The One Where I Picspam You
Hi y'all. I've been snapping a few photos here and there (mostly of my knitting exploits) and I've been too lazy to upload them. So, in a fit of insomnia, I bring you a bunch of random photos without a whole lot of explaination. Or coorect spelling. Ha. Here goes!
Let's start with the oldest pictures first. Christmas. I know, I know, that's just a mark of how lazy I am!
Our lowly little $39.95 fake tree from Walmart. With blue and silver ornaments and a matching blue star garland. We had no tree topper, but I found that silver peacock feather and HAD to have it.
Our tree all lit up with LED lights.
My black feather wreath. I wanted a feather wreath as soon as I saw one, but I put off buying it until Christmas Eve. I'm going to have it up year round, I think.
Mickey, Greg's parent's Yorkshire Terrier. Sporting his Christmas bow I bought for Peaches and him years ago.
The Davis family tree. Much more impressive and much more real than ours!
Now, let's fast-forward to a few weeks ago. I've had an obsession with Newfoundland Mitts since I was a kid, and now that I know how to knit them, I went on a bit of a spree.
There are two other pairs I knit missing from this picture. My original blue and red pair got lost on a bus while Greg and I were on our way to the movies in Bayers Lake. I hope someone found them and has toasty hands because of them! The other pair was sold at the yarn store I work at, Kreative Knits & Designs. It was similar to the black pair, but in white instead. The black and teal pairs are still for sale in the shop, and as soon as I finish the pink and yellow ones, they'll be in the shop, too!
Close up of the honeycomb stitch.
These mitts have evolved slightly from my first pair. The cuff has changed from a 1x1 ribbing (which I am horrible at) to a k2, p1 ribbing that looks a lot sharper and seems to sit snugger on the wrist. The cuff is knit for 20 rounds which gives me exactly 3 inches. The thumb is knit for exactly 20 rounds before the decrease row. The top of the mitt...well, I had been finishing it off with a kitchener stitch to get them to lay flat, but it makes it awkward to get the mitts to lay the right way, so I've switched to a regular "thread yarn through remaining stitches and pull tight" ending. I still haven't perfected picking up stitches for the thumb, but I'm good at sewing up the gaps produced as a result of my lamentable skills.
Speaking of Kreative Knits, I think I'll give you a bit of a tour. Knitters, ask away if you want to know about a yarn you see.
One of our many walls of yarn. To the left and right are scarves and hats and such that we sell in the store.
More yarn (lots of Lily Chin here).
Mmm...Berroco.
Some beautiful pillows made by Crystal, who moved to Alberta last summer. I miss her. The pillows are made with woven ribbons.
*drools* Scottish Cashmere.
And here's where I sit and knit all day long.
Oh, and we also sell some really nice handmade soap. There's handmade in Nova Scotia, with ingredients like Maple Syrup, Dulse and Blueberries.
I of course love the Apple Blossom one. I just might have to take it home with me.
While I was snapping these photos, I took a picture of my new favorite necklace. I got it for A DOLLAR. Which I guess is a good thing since I lost it. I'm so sad.
Then the next weekend it snowed. I was waiting for the bus, so I snapped some photos of Barrington Street.
Yay Atlantic Canada Weather. I'm pretty sure it's snowing right now, too.
This is a scarf I started. It's made of 100% pure silk yarn from Fleece Artist, a Nova Scotian yarn company. I'm pretty proud of myself. I'm not a lace knitter, but I'm trying hard not to screw this up. It's silk, for crying out loud. It deserves to be knit into something beautiful.
Close up of the pattern.
I'm also working on a bigger, brighter scarf. I was inspired by Brooklyn Tweed's Noro Striped scarf, so I took apart the Calorimetries I made ages ago (and only wore one a couple times) and put the yarn back together to make a bright, splashy scarf I won't get bored with. The colours are beautiful. They go together well, without being too similar. I love teals and browns, but I also love rainbows, so this scarf is the perfect marriage of my favorite colour combinations.
My one irk with Noro is the fact that there are random knots in the skein, which result in an altogether different colour popping up. For a subtle gradiation self-striping yarn, this is a jarring jump from one colour to the next.
See what I mean? it goes from tawny brown to electric blue in the middle of a row! And the other ball jumped from a green to a purple!
Oh well, Maybe I'm the one who notices these things. I picked up a second ball of 156 and a ball of 131, another rainbow colourway with pink instead of red yesterday, and I plan of finishing the scarf before spring! Wish me luck!
Well, that's all for now. It's 5am and I really should be off to bed!
Let's start with the oldest pictures first. Christmas. I know, I know, that's just a mark of how lazy I am!
Our lowly little $39.95 fake tree from Walmart. With blue and silver ornaments and a matching blue star garland. We had no tree topper, but I found that silver peacock feather and HAD to have it.
Our tree all lit up with LED lights.
My black feather wreath. I wanted a feather wreath as soon as I saw one, but I put off buying it until Christmas Eve. I'm going to have it up year round, I think.
Mickey, Greg's parent's Yorkshire Terrier. Sporting his Christmas bow I bought for Peaches and him years ago.
The Davis family tree. Much more impressive and much more real than ours!
Now, let's fast-forward to a few weeks ago. I've had an obsession with Newfoundland Mitts since I was a kid, and now that I know how to knit them, I went on a bit of a spree.
There are two other pairs I knit missing from this picture. My original blue and red pair got lost on a bus while Greg and I were on our way to the movies in Bayers Lake. I hope someone found them and has toasty hands because of them! The other pair was sold at the yarn store I work at, Kreative Knits & Designs. It was similar to the black pair, but in white instead. The black and teal pairs are still for sale in the shop, and as soon as I finish the pink and yellow ones, they'll be in the shop, too!
Close up of the honeycomb stitch.
These mitts have evolved slightly from my first pair. The cuff has changed from a 1x1 ribbing (which I am horrible at) to a k2, p1 ribbing that looks a lot sharper and seems to sit snugger on the wrist. The cuff is knit for 20 rounds which gives me exactly 3 inches. The thumb is knit for exactly 20 rounds before the decrease row. The top of the mitt...well, I had been finishing it off with a kitchener stitch to get them to lay flat, but it makes it awkward to get the mitts to lay the right way, so I've switched to a regular "thread yarn through remaining stitches and pull tight" ending. I still haven't perfected picking up stitches for the thumb, but I'm good at sewing up the gaps produced as a result of my lamentable skills.
Speaking of Kreative Knits, I think I'll give you a bit of a tour. Knitters, ask away if you want to know about a yarn you see.
One of our many walls of yarn. To the left and right are scarves and hats and such that we sell in the store.
More yarn (lots of Lily Chin here).
Mmm...Berroco.
Some beautiful pillows made by Crystal, who moved to Alberta last summer. I miss her. The pillows are made with woven ribbons.
*drools* Scottish Cashmere.
And here's where I sit and knit all day long.
Oh, and we also sell some really nice handmade soap. There's handmade in Nova Scotia, with ingredients like Maple Syrup, Dulse and Blueberries.
I of course love the Apple Blossom one. I just might have to take it home with me.
While I was snapping these photos, I took a picture of my new favorite necklace. I got it for A DOLLAR. Which I guess is a good thing since I lost it. I'm so sad.
Then the next weekend it snowed. I was waiting for the bus, so I snapped some photos of Barrington Street.
Yay Atlantic Canada Weather. I'm pretty sure it's snowing right now, too.
This is a scarf I started. It's made of 100% pure silk yarn from Fleece Artist, a Nova Scotian yarn company. I'm pretty proud of myself. I'm not a lace knitter, but I'm trying hard not to screw this up. It's silk, for crying out loud. It deserves to be knit into something beautiful.
Close up of the pattern.
I'm also working on a bigger, brighter scarf. I was inspired by Brooklyn Tweed's Noro Striped scarf, so I took apart the Calorimetries I made ages ago (and only wore one a couple times) and put the yarn back together to make a bright, splashy scarf I won't get bored with. The colours are beautiful. They go together well, without being too similar. I love teals and browns, but I also love rainbows, so this scarf is the perfect marriage of my favorite colour combinations.
My one irk with Noro is the fact that there are random knots in the skein, which result in an altogether different colour popping up. For a subtle gradiation self-striping yarn, this is a jarring jump from one colour to the next.
See what I mean? it goes from tawny brown to electric blue in the middle of a row! And the other ball jumped from a green to a purple!
Oh well, Maybe I'm the one who notices these things. I picked up a second ball of 156 and a ball of 131, another rainbow colourway with pink instead of red yesterday, and I plan of finishing the scarf before spring! Wish me luck!
Well, that's all for now. It's 5am and I really should be off to bed!