WIP #3

Blog #4 of 2015 on 1/4/2015
 
     You may remember the hat that I made for my husband at Christmas. Here is one picture of the hat partially done, one with the hubby wearing it and one with the little one wearing it.
 

You'll Shoot Your Eye Out Stocking Cap

 

 

     One would ask, "If this is a finished project, then why is it on my WIP list?" Let me start by saying that I love my husband dearly and this hat is the first thing he EVER asked me to knit. So when he told me that the brim needed to be wider so he could fold it up, I thought no big deal. Then after wearing it a few times he mentioned that it was too long and every time he sat down when wearing it, he sat on the tassel and it got pulled off his head.

 

     So... let me remind you that I love my husband before I go on. I have frogged the whole hat and now have 3 balls of yarn. I will start over with You'll Shoot Your Eye Out Stocking Cap #2 and it will be awesome. There will NOT be a #3.

 

 

Knitting it Over Again,

 

Victoria

WIP #2

Blog #3 on 1/3/2015
 
     My #2 WIP is Angela's Dream Scarf by Jeanette Estee Famulari. I am using LYDIA Yarn's Delight in the colorway Van Gough. I have 5 repeats so far and am loving it.
 

 

     I can't wait to see how it blocks out. From the official pictures on Ravelry, I can tell that it will be beautiful. Look below and see for yourself.

 

Angela's Dream Scarf

by Jeanette Estee Famulari

© Jeanette Estee Famulari

 

© Jeanette Estee Famulari

 

Knitting Delight,

 

Victoria

Fabulous Friday - Miss Winkle

Blog #2 on 1/2/2015

     This pattern makes me feel so light and happy. My friend, Arrylee, just did this shawl with her hand-dyed yarn and it turned out beautiful.

     I love the asymmetrical design and how the loops add dimension to the look of the shawl. When I was looking at Arrylee's finished shawl, I was surprised at how small it looked. Then after thinking about it, I realized it was a perfect size to keep my neck warm when I wear my hair up.

Miss Winkle

by Martina Behm

 

© Martina Behm

 

© Martina Behm

 

© Martina Behm

 

 

© Martina Behm

 

© Martina Behm

 

     My friend Cathy and I are going to knit this pattern together this month. We are both going to use our yarn that we hand-dyed. I will keep you updated on our progress.

 

Knitting Miss Winkle,

 

Victoria

 

Taming of the WIP's

Blog #1 on 1/1/2015

http://www.lewasdesigns.com/knit-happy-sheep-wall-decal.html

     This past Sunday I was at my knitting group, Summerville Knitters. My good friend, Arrylee, got to talking about what her next project will be. She also mentioned that she will not be able to start it until she finishes an existing project. I was confused... when I want to start a new project, I just start. She however has a list and only allows herself to have 6 projects on the needles at any given time. I have tried this in theory, but never actually written mine down. Maybe the key to implementation is having it written down and seeing how many partial projects I have.

     Well, the WIP list is started and so far I have 6 projects that I can readily think of. No telling what I will find when I go digging. I have also started a list of projects that I want to do and so far it has 22 projects. I started a 3rd list of projects (past, present or future) of my own design that need to be written down. The 4th and final list that I started was for my sanity... a shoe size list. I have many family and friends that I want to knit socks for and am tired of asking repeatedly for their shoe sizes.

     The #1 item on my WIP list is my River Bed Socks that I talked about on Monday's blog. Check out My Monday - River Bed Socks - Week 1 to see the info about them.

     I will keep you up to date as I search, rediscover and FINISH all of my long hidden WIP's.

Taming of the WIP's,

Victoria

Happy New Years!!!!

Week 52 = In Conclusion...

Bonus Day 8 = December 31, 2014

 

My Grandma Joanna who taught me to knit.

 

     Welcome to your bonus New Year's Eve Blog. Let us review the numbers for Savery Knitting's blog in 2014:

• 365 days in a year
• 364 days Savery Knitting blogged in 2014
• 361 days written by Victoria Williams
• 3 days written by Carol Savery
• 5 Savery Knitting Followers (a feature on the blog site)
• 226 views for a blog on 1/18/14 titled Novelty Yarns
• 154 views for a blog on 2/4/14 titled Clipboard Patterns?
• 124 views for a blog on 4/24/14 titled Mink and Baby Alpaca
• 116 views for a blog on 2/24/14 titles Needle Storage
• 81 views for a blog on 10/9/14 titled Who gets a hand knit Christmas present?
• 5573 total number of views for all 2014 blogs as of the time of this post
• 86 total comments left on the blog

     Here are some numbers for Savery Knitting's blog since our first post on September 13, 2013:

• 11,304 views
• 372 posts

Knitting by the Numbers,

Victoria

Adios

Week 52 = In Conclusion...

Day 7 = December 30, 2014 

 

     So today is the last day of the 52nd week of the year, but not the last day of the year. I will save the numbers report for tomorrow.

 

     Today I went on an adventure with my friend Wanda. We went to Michael's and Hobby Lobby (I had a gift certificate for Hobby Lobby). I have only been to Hobby Lobby once before, but they had several sock yarn colorways that I liked last time I was there and figured I should check them out.

 

     The yarn that I chose was Premier Yarns Wool-Free Socks in the colorways below:

Utah 

 

 Grand Canyon

 

Vegas Lights

 

     It is amazing how addictive knitting and yarn is. I, personally, can never have enough knitting projects on the needles. I am also like most other knitters out there and love yarn in all its forms and quantities.

 

 

Knitting The Last Day of The Last Week,

Victoria

My Monday - River Bed Socks - Week 1

Week 52 = In Conclusion...

Day 6 = December 29, 2014

 

     This is the 2nd pair of socks that I have ever cast on. I was so excited when I took a sock knitting class from my good knitting friend, Tamara, aka KnitOasis, in August of 2013. By the time the first class was, over I only had 4 rows left to complete the homework. Since I was so excited, I didn't want to lose the newness waiting for the next class (which was only 6 days later) so I started these socks.  

 

     I originally learned to knit socks on DPN's, one at a time with a plain stockinet pattern. I changed it up for this pair and cast on both socks using the magic loop method. The pattern River Bed Socks is also of my own design.

 

     Well, it has been over a year and I think it is time to finish my 2nd pair of socks. I can't wait to see how they come out.

 

Knitting River Bed Socks,

Victoria