tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65657172609493456092024-02-20T20:49:37.096-05:00YarnoliciousArtchic528http://www.blogger.com/profile/18109501148099250429noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565717260949345609.post-50568935044787885792014-01-14T22:58:00.001-05:002014-01-14T22:58:13.205-05:00Working on new projects!!Its been a while since I last updated, hasn't it? So, I am still busy knitting. I am now working on a garter stitch bag. I am basing it off of this pattern. My altered pattern looks like this.
“Modified”
Everywhere Bag
This versatile bag is an easy beginner project.
You'll Need:
Size 10US Needles (6mm)
One Skein Red Heart Super Saver acrylic yarn in "Plum
Pudding" (Artchic528http://www.blogger.com/profile/18109501148099250429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565717260949345609.post-53790247318436072002013-12-04T21:23:00.004-05:002013-12-04T21:23:53.669-05:00Needles Came!!My new needles came today! As you can imagine, I am beyond excited. I can't stop feeling them, and admiring how silky smooth they are to the touch. They are made from densified laminated birch wood, and painted in a variety of colors. Each set of needle tips has a different color, which makes it easy to grab two needle tips of the same size without having to read the labels. They are labeled on Artchic528http://www.blogger.com/profile/18109501148099250429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565717260949345609.post-27851298131562604142013-11-30T03:45:00.002-05:002013-11-30T03:45:50.170-05:00My first set of circular needles!!Been a while since I last posted. I guess I better get onto myself to post more.
Anyways, I was on Amazon a few hours ago, and going back and forth again over whether or not I should buy these circular needles I've been wanting for a while. I guess my "get it" side won out because before I knew it, I had clicked the "Buy Now" button. Now I have this lovely set of circs coming to my house, just Artchic528http://www.blogger.com/profile/18109501148099250429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565717260949345609.post-21290082330035761872013-10-02T22:52:00.000-04:002013-10-02T22:52:08.330-04:00Joining Yarn Almost Seamlessly (using the "Magic Knot" method)I was merrily knitting along, when suddenly I noticed that my working yarn came to an abrupt end, right off of the ball I was using (I blame my cat and his claws for this). So, unless I wanted to make my scarf 20 inches long, and thus, very very short, I needed to figure out how to join the little bit of working yarn I had, to the remaining ball.
Being a beginner, I hadn't had to join yarn yet,Artchic528http://www.blogger.com/profile/18109501148099250429noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565717260949345609.post-89334621091800264902013-10-01T22:27:00.002-04:002013-10-02T01:08:06.723-04:00Back after Summer HiatusI know that its been a while since I've last blogged, but that's because I've previously made the decision to put down my knitting for the Summer. The hot, humid weather that blows through Charlotte, seeing as it sits in a big valley of sorts and that kind of weather just settles in, made knitting next to impossible, and frustrating to no end.
Since I don't handle frustration well, I just gave Artchic528http://www.blogger.com/profile/18109501148099250429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565717260949345609.post-77611665319145216842013-06-25T23:52:00.002-04:002013-06-25T23:52:14.283-04:00Dropped a Stitch!So, I was merrily knitting away when I found out that I had dropped a stitch at the end of the row. Not knowing how to fix it, and not wanting to frog the work, which was almost 3-4 inches long at this point, I quickly went to my laptop, and onto the trusty internet. Unfortunately, I couldn't fix it, so I opted for the next best thing, which was going back a row. So, I did.
So, back to knitting Artchic528http://www.blogger.com/profile/18109501148099250429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565717260949345609.post-74209601850210614942013-06-23T17:36:00.001-04:002013-06-24T03:48:50.949-04:00Officially 8.33% done with my scarf!!Since I am not very good with caculating percentages manually, I went and found a percentage calculator online to help me figure out how much of my scarf I have done. I have about 5 inches knitted so far, and want to knit a total of 60 inches. I plugged those values in and hit the "Calculate" button and it showed that I have 8.33% of my scarf done.
I am proud of myself for finishing almost 10% Artchic528http://www.blogger.com/profile/18109501148099250429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565717260949345609.post-17085949578205532392013-06-22T18:39:00.003-04:002013-06-22T18:39:37.804-04:00First trip to LYS!!!!Today I went to my LYS, called "Knit One, Stitch Too", and drooled all
over the fancy yarns (there was this one particular yarn, a lovely silk
with some sort of metallic thread in it to make it sparkle and shimmer),
however, I forced myself not to buy them, as I am not experienced
enough to work with them yet. I was sweating, literally, as the air
conditioner wasn't working, or on (I didn't Artchic528http://www.blogger.com/profile/18109501148099250429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565717260949345609.post-34790604255628708942013-06-21T15:51:00.001-04:002013-06-21T15:51:12.604-04:00The yarn has arrived!!I got my yarns now!!!
They came yesterday, as expected, and I now am set with the task of figuring out what to do with them. Do I knit more scarves? Or perhaps a hat? I am leaning more so on making a hat with one or more of them. Here is what they look like.
Bright and colorful!!
They are, from right to left, "Bon Bon", "Plum Pudding" and "Candy" from Red Heart's Super Saver line. I Artchic528http://www.blogger.com/profile/18109501148099250429noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565717260949345609.post-34392831027579743772013-06-15T18:18:00.000-04:002013-06-15T18:18:18.692-04:00Long Overdue Update!Whew!!!
Its been a few weeks since my last post, so I thought it would be a good idea to get another one out.
I've been diligently working on my scarf. I have about 3 and a half inches done. I know, its not much, but its all neat and I haven't picked up a stitch due to counting each row upon finishing it. I am aiming to get it done by fall.
I've also been busy organizing all my knitting Artchic528http://www.blogger.com/profile/18109501148099250429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565717260949345609.post-60908247957876881942013-04-23T14:54:00.001-04:002013-04-23T14:54:10.391-04:00So far, so good!!I've knitted about an inch and a half to two inches of the scarf so far. I hope I don't majorly mess up on this. According to the website I've looked up about scarf lengths. I should knit about 60 inches of length to it, which is rounded off from my height. Apparently, one should knit the scarf as long as the recipient is tall. When I am done knitting this scarf, I am going to add fringe to it toArtchic528http://www.blogger.com/profile/18109501148099250429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565717260949345609.post-90224835503228752212013-04-22T21:15:00.001-04:002013-04-22T21:15:16.465-04:00Frogging it!!As fellow knitters might know, the term "frogging it" or simply, "frog", means to tear out the knitted piece completely and to start it over again.
I've done that at least three times with this scarf, maybe more. I've never gotten to more than 5 rows on it without messing it up and making it look very wonky. I am practicing not picking up stitches on each row. I've found out that keeping the Artchic528http://www.blogger.com/profile/18109501148099250429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565717260949345609.post-34029383725541238312013-04-21T20:52:00.000-04:002013-04-21T20:55:47.094-04:00Learning to KnitHello there, glad you found this blog. I created it to keep track of my knitting progress. You see, I've just recently learned how to knit and am super excited about it. My mother taught me a little about it and I've been learning from websites like www.knittinghelp.com and www.raverly.com. Both are great resources for any knitter, whether or not they are new to the craft, or an old hand.
I am Artchic528http://www.blogger.com/profile/18109501148099250429noreply@blogger.com0