Projects
Priority Ones
1. Project: Applegate shirt
For: Me
Status: Nearly finished (button band and neck need to be re-knit)
Start date: 1 April 2003
2. Project: Cashmerino Cardigan
For: Me
Status: Nearly finished (needs to be seamed and button bands need to be put on)
Start date: 30 August 2003
3. Project: Emerald Isle Cable Pullover
For: Me
Status: large pieces finished (back, front, and sleeves), one sleeve sewn in, bottom border just started
Start date: 9 October 2003
4. Project: Doll Sweater and Pants
For: Youngest Niece
Status: Pants finished, sweater in pieces and needs button bands
Start date: October 2002
5. Project: Hat
For: Little big-man
Status: Thinking stages
Start date: n/a
6. Project: Hat
For: School administrators who gave me bags of wool from their sheep
Status: Yarn is handspun, hat pattern is in thinking stages
Start date: n/a (the yarn's been spun for over a year)
7. Project: Out-on-a Whim beaded bag
For: Me
Status: 5 out of 7 panels are knit and waiting to be put together
Start date: December 2001
8. Project: Top-down raglan
For: My sister
Status: waiting on 1 sleeve and need to knit a neck band
Start date: spring 1999
9. &
10. Project: Xmas stockings
For: Sassy and
Little big-man
Status: Little big-man's is complete, Sassy's is about 6 inches long
Start date: December 2003
11. Project: Mittens
For: Sassy
Status: she decided she wanted mittens instead of socks
Start date: December 2003
12. Project: Charlotte's Web
For: Me
Status: just bought the Koigu, have the pattern
Start date: January 2004
Priority Twos
13. Project: Diagonal Scarf
For: No idea
Status: have accumulated the yarn (Mountain Colors)
Start date: n/a
14. Project: Gloves
For: Me
Status: I bought the yarn in Grand Rapids, still in the thinking stages
Start date: n/a
15. Project: Hat
For: Sassy
Status: Bought the yarn at Stitches East last October
Start date: n/a
16. Project: Hoodie
For: Sassy
Status: bought the yarn in Boston in September
Start date: n/a
17. Project: Poncho
For: Youngest niece
Status: spinning project - still have the roving in my studio, bought it in February 2002
Start date: n/a
18. Project: Scarf
For: no idea
Status: have the yarn (eyelash and mohair), not much thinking to do - it's a garter stitch thingie
Start date: n/a
19. Project: Nancy Bush socks
For: no idea
Status: started them for a class I took on a cruise - 1 sock is almost finished
Start date: August 2001
20. Project: Philosopher's Wool Sweater
For: Me
Status: thinking about - my mother-in-law gave me this kit in October 2002
Start date: n/a
Priority Threes
21. Project: Hanne Falkenberg Ballerina Jacket
For: Me
Status: holding pattern
22. Project: Dale Nagano Olympic Sweater
For: Hub
Status: holding pattern
Start date: I did a swatch about 6 months ago - that counts right? (he received the kit as a Xmas present back in 2001)
23. Project: On the Button Pendant Bag
For: no idea
Status: holding pattern (I still need the perle cotton for this beading project)
24. 25. 26. & 27. Project: Socks
For: Me
Status: yarn in hand from Schaeffer yarns, Australian Merino, Limbo, gorgeous stuff from I don't remember the company name
Status: holding pattern
28. Project: Socks
For: Co-worker who can't wear wool
Status: she just received 2 pair, she can wait for the other 3 pair
29. Project: Socks
For: Hunting friend who felts my socks
Status: these are always on-going, but they hurt my hands, so right now they're on haitus
30. Project: Socks
For: no idea
Status: yarn in hand, waiting for the right person to wear them
31. Project: Sweater
For: Me
Status: a few years ago, I did a couple of models for Lorna's Laces, in exchange I received 8 skeins of Lion and Lamb in a beautiful charcoal brown; I'm thinking about what to do with this
32. Project: Sweater
For: Me
Status: bought School Products cashmere at Stitches East
Start date: started swatching in October 2002 - haven't come up with anything else yet
33. Project: Nut Border Cardigan, by Sasha Kagan in Interweave Knits Winter 2003
For: Me
Status: bought a kilo of Polworth roving at SOAR, October 2003 as well as the accent colors called for; I'm spinning now (slowly)
Priority Fours
34. Project: Self designed aran
For: Me
Status: have 4 different colors of Jamieson's that I bought a couple of months ago, haven't touched them since I rolled them into balls
35. Project: Bay Tank of 1824 Wool
For: Me
Status: have had the yarn since last spring
36. Project: Boiled Wool-type Jacket
For: Me
Status: spinning project - I have 3 pounds of orange swirl roving in my studio and a pattern I think will work well with it
37. Project: Cuff-to-Cuff Sweater
For: Me
Status: spinning project - I participated in a roving exchange with my spinning guild (October 2003)
38. Project: Scarf
For: no idea
Status: bought 2 skeins of the new Adrian Vittadini Nadia yarn last month (September 2003)
39. Project: Shawl
For: no idea
Status: bought fingering weight yarn from Meg Swanson at least a year ago (spring 2002)
40. Project: Shell
For: Me
Status: just bought the yarn in Boston in September 2003
41. Project: Sweater
For: Little Big-Man
Status: tried to knit this on my ancient knitting machine and got tired of the process
Start date: Fall 2002
42. Project: Roving
For: no idea
Status: 1.5 pounds of brown (wool) and gold (silk noil)
43. Project: Roving
For: no idea
Status: 2 pounds of silvery white cashmere and silk mix
44. Project: Shawl
For: no idea
Status: bought a kilo of yarn in Lisbon, September 2003
45. Project: Aran Sweater
For: me
Status: Finally won an e-Bay auction for Irish Donegal Tweed yarn
Carla’s Vanilla Sock Pattern
(c. 2003)
Abbreviations:
CO = cast on
k = knit
p = purl
s = slip
st = stitch
tog = together
tbl = through the back loop
Foot Measurement:
Trace around the foot on paper. Measure at the widest part of the foot and also the longest part of the foot. Double the measurement at the widest part of the foot to calculate (roughly) how many inches around the foot is.
Knit a gauge swatch and figure out how many stitches/inch your yarn and needles give you.
With the foot measurements and gauge swatch, you will be able to calculate how many stitches you will need to go around the foot. For example: if the foot is 4” wide, you will need 8” worth of stitches to go around it. If your gauge swatch has 5 stitches to the inch, you will need 40 stitches to go around the width of the foot. (This method has worked for me for 90% of my sock recipients. If there’s something weird about your recipient foot – this may not work.)
Cast On:
Take your estimate of how many stitches you need around the foot and subtract a few stitches to make sure the number is divisible by 4.
CO your stitches and do a 2x2 rib (k2, p2) for as long as you want the leg of the sock. I usually make it around 6-7 inches (and never longer than the length of the foot).
Heel Flap:
Once your leg is as long as you want it, put 1/2 of your stitches on 1 needle (the other half can stay spread out on 2 needles – these are for the instep).
Row 1: *s1, k1; repeat from *
Row 2: s1, *p1; repeat from *
Repeat these 2 rows until you have a square (fold one corner up to its diagonal and the edges will match).
Turn Heel:
With the right side of the work facing you:
Row 1: s1 and knit to the center of the row, k2, k2 tog, k1, turn your work
Row 2: s1, p5, p2 tog, p1, turn your work
Row 3: s1, k to 1 st before the space, k2 tog, k1, turn
Row 4: s1, p to 1 st before space, p2 tog, p1, turn
Repeat rows 3 and 4 until all the st are gone (you should have roughly 1/2 the st you started with). What you’ve just done is called “short-rowing.” You are decreasing a st for each row you knit; this allows you to turn a corner.
s1, k across row
Gusset:
Look along the side of the heel flap you just knitted, because you slipped the first st of each row, you should be able to see an elongated V along the sides. You will pick up a st for each V you see.
Knit across all instep st. Pick up st along the other side of the gusset. The number of st you pick up on this side should match the number of st you picked up on the other side.
Rearrange st on 4 needles so they are as even as possible. Place st markers between the gusset and instep st (2).
Row 1: k to 3 st before marker, k2 tog, k1, slip marker, knit to next marker, slip marker, k1, k2 tog tbl, k remaining st
Row 2: k all st
Repeat these 2 rows until you have decreased down to the number of st from your first calculation (how many st you need to go around the foot).
Foot:
K to desired length of foot. I usually go to the point where my big toe joint hits my foot – approximately 2-2.5 inches from the tip of my toe.
Make sure you have an equal number of st on either side of the markers. If not, adjust so this is so
Toe:
Row 1: k to 3 st before marker, k2 tog, k1, sl marker, k1 k2 tog tbl, k to 3 st before marker, k2 tog, k1, sl marker, k1, k2 tog tbl
Row 2, 4, & 6: k all st
Rows 3, 5, & 7: as row 1
Repeat Row 1 until there are approximately 12 st left on your needles
Weave yarn through remaining st and weave in the end
Weave in the end at the beginning of the sock
Pull it on
Priority Ones
1. Project: Applegate shirt
For: Me
Status: Nearly finished (button band and neck need to be re-knit)
Start date: 1 April 2003
2. Project: Cashmerino Cardigan
For: Me
Status: Nearly finished (needs to be seamed and button bands need to be put on)
Start date: 30 August 2003
3. Project: Emerald Isle Cable Pullover
For: Me
Status: barely started
Start date: 9 October 2003
4. Project: Doll Sweater and Pants
For: Youngest Niece
Status: Pants finished, sweater in pieces and needs button bands
Start date: October 2002
5. Project: Hat
For: Little big-man
Status: Thinking stages
Start date: n/a
6. Project: Hat
For: School administrators who gave me bags of wool from their sheep
Status: Yarn is handspun, hat pattern is in thinking stages
Start date: n/a (the yarn's been spun for over a year)
7. Project: Out-on-a Whim beaded bag
For: Me
Status: 5 out of 7 panels are knit and waiting to be put together
Start date: December 2001
8. Project: Top-down raglan
For: My sister
Status: waiting on 1 sleeve and need to knit a neck band
Start date: spring 1999
9. & 10. Project: Xmas stockings
For: Sassy and Little big-man
Status: I have yarn for Sassy's, I'm thinking entrelac stockings
Start date: n/a
11. 12. & 13. Project: ChrisTmas scarves
For: Jacki, Genni, Gessi
Status: Genni's is done, Jacki's is 1/2 way
Start date: 14 November 2003
Priority Twos
14. Project: Diagonal Scarf
For: No idea
Status: have accumulated the yarn (Mountain Colors)
Start date: n/a
15. Project: Gloves
For: Me
Status: I bought the yarn in Grand Rapids, still in the thinking stages
Start date: n/a
16. Project: Hat
For: Sassy
Status: Bought the yarn at Stitches East last October
Start date: n/a
17. Project: Hoodie
For: Sassy
Status: bought the yarn in Boston in September
Start date: n/a
18. Project: Poncho
For: Youngest niece
Status: spinning project - still have the roving in my studio, bought it in February 2002
Start date: n/a
19. Project: Scarf
For: no idea
Status: have the yarn (eyelash and mohair), not much thinking to do - it's a garter stitch thingie
Start date: n/a
20. 21. 22. & 23. Project: Socks
For: Me
Status: have yarn for 4 pairs of Koigu socks:
purple,
black, orange, unknown
Start date: n/a
24. Project: Nancy Bush socks
For: no idea
Status: started them for a class I took on a cruise - 1 sock is almost finished
Start date: August 2001
25. Project: Philosopher's Wool Sweater
For: Me
Status: thinking about - my mother-in-law gave me this kit in October 2002
Start date: n/a
Priority Threes
26. Project: Hanne Falkenberg Ballerina Jacket
For: Me
Status: holding pattern
27. Project: Dale Nagano Olympic Sweater
For: Hub
Status: holding pattern
Start date: I did a swatch about 6 months ago - that counts right? (he received the kit as a Xmas present back in 2001)
28. Project: On the Button Pendant Bag
For: no idea
Status: holding pattern (I still need the perle cotton for this beading project)
29. 30. 31. & 32. Project: Socks
For: Me
Status: yarn in hand from Schaeffer yarns, Australian Merino, Limbo, gorgeous stuff from I don't remember the company name
Status: holding pattern
33. Project: Socks
For: Sassy
Status: holding pattern while she decides whether she wants fancy or plain socks
34. Project: Socks
For: Co-worker who can't wear wool
Status: she just received 2 pair, she can wait for the other 3 pair
35. Project: Socks
For: Hunting friend who felts my socks
Status: these are always on-going, but they hurt my hands, so right now they're on haitus
36. Project: Socks
For: no idea
Status: yarn in hand, waiting for the right person to wear them
37. Project: Sweater
For: Me
Status: a few years ago, I did a couple of models for Lorna's Laces, in exchange I received 8 skeins of Lion and Lamb in a beautiful charcoal brown; I'm thinking about what to do with this
38. Project: Sweater
For: Me
Status: bought School Products cashmere at Stitches East
Start date: started swatching in October 2002 - haven't come up with anything else yet
39. Project: Nut Border Cardigan, by Sasha Kagan in
Interweave Knits Winter 2003
For: Me
Status: bought a kilo of Polworth roving at SOAR, October 2003 as well as the accent colors called for; I'm spinning now (slowly)
Priority Fours
40. Project: Self designed aran
For: Me
Status: have 4 different colors of Jamieson's that I bought a couple of months ago, haven't touched them since I rolled them into balls
41. Project: Bay Tank of 1824 Wool
For: Me
Status: have had the yarn since last spring
42. Project: Boiled Wool-type Jacket
For: Me
Status: spinning project - I have 3 pounds of orange swirl roving in my studio and a pattern I think will work well with it
43. Project: Cuff-to-Cuff Sweater
For: Me
Status: spinning project - I participated in a roving exchange with my spinning guild (October 2003)
44. Project: Scarf
For: no idea
Status: bought 2 skeins of the new Adrian Vittadini Nadia yarn last month (September 2003)
45. Project: Shawl
For: no idea
Status: bought fingering weight yarn from Meg Swanson at least a year ago (spring 2002)
46. Project: Shell
For: Me
Status: just bought the yarn in Boston in September 2003
47. Project: Sweater
For: Cameron
Status: tried to knit this on my ancient knitting machine and got tired of the process
Start date: Fall 2002
48. Project: Roving
For: no idea
Status: 1.5 pounds of brown (wool) and gold (silk noil)
49. Project: Roving
For: no idea
Status: 2 pounds of silvery white cashmere and silk mix
50. Project: Shawl
For: no idea
Status: bought a kilo of yarn in Lisbon, September 2003
