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Fannish knitting want
1 Oct 2023 02:26 pmOK if anyone can hook me up with a knitting pattern for Okoye's sweater from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, I will love you forever.
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"Popularity of woollen coffins soars" in the UK.
Which made me wonder whether if I were dying I would like watching friends knit me a woollen coffin. Or what it would be like to knit my own.
(Although actually I want to be cremated, and it would be a shame to burn up good knitting with my body.)
Which made me wonder whether if I were dying I would like watching friends knit me a woollen coffin. Or what it would be like to knit my own.
(Although actually I want to be cremated, and it would be a shame to burn up good knitting with my body.)
Being a dilettante
13 Sep 2011 08:20 pmLately I feel like I want to learn something new, or continue learning something I've already done some of...mostly along the lines of arts and crafts. It's great that I want to do stuff and might have the energy to do stuff, because it's been a while since I felt that way. But it's also frustrating right now, because whatever part of my brain that I use to choose among various more or less equally good options seems to still be offline, so I can't make up my mind what I want to learn or where/how I want to learn it.
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What do you want to learn? What are you glad you learned?
( lists )
What do you want to learn? What are you glad you learned?
Samurai armor hat
9 Jun 2010 02:25 pmYay! I can now provide a link for non-Ravelry members to see my items on Ravelry.
http://ravel.me/firecat/rhh
Pattern: Ridged Helmet Hat by Ann Budd (The link goes to a page where you can purchase the pattern; the pattern used to be available for free also but I can't find the free version online now.)
Craft: Knitting
Made for: friend (I'll change this to the name of the friend if they give permission)
Size: one
Yarn: Grignasco Top Print
How much? 1.5 skeins = 165.0 yards
Colorway: 442 purples/greens
Acquired: gift from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
leandra333's stash
Notes
Still learning that my gauge is loose; I made almost the whole hat with the recommended size 3 needles. It took 4 skeins and was the size of a prize-winning pumpkin at the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival. So I remade it on smaller needles and cast on fewer stitches than recommended. It fits snugly and covers the ears. The Grignasco Top Print is very soft and was amenable to being frogged.
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http://ravel.me/firecat/rhh
Pattern: Ridged Helmet Hat by Ann Budd (The link goes to a page where you can purchase the pattern; the pattern used to be available for free also but I can't find the free version online now.)
Craft: Knitting
Made for: friend (I'll change this to the name of the friend if they give permission)
Size: one
Yarn: Grignasco Top Print
How much? 1.5 skeins = 165.0 yards
Colorway: 442 purples/greens
Acquired: gift from
leandra333's stashNotes
Still learning that my gauge is loose; I made almost the whole hat with the recommended size 3 needles. It took 4 skeins and was the size of a prize-winning pumpkin at the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival. So I remade it on smaller needles and cast on fewer stitches than recommended. It fits snugly and covers the ears. The Grignasco Top Print is very soft and was amenable to being frogged.
( lousy Photobooth photo )
FO: Curly-Q hat
5 Apr 2010 10:59 pmIf you're on Ravelry you can see it here:
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/firecat/curly-q-hat
Curly Q Hat by Hélène Rush
Needle: US 8 - 5.0 mm
Yarn: Feline Fibers 2-ply wool
How much? 0.9 skeins = 108.0 yards (98.8m)
Purchased at: Black Mountain Weavers in Point Reyes Station, California
Someday I will learn how to compensate for the fact that I knit really loosely. The hat came out too big around. So I felted it.
Someday I will learn how to pay attention to the washing machine when I felt something. It felted it a bit more than I intended it to.
Now the shape is sort of cloche-like. I like it in an “embracing serendipity” sort of way.
( my behatted and bespectacled mug )
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/firecat/curly-q-hat
Curly Q Hat by Hélène Rush
Needle: US 8 - 5.0 mm
Yarn: Feline Fibers 2-ply wool
How much? 0.9 skeins = 108.0 yards (98.8m)
Purchased at: Black Mountain Weavers in Point Reyes Station, California
Someday I will learn how to compensate for the fact that I knit really loosely. The hat came out too big around. So I felted it.
Someday I will learn how to pay attention to the washing machine when I felt something. It felted it a bit more than I intended it to.
Now the shape is sort of cloche-like. I like it in an “embracing serendipity” sort of way.
( my behatted and bespectacled mug )
Knitting FOs
30 Aug 2008 06:31 pmI am finally blocking my Flower Petal Shawl today, and I also spent some time updating Flickr and Ravelry with a few old knitting projects that I hadn't gotten around to uploading yet. Most had already been posted in my LJ but below the cut is a pair of socks that I don't think I posted about.
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/firecat/flower-petal-shawl
alpaca & silk/mohair petal shawl
Pattern: Flower Petal Shawl by Elann
Needle:
US 6 / 4.0 mm
1 skein (341.1m) Habu Kasuri Silk Mohair A-32D
Purchased at: TKCS Sep 07
2 skeins (804.7m) Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud "autumn heather" (via swap withsistercoyote)
The pattern calls for worsted weight and I did it in lace weight, but it’s a reasonable size anyway. (I am not sure if I ended up doing more pattern repeats than specified.) I like how the strip of Habu works with the Alpaca Cloud.
flower petal shawl being blocked
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http://www.ravelry.com/projects/firecat/flower-petal-shawl
alpaca & silk/mohair petal shawl
Pattern: Flower Petal Shawl by Elann
Needle:
US 6 / 4.0 mm
1 skein (341.1m) Habu Kasuri Silk Mohair A-32D
Purchased at: TKCS Sep 07
2 skeins (804.7m) Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud "autumn heather" (via swap with
sistercoyote)The pattern calls for worsted weight and I did it in lace weight, but it’s a reasonable size anyway. (I am not sure if I ended up doing more pattern repeats than specified.) I like how the strip of Habu works with the Alpaca Cloud.
flower petal shawl being blocked
( two more pix )
Knitting FOs
30 Aug 2008 06:31 pmI am finally blocking my Flower Petal Shawl today, and I also spent some time updating Flickr and Ravelry with a few old knitting projects that I hadn't gotten around to uploading yet. Most had already been posted in my LJ but below the cut is a pair of socks that I don't think I posted about.
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/firecat/flower-petal-shawl
alpaca & silk/mohair petal shawl
Pattern: Flower Petal Shawl by Elann
Needle:
US 6 / 4.0 mm
1 skein (341.1m) Habu Kasuri Silk Mohair A-32D
Purchased at: TKCS Sep 07
2 skeins (804.7m) Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud "autumn heather" (via swap withsistercoyote)
The pattern calls for worsted weight and I did it in lace weight, but it’s a reasonable size anyway. (I am not sure if I ended up doing more pattern repeats than specified.) I like how the strip of Habu works with the Alpaca Cloud.
flower petal shawl being blocked
( two more pix )
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/firecat/flower-petal-shawl
alpaca & silk/mohair petal shawl
Pattern: Flower Petal Shawl by Elann
Needle:
US 6 / 4.0 mm
1 skein (341.1m) Habu Kasuri Silk Mohair A-32D
Purchased at: TKCS Sep 07
2 skeins (804.7m) Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud "autumn heather" (via swap with
sistercoyote)The pattern calls for worsted weight and I did it in lace weight, but it’s a reasonable size anyway. (I am not sure if I ended up doing more pattern repeats than specified.) I like how the strip of Habu works with the Alpaca Cloud.
flower petal shawl being blocked
( two more pix )
Knitting projects: one old, one new
8 Aug 2008 03:48 pmHave Fun! Scarf by Sally Melville, The Knitting Experience, Book 1: The Knit Stitch
I finished this in 2005 but I got it out for a photo today becauseauntysocial was talking about the book in question. I don't remember what needle size I used. I knit this from a bunch of different yarns I got at the Mendocino Wool & Fiber Festival in 2004. It’s knit sideways and self-fringing. I made the mistake of hanging it on a hanger, and it grew so now it’s over 10 feet long.
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Regia Jacquard socks (two at once, top down on 2 circs)
(Finished last month)
Pattern: Boot Socks by Knit Picks Design Team
Size: custom
Needle: US 1 / 2.25 mm
Yarn: Schachenmayr nomotta Regia Jacquard Color 4-ply / 4-fädig
2 skeins = 460.0 yards (420.6m)
Color family: Blue
Acquired: as door prize, TKCS Oct 07
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I finished this in 2005 but I got it out for a photo today because
auntysocial was talking about the book in question. I don't remember what needle size I used. I knit this from a bunch of different yarns I got at the Mendocino Wool & Fiber Festival in 2004. It’s knit sideways and self-fringing. I made the mistake of hanging it on a hanger, and it grew so now it’s over 10 feet long.( Read more... )
Regia Jacquard socks (two at once, top down on 2 circs)
(Finished last month)
Pattern: Boot Socks by Knit Picks Design Team
Size: custom
Needle: US 1 / 2.25 mm
Yarn: Schachenmayr nomotta Regia Jacquard Color 4-ply / 4-fädig
2 skeins = 460.0 yards (420.6m)
Color family: Blue
Acquired: as door prize, TKCS Oct 07
( Read more... )
Knitting projects: one old, one new
8 Aug 2008 03:48 pmHave Fun! Scarf by Sally Melville, The Knitting Experience, Book 1: The Knit Stitch
I finished this in 2005 but I got it out for a photo today becauseauntysocial was talking about the book in question. I don't remember what needle size I used. I knit this from a bunch of different yarns I got at the Mendocino Wool & Fiber Festival in 2004. It’s knit sideways and self-fringing. I made the mistake of hanging it on a hanger, and it grew so now it’s over 10 feet long.
( Read more... )
Regia Jacquard socks (two at once, top down on 2 circs)
(Finished last month)
Pattern: Boot Socks by Knit Picks Design Team
Size: custom
Needle: US 1 / 2.25 mm
Yarn: Schachenmayr nomotta Regia Jacquard Color 4-ply / 4-fädig
2 skeins = 460.0 yards (420.6m)
Color family: Blue
Acquired: as door prize, TKCS Oct 07
( Read more... )
I finished this in 2005 but I got it out for a photo today because
auntysocial was talking about the book in question. I don't remember what needle size I used. I knit this from a bunch of different yarns I got at the Mendocino Wool & Fiber Festival in 2004. It’s knit sideways and self-fringing. I made the mistake of hanging it on a hanger, and it grew so now it’s over 10 feet long.( Read more... )
Regia Jacquard socks (two at once, top down on 2 circs)
(Finished last month)
Pattern: Boot Socks by Knit Picks Design Team
Size: custom
Needle: US 1 / 2.25 mm
Yarn: Schachenmayr nomotta Regia Jacquard Color 4-ply / 4-fädig
2 skeins = 460.0 yards (420.6m)
Color family: Blue
Acquired: as door prize, TKCS Oct 07
( Read more... )
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/firecat/an-unoriginal-hat
Unoriginal Hat
Pattern: An Unoriginal Hat by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Needle: US 10½ / 6.5 mm
Yarn: Rowan Big Wool
1 skeins = 87.0 yards (79.6m)
Colorway 21 (white and gray)
Notes
I used exactly 1 ball of Rowan Big Wool with only a couple of yards left over. The hat is a bit small on me; I misread the instructions and used size 10.5 needles instead of size 11. (But then I might have run out of yarn.) Rowan Big Wool is kind of hard to work into cables because it’s not very elastic. It’s very soft.
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Unoriginal Hat
Pattern: An Unoriginal Hat by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Needle: US 10½ / 6.5 mm
Yarn: Rowan Big Wool
1 skeins = 87.0 yards (79.6m)
Colorway 21 (white and gray)
Notes
I used exactly 1 ball of Rowan Big Wool with only a couple of yards left over. The hat is a bit small on me; I misread the instructions and used size 10.5 needles instead of size 11. (But then I might have run out of yarn.) Rowan Big Wool is kind of hard to work into cables because it’s not very elastic. It’s very soft.
( photos )
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/firecat/an-unoriginal-hat
Unoriginal Hat
Pattern: An Unoriginal Hat by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Needle: US 10½ / 6.5 mm
Yarn: Rowan Big Wool
1 skeins = 87.0 yards (79.6m)
Colorway 21 (white and gray)
Notes
I used exactly 1 ball of Rowan Big Wool with only a couple of yards left over. The hat is a bit small on me; I misread the instructions and used size 10.5 needles instead of size 11. (But then I might have run out of yarn.) Rowan Big Wool is kind of hard to work into cables because it’s not very elastic. It’s very soft.
( photos )
Unoriginal Hat
Pattern: An Unoriginal Hat by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Needle: US 10½ / 6.5 mm
Yarn: Rowan Big Wool
1 skeins = 87.0 yards (79.6m)
Colorway 21 (white and gray)
Notes
I used exactly 1 ball of Rowan Big Wool with only a couple of yards left over. The hat is a bit small on me; I misread the instructions and used size 10.5 needles instead of size 11. (But then I might have run out of yarn.) Rowan Big Wool is kind of hard to work into cables because it’s not very elastic. It’s very soft.
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http://www.ravelry.com/projects/firecat/diamond-waffle-socks
Needles:
US 0 / 2.0 mm Knitpicks nickel-plated 16" circs
US 1 / 2.25 mm Knitpicks nickel-plated 16" circs
Yarn: Fleece Artist Nova Socks
1 skein = 355.0 yards (324.6m)
Colorway amethyst
Purchased at Stitches West in Santa Clara, California
( photos and gory details )
Needles:
US 0 / 2.0 mm Knitpicks nickel-plated 16" circs
US 1 / 2.25 mm Knitpicks nickel-plated 16" circs
Yarn: Fleece Artist Nova Socks
1 skein = 355.0 yards (324.6m)
Colorway amethyst
Purchased at Stitches West in Santa Clara, California
( photos and gory details )
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/firecat/diamond-waffle-socks
Needles:
US 0 / 2.0 mm Knitpicks nickel-plated 16" circs
US 1 / 2.25 mm Knitpicks nickel-plated 16" circs
Yarn: Fleece Artist Nova Socks
1 skein = 355.0 yards (324.6m)
Colorway amethyst
Purchased at Stitches West in Santa Clara, California
( photos and gory details )
Needles:
US 0 / 2.0 mm Knitpicks nickel-plated 16" circs
US 1 / 2.25 mm Knitpicks nickel-plated 16" circs
Yarn: Fleece Artist Nova Socks
1 skein = 355.0 yards (324.6m)
Colorway amethyst
Purchased at Stitches West in Santa Clara, California
( photos and gory details )
no subject
30 Mar 2008 11:02 pmThis is just a bookmark so I can find it later. But if you find it useful, great.
no subject
30 Mar 2008 11:02 pmThis is just a bookmark so I can find it later. But if you find it useful, great.
In my review of the Golden Compass movie I mentioned a couple of the cool knitted garments that showed up in the movie.
The OH and I recently watched Jailhouse Rock. Elvis wears an very nice sweater in one scene. I wondered if I could find a pattern for it. A brief search turned up an adapted version (a personal pattern):
http://colorguardblog.blogs.com/knitblog/2005/01/can_i_have_the_.html
http://colorguardblog.blogs.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/april_presley_2.jpg
It also appears you can buy a reproduction of the sweater.
The OH and I recently watched Jailhouse Rock. Elvis wears an very nice sweater in one scene. I wondered if I could find a pattern for it. A brief search turned up an adapted version (a personal pattern):
http://colorguardblog.blogs.com/knitblog/2005/01/can_i_have_the_.html
http://colorguardblog.blogs.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/april_presley_2.jpg
It also appears you can buy a reproduction of the sweater.
In my review of the Golden Compass movie I mentioned a couple of the cool knitted garments that showed up in the movie.
The OH and I recently watched Jailhouse Rock. Elvis wears an very nice sweater in one scene. I wondered if I could find a pattern for it. A brief search turned up an adapted version (a personal pattern):
http://colorguardblog.blogs.com/knitblog/2005/01/can_i_have_the_.html
http://colorguardblog.blogs.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/april_presley_2.jpg
It also appears you can buy a reproduction of the sweater.
The OH and I recently watched Jailhouse Rock. Elvis wears an very nice sweater in one scene. I wondered if I could find a pattern for it. A brief search turned up an adapted version (a personal pattern):
http://colorguardblog.blogs.com/knitblog/2005/01/can_i_have_the_.html
http://colorguardblog.blogs.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/april_presley_2.jpg
It also appears you can buy a reproduction of the sweater.
Fuzzy mittens!
28 Dec 2007 10:16 pmBaby Alpaca Mittens
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/firecat/basic-mitten-pattern-2
Basic Mitten Pattern by Ann Budd, Knitters Handy Book of Patterns
Made for mom
Size women's medium
Needle: US 5 / 3.75 mm circular needles (one Knitpicks nickel, one Denise)
Yarn: Cascade Baby Alpaca Chunky
1 skein turquoise, 1/3 skein gray
( photos and gory details )
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/firecat/basic-mitten-pattern-2
Basic Mitten Pattern by Ann Budd, Knitters Handy Book of Patterns
Made for mom
Size women's medium
Needle: US 5 / 3.75 mm circular needles (one Knitpicks nickel, one Denise)
Yarn: Cascade Baby Alpaca Chunky
1 skein turquoise, 1/3 skein gray
( photos and gory details )
Fuzzy mittens!
28 Dec 2007 10:16 pmBaby Alpaca Mittens
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/firecat/basic-mitten-pattern-2
Basic Mitten Pattern by Ann Budd, Knitters Handy Book of Patterns
Made for mom
Size women's medium
Needle: US 5 / 3.75 mm circular needles (one Knitpicks nickel, one Denise)
Yarn: Cascade Baby Alpaca Chunky
1 skein turquoise, 1/3 skein gray
( photos and gory details )
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/firecat/basic-mitten-pattern-2
Basic Mitten Pattern by Ann Budd, Knitters Handy Book of Patterns
Made for mom
Size women's medium
Needle: US 5 / 3.75 mm circular needles (one Knitpicks nickel, one Denise)
Yarn: Cascade Baby Alpaca Chunky
1 skein turquoise, 1/3 skein gray
( photos and gory details )
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/firecat/silly-hat
Made for Naomi
Needles
US 6 / 4.0 mm (top)
US 4 / 3.5 mm (ribbing)
Yarn
Plymouth Dreambaby DK Solid, 0.75 ball
Baruffa Fur, 1 ball
Adapted from the top down hat pattern in Barbara Walker's Knitting from the Top. Reversible. One side has an I-cord "stem". The fur and dk part is stockinette; the part with dk only is 2x2 rib, with a stockinette edge.
( hatted firecat with silly grin inside )
Made for Naomi
Needles
US 6 / 4.0 mm (top)
US 4 / 3.5 mm (ribbing)
Yarn
Plymouth Dreambaby DK Solid, 0.75 ball
Baruffa Fur, 1 ball
Adapted from the top down hat pattern in Barbara Walker's Knitting from the Top. Reversible. One side has an I-cord "stem". The fur and dk part is stockinette; the part with dk only is 2x2 rib, with a stockinette edge.
( hatted firecat with silly grin inside )
