Pursuit of Fiber will be on a break for the month of September. From Sept 6-21, I will be away from my computer sunning myself in the mythical state of Hawaii. Hopefully I can catch a volcanoe and make my inner pyro happy.
I have released my Firebrick Mittens for your pleasure while I am away. [...]
I finished these in July. They are BILs Christmas socks for this year.
Pattern: Personal Toe-up pattern for US Men’s 8W Raveled Here
Yarn: Pagewood Farm Yukon Hand Dyed Bamboo Sock Yarn – 3/4 skein in Camo
Needles: Knitpicks Harmony Fixed Circular US 1.5 (2.50mm)
Mods: You could say this is entirely a mod. I [...]
Pattern: Bubble Pullover by Norah Gaughan in Knitting Nature Raveled Here
Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted 5 skeins of Polar Morn
Needles: Knitpicks Harmony Interchangeables US 8 (5.0mm)
Mods:
1) Knit to pattern gauge but reduced each pentagon segment to 28 stitches
2) Provisional Cast-on for all the pentagons
3) Picked up hip band and increase to small size
4) Knit sleeves [...]
Pattern: Urchin by Ysolda Teague M size Raveled Here
Yarn: Noro Transitions (discontinued) 3/4th of a skein in color 2
Needles: US 11 Brittany DPNs
Mods: None.
Facts to Remember: Just because you get gauge and it will fit on your head does not mean that it will look good. I should have followed the size [...]
Pattern: Labyrinth by Wendy Wendy Bernard Raveled Here
Yarn: Elsebeth Lavold Silky Tweed (discontinued) 5.5 skeins in 08 green and 0.5 skein in 12 Sap Green
Needles: US 6 (4mm) Crystal Palace Circular
Mods:
1) Added an inch more plain rows before starting the waist decreases
2) Added HBD (aka Short Rows) to fit my ample bust
3) Shortened [...]
I will apologize in advance if the pictures are a bit blurry. Churchable was in the middle of dinner prep and only took the time to snap a few. My face was blurry in many so that is why it is missing.
Pattern: Notorious by Annie Modesitt in Romantic Hand Knits Raveled [...]
My hair behaving just right
Pattern: A Better Bucket (PDF) by Amy Swenson Raveled hereYarn: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted 92 grams (199 yards) BurgundyNeedles: US 8 (5.0mm) Harmony InterchangeableMods: Used solaris’ mod for a larger brim and hat so that I could fit all my hair under it. I also knit the crown an [...]
Pattern: Beet by Norah Gaughan Raveled hereYarn: Berroco Comfort DK – Lovage 2761-61yds, Rabe 2754 -50yds, Teaberry 2730-29yds,
Beetroot 2760-25yds
Needles: US 4 (3.5mm) & US 6 (4.0mm) knit pick’s harmony interchangables.
Mods: I did not do anything different unless you consider threading pipe cleaners through the stems of the leaves.
Facts to remember: That the pattern might [...]
Pattern: Endpaper Mitts by Eunny Jang Raveled hereYarn: Knit picks Gloss in (3/4th skein) Woodland Sage & (2/3rds skein) SerengetiNeedles: US 3 (3.25mm) knit pick’s harmony fixed circular for the body & US 2 (2.75mm) knit pick’s harmony fixed circular for the ribbing. One bottom ribbing was done in US 0 (2.0mm).
Mods: [...]
Pattern: Monkey socks by Cookie A Raveled hereYarn: Butternut Woolens Super Sock Yarn (this yarn is being discontinued so no extra facts)Needles: US 2 (2.75mm) knitpicks harmony fixed circular
Mods: I knit a short row heel with the pattern flowing down into the heel. Since I took my FO pics this week, I was [...]