While I waited…

Author: teejtc  /  Category: Knitting & Tatting

JJ had surgery Wednesday on her knee; essentially, it’s hashed from an old High School injury and they tried to piece it back together as best as possible. (Oh, and they found out that it was much more damaged than expected and she’s not allowed to put ANY weight on it for at least 6 weeks!) :-(

In any case, that meant waiting room time for me, so I took three things along:

  • My Zune faithfully loaded with the latest episodes of Y-Knit
  • My latest incarnation of Brooklyntweed’s “Habitat” - this is my third (it started out as a gift but is now going to be the sample for a class on the hat I’m teaching in January), and
  • The yarn and needles to make a felted potholder.

    • I started on the hat, while listening to Y-knit and just a few rows from the end… **SNAP** one of my beautiful harmony needles broke!! I’m not a particularly tight knitter and this is wonderfully soft yarn so I was a little frustrated.   Anyhow, that meant I moved over to the potholder.  I’m not partiuclarly fond of the pattern (it’s for 2 circulars and I decided to use DPNs… I don’t like the way the thumb is just “added on” so I played with that a little — will have to play with it some more for the next version though)  It turned out pretty well, so it’s going to be a Christmas present… I’m not giving out any names though :-)

    Just in case you care…
    Details:

  • Yarn: Lopi by Reynolds Yarns (bulky, 100% Icelandic Wool)
  • From: Lizzie Anne’s Wool Co. (My favorite LYS!)
  • I used about 90 yards
  • Machine Felted (actually… I suppose it’s “fulled” but no one seems to know what that is so I’ll stick with the inacurate, but more understandable term)
  • Color: 0215 - purple? lilac?  (they don’t give it a name)
  • Pattern: Hot out of the Oven from Knitpicks.com (It’s a free .pdf)

    • Here’s a pre- and post-fulling pics (Pics of the new Habitat when it’s finished….):

    prefelted.jpg

    felted.jpg
    Grace and Peace,
    `tim

    2 Responses to “While I waited…”

    1. kldavelaar Says:
      November 27th, 2008 at 2:45 pm

      I surely hope JJ is doing alright as SHE now waits — for healing. I know that “snapping” sound of a needle! And it doesn’t happen to me very often either — because like you, I don’t consider myself a tight knitter. But it makes complete sense that your body may have put some of its understandable tension into your hands as you waited. Know what I mean. Good reason to ALWAYS take more than one project along.

      What is ZUNE?

      Happy Thanksgiving — I’m on my way to friends house for turkey and everything right now. I think that holidays will always be bittersweet for me from now on. And I can come to terms with that. I remember thinking on holidays, over these last several years, “if it were always like this. . .” THEN it would be alright. The thing is, most days aren’t holidays :(

      Hey, do you have a pattern written out in more understandable instructions for that little sweater you made for Jen A and Ann K’s baby? I’d love to see it if you do. (627 Via Ponderosa, Schenectady, NY 12303) or attachment.

      I have tried ONCE more — but I’m afraid I’ve put so many safety and precautions on this new blogspot, that no one will want to go through the pain of getting to it!

      I’ll send you an invitation to it.

      Peace,
      Kathy

    2. James Brumm Says:
      December 6th, 2008 at 12:42 am

      Been running around, and so I’m late here. Hope JJ is healing up well and that you guys are having a blessed Advent.

      Happy St.Nicholas Day!!

      James

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