tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91727622025-09-23T14:20:04.052-07:00in which Kristi plays with sticks and string to make useful thingsKristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-66273888316524581372011-04-17T12:10:00.001-07:002011-04-17T12:10:07.881-07:00

My niece and the hat I made for her father: Adorable. I'm trying out a new iPad app called Blogsy, this is a test to see if I can make it work with my Blogger account. I haven't felt like knitting since I finished up some hats in January (which haven't been posted here yet, will get on that). Last month I ordered more green and blue yarn from Knitpicks to make Sounders gloves or socks

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-70962045605073965532011-01-04T21:16:00.000-08:002011-01-05T00:18:15.413-08:00

This hat looks a little strange with patterns from three different sources (Egypt, Russia, and Scandinavia) but it's not boring. I'll discuss the hem after the photos, feel free to ask via email or in the comments if you need clarification on anything.yarn: Knitpicks Paletteneedle: US size 1 (2.25 mm) for bodyFor the inside-out colorwork fansThis hem takes more time than ribbing but I think it's

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-33368990098655685322010-10-06T22:54:00.000-07:002010-10-08T14:44:55.356-07:00

I never had a doubt. :)Osvaldo Alonso leaps over the pack to celebrate Sanna Nyassi's first goal in the USOC Final -- I love the little boy in the front row with his arms outstretched, he will always remember that moment! (click to see detail)photo from soundersfc.comL to R: HERO Sanna Nyassi, Fredy Montero, Osvaldo AlonsoSeattle Sounders FCback-2-back Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Champions2009 & 2010

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-21940816795526763542010-09-08T00:31:00.000-07:002010-09-08T00:54:10.189-07:00

I've barely made a dent since the last post (distracted by Other Things) but now I have an incentive to get it done before October 5th ...... so I can wear it to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final in Seattle, where the Sounders will destroy the Columbus Crew to win the Cup two years in a row. MUAH. It's been over 25 years since a team accomplished back-to-back US Open Cup wins, which means no MLS

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-79970817550122388412010-08-13T15:28:00.000-07:002010-08-13T17:05:42.686-07:00

Right now I am working on a hat I put together using Fair Isle patts from a couple different books. That isn't exactly rave green, but it's nice. I think the crown will have white on a green background.I'm repeating two different patts around the hat so I made some stitch markers with #1 and #2 beads (a bead with a heart on it marks the end of the round) so I can tell at a glance which patt I'm

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-19973100752170575652010-07-16T23:51:00.000-07:002010-07-17T02:24:30.176-07:00

Here we have a Komi cap knit during the World Cup, started after the USMNT went home. (If you enjoyed watching the US team then click on that link, you will love it.) I can't knit when they're playing, I'm either sitting and too nervous to do anything productive (this is how I behave when others are in the room, like I'm actually sane, hee!) or pacing around and talking/pleading/crying at the TV

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-70250877208437343692010-03-29T14:00:00.000-07:002010-03-29T15:20:07.343-07:00

Last month I asked mom if she wanted a reindeer hat like the US athletes wore during the opening ceremonies in Vancouver. (The pattern can be found on Ravelry, and there's a long thread in the Patterns folder where people talk about their modifications.)Cute hat. Our model is my favorite Olympian: Johnny Spillane of the US Nordic Combined team! Mom declined the offer, but admitted she could use

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-42033710960472278392009-05-07T10:27:00.000-07:002009-05-07T14:04:03.329-07:00

What do you do when you're knitting a sleeve and realize you won't have enough yarn to finish the second sleeve and buttonband? You buy more yarn!I only needed two more skeins, but I lucked out and found someone on Ravelry selling twelve skeins of Knitpicks Swish DK in the right dyelot (!!!), so I offered to buy it all to get my hands on those two skeins. Now I have enough yarn to make another

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-29639412580288441422009-04-18T22:12:00.000-07:002009-04-18T23:35:29.979-07:00

knit in one piece to the armholes, this shows the back and the bottom halves of the two fronts.I love the tubular cast-on, it looks OK in photos (even professional photos in books don't show it off properly), but in person it's amazing.The cables will hopefully pop more after it's blocked but this is a limp soft wool, I'm not sure how it will behave.Sailing Away Cardigan by E.J. Slaytonsource:

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-78664720487388826752009-04-06T15:21:00.000-07:002009-04-08T01:17:32.859-07:00

To celebrate the Sounders 3-0 record (!!!) I'll post some yarns that closely match the team colors. First we need an example of the colors, and here we have Osvaldo Alonso, one of my favorite players.the hardest working man in the MLSI was surprised by the number of likely candidates I found with just a little poking around. No doubt there are a lot more yarns that would work for Sounders fan

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-12407661942610976312009-03-19T21:56:00.001-07:002009-03-19T22:08:42.369-07:00

I love these guys! *weeps* I predict a ton of Kasey Keller and Fredy Montero shirts will be sold this week. Now I'm on the hunt for good yarn in Sounders FC colors, I'll post my findings later.it most definitely is the beautiful game

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-50074164898701287642009-03-16T00:10:00.000-07:002009-03-16T00:24:17.695-07:00

I finished these gloves a month ago and decided to take photos yesterday afternoon after a fresh snow fall. I might try for better photos later. pattern: Annemor #8 from Selbuvotter - http://www.selbuvotter.comyarn: 50g Dale Baby Ull (black) and 50g Shepherd Baby Wool 4 Ply (white) needles: US size 2 (2.75 mm)I can't say enough good things about Dale Baby Ull, and Shepherd Baby Wool 4 Ply is a

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-83046245913960362902009-01-15T02:30:00.000-08:002009-01-15T02:59:13.963-08:00

Selbuvotter! How much do I love this book? It wasn't easy to choose the gloves I wanted to make first, almost every pattern in it appeals to me.One more finger and then I get to do it all over again.yarn: Dale Baby Ull (black) and Shepherd Baby Wool (white)needles: US size 2 (2.75 mm)This style of gloves would look pretty in a light delicate blue on white for a subtle softer look. I decided to

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-90273225739625101842009-01-09T15:30:00.000-08:002009-01-09T16:06:06.077-08:00

I'm so impressed with Elann, I mailed a payment on Monday and received my order today -- Friday. Now that's service! In comparison, I mailed a payment to Knitpicks on the same day (both payments were sent to addresses in the same state), but their website doesn't show acknowledgment of my order yet. I sent an email to Knitpicks yesterday about something in my order now showing as out of stock,

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-78992146861943862002008-12-29T16:42:00.000-08:002008-12-29T16:47:27.828-08:00

I made these gloves for mom in 2004, using an incredibly soft merino wool recycled from a thrift store sweater. The plan was to eventually knit a hat and scarf as well (there's oodles of the yarn leftover), and maybe sometime this century I'll get around to it.Today I saw them on the dining room table and thought I might as well finally take a photo so I could replace the "picture coming soon"

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-45876499582677312462008-09-05T12:03:00.000-07:002008-09-05T12:07:47.134-07:00

A lovely chill is returning to the air here in the Pacific Northwest and I'm starting to feel a familiar itch in my fingers to start knitting again. The Fall 2008 Vogue Knitting is actually worth buying for a few of the patterns. Shocking! I particularly like the cover mittens designed by Jared a.k.a. Brooklyntweed. (Check out that link for more photos of the mitts. Does he give photography

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-57839412738413743282008-03-12T04:03:00.000-07:002008-03-12T04:05:09.125-07:00

My brother sent photos of Kate wearing the sweater I knit for her in 2006. She was born in October 2006 and it was too big for her then. Now it's too small, but it still keeps her warm.I'm happy to see the Dale Baby Ull and Lanett Ull yarns have held up well. They're both soft fingering weight superwash wool, perfect for baby knits. I'll ask my brother if they've washed it often. They machine

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-115591615279452112008-03-10T00:41:00.000-07:002008-03-10T02:47:42.583-07:00

In the last two months I've finished a pair of socks, most of a child's cabled cardigan (burgundy), a woman's hat, and I've started another child's cardigan (storm blue). I knit the hat for my mom's friend but had to give it away before I could get a good photo of it. Too bad, it was pretty cool looking and the pattern isn't on Ravelry yet. I'll finish the first cardigan after my niece tries it

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-56672871032896791452008-01-19T15:01:00.000-08:002008-01-19T15:40:13.007-08:00

I made a Baby Surprise Jacket for my 15 month old niece, but I don't know how long she can wear it because I didn't take measurements when I saw her last month. It looks like she's going to be a tall kid, so I'm more concerned about length in the body and sleeves than the body width. Full disclosure: I haven't actually sewn the buttons on yetPattern: Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmermann ~

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-2945048628763391692008-01-10T01:08:00.000-08:002008-01-10T02:13:03.352-08:00

I knew mom would appreciate a handmade bunny more than anyone else I know. She decorates the house for every big holiday/season, and Spring time is when the bunnies appear. Here's an early arrival: Pattern: Fiber Trends Bunny FunYarn: Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride worsted - Sable and Wild VioletEyes: Darice brand, 15 mm, purchased at Joann's (99 cents for four eyes)Nose: black sock yarnTail: pompom

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-12736427103230152007-12-31T01:06:00.000-08:002007-12-31T01:23:35.097-08:00

If you've ever looked for yarn at thrift shops then you've probably seen the BIG BAG OF ACRYLIC: There is an astonishing 17 skeins of acrylic stuffed in that bag -- not the quality kind. But this is why I turn the bags over and take a good look: Hidden at the bottom is a 100 g skein of sock yarn, enough for a pair of socks, and two skeins of Lamb's Pride worsted.I paid $5 for the bag. The three

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-71104725677077492412007-12-28T03:08:00.000-08:002007-12-28T03:27:06.206-08:00

Santa was incredibly generous with the knitting content this year:The DVDs are Cardigan Details, Knitting Around, and A Knitting Glossary. I already know Knitting Glossary is fantastic (borrowed the video edition from the library a few times) but I haven't seen the other two yet, I expect I'm in for a major treat.Right now I'm finishing up a pair of socks for myself, and my next project will be

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-18282942044431492712007-12-20T02:04:00.000-08:002007-12-20T02:15:26.891-08:00

I felt uninspired and dull this year, so this is the default 2007 Christmas gift for family members: (Lame, I know.) The orange and black washcloths are for Dad, he's happy with anything in OSU colors. I'm making colorful soap as well, so they'll all be sure to have a clean and scrubby 2008. Some of them are receiving homemade strawberry jelly, which is one of my family's favorite things. Hey,

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-43150772617062921802007-11-10T23:54:00.000-08:002007-11-11T00:27:41.399-08:00

I haven't been paying attention to knitting listservs/blogs/boards lately, so this is probably old news to everyone else, but I was pleasantly surprised while flipping through the Vogue Knitting Holiday 2007 issue. Why? The pattern for Alice Starmore's Oregon Autumn cardigan is in it! Yeah, from The Scottish Collection. Wow. That was worth $6.99 to me. Buy it now or regret it later. Look for the

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266438117964986230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172762.post-29491580308332085722007-08-27T14:52:00.000-07:002007-08-27T15:08:36.304-07:00

I finished the St. Paul socks:yarn: Lana Grossa #1004 on size 0 Addi TurboI'm not sure if I like how the experimental toe feels on my foot so I might rip them out and try again (good thing they were knit top down). ... started another pair of boring basic socks:yarn: Regia on size 0 Addi TurboThe short row heel is hiding under the sock, I made it solid dark blue by cutting out the other colors.

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