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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

some goodies

I forgot to show off some new yarn I got on Monday of this week. My Blue Moon order arrived, finally, after sitting at customs for about 3 weeks. See, when I'd placed the last order with Maaike, Yannick was really taken with how soft and luxuriuos the yarn felt. He offered to treat me to a skein if I'd knit a pair for him. How can I refuse an offer like that???

I chose the Fire on the Mountain colorway for my pair. I had a hard time deciding between this one and Sherbet, but in the end the darker colors prevailed. I still might order Sherbet in the future though...

Look at the colors!
I think this will look great on my feet! I might browse Ravelry to see which patterns others have used, but I'm thinking of either doing stockinette with a bit of a rib, or possibly a feather and fan leg. I'd like to see how this knits up before I decide officially.

After some further deliberation, Yannick chose Obsidian for himself.
I took a closeup of the yarn because you can't really tell from the above photo, but it is actually a blend of black and brown.
I will try and get him to agree to a pair of Potomotopomotomoses, or Rpms or Cablenets but will (probably) wind up doing stocking stitch with something fancy added to relieve the boredom. I think I might do 2 tiny cables and maybe make a similar pair for myself with a row of eyelets between the cables. Hmm...

Now that Jakob is actually reaching for and grabbing for his toys, it is more fun to introduce new toys to him and see how fast they get yanked into his mouth. This week I introduced him to Sheldon for the first time. The boy and his turtle got along well, and Sheldon was only slightly sucked on before being discarded in favor of toes.

Oh, and one more thing...

It's done.

Tons of photos and all the details in my next post. Happy Hallowe'en!

Labels: FO, Sheldon, stash enhancing, Superman Costume

posted by Jennifer Lori @ 3:34 pm 1 comments

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

FO: Sheldon 01

Presenting: Sheldon

Isn't he cute?

Sheldon wears the latest in shell fashions and

can be completely removed from his protective layer.

Oops- you weren't supposed to see the naked pic!

A turtle moon...

Project specs:

Pattern: Sheldon from Knitty

Yarn: Bernat Baby Coordinates left over from Oliver's Dinosaur

Needles: 3.25mm and 3.5mm as per pattern

Cast-On to Bind Off: I cast on Friday night right before bed and had a finished Sheldon Monday evening. Plus I worked all day Saturday and packed most of Monday.

Was the pattern well written: Yes! Even though some of the techniques used might not be familiar to everyone, the pattern is so well written that I really think anyone can pick this up and knit a Sheldon of their own.

Changes to the pattern: Instead of attaching safety eyes I used a tip I saw on Knit Flix's blog and made some felt eyes. I used my 3-hole punch and punched out 2 circles out of some leftover black felt from the second Poodle Skirt I made last year. Once I had the eyes positioned where I wanted them, I sewed over them with black embroidery floss until the felt disks were completely covered. This left me with perfectly round eyes that have a bit of a 3D effect, plus are baby-safe and won't come off with repeated chewing. ;)

Will I knit it again: Did you not see I called him "Sheldon 01"? I will definately make him some friends.

As usual, these photos and others in my FO gallery on the left. Sheldon's slideshow is here.

Labels: FO, Sheldon

posted by Jennifer Lori @ 9:27 am 5 comments

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