Hey!

Ok, so…heh…hehe…I know I promised to write about some stuff a while back, and I still haven’t and now it’s late(again!) lol! But I just wanted to let all of ya’ll (that are interested) know that I just (finally-lol) posted to more chapters on the Erin Story blog (http://rero.wordpress.com). If you haven’t read any of the Erin Story yet, feel free to go check it out! And COMMENT!! We love to hear from all of you! If you are starting out, bear through the beginning it’s not the best, but it does get better(in my opinion! hehe). So yeah. Check it out if you want!

As for in the “knitting world”, I’m trying to buckled down and lower my 13 UFO”s to much less! I already made my first accomplishment in the beginning of the week by finishing Rascal’s “Princess Pussycat Throne”!!Doesn’t she look comfy?! Hehe!

I’ll hopefully be posting some more pics on Ravelry soon, but (thankfully) she seems to be enjoying it!

Also, if you’ve been to my Rav-page, have you seen my “First Project”? Yeah, that bag that had all the pieces seemed up but got shoved in a box with the lining fabric waiting to be seamed and put together. Well…I worked hard on that too! I hand cut and sewed the lining(yeah, I can’t cut straight to save my life, so it looks a little crummy, but I don’t really care, it’s good ENOUGH, plus it’s in the INSIDE!! HEHE”) So yeah, I got the pieces seamed up, sewed the lining in, and sewed on the flap. All that’s left is the strap. I had originally(aka when I knit it in January…last YEAR! LOL) I decided I didn’t want it like a backpack, I just wanted one long strap. But now I decided I DO want two straps like a backpack, so I undid the bind off, ripped back a little bit, and now I just have to finish up the second one, sew them on AND MY FIRST PROJECT WILL BE FINISHED!! YAAY!! lol

Yeah, hmm…what else…I finished a square for Rascal’s “patchwork blankie”. It’s gold with an “E” on it (For ‘Elizabeth’-her middle name-hehe) and it’s the same gold as the crown on the throne-back of her throne. ONly 6 more squares left for that blanket.

And I guess I have to admit it…I started another project…I’m so ashamed, but I couldn’t resist! lol! I’m making a little snake-toy for my cats, but I found out it’s on size 3’s w/ worsted, and my 3’s are really pokey, so I didn’t go on too long till I wanted to take a break from  it! lol! But then, I did knit a few rounds on Hope’s fingerless gloves and leg cozies, so THAT was good! I also purled a row on my shrug(I really need to get that thing done for summer!)

Well, I’m off to bed now!

Toodles!

~Elena12/rosy

Coming soon!

Ok, I”m off to bed now, but I finished my purse on the trip!(yay!), and I WON LOTS OF YUMMY YARN!! (YAAAY!) lol! So pics and more info COMING SOON!! Sorry I’m taking such a long time, but I’m still getting used to blogging, and I’m BUSY! hehe! So, yeah, COMING SOON!

~Elena/Rosy

P.s. oh yeah, and I was tagged a little while ago, and still haven’t gotten to that, heh..heh.., so that’s COMING SOON too!!!!!!! lol

You can Help (and win free yarn!)

One of my friends from Ravelry is raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. You can find out how to donate(and when you do, you’re entered into a drawing for YARN!!) here: http://fiberfiend6891.wordpress.com/win-stuff/ . Check it out!

Knit Night

Ok, I sorta forgot this in the last post. lol

So we had the second Knit Night last night. It was sooo much fun! There were like 10 people there this time and so we were all knitting away while talking. We also decided what we’re going to do for our charity/goodwill type group project. We’re going to make a baby blanket(s). We were thinking of giving them to a local place that helps out new moms and stuff, but we decided we wanted to give it to someone we know, so we started thinking of people we know who are pregnant, and we’ll probably give it to one of them! Our first blanket will be a girl one, and so we’re doing the colors pink, purple, and white. We’ll each knit up a few squares, then sew them all up together! Jaclyn’s getting the yarn, so I’m just waiting for that, but I’m excited!

Also, I brought my completed Cousin Pillow, and like everyone was complementing it and asking for the pattern! That was encouraging! So now I’m going to try to get the pattern up writing soon, but probably after I get back from the long trip.

Shopping Results

So we went shopping yesterday! We were a little rushed because Jayne had to be home by 3. We went to the “lys” and it was AMAZING!! I didn’t buy anything this time, but I’ll definitely go back. We were just walking around the whole store, looking at it all and feeling all the yarn! lol! It wasn’t acrylic! It was…wool! And ALPACA!(Which I am now in love with since it is sooo soft! lol). And HAND-DYED yarn!! Hand-spun yarn! Roving! wow! It was amazing! lol! But, yeah, I didn’t buy any yarn there THIS time.

I did, however, buy some yarn at Hobby Lobby! I got some Lionbrand:Jiffy in the pinkish color Blush for the Drops Cabled Bag that my friends and I are going to knit on a 7 or 8 hour bus trip..(I guess it will end up being like 14-16 hours since we have to drive there Monday and drive back Saturday..) But yeah, it’s not quite mohair or alpaca, but I still really like the yarn, it’s really smooth knitting, and the yarn is fuzzy and soft.

Then, last night at Knit Night I started on the bag, and I’ve worked on it a bunch last night and this morning. I’m 1 round after the cable round and it’s going pretty smoothly. I hope it turns out cute!! Here’s a few pics: they’re not very good for a few reasons. It’s totally hard to even photograph the bag right now, plus my camera batteries were totally dead, so I had to turn it on, quick press the button, it’d act like it was gonna die, then quickly take the pic, then it would die. so yeah.lol

~Elena

Yarn Shopping!!

In a couple hours my friend and I are going YARN SHOPPING!! YAAAY!! hehe! We need to get some bulky yarn so we can make the Drops Cable Bags while we’re on a 7 or 8 hour bus ride, and for the first time every I get to go to an all-yarn store!! I guess you could sorta call it a LYS, except it’s not local to me. lol!

More info when I get back, and maybe even some yarn pics!

~Elena

Cousin Pillows!

 

Anna and I designed pillows we wanted to knit together a couple weeks ago. We both had Yarn Bee: Frosting and Yarn Bee: Airy in different colors, but we wanted to make matching pillows with our names on them! I finished mine last week, but I’m waiting for her to finish hers up and then we’ll post the pattern! Yay! lol

~Elena/rosy

Another Free Pattern!

Here’s another free pattern! Pics aren’t on here yet, but you can see some on Ravelry!

3rd Generation Ipod Nano Cozy

 

Materials

• Size 8(U.S.) needles
• Worsted Weight Yarn-I used Red Heart Symphony
• A small to medium sized button

Gauge

• 3 3/4 st. to 4 st.=1in (it’s really close, and it was hard for me to measure today because all the fuzzy-ness of the yarn kinda made it hard for me to measure!)

Finished Measurements

• Fits a 3rd gen. nano, so about:
• 2 1/2 inches wide by 3 1/2 inches long with the flap folded over

Pattern:

Cast on 8 stitches. Work in stockinette stitch until piece measures 8 inches long. (ending on a purl row)

Next Row: Knit 4, yo, knit 4

Bind off all stitches.

Seaming/Assembly

Fold and seam up sides LEAVING 1 1/2 INCHES FOR A FLAP!!

Sew on button, and you’re ready to rock out your tunes!!

 

I’d love to see FO pics if you make it, and as always, if you have any questions, or suggestions to make the pattern better/more understandable, just let me know!!

~elena12

Free Pattern!!–Book Purse

Simple-but-Cute Book Purse Knitting Pattern

Materials

Worsted Weight Yarn (I used Red Heart Ltd. Super Saver Multis-I think it has like 244 yards, but this didn’t use up the whole thing)

• Size 8 needles
• Size 9 needles
• Tapestry Needle

Gauge

• 2 inches = 7 st x 13 R using size 9 needles in garter stitch

Instructions

Body:

Using size 9 needles, cast on 28 stitches.

Work in garter stitch until piece measures about 16 inches long. (About 102 rows)

Bind off all stitches.

Front Pocket:

Using Size 9 needles, cast on 15 stitches.

Row 1: Knit 5, Purl 5, Knit 5

Knit the knit stitches and purl the purl stitches for the next 6 rows. (7 rows total.)

Repeat these 7 rows 2 more times. (pocket will be 3 “blocks” high)

Row 22: *K1, P1* to end

Row 23: *P1, K1* to end

Bind off all stitches in rib.

Strap:

Using size 8 needles, cast on 4 stitches and work in stockinette stitch for 30 inches, or length suitable (I made this for my 12 year old cousin, so it’s “short person” length :P).

Bind off all stitches.

Assembly:

Using a tapestry needle, seam up both sides of the bag.

Seam strap onto sides of bag.

Seam pocket onto front.

Weave in all ends.

You’re done!

If you make the bag, I’d love to see pics!!

*If there’s something unclear in my pattern, feel free to ask, and if you know how something could be worded better, don’t hesitate to comment! This and my camera cozy are my first patterns I’ve ever written down and published, so I’m not very good at it yet!

Free Pattern!!–Camera Cozy

Here’s my first “published” free pattern! Whoo hoo! It’s a simple one, but everyone’s got to start somewhere, right?

Camera Cozy Knitting Pattern

Materials:

• size 10 knitting needles

• Yarn: Yarn Bee: Icelandic Jewels in color Rose Quartz (or other bulky weight yarn)

Gauge: 2 in. = 6 st x 10 R

Finished Measurements: 3 1/2 inches wide x 5 1/2 inches long (thought it is quite stretchy)

Instructions:

Cast on 11 stitches leaving a 6 1/2 inch tail.

Work in stockinette stitch until piece measures 10 1/2 inches, or desired length.

Bind off all stitches leaving a 6 1/2 inch tail.

Seam up sides (not using cast on/cast off tails).

Trim tails to exactly 6 1/2 inches if necessary.

Tie ends of cast on and cast off tails together for a cute little handle.

[You could also try an icord handle(cast on 3 stitches and work in icord until desired length, bind off and seam onto bag.) for a thicker handle, or you could also knit up a handle (cast on 2 or 3 stitches and work in garter or stockinette stitch until desired length. Bind off and seam to bag). Be creative!]

Embellish with buttons or other fun things! (I used a scrapbooking brad). Again, be creative!!

~Elena/rosy

~coming soon, another free pattern for a cute “book purse”!!