The Black Sheep Knitalong

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2007-01-26T09:48:00.000-08:00

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The last socks of 2006

2006-12-31T14:59:00.001-08:00

The last socks of 2006, and probably the last FO of 2006 - I doubt I am going to finish something tonight.

Black Socks

2006-12-28T20:34:00.000-08:00

Before knowing that they needed to be 10.81 inches long, I have decided to knit my father some socks. Good thing I chose Thuja and a worsted weight yarn - I went from this to this:

in one evening.

I love love this yarn, it has an unsurpassed springiness for a worsted weight 1005 merino, very tightly spun, but as usual with STR, I am tepid about the colorway. Heaven would be to have Lorna's Laces colors, I am dreaming of Charcoal, with this yarn.

Flora

2006-12-18T19:58:00.000-08:00

I found out not so long ago that my sister is allergic to wool. Not unusual I know.
So I hunted around my LYS and found 'Grinasco' 30% alpaca and 10% acrylic.
It's beautiful to knit with and quite chunky a bit like 'Brown sheep pride'.
The pattern is Flora by Kate Kuckro, free from KNITTY.
The only adjustment I made was stitching a few green glass beads into the centre of it.
I've been wanting to make one for myself but I guess it will have to go down on my new projects list for next year.

I know its not knitted!!!

2006-11-12T21:17:00.000-08:00

Death by Asphyxiation...wel not quite but the crochet hook certainly hurt my hands.
Now I think I'm safe posting this here as a certain punk pal might recognize this.
The pattern is from Anti-craft one of Severina's designs...it took a few trial and errors working out the right cotton to use and I chose to use a smaller needle size.
I really found it very easy to make and loved how the pattern flowed to make the square motif.
I'll certainly will be making some of these for xmas gifts.
Shannon you should make one.

Black Sweater

2006-10-27T19:51:00.000-07:00

Grace, from The Daily Knitter. Made from Schoeller Stahl Portofino (cotton/acrylic/nylon). This turned out much shorter than expected, but this goes with what is "in style" so it is all good. I hated it seaming it up, but it looks nice and casual (and warm) on. It used a lot more yardage of my sub yarn than expected but it was black so reordering was easy. I single croch*t'd around the edge and was too lazy to figure out the "shrimp stitch". I think it looks fine.

Oh, and obviously I had to lighten the photo, couldn't be bothered to change tanks!

kittyville hat

2006-10-21T14:26:00.000-07:00

It only took me three years to start and finish this! Made with Brown Sheep worseted wool. This is very nice to use, so different to australian wool.

Black!

2006-10-03T10:08:00.000-07:00

Simple Knit Bodice, found at Stitchdiva.com. It isn't blocked yet, that is the only thing missing. I subbed SWTC Soy Silk for the Tilli Thomas silk and it is very soft. The gauge is a bit off though, mostly because I subbed the gauge of the pattern, not the gauge of the yarn. You can't see the hematite beads that are studding the lace, they are subtle and pretty.

Black and purple (stash)

2006-08-08T07:42:00.000-07:00

I knitted a 1/2 size French Market Bag recently, out of stash Peace Fleece and Trendsetter yarns. Unfortunately I put the handles in the wrong place and felted it insufficiently, but it's done, and mostly black:

I haven't knitted much in black lately, so this was fun!

juju unleashed

2006-07-17T21:54:00.000-07:00

wow, what a strange little knit this guy was! Maybe because at one point he is almost completely covered in stitch holders and I've some very old ones that look like big safety pins.
I'd love to have a whole feature wall made up off juju's:)
Now who was I thinking as I stuck those pins in....hmmm politians mostly and the possums that raid our vegie garden!!
Now juju go do your work!!

GrrrrRRR

2006-06-09T19:30:00.000-07:00

I bet I'm the only one in the whole of Tasmania who has made and wears one of these!!!!
'Vegan Fox' from Kitty, in 4 different types of black wool!
Do you want me to list them?
The only change I made to the pattern was the legs I worked the I-cord to the pattern but then increased and decreased the tips of the feet so that they would round out a bit.
I love wearing him but the down side is because I wear so much black and with my long hair he gets a little lost so I have to point him out to people!
When I went to buy eyes for him I couldn't decide what colour so I bought packets of red, green, yellow, black and brown....They were cheap!! But now I have too find other uses for them!
A friend of mine lent me Jess Hutchison's little book of 'Unusual toy for you to knit and enjoy'.
It's really cool but hard to get a hold of.
I'll see if I can get a photo of me wearing this foxy little number!

Its Black!

2006-05-19T15:34:00.000-07:00

I was hoping it would shrink more, but it didn't. Its very work appropriate. Made of the Crystal Palace Cotton cone yarn that Elspeth sent me. On size 5 and 3 needles.

For Shannon

2006-05-13T15:19:00.000-07:00

Look!

100% cotton from Lion Brand - black!

Honeymoon Cami

2006-04-30T11:03:00.000-07:00

Its finished. Not what I wanted (my mistakes of course) but hey, its done! And black!

black fox

2006-04-15T10:13:00.000-07:00

No laughing!
When I first saw this little number in knitty, it kind of caught me by surprise as I 'd never seen some one knit a dead fox before and I thought this is so me I need one!
I never thought that I would use that fun fur stuff but on this dead fox it looks pretty cool:)
I used two balls of Patons 'Ostrich', one in black and the other in a very dark blue, to give it a blue black look to it(like my hair).
The other black wool is a cheap acrylic and mohair mix.
It's knitting up pretty fast on those big fat number 10 needles so I best get me a couple of beagles to help me hunt down a pair of eyes, a nose and a clasp!

Bunny!

2006-04-13T09:06:00.000-07:00

A Kate Gilbert Bunny, in black of course. Would look cuter with a fuzzy yarn, or felted, but I used leftovers. The flash makes him look holey, but he's not that bad in person. He likes baseball!

I'm on a roll

2006-04-06T20:34:00.000-07:00

Panta!! Yep, Simply Soft leftovers ;)

Cabled Tank

2006-04-06T09:35:00.000-07:00

(pictures obviously lightened to see the cables)

Cabled Tank Top. Made in Caron Simply Soft (to be able to wash it!). Needle sizes 8, 9, 10, 10.5 and 11. *phew*

This looks MUCH better on than in photos. I couldn't get a good photo of the back without it bunching up from me running to my photo spot before the camera went off. It doesn't generally look so bulky. I think. Also, my skirt is very large, so it kind of billows at my stomache now. I need to go shopping.

It's not a sock

2006-04-04T16:10:00.000-07:00

but it is black!

Lu

Black!

2006-03-11T11:28:00.000-08:00

Here are the Cabled Fingerless gloves/mits whatever that I started on a plane ride from California to Missouri. A quick knit, if you actually take the time to knit them. I used a size 6 needle, and should of used a 5, since they are big. My hands aren't that huge. The photo here actually makes them look correct, I mean if I took the time to block them and all.

Its too nice out to wear them of course.

Sherry and the Black Hat

2006-02-17T16:00:00.000-08:00

My friend Sherry sent me her photos wearing the black hat:

Lu

Happy Valentine's Day!

2006-02-14T14:00:00.000-08:00

The Valentine's Vest is finished, and given as a present this morning! This is the Petrol Pattern from Knitty--it was an easy knit, and wonderfully written. Knitted with cashmerino, I originally wanted to knit it in solid black, but I got scared that I would run out of the cashmerino, so the stripe saved on some yarn--this was knit in Brown Sheep. In the end, I think it would have been close, but I would have had just enough yarn!

Its black!

2006-02-08T10:32:00.000-08:00

Kittyville Hat, SnB. Lionbrand CottonEase, and Bernat Boucle (this stuff never dies, I swear the ball goes on and on and on). Size 8 needles.

This hat would have taken a few hours, if I had knit on it for any length of time. I didn't add the earflaps, since I would have had to bust into another skein, and well, I didn't want to.

I much prefer ribbed bands, since this hat is a bit big, and it would of made it fit better. Bella was upset that she's never in photos so I dragged her into this one.

Meow!

2006-02-07T16:56:00.000-08:00

My Valentine Vest (aka Knitty's Petrol) is ready for the top back and front. Originally, I wasn't going to knit a stripe; however, when I began to worry about running short on the black cashmerino (and I bought every one of the balls in the dye lot!!!), the stripe was back in--I used some charcoal Brown Sheep from my stash! The ribbing pattern is fabulous, and I am happy that I knitted this in cashmerino, because it is soft and fluid!

It is black!

2006-02-06T11:08:00.000-08:00

But it looks dark blue, at least on my screen:

Yarn: Frog Tree Merino, about 150 yards.