Snowflake #8

There are 92 days until Christmas. Here is #8 - 

Unblocked

Wet Block

Starched

Do you see my whoops? I didn't until the blocking began. C'est la vie. This snowflake will have to live without a couple of crystal peaks.

Snowflake #7

There are 93 days until Christmas. Here is #7 - 

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Unblocked

Wet Block

Starched

This one is my reigning favorite. It took less than 15 minutes to make. Make again for sure!

Snowflake #6

There are 94 days until Christmas. Here is #6 - 

Unblocked

Wet Block

Starched

Snowflake #5

There are 95 days until Christmas. Here is #5 - 

Unblocked

Wet Block

Starched

Snowflake #4

There are 97 days until Christmas. Here's #4 - 

Unblocked

Wet Block

Starched

Snowflake #3

There are 98 days until Christmas.

Hers's #3 - 

Unblocked

Wet Block

Starched

I have found that I really like splashy amounts of chains. They make a dramatic effect rapidly. I would make this one again.

Snowflake #2

There are 99 days until Christmas. Here's #2 -

Unblocked

Wet Block

Starched

My #2 turned out a little more like a star than the image in the book. Pleasant change.

Snowflake #1

There are 100 days until Christmas. Here's #1 - 

Wet Block

Starched

I failed to mention that I am working in Aunt Lydia's #10 crochet thread with a USB/2.25mm hook.

I am wet blocking and, then, starching each one.

Get ready for Christmas...

Every year I think that I would like to make a slew of snowflakes, but I usually decide too close to the holiday. There happens to be 101 days left before Christmas and I have a book of 100 snowflakes to work on. Let's see if I can do 1 a day and share it here. If I succeed, then this year would have the most posts of any year.

Done, Like a Cake

I just  finished binding off a precious confection. I love the sight of freed needles. I used one of my favorite BOs - reverse i-cord. I look forward to showing you more about this project later. Until then, it is a secret.

Hot. Hot. Hot.

Ventura residents have about a 4 degree range of temperature tolerance, 68 degrees F to 72 degrees F. We have been about 20 degrees above our upper limit for the entire week. The girl who was raised in the high dessert of Southern CA is returning to take b over the pampered beach bum off the last 7 years.
Today, we avoid the heat and knit and dig at the beach.
We began by running through a local fountain. They will probably have a grand finale of pool swimming while I am at with tonight.

Super Stretchy

I just wanted to share that I used JSSBO on closing an elastic casing for a skirt waistband. It seemed right.

Happy Needles

I just finished something that I have been thinking about making for months, a needle book for a dear friend and fellow Leo. After much reflection and pinned inspiration, I put this original gem together.

Fair Day

Woooooooooo. The Fair is opening in Ventura today and I have my tickets. Now, I knit and wait for my family to enjoy the opening ceremony in about an hour and a half.

Sleeves Will Be Conquered

I think that I could make myself famous for saying (among other things), "Sleeves are my Kryptonite." A couple of years ago, I took to making them first (Betty sweater), realizing that course as a way to beat my own short coming and to play with uncertain gauge. Luckily, it seems that Jared Flood feels solidarity in the case for making sleeves first;  his sweater, Ranger, begins with the sleeves. One down and the second one on its way.

Neon Love

We got this glorious, saturated neon Plymouth Encore yarn and it needed to be mine. Oh, the plans that I have made!
When I showed a ball of it to my 2 year old daughter, she said "Yes!" before I could say anything else about it.
First, I am making a ton of squares and mixing these glowing colors with black for a little blanket for my girl.
Then, I am going to take the pink with gray and make her another tomten.

Knit More

I did show you a swatch yesterday for a sweater. I started that sweater. It is going swimmingly.
Then, I became distracted by some shiny new yarn last night. I swatched again and I started another sweater. The good news is that it is nearly finished. It is a tiny, little, baby Tomten.
When all 219 yards are devoured at the end of the sleeves, I am going to use some of our new clasps as closures.

A New Brew

This morning (with 1000 other things to do), I am swatching for something new. I am auditioning Madtosh in Whiskey Barrel for the Heidi Kirmaier sweater, Peasy. It is looking promising.

A Good Day

We are celebrating our 6th wedding anniversary. From an undisclosed location, we have enjoyed many fun grownup/child free activities. My favorites, with 5 hours to go in this day, have been an uninterrupted afternoon nap and catching up on my mystery shawl knitting.

Summer Fun

We are enjoying the first Monday afternoon of summer break at the park. The boys are in Jedi camp and the girls are playing on the playground.
My play is my working on samples for a crochet class that I am teaching at Barrelhouse 101 on July 18th. They need buttons and their ends woven in.
Bella wants no pictures, today.