Saturday, June 23, 2012

Splish Splash

It's that time of year, time to knit new dishcloths. Mostly because the ones I knit eight years ago are worn out. So a few balls of Dishie and a few balls of Sugar 'n Cream and I'm knitting away. The pink yarns are for the Child O' Mine as her dishcloths are crapped out, too.

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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Dead and Deader

This was a fun knit project. Back in January, I wanted to knit the Dead Fish Hat from Knitty. I had scraps of yarn, I wanted to knit that hat, but I didn't want to wear it. So I put out the call to my FB friend list and asked if anyone would be interested in a hand-knit hat, that was a dead fish.

And to use a pun, I got a bite. So this is going off to a friend's son/friend's grandson!

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Sunday, June 03, 2012

Who's The Cute Little Predator?

You are! Yes, you are!

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Putting it together...first, a fin:

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Nothing says "scary ass predator" like a set of crazy eyes:

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Next up, teeth implants:

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"RAWR!"

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Down and Dirty Details:

Needle
US 8 - 5.0 mm

Yarn
Knit Picks Gloss DK

How much?
.15 skeins = 12-15 yards

Colorway
cranberry

Purchased at
Knit Picks

Yarn
Malabrigo Yarn Silky Merino

How much?
2 skeins = 300 yards

Colorway
azul bolito


Purchased at
Home Ec Workshop in Iowa City, Iowa

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Saturday, June 02, 2012

Rawr! I Live In Water!

Okay, sort of more like hanging out on a friend's hands soon...

Just finished sewing on the mouth for the left and right mittens. This was a challenge as I have to stitch the mouth on a completed mitten.

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The pinning went alright (rosewood pins from the Knit and Knot):

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You'll notice the big, flat bamboo spoon in the photo. I had to come up with a way to stitch the mouth on while keeping the shape of the mitten, while I also kept from stitching the mitten accidentally closed. I don't have a darning egg or darning mushroom, although I'm not sure that would have worked given the shape of the egg or mushroom. The flat spoon worked much better as you can see from the final result:

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And to quote the Child O' Mine: "Rawr! I live in water!"

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Next up: knitting the fins, adding the teeth and eyes.