Tim Sale Scarf FO

Man was that cutting it close! My Fella and I leave tomorrow for the Emerald City ComiCon in Seattle. If you're just tuning in here is the run down. Both my Fella and I are big fans of this comic book artist Tim Sale. You can check out his artwork at his site! (He does the art that is seen on the tv show Heroes.) Tim Sale is going to be at the ComiCon and I have made this scarf to give to him. The Lois Lane graphic is from one of his comics, Superman Confidential #3. The Superman 'S' is standard. You can see my Fella below posing with the scarf for the camera.

~Specs~

Pattern:
My very own!

Yarn:
Sock Yarn-Sisu and Lanett Superwash. (Sorry, I'll update with full details when I get back.)

Needles:
2.75 circs

Pros:
Just take a look will ya? What's not to love?

Cons:
I don't know how much I loved doing those looooong stripes though.

Little Quickies -FO's

Yesterday my Fella and I purchased a new coffee table. It's got cool little hidden drawers on the sides and the top of the table has a glass covering. We've got all sorts of ideas of what to put underneath the glass for display/decorations so stay tuned for that. I decided that even though I am not the coaster-using kind of girl, this table would require some on account of the glass covering. So I whipped these little babies up. I don't crochet often so I was a little rusty at first.

~Specs~

Pattern:
Various sample flower patterns from some old photocopies I found.

Yarn:
Louet Euroflax - 1/4 ball leftover from a previous project. (Full ball: 270yrds/100g)
100% Wet Spun Linen

Crochet Hook: 3.50mm

Pros:
Quick and dirty. I like my crochet in small doses.

Cons:
Not the friendliest yarn to use. It's kind of rough on the hands but I still really like the results. I think I will leave this yarn for weaving from now on.

And speaking of weaving! After all the slow and steady I switched into speed-crafty mode this weekend. I was inspired into weaving this scarf while I was ogling my stash. (yeah, I admit it!) It's just a bunch of sock yarn but I love it. Sort of a retro orange flavour.

~Specs~

Pattern: My own (148 ends)

Yarn: -Warp-DG Confetti Superwash-2 balls (75% Superwash wool/25% Nylon) 210m/50g
-Weft- Sisu-1 ball (80% Virgin wool/20% Nylon) 160m/50g

Reed size: 12.5 dpi (30/10cm)

Slow and Steady

Sock numero uno. I have the toe and a couple repeats done on the second sock. I love this yarn!

I have a table full of various orchids in various stages. Mostly dormant. This orchid in particular had been dormant for 2 years I think, then all of a sudden out it comes with 7 blooms! It was just too pretty not to share. The sun was out today ( a rare novelty right now in Vancouver) and I took full advantage of it. Nothing like real, live sunlight for taking photos.

Also, I am finally finished the knitting portion of the Tim Sale Scarf. Let me tell you, I do not look forward to knitting such long stripes ever again. Was it ever worth it though! It looks awesome!

And by request here is a shot of the loose ends on the back. Good times are to be had. Yessir.

Short-Row Toes

I cast on for some socks today. I needed something easy but enjoyable after all the hard work and racking my brain for the TS Scarf. Something small but interesting. Something quick. So of course it would be socks. The last socks I knit were for my Fella and I had forgotten about my favorite part. I love, love, LOVE starting my socks with short-row toes. It just comes together so well. I mean just look! It's so simple and tasty. Also, I've done it so many times now that I can't really screw it up. Really, what's not to love? (This yarn makes me drool. It's leftover from these socks I knit last year.)

The Lovely Lois Lane

Here's an update photo of the Tim Sale Scarf. I've finished all the intarsia parts of the scarf now *whew* and I can not be more happier about how Lois has turned out. I was especially worried about her facial features (there were a few tiny hiccups there) but they all turned out fine. Now just the many metres of Supes stripes and the dreaded weaving in of ends.

Are we there yet?

Mm hmm. Fun with intarsia. As you can see. Actually, it's not as bad as I expected, but then maybe I expected a lot worse. I am doing better with tension this time and I am pretty pleased with the results so far. I am about halfway done Lois and completely finished the dark blue Superman side. Soon it will be sewing in ends, lots and lots of ends. Then blocking and stitching the edges together.

Novella Socks

When I am in the middle of a priority project that really requires my full, undivided attention I don't always do what I should. What I should do is continuously work on said priority project. Instead, I have started a brand new project. One that has no priority whatsoever. Having said that though, I have to knit this. I don't even have what might be proper shoes to go with the finished product. I just needed to get it on the needles. Today. I've gotten as far as the ruffles and one full repeat of the trellis pattern for the Novella Socks from Knit 2 Together. I feel better now and I'm going back to the TS scarf. I promise.

Tim Sale's Scarf

I was going to put this in as part of the last post, but I think it deserves a post of it's very own. I am really loving this project. And there have been no snags..... so far. This photo pretty much sums up what the project is. The Tim Sale Scarf! I've finished the Superman 'S' symbol and there is plenty of simple stockinette bus knitting for the remaining length of the scarf. The next step is to start the second side of the scarf. The second side will consist of an awesome Lois Lane graphic from Tim Sale's comic book Superman Confidential, Issue #3 to be specific.

This is what my table looked like at 1:30am last night. I had to slow down and figure out which colors/yarns were for what. But all that is sorted now and it should be smooth sailing from here! *fingers crossed* More photos to come!

Portland Pullover FO

Yay! Jill is back safe and sound from her trip to Taiwan and so it the camera. Now for some photos!

~Specs~

Pattern:
Portland Pullover from the fall 2006 issue of Interweave Knits.

Yarn:
Welcomme- Le Super Mohair - 1 1/2 balls 120m/135yrds (40g)
70%Mohair/30% Acrylic

Garnstudio's Vivaldi - 1 1/2 balls 280m (50g)
43%Mohair/27% Acrylic/30%Polyester

Needles:
Circs in 9mm, 7.5mm and 6mm

Pros:
Quick and easy to knit. Easy pattern to follow. Also, the most functional sweater I have made for myself so far.

Cons:
I had to readjust the needle size to find the right gauge, which isn't really a con, more of a side note for next time. Easy to wear except for the fact that I don't know if I'm a mohair kind of girl. Somehow it feels to me that putting a soft, fluffy sweater over "curves" seems to round out and expand said curves.

Anyway, here is a peek at some cable work. I don't yet know what it is though. I have wanted to try out this cable pattern and I was just drawn to the yarn. More mohair, strangely enough. Country Mohair by Fleece Artist. Beautiful stuff with a fantastic weight to it. I have no idea what I will do with this once it's finished. Possibly a medium sized carry bag? We will see.