block 'n tackle knitting

Eve's Mistake Lace Shrug This makes a pretty, lightweight spring shrug with 3/4 length sleeves and a lacy back piece.  I made it for my friend Eve, who wanted a shrug to wear while dancing.  If you want the sleeves full length, simply make them longer. I have no idea what this lace pattern is, or even if it's a real lace pattern as I sort of knitted it by accident.  It almost looks like a lace version of mistake rib, and since it was accidental (I was trying to knit another kind of lace but liked the way this looked so I kept it), so for now, I call it "mistake lace".  2 skeins Red Heart Designer Sport, sport weight yarn 1 set dpns US size 7 1 set straight needles US size 7 (optional) CO 56 st on size 7 US dpns Join, pm, and knit in round in 2x2 rib for 4.5 inches.  Knit in stockinette until arm measures approx. 16 inches from end.  At beg. of round turn work, k1, m1, k to last stitch, k1, m1 (58 st). Row 1:  (WS) k2, *ssk, yo, k, yo, ...

My legs are chilly this spring and this yarn (salvaged from the thrift store) reminds me of the colour of lichen.  I knit these up quick and added an eyelet trim at the bottom to make them pretty.

I needed a lightweight, cotton hat for spring, and this pattern was really simple (I finished it in a day). I used less than a skein of Lion Brand Cotton Ease in lime, but I decided not to double the yarn throughout (only on the brim) as I wanted a light, fitted hat. Yay, spring!

I'm doing spring cleaning, and finishing off a few projects I've had on the needles for awhile.  A cabled red vest:   and a ribbed (mistake rib -- it looks lacy when it's stretched out!) pillow cover:

I just found out my sister in Singapore received my gifties (mail can be slow, sigh) so here's what I made her: A light, lace cotton ascot (with a crocheted fringe): And a cotton, tunisian crocheted teatowel (I was practicing on this, and I really like how thick it turned out):

I figured it was time for me to live up to my name (and ok, my feet were chilly). Behold, my rough & ready, "Look what I did with those bits of woolen yarn from the freestore!", Gulf Island, double-strander woolen socks! These socks are so thrifty and self-sufficient, they practically knit themselves (just don't let them interbreed with your domestic fishnet stockings in the sock drawer). *because knitting puns amuse me

I apologize for the horrible photo; I used my webcam because I was in a rush...