18 'A's for August!

I'm really impressed! I just counted and found that we have 18 completed projects. I've had so much fun seeing what everyone else is doing, and I've learned some things from reading other people's posts.

Here are the names of everyone who earned an 'A', so please check and make sure your name is included if it is supposed to be. I will be drawing for the prize this evening. (My name is listed below but will obviously not be in the prize drawing. Wouldn't be fun to give myself a prize, now would it! ) Also, I retyped the Participants List in the sidebar in HTML so the emails would show up correctly - the regular widget thingies made them show up wrong, but now it is fixed - so if everyone could check and make sure your info is correct there, I'd appreciate it.

Amy C (Knit and Fall Back in it)

Angel

Betty

C4G (Crow Calling Woman)

Chelle

Claudia

Crafting Casualty

HobbyGasa

Jaye

Kristina

Natalie (Stitch-ay Woman)

Paula

Samantha

Shalanda

Shelley H

Tina M

Tina in Wonderland (That's me!)

Tracy

My August Project is Done!

For my August project I decided to finally design a MutiDirectional Sock using Iris Schreier's MD method. This is something I have been thinking about doing for two years now but never got around to it. This is my first attempt at designing a pattern. I wasn't sure how to present this so I took pictures of the various parts of the sock design. I will be doing the full scale model for my September project. Here is the leg of the sock using triangles to transition from the ribbing to the diamonds.

The reason I love Iris' MD method is the stitches are not bound off so there is no picking up stitches and no tails to weave in at the end. This shows the detail in the gusset area of the sock which was a challenge for me to come up with a way to do MD knitting on the sides while working the bottom of the foot.

My last picture is of the final MD Round leading into the toe decreases.Well there you have it my August project completed. I'm new to all this so I'm sorry for it being so long and picture intensive.

Tina M

GIMME AN A!!!

I finally finished my August project, just under the wire. I actually finished them a couple of days ago, but I was on vacation and didn't have any internet access.

Getting a good picture of your own feet is easier said than done.

August Project DONE!

Why am I not seeing a "new post" button on the blog? Oh well.
My August challenge is officially done. As you may remember, I catalogued my stash at the beginning of last week, but as of today I have posted all the rules for my stashbusting challenge and have WIP progress tickers on my blog for every UFO in my apartment (15, which was actually less than I feared).
Anyway-- check it out: http://stitchaywoman.blogspot.com.

August project - DONE!

... and I thought I'd be up until midnight tonight!





Meet the Santorini Scarf (aka the Montego Bay Scarf, but I'd rather wear it in Santorini!). The pattern can be found in the IK Summer 2007 mag.

This is my first attempt at lace, and I'm a convert (somewhat). Recommended for any first lace project.

More information and specs on my blog

Next up for the September challenge: learning to knit cables without a cable needle. A denim sweater from the Twilley Denim Freedom book will be my sample, it is hoped. Either that or more of the Morrigan (this is it at row 16 of the first sleeve, having used a cable needle):

And, please do wish me luck on my personal non-knitting challenge: cutting back to 25 cigs/day. I have laid in the exact amount of cigarettes needed for the month (having taken out a bank loan)... 4 cartons minus two packs which I have gifted to my work smoking buddy.

I'm really enjoying seeing all the projects and WIPs here! Great idea for a KAL, Tina!

WOOT! Done!

Here it is before felting..Here it is after felting while blocking (making a wet spot on my chair while I take a picture).

It's about half the size it was, but I really like it. :) I did it! Project for August!

Now, that I spent my evening finishing and felting, I have to get to work on my job-job. Okay, so it will be a late night, but it's worth it to get that little *A* by my name, right? hehe.

Any excuse to knit instead of work. (more pics on me blog).

Hi everyone, and congratulations to all you amazing knitters who've finished your August projects!
I'm just posting to say I've hit a snag - I've run out of wool! That's the problem with working from my stash :-) But the wool is easy to find, and I should be able to get to town today, so I might get there... I just checked the time difference (I'm in Australia) and you're 15 hours behind us! That gives me an extra 15 hours I didn't realise I had - I might actually complete a project by the set deadline - a first time event for me ;-)

I thought I'd post a picture of the sock I have finished, on my son's foot... It's a good example of when you should trust your own instincts! - I thought it was looking too long, but my Mum said she thought it was too short so I kept knitting, and look, now I'll have to frog almost an inch off the end! Oh well :-)

The 2nd sock is about 2/3rds finished so far, fingers crossed I get it done :-)
Good luck to everyone, and happy knitting!
Jess

B4 bag nearing the end

I'm almost done. Just have the straps left. Of course, I'm looking at it now and going. hmmm I think that's not quite in the right place. (looks at pictures of finished bags) Nope, they are fine.

I just need to finish up the I-cords for the straps and attach them, and then try my hand at first time felting.

More pics are on my blog. Will post one more with straps attached, and another when the felting is done.

Well, I did it again....

I am really good at making lists, but I am NOT so good at following the list... For the second time - I am changing my list.... My last project was to make a scarf/shawl in a pattern where you drop stitches. I had only seen it in a photo and did not know where to find a pattern, but now I know; it is called Clapotis - I have found the pattern and I want to start NOW!!

And so I did, with four balls of yarn and on no. 3,5 needles ( yes I know - maby a bit too little yarn and with very small needles) and then we just have to see how big this will become...

This will be my September project, and this is the result so far;

By the way Tina - I took you advice on writing out a pattern with a diagram row by row, and I have knitted a lovely heart this way. Thank you SO much for the advice, this is something I always will do in the future, it way much easier this way! (You can take a look at the heart in my blog if you want to...)

No August Project :(

Looking good everyone! I don't think I'll earn my stamp for August :( But in my defense, I spent half the month moving across the country.

Next month I hope to try dying yarn!