Saturday, September 19, 2009

Mi Escuelita

The new fall knitty is out and I've already cast on Mi Escuelita for my daughter, Aija. This is gonna be her brand new 3rd grade sweater. I just hope I finish it before the 1st snow fall, LOL! Here's a pic of the back...

Aija's school sweater 2

I'm using Jojoland Wool Solids in Navy Blue on size 5 US needles. I might have used a superwash wool since this is for a messy 8 year old but I already had 14 skeins of this in the stash so...here we are. Here's the link for anyone interested...

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall09/PATTescuelita.php

Bad Blogger! No cookie!!!

I've been a very naughty blogger. I've been neglecting my readers and I'm sorry. How about a FO parade to show you what I've been up to??

I've finished the Clown Barf socks. This is Red Heart Heart & Sole sock yarn, US 2 needles. My thoughts on this yarn: I'm just kinda so-so on it. The color repeats didnt; they were just kinda willy-nilly so I wasn't able to make the socks match. Anyway...here's a pic.


clown barf socks 001

I also finished the v-neck top from Knit Simple's summer issue.

red top 007

red top 008

My thoughts: This top could have been a little longer in the torso. I don't like were it hits on my hips but since I've already sewed it together, what can you do, you know? Also, I used Lion Brand Cotton for this top and when I blocked it, the yarn bled a little bit. *shrug*

I also finished the Chevron Scarf That Wouldn't End from Last Minute Knits. And let me tell you...I started that scarf in March; it is NOT last minute knit.

chevron scarf