Christmas ‘08 Knits
Posted by maguidhir on January 18, 2009
Only a few posts ago, I showed and told you about my knitted christmas gifts of 2007. Well this year, only five blog posts later (pathetic), I will show and tell you about the things I knitted for christmas this year – and by “this” year, I mean Christmas ‘08….so….last year.
Alright, what we got?
- Chevalier Mittens
- Almost Famous Luggy Bonnet
- Smooshy Druid Mittens
And then there are a few things that I knit throughout the year, prior to xmas, that I haven’t blogged about yet.
- Brea Bag
- Crossover Rib Socks
K, here we go.
Chevalier Mittens
These are so lovely, and they knit up so quick, if you pay attention to the pattern that is. Mitten 1 was finished and pretty in no time, but mitten 2 gave me grief. I had to restart it many, many times – all because I just didn’t pay attention to what line of the pattern I was on.
Almost Famous Luggy Bonnet
You may recognize this one from a previous post – because it was supposed to be a Christmas gift for my niece last year, and then it was supposed to be a birthday present for her, and now, it’s back to being a Christmas present again, and I was actually able to give it to her as a xmas ‘08 gift! I had to learn a couple of new things to complete this hat. I had to learn the double crochet, and I had to learn how to sew a lining to a hat. I’m happy with the crocheted edge, but not completely satisfied with the lining – it’s a bit loose. Oh, and the hat is HUGE for a 5 year old. It fits me nicely though. But she was kind and wore it once while we were visiting in Colorado.
Smooshy Druid Mittens
I’ve never knit anything from Vogue Knitting before – and I do like the way these turned out. I would like to keep them for myself, but they are uncomfortably short for my long hands, and so they must be given away. I haven’t decided to who yet. The yarn I bought while I was back home in Minnesota for a friend’s wedding – and the skein was very generous. I only have the thumb left on the right mitten, but I know I will have a lot of yarn left over, probably not enough to make a second pair, unfortunately. I don’t know, I can’t really tell.
Brea Bag for myself, because I need a new purse
The Brea Bag! This was another project that knit up very quickly. It’s been a while since I picked it up, but I know I finished one panel in only a day or two. I really need to finish this project, because I have been using the same purse for over two years. It’s kind of gross and falling apart. The Brea is all sewn together. I added a lining using an old shirt that I wore in high school from American Eagle, but it still needs a strap. I’ve been pretty picky in my search for a strap, but I’ve also been really lazy in my search for a strap. I want a nice, thick brown leather strap – about 1.5 to 2 inches wide, you know? A solid one that won’t wear out that easily. I should start looking again, so I can finally finish (and use) this thing!
Crossover Rib Socks for Erik, if he wants them
From Charlene Schurch’s Sensational Knitted Socks! It’s the first pattern I’ve made from the book, and there is only one thing that I don’t like about it: the increase row of the pattern. It’s slow and sucks up the yarn, but it makes the pattern what it is. There are two things that I wish, however. 1) That I would’ve cast on less stitches. The ribbed pattern makes the sock very stretchy and big. And 2) That I wouldn’t have run out of yarn! (this probably could’ve been avoided had I followed #1. Now I need to order more Lana Grossa Meilenweit Tweed :-/
As for what I plan to knit this year – here’s my plan:
- To design and knit a Christmas Stocking for Erik. Scandinavian-style.
- To knit my first sweater, a lopapeysa at that.
- To start my ‘09 Christmas knits early. Like, yesterday.
