Current & Finished Projects

This first post is where I will list all the projects (mostly knitting) on my to-do & completed lists & who they are for. In-progress projects will be marked in italics & completed but-not-posted projects will be marked in bold. Once I've posted pics & details of the items I'll add a link to the post featuring pics & details of the finished item.

This is also the post for my friends & family to leave comments with requests for things you would like me to make (if you don't have a blog here, please sign your name so I know who wants what :) thanks!).

So, without further ado... my to do list:

• Ribbed Top with V Neck (Cleckheaton pattern book 958), for me. Yarn: Cleckheaton Bamboo. In-progress, just needs to be sewn up... my least favourite part!
• "Warm Woolen Bracers" (inspired by my grey cabled arm-warmers that I named the "Warm Woolen Bracers" because they looked like something from World Of Warcraft). No pattern, just me being creative & attempting to reverse-engineer them). Yarn: Bendigo Woolen Mills Alpaca "Jet Black" #449
• Earflap hat (pattern to be decided) for Angie. Yarn: doesn't matter (just not in cream or purple).
• "Calorimetry" scarf/hat (Knitty.com Winter 2006), for Juliet. Yarn: Undecided
• "JayneHat" (pattern by http://www.jaynehat.com/, found on Craftster), for Nat. Yarn: still trying to find the right colours. When I find them, I'm making me one as well... let me know if anyone else wants one so I know how much wool to buy when I find it!
• "Diamond Lace Shrug" (Patons book #1255, "Creative Accessories 2"), for Sam. Yarn: hopefully silk, but I read somewhere that silk doesn't stretch & the pattern is a 'one size fits most' because of stretch, so I'll have to see Colour: Royal Blue.
• "Condom Critter" (Naughty Needles book), for Crowbarr. Yarn: I don't have any yarn thick enough right now & since he's not paying for yarn, I'll just wait until my scrap-yarn collection builds up a bit & mix a few yarns together. The pattern's designed to look a bit haphazard, so that'll probably work better than buying a specific yarn anyway. Colour: Brown, style: Owl.
• "Black & Bright Beret" (Scrumptious Toppings for Tots & Toddlers), for Bridget. Yarn: acrylic/wool? from Spotlight. In progress (knitted, but needs sewing alterations because it doesn't knit up right) [Note to self: this pattern is the DEVIL & contains many lies & silly (WRONG!) ways of doing things. Fix it before attempting to make another one of these hats]

Completed Projects:

• "Fancy Scrumptious Beanie" (Scrumptious Toppings for Tots & Toddlers), for Bridget. Yarn: pastel multi acrylic & white acrylic from Spotlight.
• "Elf" hat (Babyknits: Hats & Booties), for Bridget. Yarn: pink multi acrylic & white acrylic from Spotlight.
• "Garter Stitch Loop-Through Scarf" (Designer One-Skein Wonders book), for me. Yarn: Bendigo Woolen Mills Rustic "Midnight Tweed" #919.
• "Fishbowl Baby Hat" (Designer One-Skein Wonders book), for some baby I'm sure I will have one day. Yarn: Bendigo Woolen Mills Classic "Poseidon" #743.
• "The Wave" hand warmers (One-Skein Wonders book), for me. Yarn: Bendigo Woolen Mills Classic "Mulga" #690 (10 rounds) & Bendigo Woolen Mills Rustic "Midnight Tweed" #919 (10 rounds)
• "Cabled Headband" (One-Skein Wonders book), for me. Yarn: Bendigo Woolen Mills Alpaca "Pistachio" #458.
• "Garter Stitch Loop-Through Scarf" (Designer One-Skein Wonders book), for me, Yarn: Bendigo Woolen Mills Alpaca "Pistachio" #458.
• "Shrug This" (One-Skein Wonders book), for me. Yarn: Bendigo Woolen Mills Classic "Dark Plum" #738
• "Calorimetry" scarf/hat (Knitty.com Winter 2006), for me. Yarn: Bendigo Woolen Mills Classic "Dark Plum" #738, Bendigo Woolen Mills Classic "Mulga" #690 & Bendigo Woolen Mills Rustic "Green Tweed" #964.
• "Garter Stitch Loop-Through Scarf" (Designer One-Skein Wonders book), for Jen. Yarn: Bendigo Woolen Mills Alpaca "Jet Black" #449
• "The Wave" hand warmers (One-Skein Wonders book), for Becky. Yarn: Bendigo Woolen Mills Alpaca "Grey" #444. (10 rounds)
• "The Wave" hand warmers (One-Skein Wonders book), for Angie. Yarn: Bendigo Woolen Mills Harmony "Carnation" #255 (8 rounds)
• "Hugs & Kisses With Love" (YES the pattern is really called that!) hand warmers & headband (Designer One-Skein Wonders book), for Angie. Yarn: Bendigo Woolen Mills Classic "Musk" #601
• "Little Green (except they'll be blue) Wristlets" (Designer One-Skein Wonders book), for Angie. Yarn: Bendigo Woolen Mills Rustic "Bluestone" #992
  

Current patterns being drafted/altered:

• A 1979 legwarmers pattern. I seem to have misplaced the original & cannot continue until I find it as all my notes were with it. Boo!

Food & Other Crafts:

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cake
• Owl Cakes
• Bleeding Heart Cupcakes
• Knotted Baby Blankets