Knitting category

  • 22 – Robot Mittens for Matt

    I finally finished Matt’s robot mittens tonight, yea! They still need to be blocked but everything else is done even weaving in the ends. Plus Matt says they work…I ended up redoing the pa...
    Jan 22, 2010 1 Comment

  • 20 – Two Rights….

    …means I’ll be spending my evening frogging a mitten & I was so close to done. So, remember when I was talking about knitting & drinking the other day? Well that’s the same...
    Jan 20, 2010 No Comments

  • 17 – Knitting & Wine

    Today we had a bunch of people over to the house to make tamales. So, a little wine & beer were had. Now its evening & the time I would usually sit back & work on some knitting but ther...
    Jan 17, 2010 1 Comment

  • 16 – An Inside Job

    Still working on robot mitten #2. I’m pretty proud of how neat the inside of these mittens look. I try not carry a color longer than 3 or 4 stitches without wrapping it & I try to vary wher...
    Jan 16, 2010 2 Comments

  • 14 – Terrible Twos

    The problem with making something that comes in pairs is that after you have the fun & challenge of making the first one you still have to make the match. For me, once the first one is done I fee...
    Jan 14, 2010 3 Comments

  • 13 – All thumbs

    The first of Matt’s mittens is just about done. I’m waiting for him to come home & try it on so I can make sure the thumb is long enough. I still need to get better at thumbs. My pick...
    Jan 13, 2010 3 Comments

  • 10 – Almost Done

    I’m almost done with one of Matt’s robot mittens but I’m too tired to finish tonight. I really can’t believe how fast these are working up. I’m not thrilled with the bunc...
    Jan 10, 2010 2 Comments

  • 9 – Robot Mittens in Progress

    I finally started on Matt’s Robot Mittens today. They are just flying along & I am almost up to the thumb hole already. The gauge is bigger than the other mittens I’ve done which migh...
    Jan 09, 2010 No Comments

  • 8 – Hot Geek Coffee Sleeve

    Some days your really just want a quick fix project, something you can finish in an afternoon rather than a week or two. I’ve been wanting to knit Matt & I some reusable coffee cup sleeves ...
    Jan 08, 2010 1 Comment

  • 7 – Lori’s Mittens Finished

    Second set of mittens finished in 2010! And yes these are officially done right done to the ends being weaved in (I hate weaving in ends).I’m very proud of the way the decreased turned out on th...
    Jan 07, 2010 6 Comments