Meaning of the kerchief

Many women who knit start a project to help them get through something that they are experiencing.  I knew that my recent pregnancy was not going to end happily.  I went to the emergency room expecting to get answers to why my pregnancy hormones were not rising properly.  I took with me my needles and some yarn and decided to start a kerchief.  A quick enough project to keep my mind off waiting for answers.  I started the kerchief in the ER.  I was half done by the time we got any answers.  The results were possibly an eptopic pregnancy, or a standard miscarriage.  Reguardless there was no way that this would develope to a full term pregnancy.  We decided to treat it as an ectopic and seek treatment for it.  I worked on the kerchief whenever i started to feel sad about my pregnancy.  I had my appointment today to see if the treatment was a success.  I have started to miscarry today and i finished up my kerchief except for weaving in the loose ends.  I feel that finishing the kercheif has helped in my ability to accept my loss.  I was pregnant but there was never a formation of a baby.  It has been hard on me but it has also made me appreciate my almost 3 year old even more.  I had a miscarriage before him and am thankful that Joseph is a happy, healthy and lovable child.  I feel someone has been watching over me even with the losses to make sure I have healthy children.  We will try again and hope we will be blessed with another healthy child.  But until we can try again I have my knitting to comfort the sad times and a crazy almost 3 year old to make me laugh when i cry.  

Working on a new purse

Well my kercheif is not complete yet but i am working on a purse that is knitting up really fast. I will probably make a few of them and sell them on my etsy page.  The bag I am working on is from the newest Interweaves magazine winter 2009. Page 72 The art lace bag.  It is kniting increadably fast and i think i could whip up  couple in a week.   I will post the link when I put it on my etsy page.  will post more later.

Finishing up kerchief

I am on the last side of my kerchief.  Should get it finished by tonight before knit-lit.  Figuring out what I could make that would knit up fast and could sell on my etsy page.  I might start from the beginning of one of my "one skein wonders" books and knit everything.  that would surely use up my stash in a hurry.  So I am announcing a contest/giveaway.  I am looking to get 50 followers within a month.  Refer people to my blog, watch my blog, and cheer me on to keep going.  Three of my lucky readers will receive something handknit from me.  Could be a bag, wristwarmers, or a scarf.  All you have to do is help me get 50 readers by the 15th of February.  Winners will be messaged by the 16th of February.  Happy knitting.  I will be updating my yarn total by the end of the week.  I think I am doing quite well.  Just need to keep motivated.

I am still around.

I applogize for not being around and updating for a while.  Life has been hectek but i have been knitting.  I am still working on finishing some of the christmas gifts that i didn't get done.  Still working on my dad's vest.  I just need to finish the collar.  Will be doing a count soon on how many balls of yarn i have left.  I feel like I have made a pretty big dent in it.  For recent news I just recently suffered an ectopic pregnancy.  Spent 10 hours in the emergency room.  Frustrating but we will get through it.  I am going to make a few changes to the site.  As I am knitting I will be reviewing the patterns or the books that I am using and the yarn.  That way I can look back and have references.  As soon as i get the christmas gifts done i will start up the pattern reviews and blogging everyday.  I might start now though.  Just to keep my mind clear.  Right now i am knitting for myself out of "Hattitude" book "Peaceful"  It is a cable edge kercheif.  I am using Lorna's laces shepherd sock yarn in brick.  It is knitting up great.  It will have alot of stretch to it but the stitches look great and the yarn will not fray or pill.  The only complaint i have of the pattern is in the directions for the edging in row seven it says.  Row 7: purl. Bind off all sts loosely knitwise.  not sure what to do.  Very confusing so i just went with my gut and bound off knitwise assuming that it just meant to work it on a purl row.  This is my project to help me get my mind off of my loss and i will probably be wearing it before I even know if the pregnancy has ended or not.  Happy knitting and see you tomorrow.  Tomorrow I will be announcing a special giveaway.

Late but almost up to date with everything I have been working on.

 

Okay I know that I haven’t been keeping up with the blog but i have been getting a lot of knitting done.  I think i am close to getting caught up on what i have been working on.  These pictures are everything that i worked on within the first month.

This is the wrist warmer that I started and completed within 2 weeks.  And yes i did get the 2nd one done also.  Only to find out that I can’t wear them for very long because they really itch.

In this photo,  The Revena Satchel (as of now it is felted and wip for the needle felting) Winter wonderland coat (the red color-  7”’s to go for the back piece.  Been working on this religiously)  The orange piece is a chest piece for a dress.  The blue is my dad’s vest.

Dad’s vest, black lacy shawl, elephant baby hat

Some are repeats the big blue ball is a circular shawl from knitty, shipwreck shawl, Short sleeve shirt knit in wool and mohair. 

 

Beer cozies in the green, the mess of balls in the middle are to be felted for a bracelet, a hat for Joe,  Treasure of a pocket purse  so far still working on the Mexican lace piece but i do have the beads picked out for the finishing work,  a bag still need to do piece two and felt.

the needle bowl was fun it is felted and made using 12 different kinds of wool.  That was a big stash buster well at least for the scraps.  The little blue bowl knit up fast and i keep my stitch markers in it and knitting notions.

These are all items i have had going for some time, 1 slipper still need to do the other one but i forgot what part of the pattern i was on, a stripy bag need to knit edging, the green stripy thing is going to be a felted 6 pack holder, a dice bag, wrist warmer, and Kleenex cozy i just need to put a button on it. 

Shawl in the brown and yellow, red and grey is one side of a coin purse, still going on the circle blanket got to an annoying part so i got board of it.

Well that is i so far it seems like i have done a lot but i just haven’t finished that much.  I am really good at starting projects just not finishing them.  Maybe i should change it up to at least casting on every ball of yarn.  I could get that done in a month.  But i will just keep plugging away.  I do have new stuff i want to share i just need to make more progress before i want to show off.  So until next time.  Happy knitting.

One finished and one major project!

Okay so this is one of my major projects that i will be working on predomenently. This jacket I entend to have done to wear for christmas. the peice i have done is the side gore. 1/25 done.












These are a pair of felted baby slippers that i made for Niko Kosin. So cute!

ready set knit!

okay so i am starting early but i really do have alot of yarn to knit through. So here are the things i am working on today.


This will turn into a set of wrist warmers. this
is my first attempt at faire isle. It is going good
so far. and best of all i am using 5 colors of yarn
for this project.

This is a scarf that i made and think could get 2 more out of the ball of yarn. it doubles as a scarf for around the neck or over your head.

This is a mystery pattern that i am working on. If i finish it it will be the first set of socks other than joes that i will have finished.

This is the yarn i used for the scarf. It is really soft. If i make 3 i will be keeping one for myself.