Christmas

I wish you all a peaceful Christmas. To those missing a loved one no longer here, remember that our hope starts in Christmas and blossoms in Easter.

Ehren Michael Brandau

1976-2001

I guess it is time to start the other sleeve. The house is still a little torn up from some remodeling we were doing, so I just got the machine reconnected to the computer.

Husband's Sweater

OK it's only a sleeve, but it is a start.

Ravelry

Very happy to finally receive my Ravelry invitation!

http://www.ravelry.com/

Knitters Edge Pattern Sweater

My Knitters Edge P123 is finished.

This is the lacy sleeve pattern:

The e-wrap edge:

Why you should never knit while sleepy

I don't know if the extent of my mistakes show up on this picture, but it took quite a bit of frogging to fix it. This is one side of a vest that I am hand knitting. I think I was actually knitting while I was dozed off.

New project

I have started my new knitting machine project, which is P123 Ladies' Open Cardigan with Lace Trim from Knitters' Edge. I love the e-wrap placket for the front where just 4 needles are e-wrapped every row. Photos will follow.

This one is a little wonky at the seams. Ahhh, more of a learning experience! I tried a cut and sew without much planning :) I slid a piece of paper inbetween layers so that the lace would show.

machine knit top

Outstanding Book for Beginners

I found a great book for machine knitting beginners. It is The Machine Knitter's Handbook, an older one by Hazel Pope. I only wish I had it when I first got my machine. It would have saved me a lot of grief. I bought it used on Amazon.com for less than $3.00. Another good one is The Prolific Knitting Machine by Catherine Cartwright-Jones.

Sock project

Here are my latest socks. A very simple pattern, but I really like them. I made them with baby yarn from Hobby Lobby.

A belated note on another Mother's Day gone by. For those who have lost a child it is a bittersweet day. All the precious memories, all the devastating pain.

Liars and thieves

http://www.stopsylviabrowne.com/home/

This woman preys on the grieving.

Just a purse

OK, no laughing. My first sweater on the machine. Very basic, I know.

My new machine

My SilverReed 860

two color hat

First two color attempt

This is one panel from "Lace Up" sleeveless top from Cotton Knitting by Sally Harding. It has quite a few mistakes but I am not worried about it. This is a learning project and I got tired of frogging over and over. There is some ribbon that will run through it that will hide some of the mistakes.

Feb bookmark KAL

I enjoyed this KAL. I think I will hang it on the wall in a small space between doors.

My first sweater

This is my first hat and first sweater. If you stand back far enough it looks great. I was happy because it fits perfectly.

Tatting

KAL

Here is my Jan KAL

Don't look too closely - There were a few mistakes! :)

Dusty