basket weave?

So I recently finished a scarf that i started a while ago..shocker...but anywho, i wanted something a little different but not hard so i made up a pattern that i think looks like a basket weave? maybe.  

Here it is: 

Cast on 24 stitches
Knit row 1 
Knit 4 purl 4, repeat until the end of the row for five rows
Knit 2 purl 2 for five rows
Purl 4 knit 4 for five rows
Purl 2 knit 2 for five rows
Repeat the sequence until you have your desired length, and then knit the last row before casting off. 

In progress: 

and complete, ta-da!

stay warm during this arctic vortex!

xoxo

cozy up

I've never been sure what the appropriate spelling is, but I'm going with this: koozies, that which keeps your drink cold and your hand warm.

I made some for Christmas presents this past year and they were a hit.  

I made them in two colors: wolfpack/razorback red for the boys, and a lovely purple blend for the ladies

Pattern: you could do this some fancy way with circular needles, or you could do it the alex way and knit a rectangle and sew the seam. 

Boom.

My red yarn was size US 8, my purple was US 10

If using size US 8, cast on 36 stitches  

If using the US 10, cast on 34 stitches  

For either:

Knit row 1 

Purl row 2

For rows 3 on, alternate between a knit and purl stitch (K 1, P 1, and so on)

Do this until the piece is the appropriate height, about 5 inches. 

Cast off

It should look something like this:

If you have a long tail from your cast on or off you can use this yarn and a yarn needle to sew the two sides together.  Just take your rectangle, fold it in half, and sew the long edges

So you get something that looks like this:

Ta-da!

A winner indeed.

xoxo

some asu pride...for him

Last fall Jonathan was so sweet to drive with me all the way to Arkansas one weekend to visit my grandparents when my papa was sick, don't worry, he is all well now. 

But really, 30 hours of driving in four days! 

Don't worry, I know I've won with this boy.  

But anywho, I wanted to make him something as a thank you, so I decided to make him an ASU scarf because: he likes a scarf, he loves ASU, and he knows that me making ASU paraphernalia is quite a sacrifice given my deep pride in USC.

Of course, my initial speed on the scarf got sidetracked by work (ridiculous!) and then Christmas presents.  But I finally finished it over Christmas, just three months after I started! 

So, here is what I did: 

I wanted a thick scarf but when I was yarn shopping there was no large gauge maroon! Can you believe? So I doubled up and used two strands of yarn to get the bulk I was looking for.

Supplies:

4 balls of lions brand burgundy, US 9 

(I used all of two and just a little of the second two)

2 balls of lions brand gold, US 8 

(I probably used about a third of the two balls)

2 US 13 needles

Start:

As I said I worked with two balls at a time so I just joined the two ends from each ball and knitted as if it were one strand. 

Cast on 30 stitches

Knit rows 1 and 2

For rows 3 and on: knit 3, purl 3, 

bringing the yarn to the front/back when alternating between knit and purl. 

I wanted to do stripes of maroon and gold so I did a chunk of maroon and then switched to gold and then back again as I saw fit. 

The end product:

An ASU thick and cozy scarf:

The things I do. Fight On!

xoxo

what's that?

A knitting cat.

happy saturday.

xoxo

scarf season, sort of.

Well, winter was certainly a bust this year, at least in North Carolina. But I think we all know I'm quite okay with this.  

It does however mean that I have not been wearing scarves as frequently, which is a shame. 

But that hasn't stopped me from making more for future use...

I decided on an infinity scarf, because, well, I'm partial to them.  I had some nice soft brown and picked up a chunky cream-colored yarn to go along, they both were sized for my US 10.5 needles. 

It's very simple, just a good ol' basic stitch through the whole brown yarn and then I added in the cream (which was a smaller roll). I cast off the end and then sewed the ends together, by hand. 

Before I did though, I twisted one end so I would actually have a mobius scarf as Casey thought this would be awesome (and it is).

The final product ready for one loop or two:

 

Now, I just need some weather worth wearing it in.

xoxo