more knitting pics
I have to admit, I love having so much time to knit right now. I'm cranking out projects like nobody's business. I can't wait for my latest order to arrive as I have four projects that I'm really excited to do.
A pattern called 'Winter Garden' combining a little bit of lace, fair isle and striping. They have a round toe too, which I love the look of much more than the more traditional boxy toe. And yes, they're supposed to be opposite of one another.
Here's a close-up of the fair isling. (It's the same on the heel)
And here they are on me. If any hair shows up on my legs in this pic, plz to be forgiving. Do you have ANY idea how freaking hard it is to shave with this huge belly in the way?
Done entirely in seed stitch that I knit a few weeks ago. I know: seed stitch. It went really fast though as it's knit with a bulky yarn on large-ish needles. Knit all in one piece with seaming up the sleeves, sides, and the center of the hood. It is teh cute and cozy and is called a Diaper Bag Sweater.
A close-up.
The Booga Bag from the KAL on Immeritus. This is it pre-felting.
And here it is post-felting in the blocking stage. I'll post a pic when it's entirely complete. My first attempt at felting went well! I only had to run it through the wash once. I don't have any zippered pillowcases, so I just put a ponytail holder really tight around the end (very far from the end!) of a normal pillowcase and it held fine. Actually, there wasn't even any wool stuck to the inside of the pillowcase, so it probably would've been fine without being secured. I washed it with towels, as um, who washes their jeans in hot water? wtf Since this was the first time I've felted, I am rather shocked just how much it shrinks. I mean, I knew what the finished dimensions were supposed to be, so I could tell it would have to shrink quite a bit, but wow.
A pattern called 'Winter Garden' combining a little bit of lace, fair isle and striping. They have a round toe too, which I love the look of much more than the more traditional boxy toe. And yes, they're supposed to be opposite of one another.
Here's a close-up of the fair isling. (It's the same on the heel)
And here they are on me. If any hair shows up on my legs in this pic, plz to be forgiving. Do you have ANY idea how freaking hard it is to shave with this huge belly in the way?
Done entirely in seed stitch that I knit a few weeks ago. I know: seed stitch. It went really fast though as it's knit with a bulky yarn on large-ish needles. Knit all in one piece with seaming up the sleeves, sides, and the center of the hood. It is teh cute and cozy and is called a Diaper Bag Sweater.
A close-up.
The Booga Bag from the KAL on Immeritus. This is it pre-felting.
And here it is post-felting in the blocking stage. I'll post a pic when it's entirely complete. My first attempt at felting went well! I only had to run it through the wash once. I don't have any zippered pillowcases, so I just put a ponytail holder really tight around the end (very far from the end!) of a normal pillowcase and it held fine. Actually, there wasn't even any wool stuck to the inside of the pillowcase, so it probably would've been fine without being secured. I washed it with towels, as um, who washes their jeans in hot water? wtf Since this was the first time I've felted, I am rather shocked just how much it shrinks. I mean, I knew what the finished dimensions were supposed to be, so I could tell it would have to shrink quite a bit, but wow.