Baby Mine Sweater

OMG this is my first finish of 2012!!!  This is a sweater I knit for my mom for a shower gift.  A woman she works with is a grandma to be.

This is the Baby Mine Sweater by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee.

It is a simple, but beautiful lace pattern.  Which I managed to mess up by not reading the pattern stitch definitions, but doing what I thought they should be. Once I figured this out, I just continued on the sleeves with the incorrect method and changed over to the correct method on the body.  I don't think anyone would be the wiser if I didn't point it out.

I had some buttons, perfect for this project in my stash.

The yarn is Knit Picks Stroll Sport in Passionfruit (discontinued color).

This is a pattern I would knit again and again (hopefully correctly).

Friday Felines

I don't know where our other cat is, but as usual, they must check out all new additions to the house!!!

VideoCast Episode 26 - Really!?!?!

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Episode 26
July 20, 2012

Updates & Housekeeping

• Welcome newbies, if you are returning, thanks!!
• Lighting
• Bets - elizstitches on Ravelry - West Knits Mystery KAL
• How to Train your Dragon Live Spectacular recap

Revelations

• Baby Mine
• Summer Solstice Mystery KAL
• Spinning

String Theory

• Loop Bump
• Into the Whirled Shipment

Scrolls

• I got nothin'

Heresy

• I got nothin' again

Delusional Jabber

• TV
• Amazon Prime Video
• Angel
• Dallas
• Reading
• Dresden Files Book 2
• How to Train your Dragon
• Audible Sale - 3 for 2
• "Finish Him"
• Tai Chi
• A work story - Really!?!?!

Closing

• Ravelry: delusionalknitter
• Ravelry Board: Revelations of a Delusional Knitter Podcast
• Blogspot: delusionalknitter.blogspot.com
• Gmail: delusionalknitter@gmail.com
• Etsy Shop: etsy.com/shop/delusionalknitter

Thanks for watching!

Friendly Visitors

We have some lovely, friendly visitors to our yard.  Now, we're not "lucky" that we get some of these beauties, we have specifically planted the right plants to attract them :o)

This is a beautiful specimen of a female Tiger Swallowtail.

She hung around this Echinacea for quite a while, I was happy to be able to run back in and grab the camera and get photos.  I also got some video footage I will have fun editing later.

VideoCast Episode 25

Episode 24 
Friday, July 13, 2012 


 Updates & Housekeeping 
• Welcome newbies, if you are returning, thanks!!
• Dyeing
         o Socks
• How to Train your Dragon
         o How to Train Your Dragon is a 2010 3D computer-animated fantasy film by DreamWorks
             Animation loosely based on the English 2003 book of the same name.
          o Audible book narrated by David Tennant
          o 23 flying, fire-shooting, smoke breathing dragons
          o 40 ft wingspan, as long as 50 feet, 20 feet tall
• Buttons

 Revelations
o Baby Mine – changed yarns, yardage
o Summer Solstice Mystery KAL
o Spinning
        Navajo Plying
        Bobbin String Theory
 o Red Heart Sashay

 Scrolls
 • Nothing

 Heresy
 • Stephen West KAL

 Delusional Jabber
 o TV
o Amazon Prime video
         Angel
o Reading
o Dresden Files Book 2

 Closing 
 • Ravelry: delusionalknitter
 o Ravelry Board: Revelations of a Delusional Knitter Podcast
• Blogspot: delusionalknitter.blogspot.com
• Gmail: delusionalknitter@gmail.com
• Etsy Shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/delusionalknitter

Navajo Plying

I am in love with this technique!

Navajo plying, or chain plying is so much fun and balances the yarn so nicely!  It keeps the color repeats together and makes a 3-ply yarn out of a single.

This was some left over bit from 2-plying from 2 bobbins.  I used it to try my hand at Navajo plying and I loved it!

I will most definitely be doing this technique again!

Blockin'

Baby Mine Sweater by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee.  Done in Knit Picks Stroll Sport Passionfruit.  Blockin' out the lace!  Wove in the ends today, will add buttons once blocking is done.