Charm City Knits

Multnomah, Hello Knitty

2009-11-05T06:39:00.001-08:00

MULTNOMAH

STOLE

MY

HEART!!

Anyone who is looking for a quick knit, easily memorizable, and portable - this is it! This is probably the fastest project I have ever knit and so portable....I carried it with me everywhere.

I.AM.SO.IN.LOVE.WITH.THIS.SHAWL!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

2009-10-30T13:02:00.000-07:00

DOC OCK

My little guy
Halloween 2009

Go Baltimore RAVENS!!! Team Love! :)

2009-10-23T10:30:00.000-07:00

Pictures of my finished RAVENS Scarf. I started it for a Christmas present for my girlfriend who is crazy over the RAVENS (football/sports/etc) but I think I likie! :o

It looks nice with my shirt and it would be a great accessory when I go out with my "football" friends to watch football! :D

Don't I look cute? ;)

Asher loves my scarf too! :)

Here he's trying to drag it away with him. lol

Silly cat!!

Who loves the Linen Jeans Mobius Cardigan?

2008-05-06T11:20:00.000-07:00

It is from Berroco: Norah Gaughan Volume 2

I think I might have to add this to my Ravelry Queue.

Only two sleeves and one side of the button band left on my Forecast.

Swatchin' Baybeeeeeeeee

2008-01-17T17:16:00.000-08:00

Swatching for Forecast. Something to break up the issues I'm having w/ Hanami. I completed 3 repeats of the basket weave section and started a fourth that I had to rip out - I keep telling myself that once I complete the basket weave section the rest of the stole will be a breeze! Let's hope I'm right!

Hello....my name is _______ and I have a Yarn Addiction

2007-12-06T13:22:00.000-08:00

Seriously I have issues. Ravelry brought them to light as I had a way to keep track of my stash. I am ashamed.

I have 46 items list on Ravelry to sell. I'm hoping to use the money towards Christmas.

Check it out: http://www.ravelry.com/people/charmcityknits/stash/trade

Love, Hate and Flag Football

2007-10-08T07:15:00.000-07:00

My little guy is on a flag football league. I was happy to have some time with Hanami as I've neglected her for about a week now as she's driving me crazy.

I admit that Hanami and I are having a love/hate relationship. Lately it has been a more hate hate relationship. I totally love the end product of this stole. I would love to finish her as she is lovely but after working on her for a few weeks now, I have just complete my first (yes, I said 1st) repeat of the basket weave section. I'm elated and annoyed at the same time. Why oh why am I having such difficulty with this stole. Maybe Hanami is a jealous lady and doesn't want me to share our time.............maybe she wants to push me over the edge.....I was seconds from frogging her this weekend. I will not let her get the best of me.

One down...................six more to go (sob! - I can do it, I think I can - I think I can - I think I can).

Hanami Progress

2007-09-21T07:11:00.000-07:00

I had a rough start with my Hanami. I cast on and knit the 6 garter stitch rows 10 million times (okay, it was really like 9 time, YES 9 TIMES!!!), then I would start my 1st row of the basket weave chart and have four stitches left over. I'd pull back, re-cast on my 99 stitches; knit the 6 rows, row 1 of Chart A - four stitches left over. Frog, cast-on on 99, knit 6 row, row 1 Chart A - extra four stitches.............ummm anyone seeing a pattern here? The cast on was for 95 stitches, how I read 95 as 99, 9 different times is a mystery to me (clueless). I am halfway through my 1st repeat of Chart A and I'm loving it. I decided to go w/ metal needles in a US 4. I splurged for the Addi lace needles which I absolutely L-O-V-E!!

I used size 8/0 silver lined clear beads on the edge and absolutely adore them. I have to agree with Melanie, they look like tiny droplets of water.

I think I'll be behind most of you as we progress unless I turn into a turbo knitting goddess and crank out 6.5 repeats of Chart A this weekend. I'm thinking the chances are slim to none but who knows, the Knitting Gods may smile on me. :)

I've been invited..............

2007-09-18T11:09:00.000-07:00

to RAVELRY!!!!

Time to get all my yarn and projects organized!!!! :)

Woo Hoo!!!

Love of Lace

2007-09-07T06:28:00.000-07:00

Finally a photo of my completed Branching Out.
Here's a close up of the lace. After this project I was ready to tackle are larger lace project.

I saw and instantly fell in love with Melanie's Hanami Stole. Beautiful!!!!

I found some gorgeous Sundara lace weight, Chery Blossoms colorway no less, and joined the Hanami KAL.

I'm in the process of swatching which I despise, but feel is worth the effort for my stole to turn out as lovely as the other's I've seen.
.

Glee Done!!!!

2007-06-01T15:38:00.000-07:00

I started Glee the Thursday before Good Friday and finished her the week prior to Mother's Day Weekend. She took me about 5 weeks to knit but not steadily and not everyday. I was pretty impressed with the speed in which she was knit since I didn't work on her every second of everyday as I had first planned.

I'm not sure how I feel about her. I added about 1 1/2 inches to the sleeves as me and cap sleeves do not get along. I only choose to sew the hook of the hook & eye on and loop it into the knit stitch. I think I'm going to go back and sew the hook on as they kept coming unhooked from my stitches which became annoying. I steamed block her and wore her the next day. The cotton seemed to stretch a bit and I'm not sure if I like the loose fit, it feels kind of sloppy. My neckline doesn't stay up, it folds down which I'm not sure if I like or not. Also, my neckline is a bit rippled and I'm thinking I should have gone down another needles size. Lolly spoke of the same problem with her Glee and she ripped and re-knit. I had thought I'd be able to deal with mine as it's not quite as bad but I haven't worn her since our trip to OC.

Here'a picture I managed to take of myself. I may have the boys try to snap a few other pictures to give you all a better look.

What do you think?

I was wisked away to OC for Mother's Day Weekend. We had a great time and I was able to start Branching Out while the boys had a blast in the hotel pool!! Hours of uninterrupted knitting what a treat!! :)

My first lace project. I'm enjoying it immensely. I've had to stop and frog a bit here and there when I lose my place but I think she is going to be beautiful! I'm thinking of gifting her to the boys' adopted Grandmom for all her help this year taking my little one back and forth to speech therapy.

Socks, socks, and more socks!!!!!

2007-04-29T17:35:00.000-07:00

I received these lovely socks from one of the knitter's on the Knitty boards. A while back I offered sock yarn to knitter's who were interested in knitting socks for free sock yarn. I had amassed quite a collection of sock yarn but hadn't knit a pair. It was a great way to stash bust while receiving some lovely hand knit socks!!!

I had actually started these as my first pair of handknit socks and couldn't get past the large amount of stitches and the cast on of the Diamond Top Socks pattern from Knit Picks. The socks turned out lovely and fit like a dream!!!!! I love them!!!!

It's very hard to take a good photo of your foot.

Here's another try; at least I get an A for effort.

Diamond Top Socks, knitted in Knit Picks Gloss (Burgandy) by DarbyRose.

Oh BTW, I'm destashing. Let me know if you see anything you'd like.

Where does the time go?

2007-04-18T16:25:00.000-07:00

First off, CAMERA found!!!!! I was over my parent's house on Easter and mentioned I misplaced my digital camera. My Mother reminded me that I left it at her house at Christmas, yes Christmas, and I asked her to put it up for me. "Don't I remember?" Obviously not as I've been tearing my house apart looking for it. Needless to say, I wish I would have mentioned it to her earlier.

So this post will have some PICTURES!!! Yipee!!!

First off a few pics of some sock I got in the "knit socks for yarn swap".

Elfine socks in Mama's E Chocolate colorway knitted by Tigerlilith
Mountain Colors Bearfoot Sock Pattern & Yarn; Colorway: Yellowstone (forgive me I can't remember the knitter at the moment - need to check my notes, will update later.

Received just today!!!!

Monkey Socks in Socks That Rock - Carbon knitted by Stariel
Love, love these socks!!!!

I've been working on Glee from Zephyr Style. This is my first top down sweater; it's been a dream now that I'm past all the stockinette. Not looking forward to picking up the many many many stitches necessary for the collar but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.

Got a new bag!!! Made w/ Amy Butler fabric. I love, love, love her fabric designs! I'm dying to make a quilt from her Sunbloom Lush collection but am having difficulty figuring out when I'm supposed to fit it in with all my planned knits.

Larger Image
Interior

Misplaced Digital Camera............ugh

2007-03-14T17:20:00.000-07:00

Ton of stuff to list on DESTASH!! I wish I could find my dang camera - hopefully I'll run accross it this weekend.

Actual knitting going on but I can't show you progress as I have misplaced my digital camera. My camera has been in hiding for a few weeks.......I really need to make the time to search for it but things have been very busy.

Hopefully next post will include some knitting progress pictures.

I've been a sloth................

2007-01-29T17:23:00.000-08:00

Unfortunately this post will have no pics as I misplaced my digital camera and I'm too much of slug to look for it at the moment.

I have received four pairs of additional gorgeous hand knitted socks from the knit socks for yarn swap and they are gorgeous! I will post pix once I find the dang camera!

There has been some knitting action. I've started Fetching and have finished one glove. What a quick fun knit; I hope to have the second completed in the next day or two as time allows. Calorimetry is next on my list. I have some left over Noro that I think will make a great little cap/scarf/whatever you want to call it; ear warmers?

I promise there will be pictures in the next post.

Christmas came early!!!

2006-12-11T15:22:00.000-08:00

I am at a loss for words. Aren't they just beautiful!!!!

Jaywalkers in Claudia's Hand Painted Yarn - Passion Fruit by the lovely stariel from the Knitty Boards.

Pomatomus in Mama E in the colorway Maybelle knitted by the lovely luv2knit2 also from the Knitty Boards.

These are the first two pairs of socks from my "knit me a pair of socks get FREE sock yarn swap". I am very happy with how these socks turned out, they fit so well. Thank you very much ladies - I love them!!! :)

I've caught the WAVE!!!!

2006-12-05T15:35:00.000-08:00

I finally started my Christmas knitting. I've decided to knit Wavy from Knitty for one of the ladies at work. We draw a name each year so I thought I'd give her some hand knitted goodness. I'm using Lorna Laces in the Jeans colorway. I bought this yarn off ebay and it came w/ a 2 sided knitted cable pattern that I find too confusing. Maybe it's the pressure of being under the Christmast Party deadline(December 22nd) but I just wasn't feeling the knitting love so I put frogged it and decided to go with Wavy. I'm only on row 5 (lol! :)) but I find it be a fun knit and I'm enjoying the ease of the pattern
Oh, did you see my sock that tigerlilith finished. It is beautiful!! I just love it!!! (Thanks Lilith) One down, one to go and some knitted sock goodness will be on it's way home to mama!! Yeah baby!! This was such a fun swap; I get some beautiful knitted socks and my swapee (or is it swaper? whatever)gets some lovely FREE sock yarn. Love it!!

SO EXCITED - There will be sock knitted goodness in my future!!!!!

2006-11-26T08:46:00.000-08:00

The wonderful knitters over on the Knitty boards thought my "knit a pair of socks for a FREE skein of sock yarn" was a good deal and now I have NINE (9) lovely, wonderful, speedy sock knitters throughout the US, Canada, and Europe knitting me warm sock goodness. I can't tell you how excited I am!!!!

Unrealistic expectations.............Part II

2006-11-12T06:28:00.000-08:00

I had this huge deadline the other day at work and I was convinced, just convinced I was going to make it. Of course, I based my schedule strictly on my ability to as opposed to taking into consideration that the printer, copier, assistant might not cooperate. Needless to say they didn't.

My knitting of late has been something like that. I have very good intentions. I joined Lolly's Socktober Fest. The Ariann and Simple Fitted Bodice knit-a-long. I cast on for the my socks on the 29th of October or something equally crazing and haven't started either Ariann or SFB. I guess life, appliances, or equipment get in the way and my goals/time line is VERY UNREALISTIC.

Therefore I've decided to destash and take some of the pressure off. I have tons of yarn and project sitting around and the stress is beginning to wear on me. I have sweaters and yarn for projects I've planned years ago while still amassing more patterns and yarn for future projects.

Sock Yarn - boy do I have sock yarn and haven't knitted a single pair. Do you think
aquick niffy sock knitter be interested in knitting me a pair of sock for a FREE skein of yarn. Could they be tempted w/ the Cherry Tree Hill, Mama E, or the various handpainted yarn I have from Yarn Pirate, Socks that Rock, Sunshine's, TwinkleToes, or snagged off E-bay.

Stash pics for sell or trade coming soon!!

Socktoberfest............I've yet to begin; YIKES!

2006-10-24T19:22:00.000-07:00

Swatching Gloss for my Socktoberfest socks..........started w/ US 1 circs, dropped down to US0 dpns. I still don't think I'm getting gauge so tomorrow, when I can see straight and I'm not so sleepy I'll recount my stitches.

Some sock stash enhancement; I may never finish my socks in time but I've got the sock yarn stash enhancement down flat, BAYBEEEEE!!!!! Mountain Colors Bearfoot in Indian Corn. I am all about the fall color schemes at the moment.

Some Manos for a scarf; color#104. I'm not sure if I like it or not, definitely now my normal colors - it's the gold that is throwing me off.

And finally my WLD Krista Tee seamed without sleeves. She's been soaked and is currently blocking. I hope to finish the sleeves prior to week's end and wear her ever so proudly over the weekend or early next. Of course with the chilly days we've been having around Charm City she'll be hidden under a jacket or coat; what a shame.

Soctoberfest II

2006-10-01T19:19:00.000-07:00

Today is the beginning of Lolly's Socktoberfest!!! I'm excited. I'm going to use my gift certificate from the lovely ladies at work for some of Knit Picks' new Gloss sock yarn and 24" US 1 circs. Going to try my first pair of socks on a set of circs. I just love my Circs!!!!

I'm almost finished the front of Krista. I've knit and re-knit the front top about five times........I am so ready to be done with this sweater. It really is a simple straight forward knit that I'm making completely difficult! lol

Simple Knitted Bodice is next on my list......I was late for the September 1st start on the KAL but I'll make it in October; then I'm on to ChicKnits new pattern Ariann. Isn't she lovely? I have some Silkroad Tweed I'm going to attempt to use, wish me luck getting gauge.

Socktoberfest

2006-09-18T16:23:00.000-07:00

In hope that I might actually knit a sock, I joined Lolly's Soctoberfest. I'm excited. The ladies in my office gave me a gift certificate to Knit Picks for my birthday. I think I'm going to try out some of their new sock yarn and a set of their needles. My first pair of socks on two circs, think it's too daring?

Here's the sock yarn on the 1st level of the home.....I told you I'm a bit of a collector! ;)

Mama E's C*Eye*Ber Fiber in the following colorways: Pretty in Pink, May-belle, Knittin' Mom, Augustus, Driftwood and Fall Foilage.

Brooklyn Handspuns Polished Pebbles.

Eby Store Over The Rainbow Yarns: Autumn and Bark

Claudia Handpainted Yarn: Chocolate Cherries Colorway

Trekking XXL in Color 110*.

*Trekking XXL Color 110 shown on 100% Pura Lana Blog.

Lookie Lookie what I got in the mail yesterday.........

2006-09-09T10:39:00.000-07:00

My Tilli Tomas Pure & Simple in Ruby Wine!!!!

Gorgeous.................so soft.........such a beautiful deep color!!!

I'm in love!

Waiting on my Pure & Simple...........

2006-09-07T15:37:00.000-07:00

Order shipped USPS (2 day Priority Mail): September 5, 2006

Okay is that 2 days from the day the order was shipped or in addition too? I expected my yarn to arrive today. Of course I had to leave work early to run my boys to the doctor's, but as of 1:00 pm est - no yarn. :(

I'm hoping that it will be waiting for me when I go into work tomorrow!

Unrealistic expectations.............

2006-09-04T19:17:00.000-07:00

In my mind, which is a great place to be, I was sure I would finish the front of my Krista Tee this weekend. I mean it was a 3, THREE, day weekend. It made complete sense that I could have committed the entire weekend to finishing Krista; in my mind that is.

Of course I didn't factor in the boys or birthday celebrations or the Maryland State Fair. Nor did I even fathom that I might actually take an afternoon siesta two out of three days.

Here is Krista's progress...........I am/was almost finished the lace at the bottom of the front when I realized I had cast on w/ the larger of the two needles as opposed to the smaller. Looks like I'll be ripping this out in the morning.

In other news, it looks like my Pure & Simple will be shipped out tomorrow for Stitch Diva's Fitted Bodice. I'm giving myself this week to finish Krista and hope to cast on next Sunday or Monday.