Ribb-it!

My blog about how I try knitting without too many trips to the frog pond. An occasional sewing project might find it´s way in here also!

Monday, October 29, 2007

Not much...

new stuff. Just another 3 pattern repeats on my Baudelaire socks. I am finally getting the hang of the pattern, although it´s not easy to memorize. I guess by the time I´m done with the socks, I´ll have it down pat!
Today I got the new book I ordered: A gathering of Lace. There are some really beautiful patterns in it, that make me wish I had more time to knit...

I keep checking on the status of my ravelry invite:

Found you!
You signed up on October 26, 2007
You are #49073 on the list.
12119 people are ahead of you in line.
1268 people are behind you in line.
69% of the list has been invited so far


I´m guessing it´ll take until the end of November until I receive the invite.
Have I mentioned that I can´t wait?!

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Pictures

Here are some pics of stuff I´ve been working on and some finished stuff:

This is my first sweater (still not finished). It´s plain stockinette stitch with 2x2 rib on the hems and the turtleneck and it´s 100% plastic!!! The only thing left to do is sew in the sleeves, but as I said before, I´m not sure I want to wear this thing, because it´s a bit scratchy...





Next is another sweater, this one is knit in a nice cable pattern in a maritime design. It´s 100% cotton from Lang yarns. I need to put it together and knit the collar.




This is my first pair of socks. Made out of 4-ply sock wool from a Buttinette surprise package called "Sydney". I don´t remember where I got the pattern from, it´s nothing special, just plain stockinette and a heel flap. It took me forever to finish them and to be honest: they still aren´t finished, but I love wearing them. I never got around to sewing in the loose ends, but I don´t really care! ;-)


I am making these socks for my little brother for Christmas (Regia 6-ply). The first one is almost finished, just need to close the stitches on the toes. This was my first try with the short-row heel and I have to say, I love it! The second one is on hold for the moment because my ma asked me to show her how to turn a heel, but we just can´t seem to find time for it. Until friday they were my commuter socks, but since I have to wait some more I cast on for a new pair today...



...These are Baudelaire from Knitty. The wool is "Sydney" from Buttinette again, the colors are really cool. This pair is for my mom (Christmas as well). I really like the pattern, it´s my first toe-up sock and I like being able to try it on as I go.



That´s it for now, I´ll post more pictures of other things I´m working on next week or so!


Please forgive my crappy pictures, I just can´t seem to gain control over my camera and my photo software.

EDIT: Pics don´t show, I´ll try again tomorrow, it´s getting late!
ANOTHER EDIT: I guess I´m not as stupid as I thought I was. I figured out how to add pictures to my blog!

Friday, October 26, 2007

A fresh start!

Wow, it´s been quite a while since my last post here. Originally I started this blog as a sewing blog in german, since I live in Germany. After taking up knitting again and becoming addicted to a whole bunch of blogs (mostly in english) I decided to start posting here again. Since I used to live in the United States, I decided to write in english to keep my language skills up. Right now, I am writing my diploma thesis in economics parallel to my full time job at a bank, so my knitting time is pretty sparse. On the 30 minute train ride to work everyday I´m working on the second sock for my little bro.
It´ll probably take me a while to get this blog to do the things I want it to (like put buttons in the sidebar and make a gallery), so until then, you´ll have to bear with me. ;-)
One very cool thing I already did, was sign up for
http://www.ravelry.com/ after reading so much about it in soooo many blogs and the waitlist is huuuuuuuuuuuge!

Found you!
You signed up on Today
You are #49073 on the list.
13853 people are ahead of you in line.
10 people are behind you in line.
71% of the list has been invited so far


It will probably take a while before I get an invite, but hey I can wait!

Aside from the sock I have a few more WIPs and some UFO´s waiting desperately for me to give them some of my time.

WIP:
-
Interlocking cables from IWK out of a beautiful 2-stranded merino wool in camel from
Wolle-Halle (pictures will follow)

Ok, the rest of my unfinished stuff definitely qualifies as a UFO:
- fingerless mitts
Fetching out of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran in red (I have already knit these
2 times for my best friend and my ma, the red ones are for me)
- a cable v-neck maritime sweater in red out of a cotton yarn from Lang yarns (the only thing
left is to sew the pieces together and knit the collar)
- a turtleneck out of ruby colored plastic ;-) (I just need to put the sleeves in but I am a little
reluctant since I am afraid that I won´t be wearing this acrylic monster...)

This post was a little crazy and unorganized, but I promise to do better next time!