Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Work in Progress Wednesday 141

Hi everyone. I hope you're having a great week and that the weather shapes up for those of you who are still getting snow in the northern part of the Midwest! Unreal!

I have a few things to show you this week, a few new things in fact.

 

As you may remember from Friday, I finished March, so I thought I would show you the little bit of April I've worked on, as well as how it's all laid out so far on the sampler! For those asking about cross stitch patterns last week, I'm pretty new to cross stitch and don't know too many books/mags to recommend. I buy all of my patterns from Etsy and The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery! There are amazing Etsy cross stitch patterns out there.

 

 

This is my Sweet Summer Rays shawl for the KAL we're doing. It's knit out of Candy Skein Sweet Fingering in Foil Wrapper. So far it's going great! I think I'm on line 25 of the pattern if I remember correctly.


I obviously just started this tonight. This is my first time trying out two at a time socks, so I decided to just do something basic. I'm doing a 3x2 rib using a size 0 (I didn't have a 40" cable in anything else I could find that would work) needle. I normally use a 1.5 needle so I cast on 70 stitches to allow for the smaller needle. We'll see how it goes. Next time I might just try a 32" cable. What does everyone else use when doing two at a time? The yarn is Candy Skein Yummy fingering in Tardis Tart Ombre.


That's it for me today. I hope you have a great rest of the week and I'll see you on Friday!

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14 comments:

  1. Pearlin JApril 24, 2013 at 12:05 AM

    I really love the cross stitch pattern. cute !:)

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  2. Crochet Addict UKApril 24, 2013 at 1:37 AM

    Love the cross stitch pattern, can't wait to see this months finished :-)

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  3. UnknownApril 24, 2013 at 1:44 AM

    Good luck with the two socks at a time, will be interesting to see how that goes :)
    x

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  4. Christine NApril 24, 2013 at 4:07 AM

    Those socks are going to turn out great. Your yarns are gorgeous. I'm going to treat myself one of these days...

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  5. ...:M e d h a:...April 24, 2013 at 4:56 AM

    The sampler looks great already. Thanks for your input regarding the pattern. I'll take a look on Etsy, hopefully I can find something challenging for my mum-- she's a very experienced cross stitcher/ embroiderer!

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  6. SandyApril 24, 2013 at 5:17 AM

    I haven't crossed stitched in ages, but always enjoyed it. What size ada are you using? Or are you? Love the blue variegated for the socks, good luck with the new method, hope it works well for you. The shawl looks awesome. Pretty excited, I got here actually early in the day for a change, haven't managed that in quite a while.

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  7. JazzApril 24, 2013 at 6:32 AM

    The shawl looks amazing and the socks are just too difficult for me but I know you can do it.

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  8. BabajezaApril 24, 2013 at 6:35 AM

    I think you made the right choice about buying your patterns at Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery. Also April is lovely. Have a nice week. Regula

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  9. Handmade by StefanieApril 24, 2013 at 7:09 AM

    It's been a while since I've knit socks two-at-a-time - I usually get the longest circ I can find, but I'm guessing a 32" would work about as well as a 40"! Can't wait to see your progress, love the cross stitch and Foil Wrapper shawl, too!

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  10. cleancupApril 24, 2013 at 7:35 AM

    for two at a time I usually use a 40" circ, but 32" should be too tight, especially if they're a US 0. I'll look forward to seeing how the colorway works up!

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    1. cleancupApril 24, 2013 at 7:35 AM

      sorry, that should be "shouldn't be too tight"... I haven't had enough caffeine yet.

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  11. AnonymousApril 24, 2013 at 9:06 AM

    Everything's looking good! The cross stitch is super cute, I learned how to do it when I was a kid but haven't really touched it since.

    Loving your shawl!

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  12. flip flop mamaApril 24, 2013 at 9:36 AM

    I use one 40" and do magic loop for 2 at a time socks. Works like a charm! My first time I did tow up, but I like the look and feel of cuff down so I'm doing that way instead. It gets a little tricky when you only have one needle when it's time for the heel but I just held the sts on a dpn until I was ready for them again. If you have to circs then you shouldn't have that problem though. Good luck!

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  13. paulineknitApril 27, 2013 at 8:05 AM

    Everything is looking hunky dory. I'll be interested in the progress of your socks. I have the book "2-at-a-time socks" by Morgan Oakes but haven't made anything from it yet. Intention is to make socks as Christmas gifts but the year runs out before I get started. Your shawl is coming on well.

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