Movin on up in the World

Hey, I graduated to the next Stitch n Bitch book, which I found as a bargain at a local bookstore today. Party harty.

On My Needles: One Cable Mitts and Big Sack Sweater

Hey kiddos! I figured it was high time I elaborated on my last blog post, where I briefly mentioned that I had started the Big Sack Sweater from Stitch n Bitch. Since that last post, I have made little progress on it, because I started a secondary project that was smaller and portable. Those would be these delightful fingerless mitts, called the one cable mitts on ravelry. The pattern, which is not mine, is here:

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/one-cable-mitts

So far, the knitting is pretty quick and I would probably be done with the first one except for the fact that I made a HUGE mistake that was not salvageable, so I was forced to frog it. Anyway, pretty fun problem that only needs one skein of worsted weight. I had been looking for a pattern like this for quite some time, so it was a nice find.

I will post some pictures when both the mitts and the sweater is complete. In other news, my best friend says she wants to learn how to knit. Pumped! :D

DIY Needle Case

Hey y'all, today I was feelin' crafty! I decided to use the pattern in Stitch n' Bitch to make a roll up needle case. I found some pretty upholstery fabric that I liked, and set to work. It took me about two hours or so, and the only problem I had is that I didn't make the ribbons long enough :P. But otherwise, it turned out really well! I will make anger with the left over fabric to make one for my circulars.