This weather is still not cooperating and I am SO looking forward to summer clothes. What is your favorite summer staple? (A girl can dream...right?) :)
xo,
J.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
What I Wore Wednesday
Hey lovelies! It's that time again...check out The Pleated Poppy for some What I Wore Wednesday fun!
This weather is still not cooperating and I am SO looking forward to summer clothes. What is your favorite summer staple? (A girl can dream...right?) :)
xo,
J.
This weather is still not cooperating and I am SO looking forward to summer clothes. What is your favorite summer staple? (A girl can dream...right?) :)
xo,
J.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
What I Wore Wednesday
Hey, you!
It's another Wednesday...and you know what that means! Go to The Pleated Poppy for some fashion inspiration!
Say it ain't so! I am actually wearing....wait for it...sandals! My tootsies are soOoOoOOo happy!
Enjoy your week!
xo,
J.
It's another Wednesday...and you know what that means! Go to The Pleated Poppy for some fashion inspiration!
Say it ain't so! I am actually wearing....wait for it...sandals! My tootsies are soOoOoOOo happy!
Enjoy your week!
xo,
J.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
What I Wore Wednesday
Hello, friends!
Have the last 2 weeks been crazy, or what? I am finally getting back into the swing of things and am overjoyed that I can dress up with all of you at The Pleated Poppy. Join in on the fun!
Hopefully I'll see you next week!
xo,
J.
Have the last 2 weeks been crazy, or what? I am finally getting back into the swing of things and am overjoyed that I can dress up with all of you at The Pleated Poppy. Join in on the fun!
Hopefully I'll see you next week!
xo,
J.
The Owl - Part 2
When I introduced you to my owl sweater yesterday, I mentioned that the owl met an unfortunate fate. What. a. cliffhanger.
After I had knitted the owl, the measurements just weren't adding up (hardy har har). So, I began searching for pattern errors and lo and behold - I found one. A Major Error.
*Sidenote: please take something away from my experience. It is probably a good idea to check for pattern errors before you begin the pattern. Not when you are towards then end, like me. I will never learn.
So anyway, the pattern originally read that I was to knit 5 inches before I began the owl pattern. The correction stated that I was only to knit 4 inches. In the scheme of knitting, one inch makes a big difference.
Cue the dramatic music.
So, I had to...rip...out...the...owl.
Ripping your work is never fun. Trust me, I've had lots of practice. But this one stung just a bit more. All of that work! All of those balls of yarn! Only to do it again!
I resolved to make the second owl even better, and I think I succeeded. It just added about 2 weeks on to the project.
Once I finally got the owl done, the back looked like this. More tears (sobs) because I really don't like weaving in the ends of my thread. That took an afternoon, and I was itching to move on to the next step.
before
after
Now, I haven't had much experience when it comes to knitting sweaters, but I thought that the assembly of this sweater was interesting. First, I sewed the front and back together, then I added the rolled collar.
After that, instead of knitting the sleeves separately and attaching them to the body of the sweater, I had to pick up and knit the sleeves onto the sweater. I didn't mind this, as it saved me the step of having to sew the sleeves on!
Unfortunately, I was really good about taking pictures of this process and really bad at taking a picture of the final product. I didn't realize it until the gift had been wrapped. Now that the birthday boy has opened it, I'll have to snap a picture so that you can see how it looks!
So glad I was able to share this with you - if this project taught me anything (and it taught me a lot!), it's to not get too frustrated. And to always check for errors before I start knitting. :)
xo,
J
After I had knitted the owl, the measurements just weren't adding up (hardy har har). So, I began searching for pattern errors and lo and behold - I found one. A Major Error.
*Sidenote: please take something away from my experience. It is probably a good idea to check for pattern errors before you begin the pattern. Not when you are towards then end, like me. I will never learn.
So anyway, the pattern originally read that I was to knit 5 inches before I began the owl pattern. The correction stated that I was only to knit 4 inches. In the scheme of knitting, one inch makes a big difference.
Cue the dramatic music.
So, I had to...rip...out...the...owl.
Ripping your work is never fun. Trust me, I've had lots of practice. But this one stung just a bit more. All of that work! All of those balls of yarn! Only to do it again!
I resolved to make the second owl even better, and I think I succeeded. It just added about 2 weeks on to the project.
Once I finally got the owl done, the back looked like this. More tears (sobs) because I really don't like weaving in the ends of my thread. That took an afternoon, and I was itching to move on to the next step.
before
after
Now, I haven't had much experience when it comes to knitting sweaters, but I thought that the assembly of this sweater was interesting. First, I sewed the front and back together, then I added the rolled collar.
After that, instead of knitting the sleeves separately and attaching them to the body of the sweater, I had to pick up and knit the sleeves onto the sweater. I didn't mind this, as it saved me the step of having to sew the sleeves on!
Unfortunately, I was really good about taking pictures of this process and really bad at taking a picture of the final product. I didn't realize it until the gift had been wrapped. Now that the birthday boy has opened it, I'll have to snap a picture so that you can see how it looks!
So glad I was able to share this with you - if this project taught me anything (and it taught me a lot!), it's to not get too frustrated. And to always check for errors before I start knitting. :)
xo,
J
On My Needles Monday
I fully realize that I'm doing On My Needles Monday on a Tuesday. Apparently, my brain was still in a foggy weekend haze yesterday and I am running one day behind - my apologies!
I thought this week I would take a bit of a spin on the "On My Needles" concept because, well, I'm not going to show you something that is currently on my needles. It was at one point, but I was never able to reveal it because it was a surprise. Surprise knitted gifts are my very favorite kind - but it's kind of hard keeping up with a knitting blog when all of the things you knit are surprises. So! L-o-n-g story short, I decided that I'm going to devote a few posts to a special project for a very special little boy.
Blog readers, meet Henry. You've met him in the past. He is the cutest nephew a girl could ever ask for, and he recently turned the ripe old age of one.
I saw this as a perfect opportunity to knit the perfect little sweater, and as soon as I saw this pattern, I knew I had found the jackpot.
So, during the Blizzard of 2011, I began this special project. And right off the bat I realized how much I love knitting little wonderfuls because they don't take nearly as much time as knitting things for myself.
I was excited to take this project on because I learned how to use the intarsia method when knitting the owl. Of course, my owl was intricate and required MANY balls of yarn, which I don't think I was prepared for. I had no idea what I was getting myself into.
The good news is, you don't even notice the chaos of intarsia when you look at it from this angle!
Tune in tomorrow to see how this owl met a disastrous fate.
xo,
J.
I thought this week I would take a bit of a spin on the "On My Needles" concept because, well, I'm not going to show you something that is currently on my needles. It was at one point, but I was never able to reveal it because it was a surprise. Surprise knitted gifts are my very favorite kind - but it's kind of hard keeping up with a knitting blog when all of the things you knit are surprises. So! L-o-n-g story short, I decided that I'm going to devote a few posts to a special project for a very special little boy.
Blog readers, meet Henry. You've met him in the past. He is the cutest nephew a girl could ever ask for, and he recently turned the ripe old age of one.
I saw this as a perfect opportunity to knit the perfect little sweater, and as soon as I saw this pattern, I knew I had found the jackpot.
So, during the Blizzard of 2011, I began this special project. And right off the bat I realized how much I love knitting little wonderfuls because they don't take nearly as much time as knitting things for myself.
I was excited to take this project on because I learned how to use the intarsia method when knitting the owl. Of course, my owl was intricate and required MANY balls of yarn, which I don't think I was prepared for. I had no idea what I was getting myself into.
The good news is, you don't even notice the chaos of intarsia when you look at it from this angle!
Tune in tomorrow to see how this owl met a disastrous fate.
xo,
J.
Monday, April 25, 2011
On My Needles Monday
This post looks eerily familiar. In fact, it is almost the exact same picture that I used a month ago to show where I was on the back of my sweater. Except now, it's the front. You following? Deep, I know.
It was another slow knitting week. Easter threw me off a bit this week and I'm hoping to get back into the swing of things soon, because it is my goal to wear this little number before the heat of the summer. And with the way the weather has been lately, it's buying me plenty of time. I don't remember what 60 degrees and sunny feels like.
Here's to a productive week -- look for some fun posts soon with other crafty projects I've had up my sleeve!
Happy, happy knitting to you!
xo,
J.
It was another slow knitting week. Easter threw me off a bit this week and I'm hoping to get back into the swing of things soon, because it is my goal to wear this little number before the heat of the summer. And with the way the weather has been lately, it's buying me plenty of time. I don't remember what 60 degrees and sunny feels like.
Here's to a productive week -- look for some fun posts soon with other crafty projects I've had up my sleeve!
Happy, happy knitting to you!
xo,
J.
Monday, April 18, 2011
On My Needles Monday
It was a slow week in the knitting world. I didn't get nearly as much done as I thought I would. Don't you hate that? You have so much built up momentum and then it all comes to a screeching halt because of a little thing I like to call "life." *sigh*
The good news is, I finished the back of my sweater, and I've begun the front ribbing. Hopefully I'll make better progress this week because I'd really like to wear this one before this morning's snow turns into 95 degrees with extreme humidity.
Tell me what you were productive with this week. Pretty, pretty please :)
xo,
J.
The good news is, I finished the back of my sweater, and I've begun the front ribbing. Hopefully I'll make better progress this week because I'd really like to wear this one before this morning's snow turns into 95 degrees with extreme humidity.
Tell me what you were productive with this week. Pretty, pretty please :)
xo,
J.
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