2008 Projects

2008 Projects, originally uploaded by Ballatrina2008.

Here is a visual collage of all my knitted projects from 2008!

Gearing up for Christmas

Yep, Christmas is coming up fast. Mum and sis are in Melbourne at the moment, with Dad and I heading over next week once we've finished up with work. So see you soon family!

Although I got through my christmas present knitting in advance, i've left all other christmas knitting until the last minute, and now it doesn't look like i'll get it done :( I had been working well on the Christmas stockings, with hopes to give them away with my presents, but I haven't got enough done yet to be able to do that, which is a shame. I guess I can use them as tree decorations at the end of the day if I don't end up giving them away. I'm currently working on one with a fair isle pattern, which i've never done before, but so far so good.





These are done in 4ply wool on 3mm needles. I also have some 8ply wool to make some slightly bigger ones, if I get a chance this week. Perhaps it should be my mission to make one a night, then i'll have enough done to give to family!

Happy knitting :)

Is there such a thing...

...as a 'good' sick day? I would say yes! Unfortunately I've been bogged down with a minor throat infection for the last two days, so i've been home from work (i'm going back in later today though!) and i'm suprised at how much you can get done while you sick and have nothing to do while you stay in bed!

First things first, Monday was spent finishing my assignment! Hooray, its FINALLY done! I'm going to post it off later today. It went suprisingly quick in the end - I got most of the research done over the weekend, so Monday I just had to master my first ever perspective drawing, and wala! All done :) I'm SO pleased!!!

Of course, that means I now have time for knitting! I'm pleased to report that the two baby christmas presents are now blocked and hanging up outside to dry out, then they are ready to be wrapped. If you're a member, there are pics on my Ravery page if you want to have a look.

One month until Christmas! Did I scare you??

Yesterday's project was to finish off Coachella, which has been sitting around waiting for me to finish the presents. Its finally done too! My mods were to add a little length, and use 4.5mm needles for the whole thing rather than changing up a size. I also added some 3x1 ribbing around the bottom to make it a little more stretchy, and a did some crochet around the arm holes to strengthen them. I tried it on before blocking and it seemed to fit ok, so we'll see what blocking does to it (no, silly, of course I didn't swatch!).

As for my next project, after a quick look through my Rav queue, I decided to start on the Talia vest from Sweaterbabe.com. I give you permission to call me silly for starting a pure woolen vest just as summer is starting :) Unfortunately i didn't have the right size needles for either the ribbon x-back top or the coffee tunic, so I settled with the one I could start right away. Friday's trip to the yarn shop should help solve those problems, but I had itchy fingers so I just had to start something! I have no problems with the vest going into hibernation while I work on a couple of summery tops.

I'm also still working on the hooded scarf for Chastity, but because the pattern is so simple, i'm going to keep that as my travel/knit night project. I've found a cute pattern too for some mini-Christmas stockings, and I hope to do one a night of those, since they are only supposed to take 1 hour.

Happy knitting!