quirky valentines

candy heart from the book Domniknitrix or download it as a PDF for 2 bucks from the dominknitrix herself

a real live not live free heart from Knitty

an even more live not live heart from Knit.1 magazine Winter 2006/2007

immaculate heart published in the book Anticraft

Free Lips seal it with a kiss

 

valentines freebies

amigurumi birdies from lionbrand

mochimochi hearts

winged heart

baby freebie

cute Debbie Bliss baby cardie from her Cashmerino 2 book, gratis Prima

freebie

freebie from lana grossa's website, it is from their pattern book
Linea Rossa # 4

freebies!

from CRAFT mag
 

twinkle by chia wenlan


vickie howell

freebie, freebie, who's got the freebie?

Lacy Cropped Cardigan

it's a Rowan pattern

I finished a Bias wrap in handmaiden Silk Rumple for my mom/store sample. it was a very fast & satisfying knit!

i suggest using addi turbo lace needles
 (or any pointy needles)

these are my noro silk garden socks. should
have cast on with smaller needles, but otherwise
 also a very satisfying knit!

my mom's hat

Caveat: all links go to Ravelry. If you don't have an account it's time to get one! It's free, what are you waiting for, your mom to do it for you? While you are waiting to get your invite you can use the store account:
login: knitomatic2, password: knitomatic

mom asked me to make her a hat & neckwarmer set and gave me a few skeins of Noro Iro shade 18 to do it (procured a few years ago from me). the think is, the colour is obnoxious and it was hard to come up with a style that wouldn't be completely trumped by the colours. i wen't with a twinkle stlye Aspen button/flap hat (which was knocked off by Banana Republic and then subesequently deconstructed by several knitters, like the Robin's Egg Blue Hat, the Republic Hat and the Banana Republic Hat Knockoff.

I'll publish the pattern when I get a little time. I bought a little notebook computer (just a wee 8.9" thingy) for home and about town and i'm hoping that i'll be able to get more of this stuff done on my days off, because it just doesn't get done while i'm at work.

Anyway, one caveat, what you are looking at is a bit of a construct. I started the hat off with the colour that would look best on my mom (she's an autumn and red is best for her), but that was not the colour that was at the start of the skein. Also, as the hat got smaller i cut the colourways shorter to keep the height of the  colour bands relatively consistent.

really nice things

really nice things forthcoming from Berroco Spring 2009


Ankara from Latitude Booklet 282, Spring 2009
this is the one for me!


Tuck from Norah Gaughan vol. 4



Sheelagh from Book 283, Spring 2009
i'm not really a vest person, but black is beautiful!



Barnard from Booklet 286 Mica
looks like a yarn that will knit up pretty! not for the large of breast, but an excellent use of ribbing at the waist!



Courant from Booklet 286 Mica



Peace from Norah Gaughan vol. 4

DIY Needles

Well, I'm paying bills today and may not get the chance to show you my latest & greatest, but Craft mag via my google reader sent me something cool this morning!

DIY resin knitting needles.
i don't really think this is a great winter project, as resin tends to be noxious smelling. but still very cool.

I Can Finish Things!

Caveat: all links go to Ravelry. If you don't have an account it's time to get one! It's free, what are you waiting for, your mom to do it for you? While you are waiting to get your invite you can use the store account: login: knitomatic2, password: knitomatic


I finished my noro kureyon sock socks !

I finished John's hot water bottle cover! mmmmm, snuggly ....

I finished a hat for my family's Hannukah Harry gift exchange !

And here is a picture of the Hat knit in Manspun.