iro mitts

iromitts, originally uploaded by myhighfiber.

find the pattern at knit-o-matic patterns

On a mitten binge. once the temp drops another nitch i'll probably on a hat binge. for now, mitts for all! i'm diggin this colour combo too, i call them my "Rainbow Goth" mitts. Hee-Hee!

Iro-Mitts: Free knitting pattern for mittens

By Haley Waxberg

Size

Women’s M (4” wide across hand, 5” wide across palm with thumb gusset)

Materials

• 5mm/7.5” double pointed needles or 5mm/80cm Addi Turbo circular needles (2 DPN are needed for optional I-cord loop)

• 1 Skein Noro Iro 100g/120m, Colour 43

• 2 stitch markers

• small stitch holder or scrap yarn or large safety pin

• Darning needle

• Sweing needle & thread (optional for i-cord loop)

Gauge

15 sts & 23 rows = 4”/10cm

Abbreviations

K . . . . . . . . . . knit

K2tog . . . . . . knit 2 stitches together

M1 . . . . . . . . .Increase: from the front, lift loop between stitches with left needle,

knit into back ofloop. (also called M1L)

M1L . . . . . . . .Increase slanting to the left: from the front, lift loop between

stitches with left needle,knit into back of loop

M1R . . . . . . . .Increase slanting to the right: from the back, lift loop between

stitches with left needle, knit into front of loop

P . . . . . . . . . . Purl

R . . . . . . . . . . Round or row

Rep . . . . . . . .Repeat

St st . . . . . . . Stocking Stitch (Knit 1 row, Purl 1 row)

Techniques

Backward loop cast on

I-cord

Magic Loop for knittiing on circular needles

Pick Up Stitches

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feetsies pluto style

feetsiesplutostyle, originally uploaded by myhighfiber.

feetsies drying

feetsiesdrying, originally uploaded by myhighfiber.

i finished the second feetsie due to a discourse of convoluted consumer rationalization.

1. the baby blanket is not going to be finished by this saturday for the baby shower.

2. i need a baby gift.

3. i was at h&m and they had cute & cheap & crappy baby stuff there.

4. i fell for a jungle green purse. but the expense?

5. it is a moral imperative to give a high quality baby gift.

6. the only way to reconcile green bag love and high gifting standards is to offer up the feetsies that were for maggie & gift them to my cousin.

it's all about compromise.

dia-mitts finished

diamittsfinished, originally uploaded by myhighfiber. this week is brought to you by the number 2. i made the second dia-mitt over my weekend and made an icord to join them (they are guaranteed to get seprarted & lost without some kind of joining mechanism. one i-cord is sewed down, the second has a snap to keep it in place. not brain surgery, but they are good things.

herringbone manos

herringbonemanos, originally uploaded by myhighfiber.

another UFO off the books ... misocrafty manos herringbone scarf i started for my dad. the story with the scarf was that the hand dyed yarn used for half knitted up all random but the second skein knitted totally symmetrical! some crazy ass yarn shit goin' on. thanks to liane for disposing of this albatross.

plaid mitts

plaidmitts, originally uploaded by myhighfiber.

last night at stitch n bitch i finished the plaid mittens that i started for katie last winter. SNB was busy, fall is so much fun. BTW, the store is open on sundays now and i'm in da house, so pop by for a visit!

adjustments i would make next time:

• work cuff in K1P1 rib
• reduce by 2 to 4 sts (they are a bit wide)
• make cuff a bit longer (damnable cold canadian winters)

1 year

1 year, originally uploaded by myhighfiber.

michelle & lucy visited last week. lucy is already talking! auspiciously, her first word is hat and i'm pretty sure that she was checking out my t-shirt the other day too. i'm not sure if it passed baby approval but it's a pretty cool t-shirt even if it is yellow. a great sense of style runs in that family, i took lucy's siblings shopping and ended up picking up a few packs of the same camouflage socks they picked out. there may be no fashion police byt lucy's older sister fairhurst is certainly the chief justice of the supreme court of style. :-) and of course michelle totally digs my yellow chinese floral summer slippers. i thought they were in the flow, but nobody really gets them, they just refer to them as "haley shoes".

FYI: Book Signing

The Textile Museum (55 Centre Ave/ University & Dundas) is hosting a book signing with Tracy Ullman & Mel Clark for their new book Knit 2 Gether. Saturday September 30th, 9pm. Also on Saturday night is Swap 'til You Drop Clothing swap! starts at 7pm! Be there or be naked. Sorry, it's part of the Nuit Blanche contemporary art event, so be there or be nude.

Dia-Mitts free knitting pattern for mittens

diamitts2, originally uploaded by myhighfiber.

Dia-Mitts

By Haley Waxberg

Size

Women’s M (4” wide across hand, 5” wide across palm with thumb gusset)

Materials

• 5mm/7.5” double pointed needles

• 2 to 3 balls of Diakeito DiaJudy 40g/52yds or 105m of Bulky weight yarn (calls for a 6mm to 6.5mm needles, like Lamb’s Pride Bulky Superwash; note: these mitts were made for a person with long fingers, you might get away with using 95m of yarn)

• 2 stitch markers

• small stitch holder or scrap yarn or large safety pin

• Darning needle

Gauge

16 sts & 23 rows = 4”/10cm

Abbreviations

K knit

K2tog knit 2 stitches together

M1 increase: from the front, lift loop between stitches with left

needle, knit into back of loop. (also called M1L)

M1L increase slanting to the left: from the front, lift loop between

stitches with left needle, knit into back of loop

M1R increase slanting to the right: from the back, lift loop between

stitches with left needle, knit into front of loop

P Purl

R Round or row

Rep Repeat

St st Stocking Stitch (Knit 1 row, Purl 1 row)

Techniques

Backward loop cast on

Instructions

• Cast on 30 sts on 3 double pointed needles & join in round making sure not to twist sts.

Cuff

• Work in K1, P1 rib for 2.75”

• Knit round, M1 at last sts (31 sts)

Thumb Gusset

R1: K15, place marker, M1L, k1, M1R, place marker, knit to end. (3 gusset sts between markers)

R2: Knit

R3: k to marker, slip marker, M1L, k to next marker, M1R, slip marker, k to end (5 gusset sts between markers)

R4 & R5: Knit

R6: same as R3. (7 gusset sts between markers)

R7 & R8: knit

R9: same as R3. (9 gusset sts between markers)

R10 & R11: knit

R12: same as R3. (11 gusset sts between markers)

R13: k to marker, remove marker, place gusset sts on stitch holder, cast on 1 sts with the backward loop method, k to end of round. (31sts)

Top of Hand

• K until work measures to top of little finger of 1.5” less than desired total length.

• *K8, k2 tog; repeat from * to end. (28 sts)

• *K5, k2 tog; repeat from * to end. (24sts)

• K 1 round.

• *K4, k2 tog; repeat from * to end. (20sts)

• K 1 round.

• *K3, k2 tog; repeat from * to end. (16sts)

• K 1 round.

• *K2, k2 tog; repeat from * to end. (12sts)

• *K1, k2 tog; repeat from * to end. (8sts)

• Cut yarn, thread tail through remaining sts, pull tight & fasten off.

Thumb

• Pick up gusset sts on holder on 3 dpn

• Working in round k12, pick up & knit 4 sts. (16sts)

• K12, k2tog, k2tog. (14sts)

• Work in round until thumb measures to middle of tumbnail (1.5” from pick-up round)

Top of Tumb

• *K2 tog, k2; repeat from * to end. (10 sts)

• K 1 round.

• *K2 tog, k1; repeat from * to end. (7 sts)

• *K2 tog; repeat from * to end. (4 sts)

• Cut yarn, thread tail through remaining sts, pull tight & fasten off.

Finishing

• Weave in ends. The mitten shown is turned inside out (reverse stocking stitch side).

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super wednesday

i accomplished next to nothing this weekend. i'm sorry. i'll see if i can do anything today to post for you. and i'll take out the camera for stitch n bitch. i think the missoni baby blanket is actually going well though. i've been making a swatch for it. seems like a good idea. i surrendered to the fact that the professionals swatch first for a good reason. hee-hee! i'm not a designer, i'm an artist, and i'm a process oriented artist too, i like it the hard way, the unplanned path. i'm sorry. i'll see if i can do anything today to post for you. and i'll take out the camera for stitch n bitch. is it easier to read the font like this? i often wonder .... hey, check out this gorgeous knitterly sweater by sarah ... the green one called "forecast". it's going to look sensational on her! i like it in the dark green, i'm diggin' the urban warrior jungle green. OMG! ramona just sent me this (i'm multi tasking, i blog while i'm doing work at the computer)! if i was drinking my morning tea i'd snarf! just in time for halloween, it's a Princess Leia Hat! hee-hee! and since i don't have any pictures and i have work to do ... i'll offer you a blog thing:

You Are a Mermaid

You are a total daydreamer, and people tend to think you're flakier than you actually are. While your head is often in the clouds, you'll always come back to earth to help someone in need. Beyond being a caring person, you are also very intelligent and rational. You understand the connections of the universe better than almost anyone else.

What Mythological Creature Are You?

wavy gravy

wavy gravy, originally uploaded by myhighfiber.

2/3rds finished and i really hate it. it's ugly. the pattern is good, but the colours aren't working like i wanted. serves me right for puting my faith and intelligence in a random number generator. feh! i have to start again.

wavy gravy

wavy gravy, originally uploaded by myhighfiber.

progress on the wavy gravy baby blanket keeps rolling along. this shot is from last sunday. i'm still on schedule but i've gotta keep on going if i'm going to get this done on time. gotta get to it!

belated freebies

• cashmere cabled armwarmers/gauntlets
• crochet quilt medallion scarf
• Avast: Men's Zipper Jacket
• Viveka: Easy Women's Pullover
• Sherwood: Cabled Kids Sweater

feetsie

feetsie, originally uploaded by myhighfiber.

finished feetsie. hope it fits. size newborn.

wavy baby

wavy baby, originally uploaded by myhighfiber.

with 1 hour to spare i finished my day's allotment!

busy hands

just as i fisnished my first feetsie i got ANOTHER invite to a baby shower in the mail. i knew my cousin rocko would finally have that forthcoming baby but i've procrastinated the blanket i promised to design for the occasion. actually, the desiging is the easy part. i also have to knit it. it's family (liane offered to make it while she works but i don't feel right about that. it should have some haleyness in it). i've broken down the number of rows/inches i need to accomplish each day to get it done in 15 days. there's a built in buffer, plus, i don't want to drag it out. so, how boring are baby blankets to knit? pretty boring. back and forth, back and forth i go, where i stop, nobody knows, each time i stop there will be 13 rows! so i don't have time to take pictures & stuff today, i'm under pressure to knit. but in more interesting news, New York Fashion Week started today, so i'll be knitting along to the shows as they come online!

Rozaneh Vintage Sale

vintage1659, originally uploaded by myhighfiber.

Rozaneh Vintage Clothing and Textiles Fall Fandango!

Sunday, September 17, 2006
11:00 am - 6:00 pm
183 Bathurst Street (just North of Queen, East side, downstairs)
Phone 416-703-6818 for inquires

A couple hundred more items since the August Sale. 20's, 30's hats, 40's and 50's pencil skirts, vintage sweaters, dresses, coats and all that. Plus, a new assortment of jewellery, textiles, signature scarves and several choice designer labels (Missoni, Ferre, etc.)

feetsie 2

feetsie 2, originally uploaded by myhighfiber.

hey, busy weekend. not very, but not mucho needlework. i actually accomplished much other 'life' stuff (you know, my other extra-curricular activites). i cleaned out my closet and brought out the fall clothes & put away summer. also did so much laundry i'm awash (ha-ha!) in clean bloomers and sundry unmentionables. also got some exercise yesterday and got together with old friends from oaktown (the big O) last night. now i'm back, busy as a bee at work! see ya tomorrow night (except marla, she's off to winnipeg).

oh yeah, knitting ... i made a 'feetsie' with leftover koigu. i wrote the pattern today and i'll post it when it is done (gotta try the feetsies on some sample babies and see how they fit.

xox h

happy socks

happy socks, originally uploaded by myhighfiber.

my cozy koigoogle socks are finished, just in time for the chilly weather tomorrow!

1824 wool sweater

1824 wool sweater, originally uploaded by myhighfiber.

this one is a store sample, a baby sweater in the Mission Falls 1824 wool with mission falls wood buttons from a mission falls pattern made by liane.

friday's favourite freebies!

• Seaside fingerless gloves
• Snowflake lace socks
• Crochet baby blanket in Alpaca
• Raglan tunic/dress
• Tailored alpaca cardigan
• Merino Stripes Cabled Gauntlets
• Braided Cable Scarf