smallhawk in stitches

I’m not Dead.

smallhawk — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:01:36 +0000

I swear.

Flicker hates me like none other, I lost my iPod, and I’m still having difficulties figuring out the wordpress system and such but there has been knitting and it has been mostly good. I will post more on my projects later I hope when I am home but today is a busy day.

I have spent the last couple of days looking up cheaper alternatives to some of the things I have decided I need in knitting. Namely a ball winder and a swift. I feel that I found the perfect ball winder for myself and my current life. It’s a beautiful hand made Nostepinne . Not made by me, but ordered from someone else on etsy. Now, I am trying to be patient and wait for it to arrive in my mailbox, but it is difficult. I saw this great tutorial and knew it was just what I needed to save my thumb without hurting my wallet. Now, I just need a good alternative to a swift. So, I located three viable options but I’m pretty sure which one I really want to use.

1. Wine, Hangers, and Duck Tape. Oh My!
2. A computer chair and markers?! Ingenious!
3. If only I could really make things from wood… This would work.

So, I think option 2 is the best thing. But, I need to investigate my computer chair first. I was also thinking about looking for one at Good Will and just taking the chair part off and possibly adding dowel rods in place of markers. We shall see what happens in the end.

Busy Kid.

smallhawk — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:56:08 +0000

School is going strong this semester. 15 hours, an internship and 3 hours for a class I can’t get credit for = one busy kid. I’ve been doing a fair bit of knitting and I actually took pictures yesterday, but flickr is hating on me for some odd reason and not letting me upload them. I started the Monk Hat and am working hard on some swirly-girl gloves which should be awesome once they start cooperating with me.

Also, I’ve started working on some digital scrapbooking and I’m having lots of fun with it so don’t be shocked if some of that stuff starts showing up here.

Vacation’s End

smallhawk — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:45:59 +0000

I go back to school on Sunday and I’m looking forward to being back and starting new classes. I’ve enjoyed my break, and I got a good amount of knitting done but forgot to take pictures. Also, the internet at my house is flaky and I’ve been trying to be sociable here in Indy.

Christmas Gifts for Others: Gloves for mom, a Wallet for Tabby, and Sheldon for Josh. I’m hoping that mom e-mai;s me pictures soon.

Now, I’ve started in on a pair of Mermaid gloves and I’m hoping they turn out nicely.

Christmas Knitting

smallhawk — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:58:02 +0000

Ugh…I may have signed on to knit way too many projects prior to next week. I’ve got almost 2 of the 6 done. I went out and bought Jessi a sweater instead of finishing the shrug I started, finished Josh’s Sheldon last night now I’m working on his hat and scarf, picked up yarn for Mom’s fetching gloves and Jeff’s washcloth/soap holder thing this afternoon.

As soon as I finish typing this post I’m turning Charmed back on and knitting more. After Christmas I promise to post pictures and tell you all more about the wonderful gifts I made.

FO Catch Up!

smallhawk — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:42:54 +0000

I’ve been a blog slacker. Between the end of the semester wrap up and getting my Ravelry invite I’ve been too busy to post. Also, I wasn’t happy with blogger thus the switch to wordpress as my blog host.

Sine my last post I’ve finished several things. First, with the help of my wonderful Carly my Toadette Hat for Halloween. She also finished her Yoshi costume and we were a hit. Maybe one day I’ll type up the pattern, but I doubt it. I mostly winged it looking at pictures and I used a basic beret pattern for the top half.

Toadette Hat
Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver in Pink and White
Needles: US Size 8 Circular & DPN
Started & Finished: October 2007

Second, I finished my Dashing Gloves and made a hat to go with them. The hat turned out a teeny bit too small to wear comfortably. I haven’t decided what to do with it yet. I’m thinking of gifting it to someone with a smaller head, I don’t want to frog it because I feel like the yarn will rip.

Dashing Set
Yarn: Crystal Palace Taos, 100% Wool
Pattern: Dashing
Needles: Size US 7 DPN
Started: October 2007; Finished: November 2007

Finally, I found some more brown wool and finished the First Socks!

First Socks
Yarn: Wool from the stash in Pink and Brown, I seem to have lost the information.
Pattern: Yarn Harlot Basic Sock Pattern
Needles: US Size 2 DPN
Started: September 2007; Finished: November 2007

And, I found some pretty awesome stuff poking around earlier this evening. There’s KnitMap , you can plug in a zip code and find a yarn store near you or add your favorite yarn stores so that more people can come across them. I was pretty amazed with how many locations they had already. I think it’s still in beta, but I’m not 100% sure. Then, there’s 12 of 12. A photo project where people document the 12th of each month in 12 photos. I’m going to try to remember to do it some month soon.

I’m a slacker.

smallhawk — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:05:00 +0000

It’s almost finals week and I’m bogged down with homework. Also, I’ve been a bit of a finishing fool lately and it caused sore wrists for the past week or so.

I’ve finished my Toadette Hat, Dashing Gloves and a Hat to go with them, and I’ve picked up brown yarn so that I was able to properly finish the 1st socks.

I’ll post pictures once I get back to school next week.

Almost first Sock FO.

smallhawk — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:54:00 +0000

I was minutes away from finishing the second sock in my first pair and ran out of both the pink and brown yarn I was using.

Things were going good:

Then I ran out of brown:

So, I decided that we could add character by finishing in pink. And, I ran out of pink:

It’s a sad day for sock knitting.

Weekend, Pictures to Come!

smallhawk — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 06:10:00 +0000

So, this weekend I finished the first half of mom’s Christmas knit and my first glove for myself. Both turned out excellent even though my glove almost ended with me in a puddle on the floor of Josh’s apartment. Thank goodness for my amazing girlfriend saving the pretty, pretty glove. I fits wonderfully and I can’t wait to get the other one done.

Also, I re-started the Toadette hat and it’s about half-way done. I want to knit armwarmers to go with the costume but we’ll see what time allows.

I started conceptualizing for a few more Christmas gifts I plan to knit. I need to knit non-stop until Dec. 25th to get everything I want to create finished. I’m excited about most all of it though. We’ll see what actually gets finished and who loves it the most.

I need to obtain feet, hand and head measurements from most of the people that I love, but as it goes now I’m just winging it and hoping things fit.

Wonderful Weekend!

smallhawk — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:21:00 +0000

This weekend was a three-day weekend for me as Friday was our Fall Break from school. I spent it relaxing and enjoying good company outside of my building. Also, there was some shopping and some knitting.

First, I finished my first sock!! Carly took a super cute picture before I grafted the toe, but it’s on her computer and I left it there. Maybe I’ll put it here one day. All you get now is the finished product. I feel like it looks really big, but I swear it fits warm and cozy and perfectly!

And no, there’s no Second Sock Syndrome here, I’m about 1/3 of the way done with it’s mate. I’ll be sure to post pictures on them on my feet once they’re finished.

Also, I give to you a picture of my stash growth over the past few weeks. A lot of it is from this weekend, some from the 50% off racks. Also, I would like to note that there is project in mind for everything you see here. That just makes me feel good about myself.

That’s all for now, I’ve got plenty of class work to get caught up on after such a fantastic vacation.

Socks & Shopping!

smallhawk — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:23:00 +0000

So this post isn’t all about new toys, here’s some sock progress. I finally turned the heel and have made about an inch of progress since this picture was taken.

I ordered some things from ebay, an Etsy shop, and discovered an LYS. This lead to many great finds and one happy kid.

I made a purchase last week from Blue Kitty Designs and it arrived today. It was packaged oh so pretty in tissue paper and a bow.

Inside, were a project bag and two needle wallets. One wallet for my 6 inch metal DPNs and one for my 8 inch wooden DPNs.

And, my needle lot from ebay came in today too. I got Fiddlesticks bamboo DPNs in size 2,3,4,5,6,7,8, and 10.