Cast offs and Cast ons

2011-04-24T11:44:00.000-07:00

Linen (maybe blended with cotton) tablecloth from 12th Ave. SA. Where's my iron?

2011-04-14T10:14:00.000-07:00

I haven't any pictures to post but just wanted to check in to see if I could post after such a long time away. Had to go to Ravelry to get to my blog! Thanks, Ravelry, you're a dependable unsung gift.

shawl

2008-07-07T11:29:00.000-07:00

Gift from my sister, Lillian.

coffee cozy

2008-05-08T19:19:00.000-07:00

Gift of handspun by/from Carmen and knit together with a strand of pink slub yarn, also from Carmen.

socks and tea towels

2008-04-27T17:03:00.000-07:00

Lighter blue pair knit with 2.25 mm; 52 sts.

Other with 3 strands, 36 st, 4.5 mm

Heel flap procedure is knit in the round for about an inch so the sock will hug my ankle.

Some of the tea towels bought recently.

last week's finds

2008-04-09T18:34:00.000-07:00

Yarn from the SPCA on Victoria Dr. except for the cream, yellow and grey ball on the platter. Unusual colour combo.

Should eye?

2008-03-31T10:27:00.000-07:00

Bug spots or alien eyes? Both would be kind of creepy.

magazines

2008-03-14T18:08:00.000-07:00

Magazines and books found this month at thrift stores and the West Coast Knitters' guild.

tote and quilt

2008-03-04T08:49:00.000-08:00

Rocketship crib quilt; a little threadbare around the edges. Skunk game with shrunk tote. Shepherd Classic Wool.

mindless knitting

2008-01-31T18:38:00.000-08:00

Bernat Felt mixed with White Buffalo for a change of pace.

Grey chains are knit with vintage Woodward's T-bird polar wool. 5 hanks made 4 chains; i-corded.

2007-12-18T18:25:00.000-08:00

Fun and fast as the links are addictive to knit.

Found last week while thrifting.

The pattern is on whipup.net; Dec. 6/07. I would add short rows to the wrist portion to make them looser.

Hat kick

2007-12-04T12:39:00.000-08:00

Hats are fun and quick as you only have to make one, and not match it to anything like another sock or mitt. There are 8 cream hats in total from 965g. Orange and grey ones are White Buffalo and the red one is handspun. Magnets hold the chin strap.

snowflake stocking

2007-11-01T08:45:00.000-07:00

Washed once. Needle felted snowflake.

stocking

2007-09-28T10:30:00.000-07:00

Before washing. Will needle felt or duplicate stitch a design around the border afterwards.

knitter teatowel

2007-09-10T09:09:00.000-07:00

Found last week.

sunning sims

2007-09-06T09:36:00.000-07:00

The single one is silk/wool.

mini monkeys

2007-08-13T10:00:00.000-07:00

I've been monkeying around lately and reading a lot. These ones are 3 inches tall.

2007-06-26T09:20:00.000-07:00

For my sister, Lillian. Found at 2 different Goodwills.

For Lynley's birthday.

Yesterday's finds

2007-05-28T11:16:00.000-07:00

What $6 can buy.

Rosewood lotus pod.

Beefeater

2007-05-24T08:38:00.001-07:00

An unwanted souvenir tea towel. Mine now.

magnets

2007-05-08T09:20:00.000-07:00

Posters and ads from the 30's

Labour

2007-04-27T21:03:00.000-07:00

20th Century art.

crate images

2007-04-25T21:05:00.000-07:00

More wall art

more hats

2007-04-24T17:51:00.000-07:00

Hats and bags in other Birkeland window.

Crown and pyramid picture

2007-04-23T11:43:00.000-07:00

Knitted yesterday; I hope it'll shrink down to size. It's 36" around.

On our kitchen wall.

felted hats

2007-04-12T09:35:00.000-07:00

Window display at Birkeland's. Hats were felted by Harvey Mae and Erik.

Blue scarf

2007-04-05T19:51:00.000-07:00

Started yesterday. It's 8' long and 155g of NZ aran; hand dyed by Hand Maiden. It will bloom nicely when washed.

baby fuzz

2007-03-30T08:08:00.000-07:00

Here they are Angela. Hand Maiden wool gone blurry.

Russel Wright

2007-03-29T21:09:00.000-07:00

Russel Wright dishes from various thrift shops.

2007-03-26T16:37:00.000-07:00

Knitted while waiting for my mom's eye appt. to end. Sole is about 6" long and I'll slightly shrink them.

capelet

2007-03-23T18:18:00.000-07:00

Handspun overdyed by Sandi mixed with black wool eyelash.

sock monkey sheets

2007-03-22T18:41:00.000-07:00

Coming home from Seattle, we stopped at Target. Couldn't resist them at $19/queen set.

embroidery image

2007-03-16T09:12:00.000-07:00

An image on a tea towel, maybe from the 40's. Looks like a container of knitting needles behind her skirt.

Brophy

2007-03-15T19:52:00.000-07:00

Based on a Lopi sweater pattern but with one opening for both legs.

pile o' swippers

2007-03-13T08:52:00.000-07:00

Some for gifts, the rest to Nova House. They had been drying on the kitchen floor.

grommet

2007-03-12T08:08:00.000-07:00

From a neighbourhood yard sale a few years ago. Sarah (took one of my lunch hour knitting classes) only wanted 25¢ for Grommet, so I gave her a couple of my finger puppets.

EZ's baby surprise

2007-03-11T15:48:00.000-07:00

Just finished the knitting part. Had to frog twice (did too many rows once and forgot to do one paired increase the other). I thought of doing paired increases at the corners when I cast off and should have to make the corners lay better. I started to edge the front neck but will have to sew the top of the sleeves before I can continue around to the other side. Texas cotton with 3.75mm.

colour chart

2007-03-08T10:37:00.000-08:00

Sample noses for plush animals. In other words, "stuffy noses!"

rainbow

2007-03-07T23:45:00.000-08:00

Arden's picture of the day.

guess

2007-03-06T09:19:00.000-08:00

Can you guess what these are?

rescued animals

2007-03-03T22:34:00.000-08:00

Unwanted by others.

Flair dishes

2007-03-02T17:55:00.000-08:00

Most of the pieces were found at a Sally Ann in the early 80's. We don't use them anymore.

walkies and vases

2007-03-01T10:36:00.000-08:00

Found at various times. Donald Duck was a Value Village find.

Searching for more vases to photograph, I notice I'm missing two.

swippered out

2007-02-26T09:20:00.000-08:00

I'm done swippering. These are the latest ones just out of the washer. I like to use contoured inner soles to shape them. Kathleen Day is revising/clarifying the pattern to make it easier for you and me. Thank you, Kathleen.

vases and more swippers

2007-02-22T10:09:00.000-08:00

Found at different times; blue one from a secondhand army clothing shop no longer in business.

Slippers are shrinking as I write.

more vases

2007-02-20T16:17:00.000-08:00

German penguin, English Beswick and unmarked vase. All bought secondhand.

vases

2007-02-19T09:12:00.000-08:00

Redwing found at the Sally Ann in North Vancouver for $10; bonus plastic flowers.

McCoy found at Union Gospel Mission for $3. When not holding flowers, it stores plastic vegetable bags.

slipper petals

2007-02-17T19:02:00.000-08:00

Latest batch in various sizes and ways of adding the uppers to sole. They all seem to work okay.

Bunny love

2007-02-13T20:34:00.000-08:00

This one's just too cute.

knittable

2007-02-13T00:32:00.000-08:00

Table mat found while thrifting. I finished the other blueberry bootie tonight and it matched!

clogged brain, not drain

2007-02-12T12:10:00.000-08:00

A new load of slippers. Lucky, my washing machine, doesn't mind the wooly bits floating around in the water. I said I wasn't going to knit any more for awhile, but the one in the middle was started last night and finished this morning. That one has a double sole.

sim

2007-02-10T22:17:00.000-08:00

Sim is my signature knit and was developed as a quick project for children to knit.

2007-02-08T10:45:00.001-08:00

An image on a teatowel, dated 1965

swippers

2007-02-07T22:42:00.000-08:00

I've been calling these clogs for the longest time but they stay on better when knitted higher up the heel. Since I like to use them to dust the floors, I'm going to call them, "swippers."

Nicky's Knitting Granny and the Cat

2007-02-06T09:35:00.000-08:00

Found at the Sally Ann last month.

2007-02-05T10:14:00.000-08:00

I've been knitting clogs out of 6 strand wool for the past few weeks; working out sizes. The problem is; I don't like to take notes, so that's why I'd like to try blogging. It may help me get my thoughts and formulas straightened out.