tincan textiles: December 2007

Christmas Vacation

Drive up to Maine

I finished these socks on Christmas Eve. The picture is taken at Federal Jacks in Kennebunkport, Maine. I gave them to our waitress. She may still be in shock.

Shortie Socks

40 stitches, size 4 d.p.'s, Encore Worsted

Christmas Snowpeople

Christmas Day at my niece Amy's house

This is the beginning of "That Little Scarf". I used the "Walking on the Wild Tide" yarn that came in the RSC April kit. This yarn is not showing the pattern very well. The pattern is a 12 row lace pattern that involves purl 3 tbl. Pattern can not be seen very well with the intense variation of color in this yarn. Will be ripped out and the "Grasshopper" yarn will return to the stash box, maybe later.

I used leftover Kramer, Summit Hill for these "Mini Waffle Socks". The link for these seems to have been taken off the internet. It was a very easy 2 row pattern.

Yarn: Kramer, Summit Hill 100% Merino Superwash Wool

I have started "That Little Scarf" over. I looked through the stash box while putting away the "Grasshopper" yarn and found this Elsebeth Lavold - "Silky Wool" color 37

This yarn is showing stitch definition much better

Merry Christmas To All

I leave for Maine in the morning and will return on Wednesday

Pattern: Thorpe Hat ; by Kirsten Kapur

Yarn: Blue Sky Cotton, Color 613 Ink

Needles: Size 8 dp's and circular

The yarn used was not to gauge. I cast on 96 stitches and knit to the length of the medium size hat. I had to adjust the decreases to accommodate the additional stitches. I did not use the whole skein of yarn and have quite a few yards left over. I did not have a yarn that would be appropriate for the contrasting color and crocheted around with the same black. This is a very soft and warm hat. I can wear it to shovel with a wool hat over top.

Nice pattern. I will be making this hat again.

Sorry that the picutre does not show the hat very well. After many attemps my daughter and I gave up. Black is not easy to photograph.

Shortie Socks

Yarn: Atacama, 100% Alpaca - Color 508

Pattern: 48 stitches, knit 2 purl 2 Cuff

Needle: Size 4 dp's

So soft

Christmas 2007 Gifts

Please disregard the mess in the background

A little gift for me. This is Lanas Puras lace weight. I am going to use it to make this. Thanks for the link Jeanne.

Christmas Knitting is Officially Done!

This is my prop sock. The sock I would pretend to knit when nosey folks came to see what I was working on.

Hopefully the sun will shine tomorrow and I will take a picture of all the gifts. I need to get some of them in the mail tomorrow also.

Mittens:

Pattern: Ladies Mittens #5620

Source: Jack Frost 2 Needle Mittens

Yarn: Plymouth Encore, Red

Needles: size 4

Loving This Red

The Hat:

Pattern: Seaman Hat

Yarn: Debbie Bliss, Cashmerino Chunky - 3 skeins

Needle: Size 6 circular & dp's

This is a very thick and warm hat. The yarn was a joy to work with.

The Socks

Pattern: Dad's Easy Cable Socks

Source: Socks, Socks, Socks

Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts, Socks That Rock - Ravenscroft, Heavyweight

Needle: Size 3 dp's

2 Down 3 To Go

I finished these 2 scarves while waiting for the nice man at the brake store to work magic to my brakes. $1266 and 5 hours and 45 minutes later I had a safer truck and 2 gifts knocked off my list.

The red scarf is the Opera Scarf. Before blocking the scarf measures 8" x 57".

Yarn: Plymouth Encore, worsted color 9601

28 Stitches on a size 8 plastic circular needle

Close Up of Opera Scarf

Yarn: Plymouth Encore, color 1444

Brown Scarf is a basic knit 1, purl 1

Before blocking scarf measures 4.5" x 56

Yarn: Plymouth Encore, color 1444

31 stitches knit on size 8 Rosewood Straight Needle

Friday Night Knitting

Opera Scarf

This i.s the "Opera Scarf". Knit with 42 stitches using Plymouth Encore yarn and size 9 circular needles. This measured 15.5" before blocking. I have ripped this out and am now knitting with 28 stitches.

EDIT: I just read through the Opera Scarf link and they have updated the patten since I printed it (I last knit this scarf in 2006). There is one extra stitch and is added to row 1 as the 1st stitch, knit 1.