Fun with Knitting (and Quilting)

Seriously I'm going to get some things done this weekend!

...Like say post to this here blog...School starts and my fun stuff seems to come to a screeching halt for awhile, while I re-adjust to getting up at 6 again every morning. (I am not a morning person) I have been doing a fair amount of knitting...but here's what I've been up to!

Dyed some yarn for the Owls sweater. I so love the RYC soft tweed and when it was discontinued I went a bit overboard and have lots...this oatmeal color really not so good on me.So now it's a lovely grape color. (What a surprise right Pam?)

Finished my Corona Sweater. I was a bit worried about how it would come out, but I'm really happy with it... I'd post my mods and stuff but I'm feeling lazy so head on over to the Ravelry page for them if you want. It is knit out of Dream in Color Classy in the color Good Luck Jade. I think this will be a great sweater for fall winter!

I've also started the Heather Hoodie Vest from the Fall09 Knitscene as a Kal with my girls over on Cleveland Knits West.

I need to finishmy pink hoodie..the knitting's been done forever...but no button band reinforcement and snaps put in. (I'm just trying to decide how to put it in..by hand or by machine. I'd rather put it in by machine but need to put it in by hand I have a feeling)

AND Seam up my gray short sleeve cardi. Before it gets to cold to wear it. (though I think I'd be cute under a long sleeve tee too.)

I should but probably won't straighten up my sewing room and my yarny mess.

Plus clean up my house and get out a few of my Halloween decorations

I have high hopes, since hubby is taking some classed Sat. and Sunday and I have NO plans this weekend!

A of little this and a little of that

So where on earth has summer gone? I can't believe I go back to work in a week and a half! Wow..I guess it's that the weather has been really cool this summer(not that I'm complaining-cause I'm not). We did finally have 2 days above 90!

So I've been working on many things...I did finish my ultra cool "laptop bag" to use for school. It really came out cute. I still am looking for a button that will work for it. The yarn is Lion brand Wool-Ease in Sea spray. The pattern is loosely based on The Aran Laptop Cover. But mostly copied frm my good bud PKJewelry.  Oh and by the way all the awesome row counters you see here are hers from her etsy shop! Check them out! If you do tell her I sent ya.

Also socks...I finished my Oatmeal socks awhile back and started on a Blueberry waffle sock. I'm just over 1/2way done with the 2nd sock. I also cast on for the Summer Lovin sock my friend Dawn designed. The yarn is Malibrigo sock...and it is yummy!

I'm moving along now on the Favorite Cardigan. I did knit it longer than the pattern and am going to make the sleeves 3/4 length. It is really coming out pretty. I love the Dream in Color  Classy it is so pretty!

Then yesterday I drug hubby to Soft n Sassy a LYS I'd never been to and I saw the "lace-panel cardigan" and needed to make it RIGHT now..so I bought they yarn for that and cast on right away!

 the yarn is called Jeans and is a weird cotton tape yarn  but it really knits up nicely! and feels a bit like well jeans

Oh yeah..I also dyed some yarn...It was Oatmeal Fisherman's wool by Lion brand..now it's this... a lovely teal! Destined to become a cardigan of some sort probably!

Well I guess that is the catch up...

Dye Day!

So yesterday I went over Pam's house to dye some yarn. We had so much fun! We each dyed 1 skein. Pam's was a lovely blue and green.. Mine reminds me of popsicles.. summer fun!

We also went to lunch at Olive Garden which is always fun! Then stopped by JoAnn's for buttons for her Hey Teach sweater. This is going to be a Cleveland Knits West KAL, Pam is our "test Knitter."(you can see her sweater in the corner of the picture up a bouve! Right Pam? Anywhoo we found the perfect buttons for it!

Then I got home and still had the dye bug. I stopped by Wal-Mart and picked up some squirt bottles and dyed up 2 skeins in a pinky reddish purple color this will be for either the Whisper Cardigan or the Featherweight Cardigan both by Hanna Fettig. So I was still thinking about Pam's pretty yarn, and was thinking about the sock blank from Knit Picks I had...and so then I mixed up some blues and greens and squirted away! And um yeah I forgot to put on a glove and so my left fingers are very green! LOL 

 

Here's all my yarn from yesterday..Lovely I think!!!

I did just get some acid dyes but today I stuck with the Kool-Aid. Next time I'll break the acids out. I think I want to get a couple more colors of acid dyes-a green, a burgundy,brown, and teal before I use them.

And last but not least..please take a second and VOTE FOR MY SCHOOL in the Lots2Give Contest! Thanks!

Hey Kool-Aid Man

So last week I was at Giant Eagle, one of our local grocery stores and noticed that Kool-Aid was on sale, so I thought back to when I first dyed yarn a couple years ago. it was fun. I'd used bulky yarn and still have it and haven't knit it. Well I wasn't knitting socks then! So I bought a bunch (way more than I needed I'm sure), came home and ordered a bunch of Bare sock yarn from Knit Picks. Luckily it arrived quickly! At first I thought "Ohh I'll wait till summer vacation." Yeah right! so I've been obsessed since Thurs. night, dyeing a few skeins a day. It is soooo addictive and fun and easy and really not too messy. (as long as your careful) The results with Kool Aid are very bright and vibrant. It makes me want to try acid dyeing. maybe to get some slightly more subtle colors We'll see...

Anyway here are my results...I guess I need to get knitting socks! I really love them They came out pretty. I like some better than others (mixing colors and all) but I've had a great time with it.

Spring morning:

Lemonade: (my favorite)

Clover:

Blue-Berries:

Fruit Stripes:

Cherry Berry

Here's a couple of skeins I wound already: very pretty

Here's the whole bright bunch together!