On the Needles Friday - July 17, 2015

I feel really accomplished this week, I finished my Campside shawl on Tuesday with the exception of blocking.  I used all but 14 inches for my yarn, a total of 720 yarn was used for this shawl.  I know I have never used that much yardage in 2 weeks - my new record in knitting.  The picture is after I finished the ribbed border.  I highly recommend this pattern if you are looking for a big cozy shawl to wrap up in.

 

 

Since I'm in-between Camp Loopy Projects I revisited my Socks on a Plane.  Only a couple more inches of the leg and I can call these done.

 

 

My yarn came on Wednesday for my Camp Loopy Project #3.  I will be knitting Elfe using Smooshy from Dream in Colors.  The colors are Butter Peeps and Malibu Sail.

 

 

Take a minute and stop over at Patchwork Times and see what others have on their Needles.

 

 

Mary

On the Needles Friday - July 10, 2015

I'm making great progress on my Camp Loopy Project #2 - Campside Shawl.  I really have fallen in love with this yarn (Mrs Crosby Carpet Bag), it is so soft I can hardly wait to wrap up in this shawl.

I finished the 3rd set of charts today with one more set to go before the ribbing.  I am finding the pattern easy to follow but I was a little apprehensive before I started knitting it because of the comments is Raverly but happy I am making it.

 

 

Take a minute and stop over at Patchwork Times and see what others have on their Needles.

 

 

Mary

On the Needles Friday - July 3, 2015

Once again it's been awhile since I posted anything on my blog but here I am again.

 

On the needles now is my Camp Loopy Project #2 - Campside Shawl.  I am using Mrs. Croby's Carpet Bag yarn, love the feel of this yarn and gives great stitch definition to the garment.  This morning I finished the first set of eyelet charts and moved on to the next set.

 

 

Last Sunday I finished Project #1 - Dream Stripes.  I liked the pattern except that I am not happy with how each row starts with a slip stitch, it seems to pull too much with the color change every other row but blocking helped.  For this shawl I used Lorna Lace's Shepherd Sock (Andersonville) and white Loopy Solid Series yarn.

 

 

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Mary

On the Needles Friday - July 25, 2014

I finished my Old Man and the Sea cardigan last Sunday.  I really enjoyed knitting the cardigan and I love the yarn - Malabrigo Yarn Arroyo.

 

 

Since there is a few day until August 1 when I can start my Camp Loopy Project #3 I decided to revisit my Dark and Stormy Cardigan.  When I stopped working on it last March I was half done with the front band.  The band is now completed and just the sleeves to go.

 

I just love the detail on the back.

 

Take a minute and stop over at Patchwork Times and see what others have on their Needles.

 

 

Mary

Old Man and the Sea - Done!

I finished my Camp Loopy 2nd Project on Sunday.  Great pattern and it knitted up really fast especially for me.

 

 

I was getting a little worried nearing the end that I was going to run out of yarn.  With 12 rows to go I had 10 grams left of yarn and 2 rows were taking close to 2 grams.  I remembered that I still had the swatch I knitted to check my gauge -  grabbed that and it weighed 10 grams.  Frogged the swatch, added to the sweater and finished with 8 grams left of yarn.

 

 

Now waiting for August 1 for Project #3 to begin.

 

Mary

On the Needles Friday - July 18, 2014

I'm making good progress on my Old Man and the Sea cardigan, only 34 rows left before the bind off.  I used the magic loop method to knit the sleeves which went pretty fast.  The sleeves are an

after-thought type added into the body of the cardigan which made it a little tight to knit around but after about 8 rows it became allot easier.  Best thing about adding the sleeves this way is that there is only a small area under the arm to stitch.

 

I also have in the works a pair of socks for mindless knitting.  I started these on our last camping weekend and just knit on them every now and then.  The yarn is Heart & Sole by Red Heart in Faded Jeans colorway.

 

Take a minute and stop over at Patchwork Times and see what others have on their Needles.

 

Mary

On the Needles Friday - July 11,2014

It's been awhile but I'm back.  Gone for no particular reason just taking a break.

During my break I managed to knit a few dishcloths, wove a set of towels and finished a couple of quilts.

 

I am currently working on my Camp Loopy Project #2 - Old Man and the Sea cardigan.  Loving the pattern and it's knitting up rather quickly for me.  I am using Malabrigo Arroyo sport weight yarn in the Azules color.  This morning I finished the pattern repeats and now onto 3 inches of garter stitches to finish the body.

 

My Camp Loopy Project #1 was a plain vanilla sock using String Theory Continuum Self-Striping yarn.  These are probably the longest socks I have ever knitted.  The leg portion measures 11 inches but I needed to keep knitting to met the 400 yard requirement.  In the picture the cuff is folded which it still seems too long so I may frog down to a more suitable length for me or maybe not.

 

 

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Mary

On the Needles Friday

 

I'm making slow progress on my Camp Loopy Project #3.  I am knitting Waving Lace Top in Cascade Heritage Silk, Honey Sage Color.

I had restart the top 3 times before I was finally happy with it.  First error was because I didn't swatch and just followed the comments from others and used size 4 needles;  I had knitted through the lace section and an inch into the body before I measured, too big - rip.  I didn't have a smaller size 3 circulars so we went to Michael's to pick some up so I could at least restart before the needles I ordered arrived.  I had knitted about 2 inches by the time the new needles arrived.  Some how on the second row at where the join to knit in the round was I twisted it and never realized until I was switching to the new needles - rip.

I have now completed 9 inches from my last official start date of 8/8 and have another 7 inches to knit before I get to the arm holes.  Finger weight, size 3, 250 stitches and 7 inches of plain ol' knitting to go before I start the lace top - AGH!
 

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Mary

On the Needles Friday

I started my Camp Loopy Project #3 this morning.  With 800 yards minimum to knit I have a long way to go this month, I can see not allot of other things getting accomplished.  I am knitting Waving Lace Top in Cascade Heritage Silk and the colorway is Sage Honey.  Not much to show since I only have completed 6 rounds.

 

 

I completed my second camp project on Sunday - Lace Vine Vest.  I'm happy with  how it turned out except I may redo the front ribbing, it seems to pull up too much to my liking but I will try blocking it again to see if that helps.

 

Take a minute and stop over at Patchwork Times and see what others have on their Needles.

Mary

On the Needles Friday

Got a late start on my Camp Loopy Project #2, I think I actually started knitting on Sunday.  I am making Vine Lace Vest using Cascade Ultra Pima in the Sage color.  The lace pattern is easy to remember and hides mistakes easily - I have made a few but they don't stand out and are hard to find which is a good thing.

 

 

Take a minute and stop over at Patchwork Times and see what others have on their Needles.

Mary



On the Needles Friday

Which is actually Off the Needles Saturday.

 

On Wednesday I finished my Camp Loopy Project #1 Scylla Socks.  I love the texture and can hardly wait until cooler temps to slip these on.

 

 

I also finished my Vesper Socks on Friday.  I used a basic toe-up pattern and let the striping do the work.

 

 

Have not done much weaving this week, only progressed about 4 inches on my scarf, but hope to get more done this week.

 

 

Take a minute and stop over at Patchwork Times and see what others have on their Needles.

 

Mary



On the Needles Friday

I am still working on my Camp Loopy Project #1 socks - Scylla. I was almost done on Wednesday, had a couple more rows of the ribbing and I weighed the remaining yarn and found I did not use enough yarn.  The project was to use 375 yards and I was at 360.  So I decided to un-knit back to the pattern and do another 10 rows of the pattern to help get me to the required yardage.  The socks are getting a little longer than I like but I love the texture the pattern creates.
 

 

For Camp's second project I will be knitting Vine Lace Vest using Cascade Ultra Pima in the color Sage.

 

 

Last week I warped my loom with yarn for a scarf but did not start weaving until yesterday.  I am using Knit Picks Stroll Fingering in Dove Heather for the warp and for Merry-Go-Round the weft.  On this scarf I am really trying to concentrate on my edges and making sure my weaving is even and balanced.

 

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Mary

 

On the Needles Friday

My Camp Loopy socks are coming along nicely.  The yarn I am using is from Woolen Mill St Yarns in the Zoe colorway and the pattern is Scylla.  It's nice to knit pattern repeats again since the last 3 pair of socks were plain vanilla.

 

 

My Vesper socks are just a few inches from completion but since Camp Loopy projects have deadlines they take priority.   I bought 2 skeins of Vesper a year or so ago but never used it just added to the stash now I don't know why I waited so long to knit with it, I love the feel of this yarn.  The colorway is Sugar Plum.

 

 

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Mary

On the Needles Friday

I finished my second pair of socks for the Pooling Sock Challenge on Wednesday.  This pair was knitted top down but I still prefer toe up only because I like the way the heels are done - no pick-up stitches.

 

My third pair for the challenge has given me a little issue because it would not pool on my samples.  So there will be only two completed for the challenge which really doesn't matter since I will be gone around the first and won't be able to post.

 

The yarn I was going to use for the challenge is Vesper by Knitterly Things.  This is the first time I am knitting with it and it feels wonderful.  The coloway is Sugar Plum and just knitting the basic toe up sock pattern.

 

My yarn came today for Camp Loopy.  For my first project for Camp I am knitting Scylla out of Woolen Mill St. Yarns in Zoe colorway.

 

On the Loom - I am working on a scarf from left over sock yarn that I will be gifting it to a friend of mine in Wisconsin.  The yarn is Knit Picks Stroll in Make Believe and Duchess Heather.

 

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Mary

On the Needles Friday

 

We had gone camping this week - left on Sunday and came back today.  I had some good knitting time the first part of the week - it rained all Monday and Tuesday.  I was able to finish my Shur'tugal socks, almost I still need to graft the toes.  I did not have my instructions for the Kitchner stitch and I didn't feel like looking it up on the iphone nor reading it off of that small screen so I left it until we got home.

 

 

Being prepared I brought along yarn for my Skyp Rib Socks in Knit Picks Stroll in Make Believe and Duchess.  I finished the leg portion and have now started on sock #1 heel flap.

 

 

Today my bonus yarn came for Camp Loopy.  The color I choose was Watering Hole.  Not sure what I will use it for - the colors are wonderful and needs to shown off.

 

 

Take a minute and stop over at Patchwork Times and see what others have on their Needles.

 

Mary

On (and Off) the Needles Friday.

On Monday I finished my Color Affection.  What a great summer at Camp Loopy, I can't believe what I was able to finish.  I never thought I could knit over 800 yards in a month but I did it - twice!
 

 

 Now I am back at my West Knits Mystery Shawl, which is no longer a mystery.  I am still working on Clue #2 and hope to be on the 3rd clue by next Friday.

 

 

Take a minute and stop over at Patchwork Times and see what others have on their Needles.

 

Mary

On the Needles Friday

Still working on my Color Affection but I am nearing the end - only 11 more rows on the border and then on to the never ending bindoff.

Already looking forward to my next knitting project.  I was able to get Lorna's Laces Sock in the London '12 colorway that they dyed in celebration for the Olympics.  I ordered it from Jimmy Beans Wool and their promotion during the Olympics was to deduct money from the price for each of the medal the US won.  The promo deducted 5 cents for gold, 3 cents for silver and penny for bronze - so I was able to save $3.46 on the skein.  I have decided to knit Summer Wind Cowl with it.

But before I start the cowl I must finish my West Knits Shawl.

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Off to work today.

Mary

On the Needles Friday

Making progress on my Color Affection, I have 2 1/2 more repeats of the third section then on to the 2 inch border.  I was hoping to be farther but a couple of mistakes slowed me down but I am going strong now.  My goal is to have the border done by next week.

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Off to watch more of the Olympics and knit.

Mary

On the Needles Friday

Making progress on my Color Affection, just starting the short rows today.

I've never really had an issue with my yarn tangling when knitting socks 2-at-a-time but adding

 a third stand of yarn gets into a whole new level of entanglement.

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No more knitting for today - I'm off to work.

Mary

On the Needles Friday

Camp Loopy Project #3 started today and I was able to get a start on my Color Affection before work this morning.  This projects requirements are:  knit a pattern you have never done, use 2 or more colors of yarn and use a minimum of 500 yards.  I am using Cascade Heritage Sock in Mango, Mossy Rock and Plum.

Also on another set of needles is my West Knits Mystery Shawl which is now on hold until my Color Affection is done.  I just started clue #2 a couple of days ago and only have 3 rows done before stopping.

 

 

And here is a picture of my Stripe Study Shawl for Camp Loopy Project #2 after blocking.  It block out to a nice large size of 74" x 34" at the peak.

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So much to knit so little time - wish I could stay home and knit today.

Mary