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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Finished up a beanie for myself
Started this last night while watching Psych finished it up during my lunch break today. It's a really simple beanie hat, the pattern is here. I actually could've finished it up sooner had i kept going on it last night. I really enjoyed doing it, and the pattern is super simple (this is the first time i made it and i didn't have to look at the pattern much at all after reading through it the first time (i did try to make it last week but i read the pattern wrong because i'm an idiot)). It fits great and i'm sure i'll be making more because it can fit a wide range of head sizes. My big old dome is 24 inches, and this hat can definitely fit well under that and at least a couple inches bigger without being stretched out and looking weird. Also oddly enough this is the first thing i've completed while knitting that's actually for myself, everything else i've made was either a gift or still isn't done. Very happy with how it turned out and this will probably be my default hat pattern from now on.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Pattern for the baby blanket posted earlier
OK i had some time to write it out so here it is (i proof read it quickly, i'll recheck it tonight and fix any errors that may be there):
Yarn: Pentex Monster Ball Worsted. Any worsted weight though should get the job done.
Gauge 4 sts per in. in stockinette
CO 123
Row 1-8 K
Row 9: K10, P103, K10
Row 10- K (from here on all even rows or right side rows are K)
Row 11,13,15,17: K10, P103, K10
Row 19,21,23,25: K10, P5, K93, P5, K10
Row 27,29,31,33: K10, P5, K10, P73, K10, P5, K10
Row 35,37,39,41: K10, P5, K10, P5, K63, P5, K10, P5, K10
Row 43,45,47,49: K10, P5, K10, P5, K10, P43, K10, P5, K10, P5, K10
Row 51,53,55,57: K10, P5, K10, P5, K10, P5, K33, P5 K10, P5, K10, P5, K10
Row 59,61,63,65,67,69,71: K10, P5, K10, P5, K10, P5, K10, P13, K10, P5, K10, P5, K10, P5, K10
Row 73,75,77,79: K10, P5, K10, P5, K10, P5, K33, P5 K10, P5, K10, P5, K10
Row 81,83,85,87: K10, P5, K10, P5, K10, P43, K10, P5, K10, P5, K10
Row 89,91,93,95: K10, P5, K10, P5, K63, P5, K10, P5, K10
Row 97,99,101,103: K10, P5, K10, P73, K10, P5, K10
Row 105,107,109,111: K10, P5, K93, P5, K10
Row 113,115,117,119: K10, P103, K10
Row 120-127 K
Bind off.
I Used long tail CO and a Knit BO, so that adds 2 rows of knit, 1 at each end.
It isn't the most readable thing i know, if you put it into Microsoft or Open Office or whatever office suite you use, Word document and double space it, it looks like it'd be easier to see and keep track, but for the sake of space in this post i tried to take that out. Same reason i didn't write in all the even rows since they're all knit rows anyway. Some things to consider, this pattern is how it should be, if you look at the actual blanket i made (you might be able to see in the pics, there are some errors), i didn't write the errors into the pattern for obvious reasons. Also if i could do it over again like i said i would've probably some some cables in it and made the center "block" a bit less simple, nothing crazy though because a lot of the reason i like it is because it's simple (and therefore really quick and easy). Also i would've only cast on 120 stitches and then the center block would've been 10 sts across, it isn't a big deal at this point but in the future that's how I'll do it, as well as probably changing other things so it's all in increments of 5 or 10. Aside from that i like it and like i said i used the Pentex monster ball, i can make at least another one from the same skein, maybe even 2 more blankets, it's good for inexpensive acrylic, has a decent drape and feel, no problem with yarn barf(i think people will know what i mean?), and i since it's acrylic i don't have to worry about giving it to a baby with allergies nearly as much, plus it's machine wash and dry-able.
Another reason i like this pattern is it'd be quite easy to add to it to make it a full sized adult blanket, in that case however I'd probably use a wool or wool blend instead of 100% acrylic.
well that's the first pattern I've ever written and shared with people. enjoy it, and if you use it (especially if you modify it) please post photos of your work! I'd love to see that.
Yarn: Pentex Monster Ball Worsted. Any worsted weight though should get the job done.
Gauge 4 sts per in. in stockinette
CO 123
Row 1-8 K
Row 9: K10, P103, K10
Row 10- K (from here on all even rows or right side rows are K)
Row 11,13,15,17: K10, P103, K10
Row 19,21,23,25: K10, P5, K93, P5, K10
Row 27,29,31,33: K10, P5, K10, P73, K10, P5, K10
Row 35,37,39,41: K10, P5, K10, P5, K63, P5, K10, P5, K10
Row 43,45,47,49: K10, P5, K10, P5, K10, P43, K10, P5, K10, P5, K10
Row 51,53,55,57: K10, P5, K10, P5, K10, P5, K33, P5 K10, P5, K10, P5, K10
Row 59,61,63,65,67,69,71: K10, P5, K10, P5, K10, P5, K10, P13, K10, P5, K10, P5, K10, P5, K10
Row 73,75,77,79: K10, P5, K10, P5, K10, P5, K33, P5 K10, P5, K10, P5, K10
Row 81,83,85,87: K10, P5, K10, P5, K10, P43, K10, P5, K10, P5, K10
Row 89,91,93,95: K10, P5, K10, P5, K63, P5, K10, P5, K10
Row 97,99,101,103: K10, P5, K10, P73, K10, P5, K10
Row 105,107,109,111: K10, P5, K93, P5, K10
Row 113,115,117,119: K10, P103, K10
Row 120-127 K
Bind off.
I Used long tail CO and a Knit BO, so that adds 2 rows of knit, 1 at each end.
It isn't the most readable thing i know, if you put it into Microsoft or Open Office or whatever office suite you use, Word document and double space it, it looks like it'd be easier to see and keep track, but for the sake of space in this post i tried to take that out. Same reason i didn't write in all the even rows since they're all knit rows anyway. Some things to consider, this pattern is how it should be, if you look at the actual blanket i made (you might be able to see in the pics, there are some errors), i didn't write the errors into the pattern for obvious reasons. Also if i could do it over again like i said i would've probably some some cables in it and made the center "block" a bit less simple, nothing crazy though because a lot of the reason i like it is because it's simple (and therefore really quick and easy). Also i would've only cast on 120 stitches and then the center block would've been 10 sts across, it isn't a big deal at this point but in the future that's how I'll do it, as well as probably changing other things so it's all in increments of 5 or 10. Aside from that i like it and like i said i used the Pentex monster ball, i can make at least another one from the same skein, maybe even 2 more blankets, it's good for inexpensive acrylic, has a decent drape and feel, no problem with yarn barf(i think people will know what i mean?), and i since it's acrylic i don't have to worry about giving it to a baby with allergies nearly as much, plus it's machine wash and dry-able.
Another reason i like this pattern is it'd be quite easy to add to it to make it a full sized adult blanket, in that case however I'd probably use a wool or wool blend instead of 100% acrylic.
well that's the first pattern I've ever written and shared with people. enjoy it, and if you use it (especially if you modify it) please post photos of your work! I'd love to see that.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Finished a quick baby blanket
A coworker of mine had a baby in december but just recently came back to work. His name is Sean, so i figured, a kid named Sean has to have a green blanket. I knit this up for him, took me a couple weeks to complete (around 21 hours total, since i'm slow). At first i was just going to do garter stitch for the whole thing but then after a few rows decided that i wanted to throw a bit of design into it, and since i didn't feel like frogging the few rows i did and start over with a pattern, i just designed as i went and came up with this.
I didn't think to do it till after i was almost done, but next time i think i'm going to do something with the center block, maybe the first initial of the person or something like that. And if i had it to do over again i think a cable pattern going up the stockinette "columns" would've been a nice touch. There's always next time though.
I didn't think to do it till after i was almost done, but next time i think i'm going to do something with the center block, maybe the first initial of the person or something like that. And if i had it to do over again i think a cable pattern going up the stockinette "columns" would've been a nice touch. There's always next time though.
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