Ravenclaw Scarf

Well... I started the Ravenclaw Scarf for my lil sis. It's great. I knitted about 12 inches and realized it was going to be waaaaay too big. Suggested gauge was about 5 stitches 6 rows/inch, and mine was 4.75 stitches 6 rows/inch, but somehow it ended up that the stripes were a bit wide (about 8 in instead of 7) and waaaaay too long (almost 4 inches compared to 3...)

So I did what I had to do... ribbit. My lil sis is only 5'2", and the scarf was about to be 5'11" or so... Anyway, I adjusted the pattern a bit and now it's much better, with just a smidgen over 3' stripes. I'm about halfway through stripe seven. I'll post a pic later when I'm not so lazy.

As for the baby sweater, it now has two sleeves (just imagine!) and has become a bit of a pain to tote around. I'm thinking I'll just work on it at home and take the scarf with me, although soon that will be too long to be portable and I'll have to start something else... Don't want to mop the floor of the subway or anything! Socks maybe?

First sleeve done!

Well, I've finished the first sleeve of my baby sweater. It looks fairly good. Hopefully the stitches will even out a bit after sitting a while and washing. Now onward to the other sleeve!

First time with DPNs

I've moved to DPNs for the first sleeve of the baby sweater. Now that I'm doing it (and it really isn't that hard) I've realized that the sleeve of a tiny baby sweater is probably not the best first DPN project, simply because it's so small.

However it's going just fine, thanks to a cool tip I read about stitching the first stitch on the next needle so it's not always the same stitch from one needle to the next.

Problem is I'm leaving for my school retreat tomorrow, and a DPN project is not the most portable... Maybe I'll bring it, and something else for the bumpy bus ride.

Yarn, yay!

Today I headed over to school for a morning meeting about a class we're taking.

Afterwards I headed to an area yarn shop. See, last night at SnB, I met two girls who work at said yarn shop, and casually mentioned in some context how I would love to work in a yarn shop. So one of the girls, a manager, says 'Why don't you?'

Problem is I'm technically not allowed to work anywhere because of my school stipend. Well, turns out they let people 'volunteer' to put price stickers on merchandise, and pay you with store credit. Bingo! So today I stickered for about 4 hours and got $32 in lovely store credit. It's great because it allows me to 1) Hang out in a yarn store and absorb knowledge from cool people. 2) Get free yarn. 3) Make friends!

Then I returned home to find my super-secret-Harry-Potter-scarf-yarn here! Unfortunately no needles yet because I ordered them from somewhere else... So I guess I'll be working more on that baby sweater.

Well, I realized that the recipients of my gifts are very unlikely to find this blog, so I can reveal their ultra-secret identities.

1. Currently working on a baby sweater for my friend L. It's a light green cardigan, since I don't know the gender of the future child.

2. Going to make a red and black chenille afghan for my sister Gina for Christmas/her birthday depending on how hard it is to get it finished. Might use extra yarn for a hat and scarf for my other sister.

3. Super secret Harry Potter scarves for me (Ravenclaw) and Robb (Slytherin). I'm excited to make these, just waiting for the yarn!

4. At some forseeable time in the future, a felted bag for myself.

5. Afghan squares for an exchange.

I really do have to take pictures later!

More yarn than I know what to do with!

Well, I've recently acquired a lot of yarn, so now I just have to project it! The baby sweater is going surprisingly well! The pattern is getting a bit harder to count, but I found this cool counter thingy at the store today so I'll try it with that.

Also got the yarn on eBay for some Christmas presents, and some yummy soft yarn for a scarf for myself, and some yarn for a super-secret project ordered online!