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Kid-Friend Hat

2010-10-25T10:45:00.000-07:00

Project info

Pattern

A Hat Fit for a Boyfriend by Stephanie Nicole

Made for

Little Robert

Size

Small

Needle and yarn

Needle

US 8 - 5.0 mm

Yarn

Warm Heart

Weight

Aran / 10 ply (8 wpi)

How much?

0.4 skeins = 100.0 yards (91.4m)

Colorway

solid

Color family

Red

Purchased at

Local Craftstore

Notes

I casted on 90 Stitches instead of 100. I made it for little Robert, he’s like a little brother :)

The Boyfriend Hat

2010-10-19T08:46:00.000-07:00

Project info

Pattern
A Hat Fit for a Boyfriend by Stephanie Nicole Craft

Needle
US 8 - 5.0 mm

Yarn
Noro Yuzen

How much?
0.85 skeins = 102.0 yards (93.3m)

Colorway
Green/Brown/Purple

Purchased at
Jimmy Beans Wool

Notes:
I don’t think I modified this pattern..for a change.. :P He loved it! :D

UPDATE: Yes I Knitted the pattern until it measured 6" then I started the decreases.

Super Short Knit Socks

2010-10-12T10:40:00.000-07:00

Pattern: Super Simple Short Sock by Meghann Holcomb (For those of you who don't have a ravelry account, by the way why not???, here's the link: Super Simple Short Sock by Meghann Holcomb)
Size: 9" for a size 7.5
Needle: US 2 - 2.75 mm
Yarn : Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock Stripe
How much? 0.85 skeins = 182.8 yards (167.1m)

I named this project they way I did because I didn’t entirely stick to the pattern…as usual.
The pattern gets kind of confusing when you get to the part of the gusset, so instead I resorted to Silver’s Sock Class as usual, that is undoubtedly the best sock knitting instruction out on the web!
So for future reference I did:
5 rounds of twisted ribbing,
9 pattern repeats of the Heel
Round 1: Sl1 k1
Round 2: Sl1, Purl to end
Round 3: Sl1, K1, Sl1 to last st then Knit
Round 4: Sl1, Purl to end
Then for the shaping I used Silver’s Sock Class Heel Shaping instruction:
Round 1: Knit 18, k2tog, k1, turn
Round 2: Sl1, K5, K1 more then turn
Round 3: Sl1, Purl to within one stitch of last turn, P2tog, P1, Turn.
Round 4: Sl1, Knit to within one stitch of last turn, K2tog, K1 and turn
Repeat 2 and 3 until all stitches on both sides have been worked on
Then for the gusset I used Silver’s sock class gusset instruction:
Round 1: Knit all sts
Round 2: Needle #2 k1, SSK, k to last 3, K2tog, K.
Round 3: Knit all around.
Repeat rows 2 and 3 until 64 sts remain between 3 needles, 16, 32 and 16.
Then I knit 55 rows of stockinette St and then finally
Round 1: Knit all sts
Round 2: on Needle #1 K to last 3 sts. K2tog, k
Needle #2 k1, SSK, k to last 3, K2tog, K. On Needle #3 k1, SSK, k
Round 3: Knit all around.
repeat rounds 2 and 3 until 16 sts remain(20 rounds) then finish off grafting the toes.

Of love, weddings and things

2010-08-02T10:29:00.001-07:00

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-25T19:46:00.001-08:00

"For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord"
Luke 2:11

Today is a wonderful day (although it should be everyday) to remember what took place over 2000 years ago, predestined in eternity past before man had yet to be created. The birth of the awaited Messiah, the Savior, Christ the Lord. It is a day to celebrate not only His birth, while at the same time be humbled by the condition in which the God of the universe was brought into this world, but to celebrate His life, His death and His resurrection. It is a day, if you are a Christian, to thank God for His salvation which by His grace we have received; if you are not a Christian, today is the day of Salvation, a day to look within and see our wretched sinfulness and to look to Jesus the God-man who on the cross bore our sins, received the punishment we deserve, died and on the third day resurrected, so that we through repentance and faith in Him may be saved, and be justified before the Lord. It is a day to spend in prayer whether it be in thanksgiving and/or repentance, a day to celebrate Christ the Lord and saviour. So go spend it as you will but before you do and while you are still on the internet, here are a few articles/videos/blogs you should, I correct myself you must read:

1. The Christmas Story by Dan Phillips
2. Is it dangerous to Celebrate Christmas?: Deconstructing Christmas by Jen Guerriero
3. The Reason for the Season: It's about the Cross by Go Fish (A Video/Song)

4. A Classic: What Christmas is all about by Peanuts

Wooly Slippers

2008-10-24T11:45:00.000-07:00

Project info

Name: Wooly Slippers

Pattern:

Pocketbook Slippers by Lisa Vienneau & Allison Barrett

Craft: Knitting

Made for: Me

Size: One size

Needle and yarn

Needle

US 7 / 4.5 mm

Yarn: Acrylic

How much?:

1.6 skeins = 96.0 yards (87.8m)

Colorway: Solid

Color family: Pink

Thanksgiving in Miami

2008-10-21T11:02:00.000-07:00

I need help! I'll be spending thanksgiving day and weekend in Miami with my cousin and her husband's family and there are three items I'd like to buy but have no clue, and I'm sure they'll have no clue as well, where to buy them so ATTENTION all Christians (or anyone who might know) in Miami where can I get the following:

1. An Electronics Store where I can buy this item (if it has the shape of a microphone even better :D i.e. ) ?
2. A MUSIC STORE where I can buy CD's by Keith and Kristyn Getty and Sovereign Grace Music?
3. A Christian Book Store where I can buy the ESV Bible study?

This post will be up up until a few days before my trip, I leave november 26th. Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Knitting Daily

2008-10-20T12:54:00.000-07:00

Have you joined their mailing list yet? You should, they've got really great lessons and techniques on knitting, pictures, a forum, free patterns (and that is always a plus) and a lovely blog with weekly tips.

Today's Tip: How to Choose the Perfect Yarn

Caron Simply Shrug

2008-10-12T18:09:00.000-07:00

Finally got around to knitting the Shrug This pattern again with modifications...I casted 10 extra stitches and increased the arm stitches to about 7 more on each side..
EDIT:
Sorry, forgot to post the pattern detail here's a plus:

Project info

Pattern: Shrug This by Toni Kayser Weiner

Craft: Knitting

Made For: My sister

Size: a larger size than the pattern offers

Needle and yarn

Needle: US 10 / 6.0 mm

Yarn: Caron Simply Soft Ombre

254.0 yards in stash

How much?1 skeins = 254.0 yards (232.3m)

Colorway : striped

Purchased at Sew Crafty, NY

Another Slouchy Copy Cat Hat

2008-10-01T12:59:00.000-07:00

I casted on 93 stitches this time, and increased the stitches to 135 with a little formula I devised.
(1 + n + 1)/2= X [why not n+2? its the same thing I've just written it that way so you'll know that each 1 is the increase you'll be doing in between stitches]
X being the amount of stitches that you'll be adding to the amount of stitches you already have.
x + n= Y
Y being the total amount of stitches in your needles, knowing this will help you decide how many stitches you want to have and how to get multiples of 5 in order to correctly knit the Faux Cable Eyelet pattern.
Example: (lets use the amount of stitches the pattern calls for: 76)
n=76
(76+2)/2=
78/2= 39
X = 39
X+n=
76+39= 115
Just like the pattern says it will increase to.
In my case I casted on 93 stitches, using the formula I got 141 sts total (140.5) I only wanted 135 sts cause I was in a hurry and had only 1 skein of Cascade 220 (but after I finished the hat I still had some yarn left over, so It think it wouldn't have made much difference had I increased it to 140)
How to avoid having those 6 extra stitches? By skipping an increase stitch every 31 stitches. (thats how many stitches per needle I have)
Sorry about the bad quality pictures, we were on our way to the airport.

Of speeches and things

2008-09-26T10:52:00.000-07:00

This is by far the best speech ever!

Mail Call!

2008-09-23T17:46:00.000-07:00

It is so exciting to get all my favorite stuff in the mailbox! (well its not exactly a mailbox, more like the Areopaq offices, but hey! it's still mail) Last week I finally got my lovely Cascade 220 Heathers, I ordered (at Jimmy Beans Wool, great deals!) for my sister's very own Summer Slouchy that I need to cast on and finish by Saturday...she's leaving Sunday *sniffles*
Knitted Items (by me) she'll be taking:
- The Lace Scarf and Edged Hat Set
- Caron Simply Shrug (Modified Shrug Me Shrug)
- Summer Slouchy
- Garter Slippers
I wanted to make her some gloves but I still don't know how, I've read several patterns and it just seems so difficult :S
The other yarn I got for *gasp* 0.99$ (also at Jimmy Beans Wool, great deals!), 195yds of Reynolds' Whiskey , its a 2ply sort of light sport weight.
I also got some striped candy (2 of 'em) with my yarn! aren't they sweet at Jimmy Beans Wool (they're not paying me for saying good stuff about 'em I'm just extremely satisfied with my purchase there)

I also got my Gospel of John tracts! I still have some left from last time I ordered them, but one should never run out, there's always one of those divine appointments in which you just might need one to give away.

Slouchy Summer - Done!

2008-09-05T18:14:00.000-07:00

All done! with less than 1 skein of the lovely Cascade 220, casting on 90 stitches (16 stitches more than what the pattern called for) and during the increase increasing it to 130stitches (go ahead and increase it to 135 for more slouchyness action, distribute a few more YO evenly) and then just follow the pattern, the end result should look more or less like mine!
Happy knitting and God bless!

Slouchy Summer

2008-09-01T15:23:00.000-07:00

On my trip to NY about 2 years ago I went on a yarn shopping frenzy, and bought 1 skein of different brands of yarn, one of these was Cascade 220 Wool, after going through all the patterns shown in ravelry I finally decided to knit the Slouchy Copy Cat Hat with it.
Here's a picture of my WIP Summer Slouchy:

As usual I altered the pattern, I casted on 90 stitches because 76, what the pattern called for, would've turned out too small for my 22" head. But that lead me to alter the amount of stitches I had to increase, I skipped a few yarn overs and the stitches increased to 130 giving me a good round number for the Eyelet Mock Cable Ribbing, which is done in multiples of 5.

World's Fastest Knitter

2008-08-31T09:11:00.000-07:00

That is just crazy! 118 stitches per minute! 2 stitches per second! that is crazy!

Edit:
ok I couldn't help it so I timed myself...90 stitches in 5 minutes and 10 seconds using DPNs...boy am I slow! :P It's ok though.

Projects Completed

2008-08-30T22:07:00.000-07:00

So I finished the hat, and now the Lace Scarf and Hat set is complete! I'm pretty satisfied, vacation ends this Monday so I don't know how much time will I have for knitting, but I need to knit a few more things before my sister leaves.

Lace-Edged Women's Hat

2008-08-29T13:07:00.000-07:00

So yesterday I finished knitting the LionBrand Lace Scarf and immediately began knitting this lovely pattern by Julie Hentz.
As usual, I used Caron Simply Soft, worsted weight. I'm using a US size 8 circular needle as opposed to the size 6 the pattern calls for. Also, I added 6 extra stitches because my sister has a big head, so I'm knitting in the blind here not knowing how big the hat will be or how the end result will look, so far I love how the edge is turning out.
Hopefully I'll finish it by this weekend.
Here's a little sneak peak of how its turning out:

Looks like a little crown :D

Back Again

2008-08-27T20:08:00.000-07:00

I realize I do that quite a lot..take hiatuses...in kitting its different, i had to stop. Coming home after spending the entire day touching people that usually are not very clean because of their circumstances, does not inspire anyone to knit. So I decided to stop until vacation time.
Now I'm actually in a hurry! My sister is leaving for Spain in september and I promised I'd knit her some stuff for the winter. I'm finally finishing the Lace Scarf, I've used up almost an entire skein of Caron Simply Soft worsted weight yarn, the thing is almost 6ft long. My next knitting project is going to be a lace hat to go with the scarf, and if I have time I might knit her another scarf and thats about it.
My biggest challenge will be to block the scarf. It's Caron Simply Soft. It's Acrylic.
So about that LYS I thought I had found, it turned out to be sham its just another Crafts Store, stuffed with acrylic yarn and the usual mercerized cotton.

Finally Found it!!!!

2008-05-18T15:36:00.000-07:00

A LYS! an actual LYS!! I met this lady once outside the doctor's office, she was crocheting something and I intrigued as always sat next to her and started to ask her questions about her crocheting, we ended up her teaching me how to crochet and in the process telling me where she buys her yarn, I told her of my disappointment due to the lack of LYSs where I could buy the real stuff and not acrylic yarn. Well to my surprise such a place exists somewhere in the bad parts of town, I wrote down the name and asked for specific directions, she gave 'em to me and I vowed to one day on my own little self wander around those parts of town and see if I could find it. Anywho time passed by and I had forgotten about that place until this semester when choosing which hospital to go to for the Internal Medicine Internship, I chose one that is located in that part of town where the alleged LYS is supposed to be, and so again I vowed to one day after noon when i've left the hospital I could wander around. Well last night, my dad decided he wanted to eat out and so invited me and my mom to go to our version of "China Town" and as we are driving around "China Town"(which is nothing like China Town in the US or anywhere else) there it was!!! on the same street "China Town" is located, in a corner! With a painting of a ball of yarn as a logo and the name of the LYS Siragusa. It was obviously closed because of the hour, but I'm definitely going there sometime this week! Finally found the LYS! Praise God!
Well thats all for now...

Bluegrass

2008-05-13T11:12:00.000-07:00

Something cute a special someone pointed me to.

Lyrics

If I was a flower growing wild and free
All I'd want is you to be my sweet honey bee.
And if I was a tree growing tall and greeen
All I'd want is you to shade me and be my leaves

If I was a flower growing wild and free
All I'd want is you to be my sweet honey bee.
And if I was a tree growing tall and greeen
All I'd want is you to shade me and be my leaves

All I want is you, will you be my bride
Take me by the hand and stand by my side
All I want is you, will you stay with me?
Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.

If you were a river in the mountains tall,
The rumble of your water would be my call.
If you were the winter, I know I'd be the snow
Just as long as you were with me, let the cold winds blow

All I want is you, will you be my bride
Take me by the hand and stand by my side
All I want is you, will you stay with me?
Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.

If you were a wink, I'd be a nod
If you were a seed, well I'd be a pod.
If you were the floor, I'd wanna be the rug
And if you were a kiss, I know I'd be a hug

All I want is you, will you be my bride
Take me by the hand and stand by my side
All I want is you, will you stay with me?
Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.

If you were the wood, I'd be the fire.
If you were the love, I'd be the desire.
If you were a castle, I'd be your moat,
And if you were an ocean, I'd learn to float.

All I want is you, will you be my bride
Take me by the hand and stand by my side
All I want is you, will you stay with me?
Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.

Neverending Lace

2008-05-03T22:33:00.000-07:00

So the Lace Scarf has taken more than I thought it would only because the princess, my sister, wants it longer. It measures right now 57.5, even though the pattern calls for just 30 something inches, I just got tired of knitting and have been doing at leas 2 to 3 pattern repeats a day...

Blocking Acrylic

2008-04-24T23:06:00.000-07:00

So I've been knitting this Lace Scarf, and as I stated before substituted the cotton yarn the pattern asks for, for Caron Simply Soft which is acrylic yarn. The scarf is a gift for my sister and as I explained to her that the scarf needs blocking because its Lace and so the pattern can be seen nicely, I began to wonder how am I gonna block acrylic! I've blocked cotton before when I began knitting the other lace scarf Branching Out, but never acrylic, the old legend was that it couldn't be done but I remember having read once in a website somewhere that it can. So I googled it as I do everything and voila!

Blocking Acrylic

"You need:

Blocking wires and/or rust proof pins, a cotton dish towel or a piece of cotton fabric, and an iron.

In Arctic Lace, I mentioned that you can't knit lace with acrylic yarns because they won't keep their shape when blocked. This is true if you follow the procedure above.

However, when I went to the Boise Lace Knitting retreat a couple of months ago, one of the other attendees, Pat Stevens, proved me wrong. Here's her technique for "killing" acrylic yarn to give it a gorgeous drape.

Wet your knitting, spin it out in a washer. Lay a sheet on the carpet. Pin the piece exactly the size you want. (I stretch my lace shoulder warmers pretty hard.) Lay a wet cotton dish towel or piece of fabric over it. With a hot iron press down all over the thing. Don't iron just press. I press until the top cloth is very dry. Then I leave it overnight to finish drying. It's that easy. I really press it a lot, it's the steam heat that makes the acrylic look and drape like rayon. You may want to knit a large swatch and test it out.

Edited to add this note in response to a question a reader sent me in email: Acrylic yarn gets "killed" by the application of the heat and it will remain dead after future washings and retain its new shape. You should only have to do this treatment once, as far as I can tell, whereas you normally have to reblock lace knitted in wool or other natural fibers after each washing.

Here's another tip that just arrived in my email from Renee' Wells, whom I also met at the Boise Lace Knitting Retreat (Renee' teaches some great classes on Japanese knitting and if you ever have a chance to take one of them, don't miss it!):

This can also be done dry. Sometimes I place the item on a towel with a wet cloth above. Press and then gently stretch the item into the new shape. You can pick up the cloth between wettings and see where more pressing is needed to even it out. The advantage to this method is greater stretch. You must be careful not to let the item hang over the ironing board it you are trying it there. The weight will skew the shape. I often kill acrylic baby blankets, they morph into lovely exotic feeling fibers! No longer just acrylic! And the mums that receive them use them over and over because they do hold their new drape."

Hopefully it will turn out great!

God bless!

My First Knit

2008-04-24T18:00:00.000-07:00

This is the first thing I ever knitted, it ended up being a very deformed cloth. I had no idea what I wanted to do, I just knew I wanted to knit, whatever it was. It has tons of mistakes, I dropped who knows how many stitches, but I learned, and since then been able to knit socks, scarves, hats, and even lace! thank the Lord. I've met some wonderful ladies and a lovely community of knitters willing and ready to lend a hand, virtually speaking of course, whenever needed.
But now it is time to refocus my knitting toward something else, its time to really do this for God's glory as should everything in our lives be done, as Christians.
An amazing door has just opened up and boy am I willing and ready to jump through it!
Next semester I'm beginning the first of 3 semesters to come before I finish med school, I'm entering my Internship which lasts a year, hence the three "semesters". The hospital I wanted to go to sadly(or so I felt) was not an option this semester and so I was left with 4 other options, out of those four the one I wanted was full and so I picked one knowing that God has His will and not always will it be something we necessary like at least in the beginning. He didn't choose the handsomest king He chose David, He didn't choose the "better" son He chose Jacob. And likewise, this Hospital which I visited for the first time last week I think, while others saw it as unappealing and scary I saw it as a blessing!
My entire family from both sides have been raised catholic, most don't even believe in God or at least not the God of the bible. From my dad's side the first response after finding out I became a Christian, here that means "Evangelica" (Evangelical and sometimes confused with Pentecostal) my aunt said "But you were a catholic!" I simply sighed. Of course my aunt doesn't know me as a person, she only knows what she's heard from my mom and my mom would never speak ill of me even if I were a monster which I once was.
So what does this have to do with knitting for God's glory, with the hospital etc?
Well it all began last week when I visited my aunt's clothes shop, on the counter she had 3 gorgeous crocheted shawls!! I mean LOVELY shawls, incredible well crocheted shawls!! I was mightily impressed she told me she'd be willing to teach me! all I had to do was bring my crochet hook(s) and some yarn and away we'd go. Since I knew the hospital was somewhat in the area I asked my mom to take me there that I can finally see the hospital and see what its like from outside and the surrounding areas, the hospital I found out is at a walking distance from my aunt's house and from the shop.
But at that point I still wasn't sure I had passed my ob-gyn class (a long story) so while it all seemed orchestrated by God I just needed that last confirmation, that I would actually go to this hospital.
And today I found out I did pass! And as of May 6th will begin my Internal Medicine Internship at Padre Billini Hospital, and my "Internal Medicine" Evangelism at my Aunt's home!

Please pray for me and my Aunt!! Not just her, pray for her daughters, one of them lives there too and my grandfather a very stern and stubborn man who hates God and especially the bible, he also lives there!

God bless and Happy Knitting!
In Christ,
Rita M.

Lace Yet Again

2008-04-20T21:19:00.000-07:00

Lace Scarf
Lion Brand^® Lion Cotton
Pattern Number: 70336AD

So I got this pattern from the Lion Brand newsletter I receive monthly, while I've had a bad experience knitting lace anything, the pattern seemed real easy, plus I have the yarn weight(although I'll be using Caron Simply Soft instead of the one the pattern calls for) needed AND the needles (I'll be using circular needles cause I've only got those in that size, 8) which is usually a rarity. So far its been going great! the pattern is not confusing and quick to knit. Hopefully I'll be done by either the end of the week or by next week.

Socks!

2008-03-17T19:11:00.000-07:00

It has been quite a while since I last knitted something AND since i last wrote on this blog!! All due to lack of time for both things. I finally finished knitting the pair of cotton socks!! They are comfortable to wear, not too warm so they're perfect for the weather around here!
BEFORE

AFTER

I used the Silver's Sock Class pattern but had to adjust it for the yarn weight and needles I was using...i think I casted around 72 stitches...I should've casted at least 68 or something for a snugger fit. But oh well maybe sometime in the distant future.

Thats all for now!!
God bless! and happy knitting!

I finally learned to crochet!!

2007-05-13T06:57:00.000-07:00

So during my vacation I had to make several doctor visits, because I little problem I had or have I dunno I'm still confused.. The thing is while at the waiting room or hall whatever you wanna call it, I met this lady who was crocheting something and so I sat down next to her to watch, and she was soooo nice she crocheted a sample just for me and was teaching me while she was doing it. And so I went back home joyful and excited about what I had just learned, grabbed my crochet hook and my crocheting yarn and started going at it. At first I was very frustrated cause I couldn't get the hang of it, but then I managed to do it. The next step was learning how to read crochet intstructions, that was even more frustrating for me, but in the end I got it. And the first I crocheted was a little flower, which didn't exactly turn out like the pattern said it would but nevertheless it turned out cute! I think I might crochet three little flowers in different sizes and in pink with plans of attaching them to a capelet I have which got stained with something and its too new to be thrown away..yes I'm practical...Well that'll be all for today
God Bless Everyone!
And happy knitting/Crocheting

No Time

2007-04-01T18:21:00.000-07:00

I seriously have no time. But I do have time to say this one thing: I'm loving this life more than ever, and each day my love for the Lord grows. Through the hardships and through the joys. One thing I must advice, whenever you are going through a storm or a desert, have patience. By experience, I can tell you that the exit way could be either a year away, 4 years away, or 2 weeks away, only God knows when the time for the hardships to be over is. Pray incessantly!! REALLY!! NEVER EVER EVER stop praying it it'll be your oasis through the desert and the rainbow through the storm. Have faith in God and trust His will in whatever you are going through because He truly is in control of EVERYTHING. Nothing escapes our awesome God!! He truly is amazing!!! And Worthy of all worship and praise!!

God bless you all!!
Rita M.

Tiny Baby Sock

2007-02-27T21:53:00.000-08:00

So This is the Tiny Baby Sock I've written of down below...I can't remember where I took the pattern from all I know is that I found it googling around and that the pattern belongs to Amy, (knittinghelp.com Amy), except the part about using 2 colours...It was fun to knit and it just looks so cute! Now I need to knit the other one..like always...
I find that knitting socks is great and fun and all that but knitting the second one always gets me....

Well thats all for today,
Happy Knitting and God Bless

The Highly Acclaimed Crazy Loops Scarf

2007-02-27T19:03:00.000-08:00

Finished millions of hours ago...But didn't have any time or I guess I was too lazy to even take a picture of it, but finally, here it is....
BEFORE

AFTER

Pictures From My Trip to NY

2007-02-27T17:19:00.000-08:00

Me kissing my Manos del Uruguay

Niagara Falls

Mosholu Parkway

The Christmas Tree

With the Cousins

Michi and I

3 AM Cable Hat With a Twist

2007-02-26T01:17:00.000-08:00

So before I went to NY, like a week before, I thought to myself why don't I knit another hat? a prettier hat, so I looked for a pattern on the internet and found this one: 3AM Blue Cable Hat and thought to myself Cables? it shouldn't be that hard...so I started to knit my hat and finshed it within a couple of days but realized that following the pattern plus adding another cable pattern repeat the hat was still too short, I looked ridiculous and my head was starting to ache becuse i was forcing the hat down on me...

3Am Blue Hat
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

So I set out to find a way to fix it and thought, I can pickup the cast on stitches and go from there. But It was time to go to the hotel, and so I took my knitting with me, within the next couple of days (because I was definitely going to enjoy my stay there and not only knitting) I finished knitting the extra rows but then when it was time to cast off the real dilemma began...How on earth am I going to cast off for this hat without the end result be a super-tight-impossible-to-fit-in hat? Thank God for my trusty cellphone with internet access...I went to google and typed in the words: "Stretchy Bind off" and stumbled across this webblog: Weebleknits: Stretchy Bind Offs and used the last method shown which seemed to be the easiest one, but I must say that I had tried binding off the conventional way (the hat wouldn't even fit), I tried some other way, it wasn't stretchy enough...so I ended up binding off on my way back to the city, the day I was supposed to leave to NY...I finished BO when the bus arrived back to santo domingo. And Voila! 3AM Cable Hat with a Twist...

So I've been MIA, since December...

2007-02-24T07:12:00.001-08:00

YARN PORN2
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

This is the recount of What I've been doing:
First for christmas day weekend I went to a Hotel with my family, left a day before the weekend was over and went to NYC with a cousin and her family, since the 25th until January 6th...Had an awesome vacation. When I got back home I started my 10th semester of medschool, then went to constanza for a weekend and then came back, and well I've been basically going to the hospitals, going to class and coming back home to get to some sleep. So that is basically my life since 2007 started.

I'm Back!

2006-12-07T13:14:00.000-08:00

So I've been gone for a while...due to..well tons of reasons...one of those is lack of a computer, because my dad's laptop, which is the one I was using, wouldn't get connected cause of lighting that struck nearby and damaged it...So I'm stuck using this very very old computer or my brother's computer whenever he's not using it..in the meantime..
So after I got angry at my lace scaf...I threw it on the couch, spent weeks looking at it and finally frogged it and started over!! it had so many mistakes! I just couldn't bear looking at the thing. But after I calmed down, knitted the cutest little baby sock, its sooo tiny and cute! I shall post a picture of it soon..I decided that I needed to start over, even If I wouldn't finish it by the end of november. And So I've made progress! and have made little to no mistakes and am knitting faster with it!! :P darn yarn overs! I'll post a picture of it soon as well. I'm sooo inlove with it that two things happened: 1. someone offered to buy it from me, 2. I started yet another one with this very yummy cotton yarn I have..
Well that is all for now!
Until next time!
Happy Knitting and God Bless!!
Rita M.

LaceAnger!!

2006-11-10T11:08:00.000-08:00

Well...I'm soooo angry at this scarf!! I mean I know its not her fault but whyyyyyy!! I've had to go back several times and re-knit a row or two!! Its soo frustrating...
These are 3 Things I've learned knitting Lace:
- Always Count your stitches after each row
- NEVER knit lace while you are doing something else, while someone is talking to you, while you are waiting to be picked up after class.
- Have Patience!!

I'm loving the scarf and all, but I just really feel like frogging it and start all over again!! *Tears*
I'm not giving up on this!! I will finish this Scarf before the motnh ends if its the last thing I do!!!
*sigh*

Thats all for now, Hope ya'll are doing better than I am.
Happy Knitting!
And God Bless!
Rita M.

PS:
This is what it looked like last week, its much longer now but I have made little progress:

Small Preview

2006-11-04T07:18:00.000-08:00

Well here's a lacevember button I created, I used a picture of the Branching Out scarf i'm knitting, so lets call it a preview of my scarf :D When it's longer i'll take another picture and post it! In the meantime, this is all you'll get! *giggles*

Happy Knitting!
And God Bless!!
Rita M.

Lacevember

2006-11-01T01:34:00.000-08:00

Well October is officially over! and its time for Lacevember , I've even joined the Lacevember KAL and I'm planning on knitting the Branching Out Scarf,
which seems to be a favorite for first time lace knitters like me or so I have been reading from other people's blogs, I casted on for this scarf last month and had to frog it because I messed up following the 5th row but its alright! I'll be knitting it now and hopefully it'll turn out great! :D
I'll be posting pictures up of my progress when I begin knitting the scarf!

Happy Knitting!
And God Bless!!
Rita M.

WoodWork?

2006-10-29T17:02:00.001-08:00

What do you do when you have:
a.) 4 leftover "chinese" sticks from a bachelorette party.

b.) A pair of Scissors, Nail Polish and Sandpaper?
Tools .

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GIVE UP?
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4 wooden 3.0mm DPNS of course!! :P
Knitting Needles .

YAY Now I can finally knit those baby socks I've been wanting to knit with the sport weight yarn I have!! *giggle*

Happy Knitting!
And God Bless!!
- Rita M.

Pink Baby Socks

2006-10-29T16:48:00.001-08:00

pinksocks
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

These were the lovely pink socks I was knitting...the pattern can be found at Knitting Pattern Central, as Super Quick Baby Socks, in the Baby section. They are super quick to knit and I really loved the pattern, the only I did differently was the leg part, Instead of 1.5 inches or ribbing I did like 4 rows of ribbing and the rest of stockinette st. oh! and I didn't use worsted weight yarn I used light worsted. I will definitely be using this pattern again in the future, each sock took me about an hour and a half to knit or 2.

Happy Knitting!!
And God Bless! :D

Red Scarf - Faux Cables Pattern with Fringe!

2006-10-26T13:50:00.001-07:00

ReadyforFall copy
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

This is me modeling my Red Scarf, I finally finished it after a week! My hands were hurting for sure!

Here's Another one: (The Pictures are underexposed I know :( I might fix it later)
The Pattern can be found here:
Knits Well With Others
Have Fun Knitting!
God Bless!!

Look Out
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

Blogger's Question: When you spilled the milk, did it look like the moon?

2006-10-26T13:13:00.000-07:00

And my completely fictional answer: (It wont let me write more than 400 characters so I must write it here! alas!)

The Mo0n Shaped puddle of Milk

As I took out the carton of the delicious 1% Milk, I could already smell its milky cowish aroma. Oh! How it brought wonderful childhood memories of mother making breakfast and nanny preparing the chocolate milk for us! Ah the olden days, how I miss them so!

So I opened the cupboard, grabbed one of mother's porcelain tea cups, yes the ones with the fine Japanese designs delicately hand painted on, and served myself some milk.

Oh how I wish my heart had not desired its taste, for when I placed the carton on the counter, my clumsy hands knocked it over.

Oh woe is me! The milk! Oh that luscious soft savory milk splashed on the tiled floor!

My world came crumbling down as I witnessed in horror the silky white liquid spilling itself from the carton...and that's when I saw it. The moon shaped puddle the 1% Milk formed on mother's tiled kitchen floor.

Confessions of a Knitting heart

2006-10-11T23:45:00.000-07:00

Well this has nothing to do with knitting...but while I knit I meditate on things..and well this is what I've been thinking as of late. How much I miss him. I just don't get it. God can be so mysterious sometimes and just when you think you're about to figure Him out you realize you're nowhere near from even beginning to figure God out. Like why would He want me to meet "him" (lets call "him" funnybunny) if there is absolutely no possible way for us to meet at least not this year...but its not just that, why would God let us have feelings for each other, I ultimately don't know about him but I did have and do have real feelings for him, if God knows what funnybunny is going through and what I went through...it makes absolutely no sense...but then again walking around Jerico and shouting to bring a wall down is pretty senseless as well and yet it worked perfectly...All I can do is be patient. I was thinking of what my Gastroenterology teacher said today, I love that woman! she's so bible savy and always talking about God. She said something about resting in the knowledge that God is in control and knows what He wants of her...or something along those lines...in example it would be.. if I have 5 tests and I fail 3, I've only passed the ones God needed me to pass..kind of like how I'm a semester behind and for some reason I knew this had to happen and I never freaked out or got sad because I knew that this happened because God willed it so, and He only wants what is best for me. So I'm thinking that God wants what is best for me and funnybunny and for now He's chosen for us to meet and talk all we've talked and to now remain "silent" and all I need to know is just trust in what He's doing, and wait patiently for whatever is to come...
I know its a bit confusing but I understand it! *giggle*
Sometimes I think too much...*sigh* I just want to find my God-appointed husband and get married!

God bless you all!!
Rita M.

(And if somehow you've found this "funnybunny", and you've read it...sometimes there's tons of things i'd like to say to you but I just don't know how, and you're so impossible to get a hold of I never know at what time of the wee hours of the night will you be on..)

Red Scarf

2006-10-10T15:09:00.000-07:00

Red Scarf
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

The red scarf I'm currently working on...another easy knit, the pattern can found here:
Clickme
Have fun!

Baby Sock

2006-10-10T12:06:00.000-07:00

Baby Sock
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

Well i've been practicing how to knit baby socks, and this is my first try...I'm not very pleased with the result but its ok I can try another pattern next time...This picture was taken by me, I stuffed the sock with cotton thats why it looks like that! :D And modeling my sock is another teddy of mine, he's called BabyBear...original huh? :P the picture was edited iwth photoshop CS2..the pattern can be found at knittingpatterncentral.com, under Baby socks...its called superquickbabysock or something like that...enjoy! and God Bless!!
- Rita M.

Yellow Crochet..thing

2006-10-02T07:44:00.000-07:00

Yellow Crochet..thing
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

I've learned to crochet!!! yay!! and well as my first attempt I wanted to make a beanie..and this is the end result...it uhh..it's ah..umm..errr..uhh it's...it's a thimble!..yeah that's what it is! =P enjoy! =P

Here's another angle of the thing..

Warm Heart

2006-10-01T06:56:00.000-07:00

Warm Heart
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

The pattern can be found at: www.knittinghelp.com...just click the Free Patterns tab and click the Hats link, only the heart thingy was my idea...

Here's in Black and White, from the top...I just loveeee the swirlies!! :D love that decrease...

And here I am wearing it :D

Teddy

2006-10-01T06:51:00.000-07:00

Teddy
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

This is teddy and he's modeling my baby hat...say hi to teddy!!!

Buttontoneedle

2006-09-21T11:05:00.000-07:00

Buttontoneedle
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

When knitting these type of buttons unto your knitted item, you can do it with the same method used for knitting beads...here's a detailed explanation on how to knit beads Here

Baby Hat

2006-09-13T11:00:00.000-07:00

Baby Hat
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

My baby hat, its a mess I know..but I know what I did wrong and will follow instructions to the dot next time...
I got the pattern from this website: www.kerriesplace.co.uk/newbornhats.html
But i didn't follow the last instructions very well cuz I was nowhere near a computer and I wanted to finish it pronto so I kind of did my own little thing in the end...

Stash and Needles

2006-09-13T10:58:00.000-07:00

Stashandkneedles
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

And this is my new stash of yarn yay!! I went yarn shopping yesterday with my aunt and we got all of these lovely colours, now I have all these plans in mind!!
- Socks for me and my sister using the cotton blend, although I think i might need to go back and buy some more..actually i'm sure of it...
- Scarf for the Red Scarf Project
- Baby Hat for Grace's new born baby, i'm so glad it only took me 2 days to knit one, but I know i can knit it in one day, so i'll have plenty of time before the baby is born!! :D
- 3 Hats for 3 different people and umm...what else??
Well I think thats it...thats all for now!
Have a happy knitting day!
Rita M.

Sock1

2006-09-13T10:54:00.000-07:00

Sock1
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

Finally!! after 4 days of knitting here's the end result...Its sooo comfy and extremely warm!!...i'm not crazy about the colour but hey this is just a practice test...:)

Grafting my toes....with a bobby pin?

2006-09-10T17:35:00.000-07:00

Grafting my toes....with a bobby pin?
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

Dominicans are well known for improvising due to the lack of the necessary tools..in my case i had no idea i needed a tapestry needle and I was not about to wait until tuesday to buy one, I wanted to finish my sock as soon as possible!! and so...I grabbed a bobby pin and here you go... :P

Crazy Loops II - WIP Scarf

2006-09-07T00:39:00.000-07:00

Crazy Loops II - WIP Scarf
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

Ta da!!! and this is what it looked like a few hours back...its much longer now :D and i'm loving it...the plan is to do k2p2 for about 8-12 inches, then do 4-6 k2p2 inches in green and then 8-12 in blue, 2-6 in green again, 8-12 in blue and then the crazy loops again...but we'll see...
Stay tuned!! for my Crazy Loops scarf!

Click for details

Crazy Loops

2006-09-07T00:33:00.000-07:00

Crazy Loops
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

I fell in love with these crazy loops...everyone here hates them but I love them!!! it was love at first site when I saw the video on how to make these at KH...the single loops are easy to make a bit hard to get used to at first, but the double ones...man oh man that was tough!! my hands hurt a lot when I was making them...but all in all it was worth the pain...I love them!!!...So that was yesterday, when I started...

To watch a detailed video on how to make these crazy loops, either single or double loops go to: www.knittinghelp.com/knitting/advanced_techniques/
Scroll down to where it says Decorative Stitches and click the Loop Stitches video...enjoy and have fun!! :D

God Bless!!

Me Wearing it!!

2006-09-07T00:28:00.000-07:00

S4023387
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

And finally, this one is of me wearing my lovely scarf...i love it!! its comfy and warm and I can wrap it around my neck with no problem!..I love scarves!! :D

God bless!!
- Rita

Patterns

2006-09-07T00:24:00.000-07:00

S4023392
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

In this picture you can see up close the Garter Stitch and the Stockinette Stitch Pattern...its not perfect because i'm a 2 week almost 3 weeks old knitter!! :P

My 2 Toned Yellow Scarf

2006-09-07T00:16:00.000-07:00

My 2 Toned Yellow Scarf
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

Click to see details..

Ok..so I created a new one

2006-09-06T18:50:00.000-07:00

Ok so this is my second Blog thingy..since my other blog thing has another purpose I'm not going to mix it with my knitting one..Soooooooo I've been knitting since August 19th and I love it!! I'm self taught and helped by knittinghelp.com and the videos in it created by Amy. I've joined the forum there and feel so welcomed by everyone!!
I finished my first piece and its a yellow two toned scarf which i'll post pictures of soon. Currently I'm working on another piece called Crazy Loops :D what could it possibly be huh?? :P muahahah well you'll just have to wait!!!

God Bless you all!!
Rita M.