Further progress on the afghan

There are six panels on the afghan right now and I am in the middle of making a seventh. I am probably going to make two or three more, maybe four. It depends on how much yarn I have left over.

This is quite possibly becoming my favorite blanket to make. I love the pattern. It is simple to make, but looks complicated at the same time with the cable detail. It also looks VERY warm, which can be good for when it is cold out. It also could be good for being two tone since it is knitted in panels.

Afghan progress

It's getting there. I have started sewing the panels together to see how wide it is. I am definitely going to need to make more though...

Baby blanket is done! This is more girly in my honest opinion...mostly pastel colors. I can easily make one that is more gender neutral or one that is stereotypically "boy" colors.

This is up for grabs!

More of the sweater

Sweater update. Sleeves are attached (not sewn together yet though) and starting the collar. Too bad it is not sweater weather anymore...

In progress....

Here are some things I have in progress right now:




An afghan that I'm knitting for Amy's friend who won it at Audrey's Relay For Life Fundraiser. It's knitted in panels and is a cable stitch.



A sweater that am making for myself...will be off the shoulder...


Baby blanket that I am making (has been in my closet for a while). I always feel that stuff like this is good to have around because you never know when someone you know is going to have a baby...


Detail of the blanket


Baby poncho...

Knitting websites where you can pull ideas from...

Okay, so I figure that I should let people know some of my favorite websites where I get knitting patterns from. The yarn that goes along with the patterns is also pretty easy to find (is at most major craft stores) and the patterns are pretty basic. They are divided into different levels of difficulty. Find ideas for what you want, email them to me and I will let you know if I can do it (time wise and ability wise). Have a couple of ideas just in case I say that it is too difficult for me to complete.

http://cache.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/patternList.fcgi?tXX=1&s=Knit&l=1

I've always liked this particular website. I found a couple of good patterns on there, including an afghan I made for my friend Audrey for a fundraiser that she was holding for Relay for Life. I am making one similar to it right now for my friend Amy's friend (I said I would make something for somebody - whatever they wanted - and they raffled that off at the fundraiser as well). Once I finish the afghan, I will post a picture of it.

http://www.bernat.com/search.php?pst=k&advps=y

This is another website that I like. I got Chris's sweater from there and the sweater I am making for myself right now is from there too. Same idea as Lion Brand...the yarn is able to be found pretty much anyplace. And like Lion Brand, have a couple of ideas of what you want.

Lion Brand has more of a selection than Bernat FYI. There are other websites out there, but it would be easier to make something from either of these websites because they tell you exactly what type of yarn to use and if you searched for a pattern on the web, you wouldn't get the correct gauge or weight.

The Boyfriend Sweater (or Men's Drop Shoulder Sweater)

Oh the Boyfriend Sweater. When I told my friend Lindsay that I was making it for Chris, she informed me of the following curse: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweater_curse.

Well, naturally, I freaked out. You see, the last time I knitted something for someone (my ex-boyfriend), I knitted a scarf. He saw me making it (and didn't know it was for him) and said "I don't like wearing scarfs". I think he wore it twice in the 2.5 years we went out. Well, I had told Chris that I was making this for him to make sure that he actually wear it (given my past experience...I didn't want to take my chances...you know?). Luckily for me he a) said he would and b) said he used to have a sweater like the one I was making.

I guess time will tell if the curse actually exists right? I told him about the pre-knitual agreement and he laughed.

It turned out pretty good though, don't you think?


It's a little large, but that's what dryers are for...