K1b Scarf: Finished and Delivered

My first Knit One Below project, the scarf, is finished and now on display at Nuts and Bolts in Woodland Park. I finished it with one end fringed and the other just focused on the double loop cast on.


I love this technique! My next project will be the Reversible Vest. I can hardly wait to get started.

I will be teaching this technique at the shop in September.

Summer Toes and Progress on K1b Scarf

My neighbor came by to show off her first pedicure of the summer. Her toes are a beautiful red with some sparkly bits and a flower design on the big toe. Very sandalicious I think.

I have ripped out my Knit One Below Inside Out Scarf three times to get the look I want. In class we had started it on needles much smaller than the pattern called for. I believe that was because they expected we were all there to start the vest.


So I went back to the pattern and finally chose the needle size that the pattern called for, a size 10. Things are going much better now. My plan is to fringe one end of the scarf and leave the other end plain to show off the fancy double loop cast on. The scarf will be on display at Nuts and Bolts in Woodland Park as soon as I can get it done, as a sample of the Knit One Below class I will be teaching there in September.

It is a very fun stitch and, once I figured out how to read it in my knitting, has been very relaxing. A couple notes: do not get overconfident when you slide the stitches over to the end of the circular needle to finish that section on that side. I can attest that they can go shooting off the end of the needle and create quite a mess. :-)

For my next project using this stitch I will attempt the Reversible Vest. I have a skein of fun yarn that I bought for a vest two years ago at the Estes Park Wool Festival. I have not gotten around to the other vest pattern, however I think this yarn will go well combined with a solid color of worsted and make an interesting look for a casual vest.

I hope you are finding fun, new ways to spend your leisure time!

Holiday Weekend Update

What a great holiday weekend! I attended my youngest nephew's graduation. That is a picture of him with his mom. It was a lovely day to be outside between persistent rain showers. They had four flyovers, all unplanned. The first was a pair of geese, then two commercial jetliners, one on approach for COS, the other on take off. Then at the very end, when the kids had dispersed onto the field and were meeting with the family members, the Thunderbirds roared into town. They are here because they do the flyover for the Air Force graduation scheduled for Wednesday, May 28th.

Then I went to Woodland Park for the Frankensock class on Sunday afternoon. There was much hilarity with tiny needles, the showing of Young Frankenstein and planning the next classes the group wants to take. All in all a great afternoon.

In between all this I did the usual weekend chores and tried to get some more knitting done. I delivered the felted samples to the shop for the beginning class scheduled in July.

And I worked on the Knit One Below Inside Outside Scarf that has to go to the shop for display. I am also knitting some samples of this stitch technique that will serve as working swatches for those who want to start by getting the feel of the stitch and then we will learn how you have to rip out this technique. Yes, there is a special way to do it so you do not end up with a horrid mess.

And the whole weekend it seemed to rain. At one point the creeks were flooding on the west side of town. It is much needed however it did make for a soggy time to be out enjoying all the festivities. I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday even if you had to bring the grilling indoors!

Happy Monday: Weekend Update - Middle of May

First note: can you believe it is the middle of May? I cannot. Time is racing by this year. By the looks of Pedro he does not care what the calendar says, he is just glad that there are birds in the yard to talk to. Between those visits at the window he likes to lounge around on his scratching curl.




On Saturday I took my dad to see Angels and Demons. It was really good. Lots of action and great location shots in Rome and Vatican City. Dad said he really expected monsters and such in the movie. I found out after that he had not read the book. He is going to now.

Then on Sunday, I went to Hollyberry Needleworks in Old Colorado to take the Knit One Below class. I had read the book and struggled with the cast on technique for a month. Once I watched the class instructor I realized my error and the rest came very easily. Goes back to I am a mulit-facted learner with an emphasis on visual. I am about six inches into the scarf that I will use for a upcoming class sample for Nuts and Bolts. This is a really fun knit and makes beautiful fabric. I hope to make the reversible vest for fall wear after I finish the scarf.

I hope everyone is enjoying their spring!

Happy Easter

Easter morning started out with white rain and progressed until it looked like this by noon. It was a welcome sight to see so much slush because the we have had such a dry warm winter.

It was a good day for housecleaning and knitting. I did more of the former and a little of the latter.

Duckers had her family around and we needed to do the spring family portrait.

What was missing from my Sunday was my faithful sidekick, Pedro. He is spending the week at Camp Mouse with his grandparents because they are doing unit inspections this week that include fire alarm and sprinkler inspections. I thought he might not need the stress. I do miss him though.

I hope that everyone had a great Easter. I am glad to get some serious spring cleaning done and am ready to spend this week catching up on my knitting. I am starting the lace section of the FLS and am experimenting with a swatch sample of the newest rage, the K1b by Duvekot.

I have attempted the cast on about 8 times and still have not figured out what instructions are trying to get me to do. I looked for videos and have not found any yet. I am signed up for a class in May to master this technique so I can teach it later this year. I love the look of the fabric it creates. I hope everyone had a "Hoppy" Easter, ate lots of candy and had a great time.