Entrelac Tote

I have been working on a few odd projects this week. To be honest, getting out of bed in the morning is a challenge. September is a month of anniversaries and Billy's birthday. The first birthday since his death in January. I had some foolish notion that time would make things better to deal with... I was wrong. I have decided that I should not be so hard on myself and let myself have time to grieve and work through... sometimes.. just through a day...

I was rummaging through Diana's YouTube videos and decided that it was time to make her Entrelac Tote.

Just need to add a liner and the tote is ready for tote'n

Knobby hat for Zero

My inspiration for many of my projects in yarn and in life!

Eden and Charlie decided they wanted to share a cup of hot tea with me this afternoon. They both decided that hot tea was not ummm... their cup of tea... LOL!

Quick Diaper Cover

I am attempting to bust my yarn stash and find quick projects to make for new and expected babies. I have hand-knitted and machine knitted woolies or soakers out of 100% wool in the past for mothers that wanted them for use with cloth diapers. This particular diaper cover is for use to cover disposable diapers and not for the cover's ability to resist moisture.
I was reading Stefanie Japel's blog post "Soakers and a Tutorial (how to knit your own)" and thought... hmmmmmm... this might be something to make on the USM! O Lordy I'm brilliant! No? Any who... the diaper cover is a breeze to knit up. However, I will make some adjustments for the next one...

Oh... the piggie? Well she is tuckered out watching me knit... 

Callie

MY NOTES: WARNING!! These are just notes, pattern has not been tested for accuracy as of yet.

Cast on 80 needles

Double ewrap

KP2

Knit 10 rows

Convert 1X1 ribbing

Knit 6 rows

Begin decreases: When the carriage is on the right decrease the last stitch on the left. When the carriage is on the left decrease the last stitch on the right.

NOTE: To make sure this stitch knits appropriately, put the needle in FWP and make sure the stitch is behind the open latch.

Be sure to adjust weight accordingly

Decrease until there are only 2 stitches left and bind off

At this time you can either hang the leg edges and knit 1X1 leg ribbing or stitch up the points and knit the leg ribbing by hand. I sewed up the front seam and down the leg openings a bit and hand knit the leg ribbing using size 5 circular needles As Follows: Pick up stitches around the leg opening Row 1&2: k1, p1 Row 3: Decrease evenly until there are @36 stitches left Row 4: k1, p1 Bind off using Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off

Circle Vest for Kat

I have always wanted to knit a circle vest and have saved many a picture of them from various sites. This is a very simple pattern but takes quite a lot of hand converting to make the ribs. Simple, but awkward when going from the back section to the top ribbing section. The vest is knit in a one piece (sort of) rectangle, folded, then sewn partly up the sides to create armholes.

My Notes: WARNING!! These are just notes, pattern has not been tested for accuracy as of yet.

Sizing note: Back length (from the bottom to the top of the back includes the bottom 2X2 section and the middle 1X1 section @ 22 inches. DOES NOT INCLUDE THE TOP 2X2 section as I refer to this as the collar of the vest. The back section (1X1) is @ 13 inches wide while the vest is in resting. This stretches when the vest is worn, but when lying on a flat surface the vest back will draw up to about 13 inches wide. The vest is made for my daughter Kat who wears a ladies medium.

Cast on 144 needles

Double ewrap

KP3 – knit 50 rows

Convert the 50 rows 2X2 ribbing

Knit row 51 by hand and then decreased by half leaving EON empty. Drop MY DO NOT CUT!

Change to contrasting waste yarn and knit 1 row. Bring the empty needles to working position and knit several rows making sure to have plenty of rows so that it does not unravel.

Remove the knitting from the USM and re-hang on the machine using every needle (this will be half of the original cast on needles)

Knit 70 rows using MY

Convert the 70 rows 1X1 ribbing

Knit row 71 by hand making generous sized loops (or use KP4 to knit this row)

Drop MY DO NOT CUT!

Change to contrasting waste yarn and knit 1 row. Knit several rows making sure to have plenty of rows so that it does not unravel.

Remove the knitting from the USM and re-hang on the machine using every OTHER needle (original cast on needles)

CHANGE BACK TO KP3

There will be an empty needle between each of the stitches. Bring up the bar between the stitches and hang it on the empty needle. (This is why I hand knit the stitches on the last row to ease the knitting back on to the machine) The last 10-15 stitches on each end of the piece will be in a bind and I chose to knit these by hand and not use the carriage for about 10 rows until there was no longer stress on these needles

Knit 50 rows using MY

Convert the 50 rows 2X2 ribbing

Bind off using a stretchy bind off method. I started on the right side of the work.

Fold over and sew the side seams on the end (2X2 ribbing)