Summing Up the Rest

I suppose I should sum up the rest of my knitting creations to date so I can get this blog fully caught up. After knitting the alien looking teddy bear I made another bear, but this bear was a Pooh Bear. Elias Andra of Julien-K/Dead By Sunrise has a little baby boy named Jake who adores Winnie the Pooh, so I thought it appropriate to knit Jake a Pooh Bear.

This time I followed the pattern exactly nmaking the bear turn out a bit less alien. Since I had no pattern for the red shirt I had to make my own. Making my own pattern for the shirt was a small, but proud, moment for me. I felt quite victorious in creating the shirt without following a pattern.

Caron Simply Soft
#9945 Sunshine
Bernat Satin
#04705 Crimson
Caron Simply Soft Eco
#0034 Black
["nursery knits - 25 easy-knit designs for clothes, toys and decorations" by Zoe Mellor pg 60-63]

The face is the one thing that makes him look funny, but I'm a knitter, not a stitcher...

After that I made a scarf for my mom because I decided I should do something for her. As an only child I mostly "get" rather than "give" lol. I used my own pattern when making this ribbed scarf:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Bernat Alpaca Natural Blends
#93203 Aqua

Finally, I made two sets of baby booties and scratch mittens to donate to the Children's Hospital.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Caron Simply Soft
#9945 Sunshine

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Caron Simply Soft
#9912 Pink
[For both sets I used "easy baby knits - clothes & accessories for 0-3 year-olds" by Claire Montgomerie pg 62-63]

Well, now I have you all caught up on my knitting. :)

Frustrations, etc.

I apologize for my lack of posts, I was quite distracted with the project I've been working on for a number of months. I was attempting to make my first major project. I've always wanted to be able to make my own clothes, but I suck at sewing. This is what I was attempting to make:

Vogue Knitting Fall 2009 #22
design by Kristin Omdahl

Things were going pretty well. or so I thought, until I got to the last part of the project. I only had to make the arms when I realized something had terribly gone wrong....The neck hole was way too small. I have no idea how it happened and I was was so devastated. I spent all that time to then realize there was nothing I could do with what I had created. The unfortunate part of knitting is that fixing things that are already bound off is typically impossible. It's not like fabric which you can cut, add in, and resew together. If I were to cut it, even at the seams, it would most likely destroy it. I was so upset that I had screwed up so badly. I know it's part of learning, but that doesn't make it less frustrating.

The only thing I did that deviated from the pattern was my choice of yarn. The pattern calls for Be Sweet Bamboo (bamboo) in #622 sage which is $10 per ball...and you need 9 of them...which equals $90. No thank you. So I chose Naturally Caron SPA (bamboo blend) #0005 ocean spray. I was certain that I had chosen a yarn that would match the gauge. I don't know if that was my problem or if it was something else.

I'm holding out a little hope that I can figure out something to do with it.

In other news, I'm awaiting the delivery of the yarn for my next project:

Knit.1 Summer 2006 #34

design by Vladimir Teriokhin

I will be using the yarn the pattern calls for this time! Thankfully its much more affordable. The yarn needed for this jacket is Lion Brand Homespun in #388 Lemonade and Lion Brand Fun Fur #157 Soft Yellow.