Hiya! It's official. We're halfway through 2018. Maybe you don't want to think about that so let's think about Smalls instead! We haven't had a linkup post in a while; I assume life just overruled blogging like so often happens. I'll have to do a bit of shoehorning for this one; there's something new for this blog. ;b
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First up, the sparkly red floss has been delivered and incorporated into last month's Smalls "finish" so it goes from Finished-Until-Floss-Acquisition to Finished-Finished which is always exciting in the stitching world.
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| finished for reals |
Kind of a simple little felt "frame" for it. Not quite a flatfold, not quite an ornament. There seems to be an overwhelming abundance of felt in my stash so I decided I should make use of some of it. I really like the dark blue felt; it sparkles! It's also very stiff so I can just prop the whole thing up. I need to get one of those little picture stands. Plus a few random pearly buttons for the corners. Stars would've been nice but maybe too much for a simple design...? I dunno, STASH BUSTING.
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| Americana collection grows~ |
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Next up, a "small" washcloth. I wanted to make another of those
star stitch cloths, but this time for our use. Plus I used up the last bit of the moondance yarn which resulted in a
smaller and not square washcloth. I got a little carried away making the i-cord loop so it looks absurdly large on this little cloth hah. It's a little wonky in the picture since I didn't bother blocking it. But! I used up the rest of the yarn! And used up a portion of a
small ball of white leftover cotton. STASH BUSTING.
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Technical Details
- "Simple Star Stitch Cloth" freebie pattern by A J S King on ravelry.
- Needles: #9s.
- Yarn: Lily Sugar'n'Cream Ombres; Colorway: moondance.
- My ravelry project page here.
- Started: June ??, 2018; finished June 25, 2018, unknown hours.
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Lastly, apparently I have
small or possibly alien feet. I have accomplished something magical for me -- my first pair of socks, YAY. This was an adventure in seeing how many times I could restart these things before binding off.
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The first sock I think I ripped back three times. The first time my gauge was so far off it wasn't even funny. The stitch gauge was almost double and row gauge was more than double (!!!) what was called for (yes, yes, tight knitter, we've been through this before). Once I figured that out and switched to appropriate needles, the sock as written was a bit too big so I had to rip it out and readjust. The third time the sock actually started looking like a sock and fitting like a sock until a certain kitty decided it looked more like a toy and pulled it off of the needles out and undid half the darn thing. It was easier to
murder the cat start over.
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Since I did one at a time, I tried doing the second one on double points in an attempt to address the ladders between the circulars. I think maybe five needles would've been better than four but you do your best with what you got. I didn't like working with the DPNs so after turning the heel (of toe ups, hah) I though meh, and ripped it out to restart on the circulars. I was curious to know how they would turn out with #6 needles but didn't want to chance them being drastically different sizes. They are still a little different as I was playing around with the stitch counts on the heels.
Technical Details
- "Basic Knee High Toe Up Socks" freebie pattern by Leslie (Single Stitch) on ravelry.
- Needles: #5 circulars/DPNs.
- Yarn: Premier Yarns Wool-Free Sock, Colorway: oasis.
- My ravelry project page here.
- Started: February 16, 2018; finished June 14, 2018, unknown hours.
I really liked making socks even though these took, like, 8 billion years to finish. There will definitely be more in my future but I really hope that I can address the ladder issues. They bug me. But, ALSO STASH BUSTING.
This totally clears me for buying more stash right? \:D/
