Ravelympics Red Rusted Root

I did it! This is my Ravelympics project for Team Rubberneckers. Pattern: Rusted Root Size: XS (28″ – 32″) Yarn: 4 x Knit Picks Cotlin in Moroccan Red Needles: 4.5mm for body, 4mm for ribbing Modifications: 1) Added hip increases. 2) Picked up additional 6 stitches on each sleeve to close the underarm gap, knit [...]

Burgundy Breeze

This project has been hibernating for more than half a year since I first started it in October last year. I stopped mainly because I had 2 skeins of the yarn in the same dye lot which should give me a pair of normal length socks and I didn’t want to knit 2 pairs of [...]

Autumn Monkey

When do you consider a project as fully completed? Immediately after the knitting’s done? Or when ends are woven in? How about when it’s blocked? For me, it’s all of the above plus when it’s been photographed. That’s when I consider the project as fully completed and I can change the project status on Ravelry [...]

Knitty – Branching Out Completed

My first finished object in 2008! All blocked and with ends weaved in! Yay! Pattern: Branching Out Yarn: 1 x Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool in Bristol Red Needles: 5.00mm Measurements: 7 inches wide, 58.5 inches long (after blocking) I did a total of 27 repeats with a few yards to spare. The pattern was simple [...]