I'm thinking of going for a second one.

maybe! i have trouble getting projects done so it would probably be a good idea

You mean knit a sweater together? It's national so not for me, Eurotrashy outsider. But I would be up for it!

I have about eight projects going but two of'em are unseamed sweaters. Now do you understand why I prefer seamless knitting? :-) I also frogged a dishcloth - too boring - and am about to frog that one sock I have lying around. I am going to knit another pair with the yarn later on in the year. :-)

It's like the write a novel in a month challenge - you attempt to knit (and finish I think) a sweater in the 30 days of November.

Oh fuck yeah, let's bring it ON.

Also, I am, this evening, trying to uh "design" the gingerbread castle sweater. See how well I'm doing: I'm on ILX. Hmmm. It's hellahard but I am doing it anyway. I'll let my teacher correct the mistakes of course. :-)

ok I LOVE RAVELRY!!

Thanks, nath, for inadvertently turning me on to it. <3!

yay! ravelry is pretty awesome. nowadays what i like most is the ability to search patts in your books (you put in the library). i am trying to make projects from the books i bght.

is anyone gonna knit this butt
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter08/PATTtushy.php

shant we

i'm thinkin about it

lolz at the warnings.

knitters be stupid.

only one person on ravelry has made it and the notes say

I saw this in Knitty and for some reason just had to knit it. I think it is the original picture that did it. I was a little surprised as to how much it represents a butt. Kind of took me by surprise. But it is comfy and the yarn knit up BEAUTIFULLY!!

lolling, sorry

Nath I have bought yarn for adult-sized owls sweater & I am fully stoked to do it in...years from now.

btw haters of ends-weaving have you tried the Russian join? it is pretty much the awesome. I was taught it actually w/out using the tapestry needle at all, just holding old yarn + new yarn in loops like that & it holds together better than any ends I've ever woven in .

I've been doing the same thing - it works great! Even with lace weight.

Works great w/fatty bulky yarn too fwiw. <3

Sisters + a sister-in-law all have bdays in October so September is Scarforama month. Plus I have to finish Dr. Who scarf by Halloween. I'm over 70% done but that still means HOURS and HOURS of knitting ahead nonetheless.

Nath I have bought yarn for adult-sized owls sweater & I am fully stoked to do it in...years from now.

No no no no! Let's do it together!!!! Come on, baby! It's so easy to make (coming from a person who is RUB at making sweaters). So much fun. Lots of mindless stockinette in the round. The owls are also deadeasy. COME ON ABBOTT LETS GET THIS PARTY STARTED. In my knitting class you're allowed to do a sweater, so I can do that one as a "project". PRETTY PLEASE ABBOTT. We can do this knitalong. :-))))) <3 (I haven't got the yarn, but if you say GO, I am gonna!)

My knitting class will be fun (when it comes to the knitting part): Scarves, SOXORS and other accessories. :-)) I have tons of sock yarn so am in that dep already prepared. hahTeacher hates toe-up though. :-( We're also doing mittens. Yikes.

Oh yeah, if you're on Ravelry, check out MariannAn. She's such an amazing knitter!!! Truly amazing. Does that colourwork like a fullfledged pro. Most beautiful socks you can imagine.

second sock is more than half done but i've made mistakes this time! the first one is close to perfect (for me anyway), though i might redo the toe because i should have made them smaller to allow for stretch. on the second sock my heel gusset is sloppy. i didn't pick up the stitches right. i don't want to go back though, no one but me will notice. i really really like turning heels! all i really care about with knitting is how it's like building something.

also, even though i shouldn't have, i just bought some lace weight yarn to make this: http://knitbot.com/2009/04/13/featherweight-cardigan-now-available/
it's gonna be sooooooo boring to make

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2440/3689330371_a7de08027a.jpg

We're gonna make this destined to be horrible scarf. It's in Katia Big Snow. My *yarn* is reddish and orange.

I also bought yarn for OWLS. Abbott, I am tapping my foot. R U REDDY. :-) If not, I can wait. Or if you wanna do it solo, that's fine too. :-)

I had my first little FAP FAP FAP. Well, it's just one lady, who knew I lived in the same town. So she dropped by in the shop and we had a nice talk. Apparently we know the same people. Such a tiny city. And working in retail (and she running a snackbar) means you know lots of people.

that scarf is pleasantly ugly!

I know! Beats those fuzzy scarves from a few years ago but still....

In my knitting class you're allowed to do a sweater

Hahahaha "allowed"! And they say there aren't any knitting police.

Nath I am so down with an OWLS knitalong! I have to finish the last b-day gift out of my scarf-making marathon for Libras. Got taught how to do cables at stitch & botch last night & (like everyone says) they aren't hard at all. My yarn is a dusty grey-purple. Yours?

omg best typo ever there

hahahaha! so true, every time I go to one, I fuck most of it up and have to rip it out.

i guess i'm doing owls too except i plan to make some modifications. only really using this pattern because everyone says it fits so great and i don't know much about how to design my own waist shaping. it's so fast! sz 10.5 needles. i only just started and i'm already almost 6 inches in. i would like to either: change the cable pattern and otherwise leave it the same, or do ribbing at the neck and an asymmetrical button-up thing at the top and buttons on the sleeve cuff. i love things that button.

My bright idea to felt seat pads for our wood dining chairs is turning into a giant woolly chore.

That does sound pretty freaking epic.

What yarn are you using?

so this weekend I dug around my huge knitting bag for the first time and forever and got some things organized. Need to finish fingerless gloves (must learn how to pick up stiches to do the thumb part), a baby sweater intended for a baby who is now far too big for it (must learn how to make a buttonhole), and seaming together two halves of a sweater vest that I made years ago but never did the finishing on (must learn how to, er, seam).

Should make a hat for myself after that, but could also be convinced to ILKnitalong on OWL. Where do I find the pattern again>

join ravelry! it seems to only be available there.

What yarn are you using?

Lion Brand Fishermans Wool that I got for pretty cheap - it felts up really well, and is a bit heavier than standard worsted. Knitting it up on a size 10 circ. It's the same stuff I'm using for hats.

hey dudes, i finished one of the owls' sleeves and i have a thought about them. i did it according to pattern (it says co 28, knit the cuff, then knit for 2 inches before increasing by 2 sts, etc.). well, it's pretty tight around the forearm and i'm not a bodybuilder or anything. i'm not going back because i'll mess around with it in blocking and it's not *that* bad, but if i had it to do again i'd cast on 4 more stitches and not start increasing until 6 inches in, so you end up with the same number of stitches at the end. the upper arm is about right, and at that point you can try it on anyway to see if you want to add another increase and just bind off the 2 extras at the top.

or, just consider your gauge and measurements before you cast on the sleeve!

i am making the whisper cardigan and it's really boring and slow and i'm knitting unevenly because the yarn is so tiny.
modified not-owls is pretty much done but i'm lazy about fixing the neck (it was bigger than i wanted the first time around so i went back)
i want to make this though http://knitbot.com/2009/09/17/introducing-lightweight-pullover/

I went to the Sheep and Wool Festival today and got yarn made from puppy fur!!

my knitting club has started back as it is now fall. <3

It's a bit ironic: I am obsessed with knitting but I am not that interested in the finished object (see owl sweater: haven't put it on elisabeth once).
That said, I finalled caved and am knitting soxors for Thom (he's VERY critical). It's going pretty well/quickly (cause it's DK yarn):

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2553/4011363562_b3e07d3923_m.jpg

These are the cuffs. Started this week and am nearly at the toe. Thom is so excited. Supposed to be house soxors.

I finally met up with a woman I met through Ravelry. She does this Stitch 'n' Bitch like club in my town but haven't been able to attend. I also met another Raveler a few weeks ago. Both are so niiiiiiiiice! :-) <3

i need to learn to knit continental. any time i've tried i can't keep tension or feed the yarn properly. i should take a class. english is wayyyy too slow and uneven

I know what you mean but I am almost sure my teacher hasn't even heard of continental. hah. She also didn'"t want to teach us toe-up sock knitting. :-(

Oh yeah due to excessive knitting of hubby soxors, my middle finger has a red swollen bit near my knuckle. Urgh. It was that or laddering in the socks. hah

Oh Harbl, did you hear about "mixed" knitting? Or do they call it combined? It's a mix of continental and English.

I ordered a shitload of Clover short circs. Would have preferred Addis but my mum lives in Japan and I could order some knitty things from a Japanese site. so there you go. For my hat knitting. :-) I wonder if I'll ever have a complete collection of needles. Damn, I always need more. :-) I also ordered some thicker DPNs (for finishing my bulky hats) from an English shop, Loop.