Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Mitered Square Baby Blanket
I have finished a baby blanket knit for a co-worker. The backing was the hardest part. I am definitely a knitter and not a sewer:
Link to my web site for more pictures:
http://www.remesnik.com/knit/
Mitered Square Blanket
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Two More Warshrags
Mason Dixon Warshrags
Originally uploaded by PAKnitter
These were requested by a friend of mine after she was helping out here at a party and used my warshrags (voluntarily of course!). Done in Sugar and Cream during the baseball playoffs. Blogged here.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
woolly thoughts log cabin project... morphed
Hi all: way back when (last year sometime!) I had posted here about starting a project - the Tilting at Windmills afghan by Pat Ashforth at Woolly Thoughts. Some at the time had been interested in seeing the end result.
Well, it went into abeyance shortly after I started as I started getting into different stuff. However, I resurrected the part I had finished recently and it has now morphed into this:
This piece combines knitting and mosaic (as opposed to "mosaic knitting!" LOL) The detail photo shows the knitting component more clearly, I think:
More info and specs on my blog. The TTC log cabin (commuter log cabin made using swatches) is still in progress as well.
Well, it went into abeyance shortly after I started as I started getting into different stuff. However, I resurrected the part I had finished recently and it has now morphed into this:
This piece combines knitting and mosaic (as opposed to "mosaic knitting!" LOL) The detail photo shows the knitting component more clearly, I think:
More info and specs on my blog. The TTC log cabin (commuter log cabin made using swatches) is still in progress as well.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Booties - oops
Sorry, everyone. I've been having huge issues with blogger and a post for my personal blog ended up here. I have no clue why.
Anyway, it was a post about booties - completely unrelated to MDK. But I'll go ahead and edit this post to talk about the yarn I used b/c I think it would be great for MDK projects.
The yarn I'm using for these booties (obviously unfinished) is Classic Elite Yarns, Four Seasons, in Dark Blue Print and Green. Composed of 70% cotton and 30% wool. It's very soft! It would make a gorgeous baby kimono or log cabin blanket, for sure. The yarn comes in lots of great colors - pink, orange, purple, a lighter blue, khaki and more.
By the way, anyone else having Blogger issues? I keep getting server error messages and it's driving me nuts. It's taken me 15 minutes just to edit this post and I'm crossing my fingers that it will actually post. :)
Anyway, it was a post about booties - completely unrelated to MDK. But I'll go ahead and edit this post to talk about the yarn I used b/c I think it would be great for MDK projects.
The yarn I'm using for these booties (obviously unfinished) is Classic Elite Yarns, Four Seasons, in Dark Blue Print and Green. Composed of 70% cotton and 30% wool. It's very soft! It would make a gorgeous baby kimono or log cabin blanket, for sure. The yarn comes in lots of great colors - pink, orange, purple, a lighter blue, khaki and more.
By the way, anyone else having Blogger issues? I keep getting server error messages and it's driving me nuts. It's taken me 15 minutes just to edit this post and I'm crossing my fingers that it will actually post. :)
Friday, October 12, 2007
Mitered Blankie - finished!
At long last it's done!
I chose to do the knitted i cord edging and it took FOR EVER!
You forget just how long it takes to put together a blanket of this size (Single bed size!) AND do the edging.
Completed Knit Report
Name: Mitered Square blanket
Pattern:Mason Dixon Knitting
Yarn: Patons 100% cotton DK
Pattern Problems: None, it was a pleasure to knit
Pattern Modifications:None, did exactly as stated in the book
Washing and Wearing:Have done none of these yet but I’ll let you know how it goes
Knit It Again???:I think I will. Those little squares are mighty addictive
Difficulty; Easy peasy lemon squeezy
Rating: 5/5 .. i totally love how this blanket came together
Other Postings Relating To This One: see my blog http://minxxy.typepad.com/ and search the archives
Top tips : block as you go along. I knitted 8 squares (2 large ones when put together) then blocked them as I knit the next 8. Saves on all all that pinning out at one time. Easier on the back and old knees!
