Recently Finished Projects (Archive-the birth of this forum)

[susies1955]

Sara,
Thanks for liking my hat and my sewing room.
That room was just a JUNK room with the plaster falling off the wall and old broken wood floors and the wall paper was SO old and dirty. I cleaned it out one day and stuck an old school desk in there with my old sewing machine and my ironing board as I had gotten interested in quilting. My husband came in four months later and said "I need to put a few outlets in" and then he got that started and declared.........."I'M going to do the whole room over. Yeha. It didn't take me long to move into the bedroom and let him go at it. I made my first curtains ever for that room and the first wall hanging ever. :)
It is small but it is nice and all mine. :)
Thank for liking it,
Susie

[koolbreeze]

Susie!!!! what a great room!!! i love your first quilt! and for a first you choose a queen!!! WOW!!!! my 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th... you get the picture have all been baby quilts... i'm too skeered to do anything bigger!!!! and do you quilt them on the sewing machine? i want to learn to quilt on mine but i skeered to do that to... its not like knitting when you mess up you can just frog and start over but if you mess up quilting... you'll be rippin for days! my mom quilts my quilts on her quilter. but very nice projects!!!! (sorry for the ramble! :thumbsup:

kemp~ pretty sock... one day i'll do scoks! ;)

[susies1955]

Carmell,
Thanks for liking my room and my quilts.
I haven't quilted my first quilt yet but will. I wanted to learn something about it first.
I just did a blue queen one not too long ago and I loved doing it and yes on my machine. I have a Janome 6500 so the throat to move the quilt around is good sized.
JUST DO IT. Make a big one. You can do it.
:)
Susie

[KellyK]

And, OH! Kempy! I dunno HOW I missed your adorable sock, but it's ADORABLE! :rofling:

[Joel]

Well... it's taken me a few days to get a chance to take these pics. I found the 8 MB card for our dig cam and it doesnt work either... now I'm wondering if there's a problem with the camera itself....

So I had to take finished scarf pics on our really old webcam... guess its better than nothing.

[KellyK]

:cheering: YAYYYY JOEL!!! :cheering:

[Ingrid]

Looks great--even without a high-tech photo!!

[earthchick]

Beautiful scarf! Beautiful hat! Beautiful socks! :cheering:

I'm all inspired!!!

[Ennormir]

Here's the scarf I knitted up for my sis...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/ennormir/finished.jpg

and the monogram...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/ennormir/monogram.jpg

[koolbreeze]

that is nice!!! :thumbsup:

[Ennormir]

Thanks! :D

[Silver]

Wow!!! I've gotten very behind on this thread again, but everything looks so wonderful!
http://forum-images.hardware.fr/images/perso/ddpforman.gif

[LisaD715]

Everyone, beautiful projects!!! I have got to get busy on mine....I was making a blanket for Stephen's girlfriend, Rachel, but they broke up today, so.....

I started my second attemp of the dolphin dishcloth with the waves....lifeline goes in this one. Mary, I might be getting a hold of you for guidance.

[DotMom61]

All right ... that's it. I just came out to see what was going since I was on here this afternoon, and all these FOs are posted. So, I'm outta here, and I'm going to go finish up my Oregon Tote, if at all possible. All I need to do is knit two i-cords for it and felt it. That will be 2 out of 5 bags DONE!

Hasta la vista!

[MaryS]

Way to go Joel! :cheering: The scarf looks great! :cheering: :cheering:

Lisa, give a shout if you have any problems with the waves! My DD just broke up with her boyfriend last weekend - glad I hadn't started his Xmas present yet.

Everything always looks so great on here!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Happy Knitting :XX: :XY:

Mary

[KellyK]

My DD just broke up with her boyfriend last weekend - glad I hadn't started his Xmas present yet.

HA! I was just saying the SAME thing about my sis's BFs clogs last week & everybody was makin fun of me! Im glad Im not the only one!!!

I finished FILs cloggies last night....WOTA in Winters Night and Mist, Men's size M.
http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting/forum/files/ft_clogs_for_fil.jpg

[MaryS]

Kelly,

Those are PRETTY! I finished Dad's GF's in Violet and Mist last night, too.

My next pair is going to be in Stream and Coal for my dad. He wears size 11.5 so I was going to do men's med even though it says they're size 11. I wouldn't want to go to the large I don't think :?? :thinking: Any thoughts?

Mary

[KellyK]

Thanks, Mary! Yes...do the M.

I did a pair in Stream....its a nice color!

[kemp]

Love the colors on that pair, KK!

[AidanM]

I love how all the clogs are kinda funny lookin' before they're felted. Talk about the ugly duckling and the beautiful swan!

[KellyK]

Thanks, Kemp!

Aidan...I wish you could see them in person.....FREAKISHLY HUGE! Someone here once referred to them as "The Clogs that Ate Cincinnati"!! :roflhard:

[Ennormir]

Nice clogs, KK! I really like that Winter Night! Definitely going to br a favorite of mine.

Here's the baby cap I finished!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/ennormir/hat2.jpg


http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/ennormir/hat1.jpg

[kemp]

:roflhard: :roflhard: Yep, it's all coming back to me now...hugeified clogs with cheap wool that never shrank enough...probably why I haven't started any more :oops:

[mintdee]

All that stuff is so pretty everybody! Can't wait to get to that level. :)

[KnittinKitten]

Okay ... I finished this tank top a couple of weeks ago and just tonight finished sewing it up. Why do I race to finish knitting things and then let them sit and sit and sit before I actually complete them?!? :rollseyes:

Too bad summer is over now that it's done. <sigh>

:XX:


The Mod Squad was here! :waving:

[KnittinKitten]

:oops: Good Grief!!! Why was that photo so large??? :??

Sorry everyone ... not sure what happened.

:XX:

[feministmama]

Very cool felted stuff everyone! I made this on the plane to and from Palm Springs last week. Love the pattern this Opal petticoat makes!

Pattern please.

[feministmama]

I finished FILs cloggies last night....WOTA in Winters Night and Mist, Men's size M.
http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting/forum/files/ft_clogs_for_fil.jpg

KellyK you are the goddess of clogs!! How many pairs have you made so far? I'm SO calling on you when I start my clogs and I screw up.

[KellyK]

That's my 7th pair....13? more to go.

You'll have me and a whole KAL thread to consult whenever you're ready, Femmy!

[koolbreeze]

femi~ its on Kemp's blog

[Ingrid]

Okay ... I finished this tank top a couple of weeks ago and just tonight finished sewing it up. Why do I race to finish knitting things and then let them sit and sit and sit before I actually complete them?!? :rollseyes:

I think it's a common trait that we love to knit and hate the finishing part. You're not alone there!

[benniesma]

Sheesh! I really don't visit this thread as often as I should! Love those socks Kemp! I want to make a pair with that Petticoat. The colors are soooo pretty.

Susie, great job on the hat! I'm impressed that your first project was something more challenging than a scarf. Great job!!

[benniesma]

Whoops! Forgot to post my FP! Just a basic scarf, but soooo softy! You can't tell in the pic, but the color is a pretty raspberry pink.

(Edited to add the *&^$@%&* picture. Sorry about the fuzzy pic. Our focus on the digital cam is broken.)

[kemp]

Olivia looks so comfy in that!

Femi~I decided not to post the pattern for now...I am going to try to submit it.

[feministmama]

Olivia looks so comfy in that!

Femi~I decided not to post the pattern for now...I am going to try to submit it.

Cool! Can't wait, it is a really purdy pattern. :heart:

[rebecca]

WOW, I need to get here more often!!Great projects everyone!!!
:happydance: :happydance:
Andrea- :heart: :heart: your bag!
Kemp_Girl, u know I :inlove: :heart: those sox!
Susie-WTG on your 1st project :cheering: :cheering:
Joel_very 8-) cool scarf!
Enormir- :heart: :heart: the scarf & baby cap :D
KK- :heart:in' the blues!
Knitten-I just :heart: the top, very pretty color ;)
bennie-very cool & cuddly scarf!

Here are pics of my completed Dulaan Scarf. I used 660 yds worsted wt natural WOTA.
Then we have the matching hat with cable band with picked up sts with spiral crown decreases done with knitpicks natural fingering wt yarn.
I am now writing the pattern for the fingerless gloves to go with :D

[KnittinKitten]

Wow, Rebecca! The hat and scarf are soooo elegant -- I especially love the hat. Such perfect stitching. These are works of art.

:XX:

[KellyK]

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS, Rebecca!!

[LisaD715]

Becka.......I LOVE that hat and scarf!!!! Your talent NEVER ceases to amaze me......I really wanna move to Savannah and come learn from the master.....

[Ingrid]

Absolutely beautiful!

[rebecca]

WOW..thanks everyone! You are all so sweet ;) and kind, you make me :blush:!

[kemp]

Rebecca, the scarf and hat are beautiful! Are they for you or some lucky gift recipient? You better be keeping SOMETHING for yourself, you know!

[rebecca]

Thanks, Kemp!
Yep, these are for me. I decided a while back that it was time to knit for me & Lonnie. I finished projects that were already promised for others and this ensemble is the 1st of many things that are now being done for us!! I'm very excited about it...I've always knit for others, not for me & knitting for me is really FUN :happydance: :happydance: :happydance: !!

[kemp]

YAY! I am so glad to hear it...you deserve to keep some of your gorgeous wrok! Did you ever get those soy boxers done for Lonnie? Waiting for a pic, GRRR ;)

[benniesma]

WOW! Rebecca those are just gorgeous! :notworthy:

[Joel]

WoW! Rebecca... that hat and scarf are incredible!

[rebecca]

WOW everyone, thanks so very much...ya'll are so sweet ;) :heart: !!
LOL, I didn't do soy boxers for Lonnie, he wasn't as fascinated by the idea as we...LOL!! I've not had time to do anything for him yet, either. He has picked the reversible cable scarf in "Scarf Style" It's shown on a girl, but it will look very nice on a man & the color Phoenix yarn that I have will look very good on him with a yummy brown suit....oh yeah :blush: ;)!!

[KellyK]

Nuthin' fancy...a SCRUNCHABLE SCARF (http://www.knitlist.com/96gift/giftsscarf.htm) for DHs aunt for Christmas....I added the crochet border...I like the way it fans out the ends of the scarf. This pattern makes a REALLY soft squooshy fabric!

[rebecca]

Ohhh, KK, that's pretty! I love the way it fans, too! Looks very, very yummy & soft :D. Auntie will :heart: :heart: it....ain't no doubt ;)!
Girl, you are one busy Christmas knittin' girl :D !!!

[Julie]

Rebecca, those turned out beautiful!! :inlove:

(Someday I'll have the patience to knit with fingering weight yarn.)

[DotMom61]

Still working on my 2nd felted bag, the Pie Are Square Shawl and Quick & Easy Shell, but in order to break up the boredom, I knit a square for Cheryl's (Kemp's) contest ... here's the finished (but unblocked) product:

http://static.flickr.com/32/50366711_83e13a6faa.jpg

Is it just me, or does this look like a mob of horseshoe crabs in this picture? :doh:

<sigh> I seem to be having one of those days.

[DotMom61]

Yup ... it's supposed to be leaves, but that durn picture looks like horeshoe crabs.

http://static.flickr.com/25/50370301_ba67169e7d_m.jpg

[Julie]

:roflhard: Julie, I'm sure it will be even more bee-yootiful when it's blocked. :heart:

[KellyK]

JUL, ITS GAWGEOUS!!! I wouldnt even block it! I LOVE the texture of it!!

[DotMom61]

So, it doesn't look crabby to you?

Honestly, it seems to be one of those things where I'm too close to the project, and I've lost all objectivity. I no longer feel like I can make an objective judgment of this piece of knitting.

*I* know what's it's supposed to look like, and I can't take a step back and say, "Yeah, 'em are some *good* leaves,"

or

"What in the world *is* that, anyway? Horseshoe crabs? I've never seen a pattern for horseshoe crabs before!"

[KellyK]

Them ARE some good leaves!! :thumbsup: Not in the LEAST bit crabby! :lol:

[rebecca]

Julie, that is simply GAWGEOUS, my friend!! LOL, I would never have considered horseshoe crabs until u placed the photo...lol :roflhard: ...that is funny....BUT, they do look like leaves to me & very, very lovely :D
Really, really and truly, really....beeeautiful leaves, no crabs at all!! :happydance: :happydance:

[javede]

Wow, Rebecca that scarf and hat set looks wonderfull!
Will it have a bucket form when blocked?

Kelly that yarn you used in the scarf is really yummy.

Julie, it doesn't look crabby! Side note: horseshoe crabs are the reason I never went swiming at our house in Indonesia, a cousin of mine brought one of these out :?

[benniesma]

Julie, I would never have thought horseshoe crab. (Of course I didn't know what one looked like till you posted your picture.) They look like some mighty fine leaves to me! :cheering:

[DotMom61]

OK, thank you everyone for all of the positive affirmations of my leaves. :lol: It was just weird when I posted that picture & saw how it looked online! I wasn't sure Kemp would really want to add that square to her afghan! :shock:

As a matter of fact I was so obsessed with how weird they looked that I forgot to mention how lovely everyone else's stuff looks!!! :oops: I am always inspired and amazed by what I see out here!!! Makes me think we ought to open our own boutique or something!! I can imagine there are people in this world that would pay big $$$ for some of the projects I've seen on here!

*And* you first-time knitters out here are incredible! You just seem to hit the ground running. Good job, ladies and gents!!!

And, Kelly, I think your 'nana has to go potty.

[rebecca]

Thanks everyone for all of your kind words :D ya'll are so sweet!
Javede, no, it actually isn't a bucket hat, but I had to stretch a bit during the blocking and the only thing I had was the flower pot, it's turned out nicely as a regular head forming cap...I will get another pic of it since it's blocked!

[leptira]

Rebecca I :heart: that dulaan scarf that you did might I ask where I would be able to find a pattern like that?
Txs :D

[rebecca]

Hi, leptira, I am very, very happy to share THIS blog (http://wolfandturtle.net/Yarnpath/index.php), which belongs to a wonderful lady by the name of Robbyn who has been so kind and gracious as to share her patterns & tips, as well as a wealth of knowledge with everyone!! You will find several wonderful patterns there!! All of her patterns are on my long project list :D!

As promised, here is the picture of the hat after the blocking process. I think that it turned out quite nicely...I can't wait for cold weather now so I can wear it...although I have to quickly finish with the wrist warmers & socks ;) !!

[kome]

Rebecca! What a lovely hat! :) It's so perfectly knit. I wish I were so patient! I couldn't wait to wear mine, so I wore it today. Everyone got a kick out of it. :happydance:

I added ear flats that are pockets, and you can take them off if you want to. I really REALLY want to see this on one of my little cousins. Lol.

I bought the yarn from the $1 Target stash. It knit pretty well, but I had to be careful while sewing it up. Oh... and it doesn't stretch AT ALL. But I still love it! :heart:

[rebecca]

:happydance: :happydance: Kome...your hat is just too cute :D

[KellyK]

Kome....that is just TOO cool and unusual!!

Ive been knitting little dinky things last night and today...knit up 2 suares for Kempy's contest, and (you're all gonna laugh) I FINISHED a dishcloth that I started way back in January when I was learning to knit! All I had left to do was, like, 2 inches of it.....I CANNOT BELIEVE what a TIGHT knitter I was!! Did it on sz 5s and could BARELY get the needle into the sts!! :shock:

[kome]

Kelly! I LOVE those dishclothes! They are so very cute. I really like the textures on them, and that first one ecspecially. :)

[Ingrid]

Your squares are beautiful! You can't tell where the 'old' knitting ends and the recent addition begins!

[feministmama]

Awright y'all, KellyK is gonna win this contest just from shear number of entries!!! Lets give her a run for her money ...er yarn and start sending in those squares!!!!!!! :cheering: :XX:

[rebecca]

Ingrid is correct, KK...I have no idea which one is the 1st...you are a born knitter....u have the 'gift' ;)

[jodstr2]

wow KK... I love them! :inlove:

[dustinac]

Wow ya'll have been busy little bees!! My little girl became sick early Thurs morning so now I'm playing catch up!! Wanted to share with ya what I finished though the black and red purse I finished before last weekend and then the felted bag I knitted while she laid on my lap this week.. Kelly I"ve been doing little squares too hoping one day to have enough for an assorted afghan of some kind :thinking:

Great knitting guys you guys have done some wonderful work!! Loved it all!!

[Ingrid]

They look loverly!! Did you decide to go without the leaves? I thought that was a cool idea.

[rebecca]

:cheering: :cheering: Very Nice, Dusti!! I love the leaves on the bag!!

[KellyK]

LOVE LOVE LOVE the leaves!!! :cheering:

Thanks for your compliments, everybody!

Femmy, I have only made three entries...same amt as you! :lol: I am hoping that my winning edge will come from the fact that I was her FIRST entry, AND she's drawing on my birthday!! :mrgreen:

[jodstr2]

:inlove: love the bags dustinac!!! :inlove: but I have a weakness for knitted bags. I love those leaves. please