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Sick weekend = Crafty time!

30 Jan 2012 Leave a Comment

by LuckyXIIICreations in Crafts, crochet, Destashing, Handmade, knitting Tags: craft, hairpin lace, knit bag, knit hat, knit scarf, knitting, Knitting and Crochet, loom, scarf, stash busting, stashbusting, yarn

So I wound up with a cold on Thursday and because my breathing became a pain, I did not go to the gym for a few days. Instead, I stayed home bundled up under the covers and worked on some projects.

I had been planning on making a shawl in hairpin lace, but I was not paying too much attention to what I was doing since I was teaching myself. Instead, I attached all the pieces I had together and made it into a long scarf.

This is a washcloth that I started knitting last year but got distracted by something else and never finished. Now it is all done. It is using Sugar n’ Cream cotton yarn.

I used up two skeins of Caron Simply Soft (Eco) yarn to make this bag. It is good-sized, could hold a pair of shoes and other stuff since it will stretch. I have no idea what I’ll use it for though.

I then made myself a hat to match the scarf I made a couple of months ago and with the remaining yarn I was able to make a skinny scarf. I love this yarn it is so soft! It is Merino 50 by Lang Yarn.

I have a few other projects in progress but that is nothing new here. I’m back to going to the gym since I can breathe a bit better now so my crafting time is down a bit. I am going to work hard on using as much stuff from my stash as possible and only buy things if I need them to finish a current project.

….famous last words? Probably.

Three more scarves! Time to fill a box!

18 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment

by LuckyXIIICreations in Crafts, Weaving Tags: Cricket, donate, donation, handmade, scarf, scarves, Schacht Cricket loom, stash, stashbusting, weaving, yarn

I have finished three more scarves already. I have found that I can finish one in a few hours so I could get one done a night if I don’t get distracted by something else! I am hoping to fill a box to donate to one of the shelters around my area so people in need can be at least a little warmer.

I have four more skeins of that green yarn left. That first blue one was slow going because the yarn was thicker than was meant for the reed I was using but it’s the only one I have at the moment. The Black/blue/purple one I did last night and have enough yarn left to make two more like it.

After I get rid of this older yarn, I am going to spin more of my own up so I can weave with handspun to make an 100% made by me scarf! I’m really enjoying my Cricket loom and maybe I’ll get one a bit bigger (possibly the 25″ Flip).

Pinwheel Houndstooth scarf

09 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment

by LuckyXIIICreations in Crafts, Weaving Tags: Cricket, handmade, houndstooth, pinwheel houndstooth, plaid, scarf, Schacht, Schacht Cricket loom, Textile, weaving

Here is my third finished scarf on my Schacht Cricket loom! This time I tried something a bit different. I used yarn I had in my stash and the colors are a bit bright so it’s hard to see the pattern, but it is there!

And this is my cat Black Jack supervising me while I was warping for the previous scarf!

And number two is done

31 Aug 2011 Leave a Comment

by LuckyXIIICreations in Crafts, Handmade, Weaving Tags: Cricket loom, handwoven, Lionbrand, rigid heddle, scarf, Schacht Cricket loom, Textile, weaving, Wool-Ease yarn, woven

I just finished weaving my second scarf on my new loom. I’m having so much fun with this! For my next one I am planning on trying out a pattern. I think it’s pinwheel houndstooth but can’t remember for sure.

This one is a much better length than my first one. I also like it better with the same yarn as warp and weft than the first which had the white for the warp.

I love my Cricket loom!

Completion

30 Aug 2011 Leave a Comment

by LuckyXIIICreations in Crafts, Weaving Tags: Cricket loom, Lionbrand, Lionbrand yanr, loom, Plain weave, scarf, Textile, weaving

I completed the scarf I posted about the other day. It turned out shorter than I had thought it would, but that is my fault for measuring the warp wrong.

Scarf number two is already on the loom and half done. I’m finding that weaving goes very quickly for me, at least doing plain weave. I’ll be looking up patterns soon, I think !

Scarf donation

28 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment

by LuckyXIIICreations in Crafts, Handmade, knitting, Spinning Tags: charity, donate, knitting, scarf, scarves

Here are all of the scarves that I made and will be donating to the survival center this week. I was hoping to make more but I kept getting distracted by other things. At least they are better than none!

Handspun yarn

14 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment

by LuckyXIIICreations in Crafts, knitting, Spinning Tags: drop spindle, hand spun, hand spun yarn, handspun, scarf, yarn

Here is the hand spun yarn I have done up so far. I started knitting with it last night and it makes an interesting texture with the thick and thin yarn. I still have a whole ball of roving to spin up too, so hopefully it will be a bit more balanced out.

Update

03 Sep 2010 Leave a Comment

by LuckyXIIICreations in ATC, Crafts, knitting, Swaps Tags: 7 Deadly Sins, ATC, blue, charity, knitting, long scarf, scarf, sin, sloth, Swap-Bot

I finished scarf number three on Sunday but am just now posting. This one came out really really long because I went until I finished the skein. Since I know there are people who like long scarves, I’m not worried about someone not liking it.

Also, this is another ATC I did for the 7 Deadly Sins swap over at Swap-Bot. I honestly had a hard time doing this one as I just could not think of anything. After reading and re-reading the description of the sin (Sloth), it says that the goat and the color light blue are associated with it. This is what I came up with. It is also my first hand drawn ATC. I hope my partner likes it.

ATC and scarf two

20 Aug 2010 Leave a Comment

by LuckyXIIICreations in Uncategorized Tags: ATC, charity, craft, greed, green, handmade, scarf

Here is another ATC for the Deadly Sins swap over at Swap-Bot. This one is Greed. When I hear Greed I think money and that means gold. It took me awhile to figure out how to do this one with what I had, but I like it in the end. Hope my partner does.

And I finished making the second scarf that I plan on donating later this year. It is short but is just long enough to put one end over your shoulder. It’s really thick and soft too. Not sure what size needles I used. My biggest, that’s all I know.