Twiddly Fingers

I'm plagued with Twiddly Finger Syndrome. :) My mother had it, my dad had it for a while, most of my cousins have it. Little known outside my family, TFS is a disorder characterized by an incessant need to constantly do something -- ANYTHING -- with your fingers. Sometimes this takes the form of smoking, sometimes eating, in other cases nail-biting. Having learned to channel this compulsion, I now put hooks and needles in my fingers and make things most of my family members don't need or want.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Coming Home Birthday Gift Poncho

I didn't get a picture of this because it was a gift, and I forgot. Suffice it to say it looks just like the purple one, only in the milk of magnesia pink color. I actually started this the summer of 2010 and intended to have it for Jen's birthday, but life (and a new baby!!!) got in the way. I ended up finishing it January 12, 2012

METHOD:
Martha Stewart's "Coming Home Plus Size" poncho, knit as per Homespun, "Cotton Candy" colorway.

AND WHAT DID WE LEARN?
1. Keep the extra skeins handy. Somewhere I lost a skein of this and ended up having to buy a skein off a Ravelry member to finish the thing.
2. WTF is up with the seaming? Apparently it left a flat area and odd seam lines.
3. Jen suggested running sequins through it. I think that would make a cool border.

Sunday, January 01, 2012

Baby Hats - Oh My Stars!

We are loading up on hats! Although I'm not super crazy about the envelope look. I started these on September 20, 2011 but didn't finish them until after DS was born.

METHOD:
Done in extra stash yarn and from a pattern in Knit It! Spring 2007 magazine.

AND WHAT DID WE LEARN?
1. The patterns overestimated how many stars each hat needed.
2. These are impractical, and the jersey hats that come with the onesies are much better.
3. I sort of learned how to make French knots, I guess?