Sunday, August 23, 2009

Handle for a water bottle to hold horizontal

The problem: A water bottle for school with a hole for a finger as the handle.
The need: Handle to hold it horizontally over the shoulder.

The Solution : To Crochet a holder on my own.
The color was the choice of the end user - Bright Blue. This project was a happy break from the knitting, a quick one that got done fast but needed a whole lot of thinking to get right.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

My 8th Square by Ann McCauley

This square turned our prettier than i expected was a little long and less wide but after blocking turned out to be the right size.


Sunday, August 16, 2009

My 7th Square by Julie H. Levy

I liked the cabling in this square and wanted some of the ones that were neat cabling patterns besides the centered ones so that the pomegranate ones have company. Liked making this pattern and the result. Pleasant experience.

My 6th Square by Janet Martin

Making this one i was skeptical as the net is a lot of cabling and if i would get it right. I called it the "fishy the fish square", a TV serial one of the characters loves in Miss B G a kids serial, somehow that stuck. It was not a difficult square, took a bit. Into it is also knitted in a doctors office visit :).

Saturday, August 15, 2009

My Fifth Square by Georgia Vincent

This was a different one in the sense that it was made in the circular frogged it many
times had a challenge completing it and did not enjoy making it. The output did not meet the amount of effort i put in. This square is not something i will be making again- for sure. Knew it will be a bull but just took it by the horns. I was very happy when it was complete.

My Fourth Square by Dagmara Berztiss

This square went in well followed the pattern and it just presented itself. Followed the flow of the pattern like a stream of water. This has a very early morning associated and a knitting meet with lots of conversations knitted in :).

Friday, August 14, 2009

My third square by Judy Summer

After the house wanted to try another representative square that was a challenge so this was next. Adored the way it came out especially the spider and bugs. My memory on this ones is a mistake i decided to keep after discovering it 10 lines down as it was made in conversation with a dear friend i spoke to after 20 years!.


My Second Square by Suzanne Atkinson

I had the repetitiveness of the first so decided to go in for a neat looking one. This one was considered difficult but it was easier to me the Sun Rays on the O need to be added but the rest is complete. I changed the church steeple to have a flag, This was knit over the July 4th weekend too!. Loved how it came out. The ribbing lower and the reverse stockinette made this a little difficult to block. Any ways, enjoyed making this square.

My First Square by Ann Strong

I have starting blocking the squares and with each is a thought of what went on at that time. I decided to begin the shawl with the first block being one of the easy ones. Loved the seed stitch, was easy to do no frogging and decided that this was the yarn i would go with. Easy to care and easy to knit.


Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Home made Rakhis for Raksha Bandhan


There is a different charm and value to rakhis made by hand and is appreciated for the effort and thought. This one i made from crochet and added in iron on rhinestones for the "bling" factor. It was a quick evening project, liked the way it turned out.