Saturday, June 30, 2007

My pink jersey


Here is the progress on my pink long sleeved jersey (picture somewhere below of what it will look like). It is all knitted in the round so it takes ages to knit a row, but worth it as I get the front and back knitted at the same time! The lacy middle panel is proving more difficult than I expected but I'm sure it will look nice when (and not if) completed.

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Dinosaurs!

I couldn't help but buy a newly released book of totally cool dinosaur toys last week! I know I have a million projects on the go, but DINOSAURS... surely Preston needs a new toy. Here is a picture of the book (stolen from chemgrrl who is also working on one too). I've started the one in the bottom left corner, except mine is a dark maroon colour with a dark green thread through it (not sure what brand - it was in a giant box of oddments I bought on Zillion). There are more designs on the back, but these turn out quite large so I doubt I will be making a whole farm of them. I'll see.
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Knitting for Dan

Well my intentions of going into baby sock knitting mode are slightly on hold at the moment as I have got a few other projects.

Last night I started knitting these cool gloves for Dan (useful on cold days when you still need to use a computer). I'm making them in cream and brown knit together. Plus it will be my first attempt at cable knitting.
I've also been spending more time on my pink jersey (the long sleeve top). It took me ages to get into it because each row was so long (knitting the front, back and sleeves all at the same time) but now that I have knitted past the sleeves and am onto the body it doesn't take long at all. Maybe I'll have it finished in time for winter!

I've also been knitting another space invaders jersey for someone who ordered it, and I just bought a really cool book of dinosaur toys to knit - they are amazing so I can't wait to get into them! And then a few people want space invader beanies. I'm going to be busy!

Saturday, May 19, 2007

Yay - matching socks!


I'm going into production of cute baby socks - place your orders now!

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Preston's Space Invader Jersey! COMPLETE!




YAY! It's finished and it's so cute! Here are some photos, and now I'm powering my way through some matching socks.

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Preston's knitted pants - modelled

Remember the pants I knitted for Preston a few months ago? Well I finally got around to sewing the elastic around the waistband and now he has a pair of (probably very itchy) woolley pants!

I have been a bit unsure about whether I like them, but they do go well with cute red boots and a red top.

Preston wore this outfit to a party at Andrew's house, and lots of people commented on how cool his pants are! So they must be ok after all.


Sunday, May 6, 2007

I'm entering a knitting competition!

One of the knitting sites I read www.knitty.com is having a photo competition for a 2008 calendar with photos of things people have made using their patterns. I got my fancy sock pattern and the space invaders pattern from there, so I'm going to take some creative photos and submit them! I've nearly finished the space invaders jersey so will get Preston to model it while he's playing with the nintendo or something. How exciting!