#6 Color Gamps

My spinning & weaving guild had a project for us this last year. We were all going to make color gamps. The great part was the loom came already warped. At the end of the project, there was still some warp left over. I got the luck of getting the loom and so I finished off the warp. Guess I need to finish warping off my own loom.

#5 of 52 Failure proof?

There are times when I rip out knitting and other times I just don't care if there is a design flaw. Last September I gave my little sister some handspun yarn. I gave her a 'failure proof' scarf pattern. Only she could misintrepet k2, p2 as knit 2 rows, purl 2 rows. Now, normally, that could be okay but her knitting reminded me of my dear mom (rest her soul) who could add and subtract stitches in a scarf. My sister also couldn't follow 2 row repeats. She did ask me to rip it out. I explained what k2, p2 meant; and away I went. I ended up knitting the scarf while watching the Butler/UConn final game. It came out beautiful. Too bad my sister doesn't like her picture on the web. Technophobe :)

Pattern for Failure Proof scarf
Cast on in a multiple of 4 + 1
k2, p2 as long as you want scarf
Bind off

Happy knitting.

#4 of 52

So knitting always takes me a while. Luckily, I like to be creative in other ways. Over my spring vacation, I spent time in Reno and Lake Tahoe. Even with the cold wind, the lake was beautiful. I created this panorama using PhotoShop Elements (and the help of my husband).
Enjoy.

#3 of 52 in 52

I could say that my #3 is the dried apples that I did before I went on vacation but since I am always making dried fruit, I think I will save that creativity for a desperate week.

I am so happy that I finished my March socks for Skacel. I love them and they fit.

Looking forward to the April challenge.

Creating

Why is it that some people feel the need to comment on when you do something creative? Like when I was knitting socks at a basketball game. The comment was...'You know, they sell socks at the store.' Of course, when she saw the finished product, she loved them. The other comment was when I was making jams last summer. My daughter told me that store jam was fine. Now that she is in college, she is begging for more jams. In fact, that is what I did on a rainy day, made jars of jumbleberry jam for my daughter.

Oh well, I guess people need some outlet.

52 in 52 #2 wristwarmers

I wonder how many of us have those pesky unfinished projects. I wonder if I have 52? Anyways, while sitting watching my son play basketball on Monday, I finished my wristwarmers.

I am now in month 3 of the knitalong at Trekking Knit Along. I finished the February challenge of wristwarmers. I didn't use the specific yarn. I tried some of my handspun but it isn't consistent enough. Luckily I had 2 dear friends buy me yarn in the U.K. last summer. Of course, they both bought me the same yarn. I don't think they know how much yarn is in a sock yarn skein so I get to do lots :).

The pattern was fun & challenging. The one nice thing about this knitalong is I get to learn new techniques. I know it might be hard to see the twists going up the wrist but it was all done without a cable needle.

Now onto March's challenge. Another pair of socks with some new techniques. Who knew you could knit a garter stitch heel.

52 in 52

I keep seeing these references on people's blogs. I saw one for bread (yummy) and one for pictures (with a specific assignment). I like the idea of challenging myself but as usual, distracted by all the choices. Then I thought, why not do something creative every week but in can be in any category. I know my limitations. I am knitting along with Skacel's knit along and I am having a hard time finishing in the 1 month time line. Learning lots but not able to keep up.

So I thought, why not have something done every week. For example, this fiber came in the mail in January. It is a superwash from The Sheep Shed. I don't always get to spin but have now finished approximately 300 yards. It is setting right now on my drying racks. Of course, I need to spin the solid brown fiber. Want to make a cowl that uses both. Obviously this won't be done by next week but who knows, maybe I will have finished another one of my projects. If not, I am counting baking!