Recent FOs

I finally have some FOs to share!

Lots of Love Lapghan by EssHaych

Yarn: Caron Simply Soft in Victorian Rose, Blue Mint, Grape, Grey

Hook: H (5 mm)
Date started: October 12, 2015
Date completed: April 14, 2016

Lovely pattern, and I really like the way the granny stripes border brings the blanket together.

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Rainbow Ridges Hat by Lion Brand Yarn 
Yarn: Lion Brand Landscapes in Boardwalk
Needles: US 9

A very quick and easy knit using short rows then seamed up the back. It came out super long and slouchy; personally I like it rolled up and not so slouchy. The next one I’d probably cast on 35 stitches. However, f you make it into a beanie it’s almost doubled and is super warm.

Gretchen

I finished my first color work project!

Gretchen's Easy Tam by Lion Brand Yarn

Yarn: Lion Brand Vanna's Choice in Wheat; Loops & Threads Impeccable in Folklore

Needles: US 8

Dates: July 18 - 22, 2015

I think it's too big, but I took it to my therapy group and showed them and after oo-ing and aah-ing over it they came to the conclusion it was a perfect size.  I had been working on it there for the past few days.  I wish I had the time to make everyone in the group a hat; I met some lovely people.

 It looks pointy at the top, and there's a picture on Ravelry where it looks pointy on my head too, but in the picture above it looks okay.  Plus I can wear it as a slouchy hat.

I'm really proud of it.  My first time doing stranding and reading charts, and it came out beautifully!  Albeit a tad big.

I would definitely knit this hat again, and I already have planned to, this time following gauge (oops!) and using wool so I'd be able to block it easier than acrylic.  (Steam blocking scares me.  I don't want to melt the yarn!)

All in all, it's a fun, cute pattern, and it looks 5 times more complicated than it actually is.  I feel like I can tackle more complicated charts and color work now!

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More Zinnias

I was feeling a bit blah today so I pulled out my cotton stash and made a dishcloth (hot pad possibly?) out of my Zinnia Square design.

I love working in cotton to be honest.  It makes me so happy.  I'm not sure why, possibly because it's something that's Not Acrylic.  I work with wool rarely, though I'm starting to use more out it, and I haven't really tried any other fibers.  I have a few balls of Bamboo but don't know what to do with it yet.  

(I have worked with polyester, in Berroco's Love It Colours, which I adore.  I might need to make another Reverie with that yarn, it was perfect.  Oh dear, it's been discontinued!)

And then I felt festive and worked another dishcloth Zinnia square up in Christmas cotton.

Crochet and dinosaurs

Just a little pick-me-up today.

Zinnias, Yarn, and a Kitty

Zinnia from the garden.

Remember the squares from this post that I was struggling with?  I didn't know how to make them look like what I had drawn or how to make them into squares from circles, but I did eventually figure out the big pink one.  Say hello to the Zinnia Square!

Zinnia Square by Jillian Bankert/OnePinkHippo

Yarn: For the white square I used Red Heart Super Saver in Soft Yellow, an unknown worsted weight in turquoise, Red Heart Soft in a dark pink color (excuse my camera), and Caron Simply Soft in White.  For the green square I used Murphy's Mark Wintuk in pink, Red Heart Super Saver in dark blue, and an unknown worsted weight in green.

Hook: I - 9 (5.5 mm)

I wrote everything down so expect a pattern in the next few days!  I'm currently working on bringing them over to this blog, so hopefully by this weekend I should have all three patterns up and ready for making soon.

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Last week I dyed some white wool with Kool-Aid!

Yet unnamed colorway using Kool-Aid in Grape, Mandarina-Tangerine, and Ice Blue Raspberry Lemonade, the latter of which barely comes through.  The grape is really powerful, when it was wet I thought it was going to turn out black. (!)

Method: maiyamayhem's Popsicle Kool-Aid dyeing tutorial

Bare: Paton's Classic Wool in White

Weight: worsted (10 ply)

Amount: 100 grams/210 yards

I did another skein too but that one is destined for a Christmas present and won't be shown for another few months.

Does anyone have any tips on making easy-to-dye hanks?  I unraveled the skein into one big loop, then tied it at intervals but it still got tangled, and now instead of a nice solid cake I have 5 baby cakes per colorway.  (Special shoutout to my mom for untangling the mess I made.  Thanks mom!)  I'd love to be able to dye more skeins but don't want to have to waste almost 3 days untangling.  Any help or ideas would be much appreciated.

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Bonus kitty shots, here is Pip:

Finished!

Sand Stitch Washcloth 

Sand Stitch Tutorial And Afghan Square by The Stitchin’ Mommy

Yarn: Lily Sugar and Cream in Soft Purple and Painted Desert

Hook: H-8 (5.00 mm)

Started and finished: July 7

Made for: This is a “practicing the stitch” cloth. I have an idea in my head for an iPad case and this is the perfect stitch.

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