Oops, oh well.

I was on Ravelry last night putting on a new project and I wanted to see what others had done with it...only to discover there was a huge errata in the book, which makes quite the pattern change. Now this is a project I am doing for my boss. Right now she is in mourning for the loss of her son and she is only wearing black and white. I decided to make her something white. A nice lacy scarf...

So when someone brought in a lace scarf they finished out of the Luxury Yarn One-Skein Wonders: 101 Small Indulgences book which I own. Cool. I copied the pattern and got started. As most of my knitting friends probably know, I don't "do" charts and this lace pattern is done using a chart, but I decided to tackle it anyway. I did about 2 repeats of a 36 row pattern when I got on Ravelry and saw the errata which changes the look of the thing. Can you say pissed...yeah, a bit. There is NO way I am starting this over as it took me forever to get this far.

It is the Nancy Pygora Merino Lace Scarf by Myrna A.I. Stahman and this is what mine is looking like:



It should look like this:



See the difference? I don't care...It is now part of the design because I don't have the heart to rip it out and she'll never know what it was supposed to look like. This project will most likely not leave the house, seeing as how I have to really concentrate on the pattern.

DAILY DAVID

Knitting

So, even though I haven't been blogging I have been knitting...I have been selfishly knitting...knitting project after project for myself without regard for those who have asked me to knit for them. I don't know why I have chosen this route as of late, but deep down it feels good to make stuff for myself...so there. I have done so much since I last posted, so get ready, here we go...In no particular order.

The Wool and Camel-Down Ripple Scarf by Marlaine DesChamps. Which comes from the Luxury Yarn One-Skein Wonders: 101 Small Indulgences book...yeah..it calls for camel yarn...ah NO. So I am making it with Schaefer Heather yarn...pink to purple colorway to go with all my pink and purple clothes. This has to be one of the easiest patterns I have done in a while. HOWEVER, I have also spent a lot of time messing it up and having to rip out (especially after 2 ciders). I am further than this picture but you get the idea.



I have NEARLY completed my citron shawl. I have done 10 repeats of the pattern and used 3 balls of Malabrigo Lace weight yarn to do it, but I really like the results. I am binding off right now, the last count of stitches I had was 500+ on the needles and that was before I doubled that amount to make the ruffle...I have also chosen the sewn bind off which has to be the world's SLOWEST bind off method, but it is a very loose, stretchy bind off I thought would look nice on the ruffle. I may finish the bind off before I die...



Still working on my Mockingbird beaded shawl. I found very interesting when I looked up the original shrug I got the pattern from on Raverly that NO ONE is doing this project, really NO ONE. I have to be a complete nutter for doing it, but it is turning out so beautifully. I managed to get a halfway decent picture of what it will look like when it is finished by stretching it over the top of my footstool.



I have nearly finished these socks made out of Lang Yarns Bebe Color...which I hate the color of more and more every day. I may have to do this pattern again in a "quieter" yarn.



I DID finish this pair of socks made out of Schachenmayr nomotta Regia Silk Color ...they have silk in them...they are so nice to wear...



I JUST finished this little cap, Capitan Hat by Rosi Garmendia, which is made with bulky yarn...I forgot yarn could be thicker than thread! I basically finished it in one night it was such a quick knit and lots of fun. I made it out of Plymouth Yarn Baby Alpaca Grande which was...WOW...to work with. I have bought yarn to make a pink one of these...



Let us not forget that at my heart, I am also a Doctor Who fan and I need to do Who knitting...pretty much year round. My latest Who knit was a Series 5 Dalek...I adapted the Extermaknit! pattern for the changes on the TV show and this...



Became THIS!



YEAH,BABY!

More Who knitting is to come as I was told about this sock yarn from another Who knitter, which is being sold on KnitPicks. Here is the description of the colorway, named "Time Traveler":
Wear these brightly striped socks whether you are going to the office or traveling through time and space. Time Traveler is a colorful mix of purple, tan, red, gold, ivory, and gray stripes. While you can knit some really really long socks, this colorway will not create socks that are larger on the inside than they appear on the outside.



One more crazy knit...I finished Gamma Ray, as I am calling him. He is adorable and he is now living in his new home in my local yarn store...Yarning For You!



My productiveness will soon fall off as I have a rather intense summer class coming up next week :( But I am sure I will still find time to knit!

DAILY DAVID

Knitting

So I have been silent on my knitting blog for a long time...I apologize. The actual act of knitting and studying have been really at the forefront right now. So what the hell am I working on?

First off, this past weekend was Knitting Camp. Knitting Camp was a bunch of us knitters getting together for the whole weekend and, well, knitting. We met up at a camp site in Vista, CA. We literally spent the night in cabins and had meals in the mess hall. The meals were awesome! I am ready to get some type of pass so I can have dinner there every night! It was SO much fun...there was lots of knitting and laughing!

I recently came back to the Better Be Easy shawl. I think I burnt myself out on it when I was in England...I don't think I have touched it since I came back to the states. I have really gotten a lot done since picking it up again at knitting camp.



I am also working on knitting an alien who will live at the local yarn store to sell patterns of knitted aliens. I have hit a road block with him and I am seriously debating about ripping out his two heads and starting over from the neck. He really needs some beans or rice to weigh him down and both of his heads need to be stuffed more...I think I am going to rip it out. Here is Gamma in progress



I didn't mention it on here because I am not sure if he reads this knitting blog or not, but I finished a Doctor 4 scarf for a gift for a friend to give them at the Gallifrey One Doctor Who Convention. He was so surprised and it was so worth it. He is a part of a wonderful Doctor Who website Gallifrayan Embassy with connected podcast. It was to show my appreciation. He is the ultimate Doctor Who fan and did not have a proper scarf. Now he does.



Finished ALL my Depeche Mode fauxhawks for my friends that were heading across the pond to see Depeche Mode in Europe. I made 4 of them...I also made a black and green fauxhawk for someone going on the trip. I am seriously over making these fauxhawks right now. I still have two on "order" but I can't even look at the Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride bulky yarn right now. They must wait for awhile.





What else am I working on? Umm, I am making this citron shawl with a variegated Malabrigo Lace yarn. The pattern is apparently created for a Barbie doll. I on the other hand am I bit bigger, so I am going to try to make the shawl twice the original size. Here is example picture of the shawl.



I think that's it? I wish I could knit more than I can. There is never enough time to knit.

DAILY DAVID

Been Busy!

So I have been quite busy with this thing called graduate school, which has really gotten in the way of my knitting. I think I really need to get my priorities straight...for REAL!

But I managed to get all my Christmas knitting done...

I finished the blanket for L_. I hope she liked the end result, I haven't really had the chance to talk to her since before Christmas, so I don't know.



I finished my mom's Christmas gift which was the Wisp Shawl for my mom in a gorgeous blue colored Malabrigo Lace Weight Yarn. Here is a picture of the shawl and one of mom wearing it!





I made another shawl for my boss...aka the best boss ever. Here is a not so good picture of it.



I made my mom another pair of winter socks, made from The Magic Loop booklet out of Plymouth Cascade 220 yarn. I had made a couple of pairs of these socks for my mom and there was an unfortunate incident with the dryer (wool socks and dryer do not mix). The are now tiny kid's socks, so mom needed so new ones. Here are the pair I made while home at Christmas. I have another in heather gray that are over halfway finished coming her way.



I am also making a LOAD of fauxhawks that need to be finished by mid-February. I finished the knitting on one, a black and green one. Then I am making 3, yes, THREE Depeche Mode related fauxhawks which I am just starting the first. Here they are:





OK, gotta go to the dermatologist...promise to update this blog more often!

DAILY DAVID

My knitting

So I have been doing a good amount of knitting lately, at least for a student.

I finished the wash clothes for my boss's boss. Did I explain this? I went to a party at her house and discovered her bathroom is done in black and white and skeletons. So I decided to make her some wash cloths with skulls on them for her bathroom for Christmas. I am probably going to make a little basket with the wash cloths and some nice soap. Here are the wash cloths.




I finished my mom's christmas present...it shall not be spoken of again until after Christmas.

I also finished some wrist warmers for a Doctor Who friend. The ones you all may or may not remember come from a Doctor Who episode. I found out that the costume designer for Doctor Who is going to be at the Doctor Who convention I am going to in February. I am totally going to ask her questions about the knitwear on the show.



I also finished a hat I was making for another Doctor Who friend. I made her the same wrist warmers and I made this hat out of the same yarn to go with them.



Right now, I am working on finishing the blanket for L_. I have a scarf I am giving as a gift AND I am popping out dish cloths to give as gifts around the place I work.

I think that's about it? Except...

DAILY DAVID

I feel dirty

So, I was finally able to step outside my apartment for the first time since, Monday? I had a dermatologist appointment, not too mention the fact that I was on my last roll of toilet paper and 2 cans of Diet Coke...

Anyway, as part of my errands today...I had to go to...another yarn store. Ugh, I even hate to admit it, makes me feel dirty. But Christmas is coming and I need this yarn now to get my projects rolling. I felt like I was cheating on my favorite local yarn store. Maybe that's why I was sweating so badly while I was in there...or it might have been the skeins of Lamb's Pride bulky wool/mohair I had in my arms. I now have all the yarn I need for ALL the fauxhawks I have been asked to make.

It does make me appreciate my favorite store so much more. I have no rapport with the people working at this store today and I was trying to explain my projects and see what the difference is between Malabrigo sock and lace yarn. I just wanted to know the yardage on a skein of lace weight so if I could see if the sock yarn matched the yardage. I felt like I was being treated like an idiot trying to substitute sock for lace on the Wisp shawl. Granted this woman has no idea what pattern I am talking about, and has no idea my knitting skill level. However, to immediately be presumed I don't know what I am doing, doesn't give one the warm fuzzies.

Anyway, I bought some Malabrigo sock yarn in a colorway from deep red to dark brown to make a Wisp shawl for my boss for Christmas. She is awesome and definitely "stitch worthy".

Now if I could just grow some more arms so I can knit more than one project at a time before Christmas...I might get everything done.

PS. I did not go to my usual Friday knit group at my favorite yarn store because I want to make sure I don't make any of them sick. Damn the rest of the population!

DAILY DAVID

Suck-o-rama

So I have been sick since, what last Saturday night? I got to the doctor on Monday only to be told I had some type of cold or flu virus...take some Mucinex DM and "I hope you feel better soon". Thanks for nothing, might as well have thrown the $30 dollar co-pay on the pavement and walked away...same basic effect.

Once again, too sick to do a lot of knitting most of the time. I did start knitting again some time yesterday. I have now finished one set of wristwarmers, started another and have completed a hat all but the pom pons for someone. I was hoping to get help on Friday to make them...I can never remember all the details on how to make a perfect pom pon. However, I think I will still be on virus lockdown on Friday and I won't be leaving the house quite yet.

I keep thinking I am feeling better and then you get that nighttime backslide where you feel worse than you did during the day. I am hoping one more day and I will feel good for Friday, but I DO NOT want to pass this on to anyone.

That's about it really. Slowly pecking away at my list of commissions while I also continue to add to it (dumbass alert!) two more scarves had been added to the list...

I am glad I am at least feeling "good" enough to knit..

DAILY DAVID