Noro, Noro, Noro, Noro, Noro

Just what I need in South Carolina: a pullover sweater. (Well, yes, maybe this year, but it was a weird year.) More than several (4-5) years ago, I purchased some lovely Noro Silk Garden (color #73) and a pattern booklet. I finished the back and part of the front, then it languished. And napped. And slept. Got buried (though not really dead.) Then, miracle of miracles, it was uncovered in a frenzy of pre-spring cleaning.

After looking over what I had done and what I had left to do, I determined that a) I no longer wanted a pullover but maybe wanted a cardigan and b) I liked the yarn so much that I wanted to use it right away. The corollary to a) was that ( sadly) I would have to knit the next larger size and that I might not have enough yarn. The final decision? Frog it and knit several small projects (for me and for my charity basket)...

IMMEDIATELY!

The results:
Easy drop stitch/wavy stitch

I used Size 8 needles. The scarf took about 2 skeins (100 grams.) The finished dimensions are 5" by 66

Multidirectional diagonal scarf

I used size 8 needles. The scarf took about 2 skeins ( 95 grams.) I cast on 26 stitches. The finished dimensions are 4" by 72."







Noro hat(s)

I used size 7 needles. Each of the 3 hats used about 1.25 skeins (65-70 grams. The directions were altered a bit so they would not be as pointy or large.

After 6 purl sections, I decreased evenly every row in knit section.

Purl another section, then decrease evenly every row in knit section.

Purl another section, then decrease evenly every row in knit section. 

Purl another section 2 rows only, then decreased final stitches.           

I even had a bit left over!

Backblog

Is a backlog of posts a backblog?

As with my knitting projects, I have started and stopped so many blog posts that I almost have more drafts than published entries! With knitting, I find a pattern, choose the yarn, flip pages for the needles (see below), and more not than often do a gauge swatch. Sometimes, however, the process starts and ends with the pattern: I do not have the proper yarn. Sometimes, however, the process starts and ends with the yarn: I cannot decide on the proper pattern. Usually, however, I can always find the right needles: my collection is fairly well organized!

For blog posts, I have titles, themes, and photos. However, these are all incomplete. Some draft posts are just clever little titles with vague ideas for content:

"Sometimes Not Knitting"

"Why Did the Geese Cross the Road?"

Some draft posts are full of clever little phrases and notes:

"To sleep, perchance to dream..."

"...just thinking about knitting..."

Some draft posts just have a photo with no words.

Some projects have no photo:

February Baby sweater- Eliz Zimmermann

Hello Baby Cardigan- Susan B. Anderson

Newborn top-down cardigan- Nancy Pietraszek

Seamless yoked sweater- Carole Barenys

Bernat Baby Softee - baby denim marl

During a recent unusual bout of weather (rain, 20's, snow, sleet, freezing rain, more snow, 2 1/2 days off work, sunshine, an earthquake, a wild thunderstorm, 70's- all within a 1 week time period!) I had the urge to finish a few projects and start a few projects- and I did!

 
One skein 2 hours scarf
This, however, took much longer than 2 hours! It is knit using Lace Sensation by Fiddlesticks Knitting and size 10 needles. I am not overly fond of the yarn or the pattern, but I love the little bonus at the end showing this clever way of tying it!

Mr. Flurry- I completed several of these a few years ago, and this poor guy was just missing his hat! Now he can stay nice and warm in the snow!

It is hard to see the diagonal detail on the ribbing, but it is a bit different and fun to do. This is the Twi-Fall Hat.

I have made a zillion dishcloths, more or less. A friend was making one with the DW pattern, and though I liked the pattern, I did not want another cloth. I though it would make a nice hat, so I modified it to knit in the round. It took a bit of thinking time to keep a nice pattern for the decreases...but it worked!

That encouraged me to think about getting current with Ravelry and TinkandPurl. I am trying. Today is February 20. I am taking pictures, looking up patterns, and organizing words. When will this be publishable?!?     (February 24- only 4 days later!!!)

And when will the next? And when will the next?