So nerdy, I must sign up. The BSG fans at ravelry are running a knitting game on ravelry.
They’re running the game on points, items started, finished, and photos uploaded. I haven’t had a ton of time to knit lately, but how can I resist? Call sign? Wildstar
The sweater and booties are a variation on Hallow and Docker by Kim Hargreaves. I made a regular stockinette stitch hat with a stripe in it to match.
Found some lovely soft yarn (forgot the name, unfortunately) and made my aunt a hat. She used to crochet me all sorts of things when I was little, so I figured it was time to knit her something. Oranges and reds are her colors, and the colorway was perfect for this type of simple rib stitch hat.
Solo by Kim Hargreaves, looks like a lil denim jacket, ‘cept I made it longer so it worked like a duster, and I could add some cables at the bottom. My niece grew out of this so fast, but I really like the blue denim color, so it was all worth it. Also, I learned later that I should have put some ribbon or tape on the inside of the button band to make it lie flat. It really curled back as you can see in the picture. I wish I got a better photo of the modified pattern at the time, but she’s such a cutie that makes up for it.
I joined ravelry on September 23, 2007. As I move my blog to wordpress (April 2012) I am looking back at how my knitting work has changed for the better, simply by joining up and sharing ideas and inspiration with all the great ravelers (& now friends).
So if you arrived at this post by searching on the “knitting” keyword look at how crappy the stuff that came before this point was compared to the work that came after.
Before:
After:
(like, seriously…)
Thanks Ravelry. Truly.
I just set up this simple page which will feature knitting work posted on flickr.com, by fellow knitters without cats. Knitters Without Cats.
Anyone without a cat can go to flickr.com and post to the group there, and the images will show at the googlepage. I’ve got a corresponding store at Cafepress as well.
Update: April 2012 Tagging your photos “knitterswithoutcats” and “kwoc” on flickr.com and ravelry.com is the way to go. Plus I set up a group on Ravelry for us. We tend not to have too much to talk about as that which unites us is that which we don’t want to mention, so the groups and tags are all about surfing project photos without cats lolling (pun intended) about out them. 😉
The Sock of Doom mailed off to my Sock Wars 2006 target in Arlington, VA.
Small Rabbit with Sweater by Debbie Bliss, for my lil niece who named it “Honey Bunny”. I used a hand painted yarn a friend got for me, I didn’t remember the label. I knitted in the round when I could using double needles, and didn’t go back and forth, ‘cuz I like to avoid sewing.
I got a picture of my adorable niece, Triniti, wearing the Santa Hat I made for her. How cute is she?!?!
Made this for Brianna for Christmas, she picked out the yarn. I doubled up and then decreased near the edges to make that band. And then the ruffle at the ends were done by doubling up (increasing) twice.
