From the lack of posting around here…it would look like I haven’t been doing anything. Quite the opposite. While I may not have completed A LOT, I have a completed project and one that is just about finished.
Pattern: Koolhaas Fingerless Gloves (see Koolhaas by Jared Flood – Ravelry link)
Materials: Jaeger Extra Fine Merino DK in charcoal
Needles: US4 Addi Turbo
Started: January 2008
Finished: April 8, 2008
I love this picture taken at the Big A (Angel Stadium of Anaheim)…and boy was it too hot to be wearing them. =o)
Next up, is the project I have been working on diligently and faithfully since April 26th.
Pattern: Pinwheel Blanket
Materials: Kona superwash DK (dyed by the wonderfully talented Lotus Yarns) and Cascade 220 superwash
Needles: US5 and 6 knit picks interchangeables and addi turbo 60″
Started: April 26, 2008
I’m sure you all recognized this as the Pinwhell Blanket. I’m really happy with how it is coming out. I am currently working on the border and hope to be finished no later than tomorrow. The pinwheel, for my friend’s baby Sawyer, also took a trip to the Big A (several actually as I worked on it there all last week).
There’s this…which has been put on the backburner for now because I ran out of yarn and haven’t made getting more a priority.
Pattern: Fidget
Materials: Debbie Bliss Superchunky Cashmerino
Needles: US10
Started: March 5, 2008
Lastly, I have another WIP I have been working on, for far too long. Sadly, as new things come up, these keep getting put on the backburner.
Pattern: Cut & Paste socks
Materials: Dream in Color Smooshy in Lagoon
Needles: US2.5/3.00 mm
Started: February 18, 2008
May 8, 2008 at 9:36 pm
The koolhaas fingerless gloves looks wonderful! I really like the them!
The pinwheel blanket is really nice. I just haven’t understood quite how to use it. I mean, isn’t it a bit more practical with a square one? Do you just fold it and wrap the baby in it, or…?
Beautiful colors too!
I’m feeling a little stupid, but I haven’t quite gotten it I guess.
May 8, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Thanks! I really enjoyed making them…though I must admit those tiny cables got annoying every so often.
To me, I think the pinwheel isn’t so much for wrapping up the baby, but I think it makes a great little blanket for when you have the baby in a stroller. I would also use it to lay the baby on. In general though, I think it’s more of a cover than a wrap kind of blanket. Since I’ve never had a baby, I don’t know how practical it will be, but I just saw the mom this morning and she LOVED it! So really, for me, that’s all that matters. =oD
May 8, 2008 at 10:33 pm
Ah, that’s a good thought of course. Both to lay the baby on and to use in a stroller. I don’t have any kids yet either so I guess that’s why I couldn’t quite wrap my head around it. But now I feel a little tempted to make one. Ehm, a blanket I mean, not a baby just yet…
And I can totally see why the mom loves it! It looks really nice and I like the colors!
May 8, 2008 at 11:48 pm
I would definitely recommend making one (though it is a little difficult to get started). It is great to see it grow, though once it gets big, the rounds go slower and slower.
I’m really happy with the colors…though I must give all the credit to Lotus Yarns. I gave her the idea of colors, but she made it look gorgeous.
May 12, 2008 at 2:02 am
Wow the blanket is looking great!!!
Congrats!
May 12, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Thanks!! It looks so great because of the beautiful yarn you created. It was exactly what I was hoping for. I will try to take pictures of the complete pinwheel this week. Thanks again!