Winter Break 08-09 Knits

So I did a bit of knitting these past 6 weeks... Ya know, just a little...

1. Recycled Ball Shawl
Yarn: Recycled Supermarket Bag Yarn
Pattern: Wisp
Needles: size 10 Straights
Dates: December 12 2008 - December 27 2008
Mods: Obviously, recycled yarn. This thing is pretty much amazing. Its feels strange, but looks beautiful. I impressed everyone. Enough Said.

2. Donation Hat
Yarn: Homespun
Pattern: Basic Hat Pattern
Needles: size 7 DPNs
Dates: December 22 2008- December 24 2008
Mods: So, a Striped Hat that saved my hands from plastic bag knitting.

3. Syd's Hat
Yarn: Bernat's Satin Solid in Plum Heather Mist
Pattern: Odessa
Needles: size 7 DPNs
Dates: December 28 2008 - Jan 6 2009
Mods: None. Just a little mess up one late night in Denver... I started k2tog instead of ssk... silly

4. Donation Scarf 2
Yarn: Homespun
Pattern: None
Needles: size 10 straights
Dates: January 8 2009 - January 10 2009
Mods: A really big seed stitch pattern. 8 st x 9 rows over 16 stitches.

5. Katie's Fingerless Gloves
Yarn: Bernat's Satin Solid in Denim Heather Mist
Pattern: Fetching
Needles: size 5 DPNs
Dates: January 5 2009 - January 9 2009
Mods: So, I eliminated 10 stitches, and added a couple extra rows and an extra twist to the ends. Otherwise, the same.

6. Natalia's Hat
Yarn: Lily's Sugar'n Cream in Rosewood
Pattern: Ruffled Baby Hat
Needles: size 7 DPNs
Dates: January 10 2009 - January 12 2009
Mods: None. I also made this hat for Anna, but I have no pictures because I am silly.

7. Gianna's Hat
Yarn: Lily's Sugar'n Cream in Rosewood
Pattern: Butterfly Hat
Needles: size 7 DPNs
Dates: January 13 2009 - January 15 2009
Mods: Done over 90 stitches, but incredible to knit.


So, there we go. The rest of this week is work on CT's Scarf, Packing, and Internship Hunting. Fun! And I go back to school on Sunday! Hooray!

<3 Katie

So something cool...

Happy New Year

So, it's 2009. Holy Crap.

First off, I've finished all my excitement for this break... I went to Denver last week for an AMAZING conference. AIAS really knows how to throw a party... and I guess I learned some stuff too... j/k I actually met a lot of great people, came in second in a design competition, went to the COOLEST BIPV Lab in the country (no really, it was the National Renewable Energy Lab - the National BIPV Hub) and got some contact info there, met some cool firms that I need to contact this week, and stayed in a room more than a mile above sea level. And I saw the Rockies :-) Pictures will follow this week...

Second, knitting... I finished my plastic bag shall (it is glorious) and knit a charity hat before I left. I got some very specific yarn for Hanukkah, and I started Roommate #1's hat on the plane. I finished the beautiful thing on Sunday, and proceeded to start at pair of Fetching for myself. They are a bluish/lavender color and they look absolutely tiny (I cut out ten stitches around because of my tiny, tiny wrists) but they fit, well, like a fingerless glove. I have about 3 weeks left of break and some intense goals for that time - A scarf for charity (or maybe just a few hats, I haven't decided), two toddler sized pink hats for a step cousin's darling little girls, a scarf for CT, a yet to be determined project for Roommate #2, and a beret for Roommate #3. The last two are none essential, but I figure I can get the first three done next week, and the rest done the week after that. I also plan on going to Three Black Sheep Yarn Shoppe sometime this week, which should be an adventure.

Finally, some New Years Resolutions:

1. To not worry about what I look like: If this semester is any indication, I'm pretty damn hot. And, I tend to lose more weight when I'm not actually trying. So, here's to not trying.

2. To not worry about studio quite so much: As much as I love architecture and architecture school, I need to be way less stressed. So here's to less school work and more knitting.

3. To read some more: I love to read. I do. So it is my goal to read more this semester. And maybe learn to read and knit at the same time.

4. To just be me: Really, I just want to be me. I love being me, and I need to just let things roll by more so I can enjoy being me.

There are more, but hopefully I will blog more so you can find out more about them!

Read on!

<3 Katie