My Monday - Brioche Headband - Part 2

Week 28 = Pondering Knitting
Day 6 = July 14, 2014

     As predicted, I did indeed finish the headband this week. I used 2 colors and you have to really look at the pictures below to see the subtle difference between the inside and outside of the headband. I made the headband as a birthday present for my best friend and was so excited to finish it that I could not resist giving it to her over a month early. She LOVES it!

 This picture is with the blue mainly on the outside.

This picture is with the variegated mainly on the outside.

     The design was simple and flowed very quickly. For those of you who have not done Brioche before, the pattern consists of 2 rounds (A and B) to form 1 complete Brioche round.

     I cast on 80 stitches, joined the ends and worked 4 rounds of the garter stitch. I then worked 6 sets of Brioche rounds, alternating the blue yarn on the A rounds and the variegated yarn on the B rounds. To mix things up, I next knit 4 sets of rounds all in just the variegated yarn. I repeated the 6 sets of Brioche rounds alternating the blue yarn on the A rounds and the variegated yarn on the B rounds. I finished with 4 rounds of the garter stitch and a bind off round.

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Knitting Presents,

Victoria

Knitting Fun

Week 28 = Pondering Knitting
Day 5 = July 13, 2014

     There is a joy that your knitting brings to others and then there is knitting because it is a fun item to knit.

Like Monsters...

Like Snakes...

Like Cupcakes...

Happy Happy Birthday by Nell Ziroli

Like Turtles...

happy sea turtle by sarah kupillas

Like Owls...

Owl Puffs by Jenna Krupar

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Knitting with Fun,

Victoria

The Joy of Knitting

Week 28 = Pondering Knitting
Day 4 = July 12, 2014

     Knitters are a generous and giving bunch. We love knitting things for others whether it is a gift, a request or a charity item. Just the gleam of joy in the eye of the recipient is what propels most knitters.

     I have made many items that I have given away. In fact most knitters knit more for others than they do themselves. It allows us to try new things and experiment more with patterns and yarn.

     Knitting for charity is a very fulfilling thing to do. I have knit pet blankets and children's hats. Some of which are pictured below.

     I have gotten several requests for knitted items over the years and this blanket is one of them.

     My personal favorite is knitting a gift because the item is unexpected and for someone you care about and obviously appreciated. I would say that 85% of everything I have knit was as a gift.

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Generously Knitting,

 

Victoria

Fabulous Friday

Week 28 = Pondering Knitting

Day 3 = July 11, 2014

Knitted Scarf Butterflies

by Svetlana Gordon

© Svetlana Gordon

     Last year Entrelac was a huge thing in the knitting world. Entrelac is typically done in a yarn that has long stripes of different colors so that you get color changes like you see in the first and second picture. This pattern is a variation of Entrelac with a cable in the middle. I love the close-up picture above. I have realized that it boggles and fascinates my knitting tuned mind. Putting a cable in the middle of an Entrelac pattern...BRILLIANT!!!

© Svetlana Gordon

     I am not to fond of this picture. After thought and consideration, I think it is because there is not enough difference in the colors. They are all muted blues and purples.

© Svetlana Gordon

     This solid color one is beautiful. The cables add a layer of texture that is not completely understandable in the multi-colored ones above. Also, because of the texture and dimension, the solid color looks like it has light and dark areas.

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Butterfly Knitting,

Victoria

My Reason for Starting to Knit

Week 28 = Pondering Knitting
Day 2 = July 10, 2014

     Starting to knit and learning to knit are 2 different things. I learned to knit when I was 8 or 9 years old. I started to knit 5 years ago when I found out I was pregnant with my first child.

     The reason I started knitting was because I had this deep seated need to create something with my own 2 hands that was useful, pretty and original for my unborn child. However, I cast on for my cousin's baby blanket first, since she was due before me (see picture below).

     Then life, other knitting projects and a 2nd pregnancy continued to get in the way. So I made a 2-part promise to myself. Part 1, was that for my 2nd child I would have a completed baby blanket to bring her home in (see picture below). Part 2, was that as soon as I finished the baby blanket for child 2, I had to start the "baby" blanket for child 1 who was then 2-years old (not really a baby).

     Well, I did start the blanket over 2 years later than I promised... but with 2 kids under the age of 3 it got put on the back burner and I didn't touch it again until last month. I am almost half way done the blanket and because the child is bigger (going on 5-years old now) I have made the blanket a little bit larger than the typical 2'x3' baby blanket. Here is a picture of the as yet unfinished "baby" blanket.

     After all these years, (5+ for those of you who are counting) I still feel the need for my child, who will be starting school in the fall to have her own useful, pretty and original "baby" blanket.

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 Knitting for My Children,

Victoria

Pondering Knitting

Week 28 = Pondering Knitting
Day 1 = July 9, 2014

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Why do you knit? - Why do I knit? - Why does anyone knit?

     Knitting has many purposes in a person's life and a person has many reasons to knit. This week I will ponder the different aspects of knitting.

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Pondering Knitting,

Victoria

What Remains

Week 27 = Knitters Toolbox
Day 7 = July 8, 2014


     So what remains in my toolbox after all the items that I have listed this week? Well, a few things actually.

     Crochet hooks can be used for applying buttons, binding off, pulling up dropped stitches and many other things.

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     Cable needles were made for holding stitches when knitting cables.

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     Safety pins are great for holding dropped stitches.

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     Highlighter tape is a must have for chart work. It helps you keep your place and is moveable.

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     OttLite LED Flip is an awesome extra super-duper bright light that is great for car knitting when it is dark.

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Knitting Brightly with OttLite,


Victoria