Always something new...

I mailed my ISE 7 scarf today. I hope my swap person enjoys! I've been on a quest to learn sock knitting and here's what I"ve done so far.

This little cutie, which i did not knit a sibling for...


And these are what I"m working on right now...

I am working on them at the same time so I won't get burned out after finishing one..like I did for that little guy on the right...

If anybody has any input or tricks for sock knitting I"d love to hear them!

Free Hand Tie

I have a friend, most Fridays when his co-workers are wearing casual attire, he wears a tie. He likes to get all sorts of ties to wear so when I drew his name for our geeksmas exchange this year, I was excited because I knew exactly what I was going to do. I looked at several tie patterns online, even found one with a Chevy logo knit into it. (not exactly my taste but I"m sure there's a market) I ended up sort of free handing this pink tie. I went back and stitched the lower case j. I did not get a picture of Jon wearing his tie, almost immediately as it was opened, his children claimed it as a toy. (i have a spy at Jon's work so we'll see if he actually wears it!, i made it in his favorite color which hopefully will tip the scales in my free hand knitted tie's favor)

ISE 7 Take Two

Wavy Baby Afghan Finished!

Behold, the baby afghan is finished. I liked this pattern and will definitely use it again! I am now moving on to a secret squirrel project that is due next Saturday and then I will try to finish up the scarf for ISE 7.

mini yarn balls

these stitch markers are going to my scarf pal for the ise7.

Swaps and Facebook

Just wanted to let you all know that we at the Knit Kat have started a swap page over on Facebook. You can join and we can do yarn swaps. Some of us may have put a kabash buying yarn in 2009 and well, maybe some of us are already a little tired of our stash. The group is called The Voyage of the Yarn Trader and everyone should be able to join! Hope to see you there!

New Addition and New Masthead

Ok, Kendra has started posting on the Knit Kat, let's all welcome her and tip our needles in her general direction. It's been a busy few weeks here, but I"ve managed a little knitting and a new masthead. The quote "Different Stitches for Different Bitches" comes to you directly from a knitting lesson with my favorite student Maureen. She was knitting in a totally new to me way which was working just fine, and the phrase just popped right out!

Since there's more than one knit kat now, I thought the sentiment was appropriate.

Happy Knitting...

baby things

some progress

this is what i have so far for my ise pal. i had to stop work about 24in into the last one because of a wool allergy. then i started again about 5 more times with different yarns and different patterns and finally settled on this.

Project of the Moment

There are several projects in the works here. My ISE7 scarf has started to take shape and this sweet little afghan. I am in love with all of the colors I am working with in both projects and can't wait until they are finished and given to their intended people.

I am using a brick pattern for the scarf and wave pattern for the afghan. Both yarns are from Knit Picks. I am extremely happy with the cotton I am using for the afghan. The colors are bright and the yarn works up so easily. The problem is I can't go to Knit Picks too much because I fear I may soon purchase these needle sets and spend WAY too much money! (i'm sure they are a great value, or at least I could conn myself into thinking so long enough to place the order)

Cast On for ISE7