Frazzled Knits

A doll and her puppy

She is finished!  She doesn't have a name yet, but she does have some adorable little underpants.  And a pet dog!  Her "klukka" (underdress) is on the needles and I hope to finish that tonight.

 

I'll give full details once the dress is finished.

No, it's not a voodoo doll

I'm back to working on my Theodora doll:

 Kinda creepy, huh?  I feel a little like Dr. Frankenstein! 

The pattern has driven me crazy in a few spots (mostly the back short rows, which made no sense to me whatsoever).  Clearly, the designer and I do not think alike.  But I've muddled through, and I think she looks pretty good.  The shaping is quite brilliant, especially on the arms and legs.  Very realistic.  And I loved making her braids. 

I hope to get her remaining leg finished today, and then it's on to her clothing, which is the real reason I started this project in the first place.  The miniature Icelandic clothes are just too cute!

Principles of Knitting

Principles of Knitting arrived! I am so excited. I learned so much with the library's copy of this book when I taught myself to knit 9 years ago. Was very sad when their copy disappeared, and have been waiting ever since for the new edition. It's here! And 2 inches thick too - I forgot what a big book it was!

That's enough of gloves for a bit

I finished the blue-green gloves:

• Pattern:  Guess Who gloves by Holli Yeoh
• Yarn:  Fleece Artist Sock yarn (quite old - it's a 2 ply, which is different than the yarn now)
• Needles: 2.5 mm for the whole project
• Size:  Ladies small (middle size in the pattern), to fit my 11 yo son

Latest little projects

I'm working on two small projects at the moment:

A pair of gloves for DS2, my 11 year old, in a green and blue Fleece Artist sock yarn that he chose for socks many years ago, before his mother got daunted by boys' fast-growing feet and decided that she wasn't going to make socks!  The pattern is Guess Who, but without the contrast palms and cuff.  The variegations are a little wild, but generally I like the way the yarn is patterning up.  They don't look quite so contrasty in person. 

And project #2 is a Basic Beanie hat in Kroy sock yarn, from the free Patons pattern.  I'm stuck on it because I don't have a 16" 3.5mm circular for the stockinette portion.  Will have to find one, somewhere.  Maybe the smallest size cable from the KnitPicks set will work.  I did increase the stitch count to 142, so there are a lot of stitches to work with.

The only other knitting news I have to report is a small stash enhancement, courtesy of Pudding Yarn in Calgary this past weekend:

A skein of Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light in the colour "Thunderstorm", destined for a hat for DH.  He picked the yarn, and paid for it.  It was the only one in the store that spoke to him (he has very good taste).  Now I just have to turn it into something!  Am thinking of a Little Things beanie, probably without buttons to masculine it up a bit.  

Valentine's Day

My DH found the perfect Valentine's Day card for me:

Happy Valentine's Day!