Yarn Pirate Booty Club #2.....

has a arrived in the color called Calamity. It's beautiful! The colors are green, blue, purple and white. 420 yds Superwash BFL. Can someone tell me if I'm right in thinking that this well be self striping??? Pattern ideas? Jaywalkers will work but I'm already making a pair of those. I just got it today so I still have a day or two to decide what pattern to use.

Yarn Pirate Rum Runner

Here are the Rum Runner socks I finished the other day and I love them! This color is part of the Yarn Pirate sock club. The intention was to knit kneehighs but they wouldn't go past my calf!! Oh well.

Pattern: Plain Old Sock

Source:

Yarn: Yarn Pirate Rum Runner

Made for: Me!

Needle Size: Size 2 for cuff, Size 1 for foot

Date Started: July 2007

Date Completed: August 2007

Retro Redux Shrug Part One

Finally here are some pictures of the Retro Redux Shrug from Lace Style.

I love this one so much, I'm making a second one in black! It's an easy knit using mutltiple needle sizes. It's a tad tight in the arms but I think the yarn I used wasn't the right gauge which was my fault for not swatching! Pattern: Retro Redux Shrug

Source: Lace Style

Yarn: Cascade 220

Made for: Me!Needle

Size: Multiple

Date Started: Sometime in May

Date Completed: June 2007



And here's the second one almost finished using Cascade Cotton Rich in black!

Beach Socks

This was obviously a piece of cake to knit. Very basic. It went quickly b/c it was fun to see the pattern evolve! My 2nd FINISHED pair of socks!! This was taken at my cabin. Too bad the photographer didn't move my foot so we could get Mt. Baker in!!!
Pattern: Stockinette
Source: My head
Yarn: OnLine Supersocke 100 Summer Color 791
Made for: Me!
Needle Size: Size 2 Circs
Date Started: Sometime in June
Date Completed: July 5th, 2007


Socks and left over yarn. I'll never knit cotton socks again. Ick!! But they are fun colors! Like the way the turned out.

On the Needles and Some Booty!

Here's what came in the mail the other day for the Yarn Pirate Booty Club.....Kneeshighs are the plan. I finished my first Retro Redux Shrug from Lace Style the other day. I'm waiting for someone to be around to take a photo of the finished product. In the meantime, last night I casted on another one in black! It's a quick knit. Easy lace and the end product is cute!!
I planned on knitting the Summertime Tunic for Interweave Knits Summer 2007. But it's so boring! It's just dragging on and on. I have a feeling this will never get finished. Using Cotton Ease.
And here's a Monkey. My first Monkey. Using Cherry Tree Hill in Foxy Lady. I used Size 2 circs on the cuff and will use Size 1 for the foot.
Finally, my first Rockin' Sock Club June 2007. I used the called for pattern on the cuff in size 1 circs. The foot is plain old stockinette! Now I'm casting on the 2nd one. I hope to actually finish before the next round of club yarn comes my way. This was the first sock pattern I used from them. Yea for me!

Ampersand Socks and Top Down Baby Sweater

First pair of socks!! Since then I have knitted one Jaywalker using STR Silkie Walking on the Wild Tide and basic stockinette socks using Online Summer Socke. I will post the Online sock in the next couple of days. They are finished just no picture yet!! Now for the Ampersand sock, this was such an easy pattern to use for the first sock. I know I'll use it again but next time with size 2 circs for a tighter fit.
Pattern: Ampersand Socks

Source: Through the Loops free pattern

Yarn: Socks that Rock Lagoon Mediumweight

Made for: Myself!

Needle Size: 2 Size 3 Addi Turbo Circs in 24" length

Date Started: Sometime in the Spring

Date Completed: Sometime in the Spring

Now for the sweater. As I said in a previous post, my mom and I took part in the the LYS tour in our area. This was the first pattern I knitted and one of my favorites. QUICK knit. CUTE baby sweater!
Pattern: Top Down Baby Sweater

Source: So Much Yarn One Skein Project from the LYS

Yarn: Dream in Color Classy in Giant Peach

Made for: Someone's lucky baby. Not sure who.

Needle Size: Size 9 circs and DPN, Size 6 circ and DPN

Date Started: May 20, 2007

Date Completed: May 25, 2007

Firebird

I'm slow to post but here's some photos of the new sock yarn from the Socks that Rock Club. The colors a hot orange, fuschia, pink and peach. I'm not sure if I'm going to use the pattern that was sent because it's a cable pattern and that is so time consuming for me. Another member used the Monkey pattern and it looked really good so that's a good possibility for me.