Archive for June 2008 projects
Green and Purple Arm Warmers
Speaking of me breaking the bank at Imaginknit, there was some other delicious yarn that I bought there that fateful day with Emily. This was Drops Eskimo yarn, in Bordeaux and in Yellowgreen. They are both very aptly named, I think. Anyway, I used these yarns to make some arm warmers, partially on Muni and partially while watching an excellent Star Trek (DS9) episode about Dr. Bashir and some other genetically modified humans. Yay for Dr. Bashir!
As always, there are more pictures of these on Flickr! And, they are also for sale at my Etsy shop 
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New Blue Hat
One of the nice things about living where I do in San Francisco is that Imaginiknit is right around the corner. Oh, how I love Imaginiknit. Oh, what a burden on my wallet that love is.
Anyway, the other day Emily and I walked into Imaginiknit (my second time in one week, awful, I know, but she was going to France the day after and really wanted to go, and I wouldn’t have been a good friend if I had refused). We started browsing through the sock yarn (she, a knitter desirous of a pair of warm socks to cuddle her through the Chicago winter), and I looked up and saw to my delight and dismay a skein of beautiful slate blue Cascade Magnum yarn. I tried to resist, but…
Long story short, here is a hat I made of it:
This is what it looks like up close (what beautiful yarn!),
this is what it looks like on me,
and this is what it looks like from the back.
Oh glorious consumerism!
Mama’s Potholders
Speaking of potholders, I also made these ones, which I gave to my mom:
Here they are up close:
And look! You can hang them up!
Emily’s Potholders
My friend Emily has embarked on a journey to France! Before she left, we went to the beach. It was lovely!
Oh, but that’s not related to crochet! I also gave her these potholders I made:
She probably won’t use them in France, but she’s going to keep them safe until she goes back to Chicago in the fall, and then she will use them .
Brown Handwarmers w/ Flower
Here are some handwarmers I made just the other day out of some cotton yarn my mom had lying around:
This is the flower up close:
And here’s what they look like on.
There are, as always, more pictures on Flickr, and these handwarmers are also for sale on Etsy!
Black Hat w/ Brim and Blue Stripes
I made this one up and down the highways. It was my first time making a hat that was all single crochet, and I think it turned out pretty well.
Lots of firsts! It was also my first time making a hat with a brim.
This is what it looks like on:
And it is also for sale on Etsy!
Set of 2 Pale Yellow Potholders
My first Etsy listing! I made these in Santa Barbara and on the way down. They’re made out of cotton yarn.
Luckily, I figured out how to shape them correctly, so these ones do not look like stingrays.
Jil’s Elf Hat
My sister is turning 19 on Monday, so I wanted to make her something. Her request was a “funky” hat — “You make a lot of hats,” she said, “but they’re all plain.” So here was my attempt at funkiness.
It was difficult to keep the shape even while I was making this little pattern, and also the fact that all the yarns were different types and weights didn’t help so much. I think it looks ok though!
Here are the ear-flaps — a key part of the request.
And now I am the elf!
Set of 6 Teal Potholders
They let me onto the airplane with my crochet hook (tangentially, Heathrow security is the funniest thing ever), so I started working on these potholders for my dad and his wife.
This was my first try at this design, so they aren’t that perfectly shaped.
My dad says they look like stingrays. I think stingrays are cool.
