swap 10/23/2010

so i am having trouble with the swap. the lady that i'm swaping with hasnt replied to me in over a week and i'm a little nervous. i hope she's ok. and ps i'm getting a table today!!!!! =))))))
and i need suggestions of what to do with my blog to make it more interesting! i want people to read it! lol and i want there to be excitement!

damn knit picks

Tonight i'm going to the knitting group. we did a name exchange for the holidays and i'm still waiting on getting my damn yarn that i ordered. and STILL waiting on needles from knit picks. i ordered them months ago. i'm very disapointed and dont think i will ever be ordering from there agian! very dissapointed. My lys from sheboygan falls (btw i LLOOOOVVVE them) Magpie's cottage gets me a package in like 5 days or so. And they are like a small lys. or as my husband calls them my dealer. lol so i hope this place gets my yarn to me fast and i hope knit picks stops being stupid... =(

XOXO's from across the world

Supplies:
choice of yarn (bulky) I used some thing around 3.5 sts/in
size US 9 needles
needle to weave in ends

Gauge
not important, but i prefer bulky


Pattern Rows
RS= K4, P2, K8, P2, K8, P2, K4
WS= P4, K2, P8, K2, P8, K2, P4
C1= K4, P2, C4B C4F, P2, C4B C4F, P2 K4
C2=K4, P2, C4F C4B, P2, C4F C4B, P2 K4

Directions
Cast on 30 Sts
Knit 2 rows

Rows
1. RS
2. WS
3. RS
4. WS
5. C1
6. WS
7. RS
8. WS
9. RS
10.WS
11. C1
12. WS
13. RS
14. WS
15. RS
16. WS
17. C2
18.WS
19. RS
20. WS
21. RS
22. WS
23. C2
24. WS

Repeat these 24 rows until you are satisfied with the length.

Knit 2 rows
bind off

I hope you love this!
i made this for my mother when i moved across the world. so she can have some thing to remember me even when i'm gone!

please use this pattern for personal use. not for sale or to sell. thanks!
Ashlie Caelwaerts

honey cowl

my honey cowl looks like puke... it litteraly looks like vomit... ugh. so disapointing! i'm kind of in a funk for knitting. i do not have lots of knitting needles and yarn selections. but sure does suck. i really wish that i had a lys here...

slip 1 wyif

i'm learning alll this new lingo! =) makes me feel kind of techy... started a really really cute cowl today. its called the honeycomb cowl. here's the link to the cowl. http://www.madelinetosh.com/free-patterns/honey-cowl-v1.pdf

its going to be in malabrigo in the mariposa color! very excited. gotta run!

go pack go

Supplies:
2 colors of yarn. 50g of each (I used DK weight)
2 US 7 rounds
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch marker

Guage: 5 sts/in on US 7

End size: comes to a nice fitted size beanie

Instructions
Cast on 85 sts.
Knit 15 rounds in your first color
Knit 15 rounds in your second color
Knit 15 rounds in your first color
Knit two rounds in your second color

Decrease evenly 8 sts per round after the second round until your down to 12 sts leave about a 8 in or longer tail and thread yarn through all remaining sts and pull tight to close. Weave in all ends.

the lengh of the hat can be changed. as many times as you want to switch your colors go for it, just make sure that befor you start closing its around 7 inches long. makes a nice fitted hat...
ENJOY!

ugh.. i'm sooo bored!

its so boring here today that i'm sitting up and its 2 am... what the hell! i cant sleep. maybe i'll work on my grandma's cowl.