Rissa decided to change to a different yarn, and used Caron Simply Soft Baby in a pretty lavender shade.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Peppy Pastels Growing!
Our "Peppy Pastels" blanket is with Rissa, and is getting some Red Heart "Baby Teri" added to it!
Rissa decided to change to a different yarn, and used Caron Simply Soft Baby in a pretty lavender shade.
Rissa decided to change to a different yarn, and used Caron Simply Soft Baby in a pretty lavender shade.
"Fruity Loops" Blanket Started!
Our project has a new blanket started!
The Fruity Loops blanket. :D
Shandeh used a stitch called "Garter Columns" with the following yarns:
Nomis Lustro Excellence - Coral
TLC Baby - Powder Pink
Caron Simply Soft Baby Sport - Soft Yellow
She held the coral and pink yarns together for the beginning. Then, she switched to using the coral and yellow together for the rest of her portion.
The Fruity Loops blanket. :D
Shandeh used a stitch called "Garter Columns" with the following yarns:
Nomis Lustro Excellence - Coral
TLC Baby - Powder Pink
Caron Simply Soft Baby Sport - Soft Yellow
She held the coral and pink yarns together for the beginning. Then, she switched to using the coral and yellow together for the rest of her portion.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Peppy Pastels
Our Peppy Pastels blanket has already been worked on by two knitters (Shandeh & Doodknitwit), and is now getting more attention from our third knitter, beekaync. She'll be using the green yarn in the photo.
Here's a close-up of the knitting done so far:
Here's a close-up of the knitting done so far:
Sunday, November 4, 2007
A New Beginning
We haven't heard from Snowbear in quite a while, and a few of our baby blankets have been lost in the shuffle.
So, we decided to give this project a jumpstart, and start over again. The oddball blankets will be managed by Shandeh, and the log cabin blankets will be handled by Yarnlady.
This week, Shandeh started off two new oddball blankets. The first blanket will be made with pastel colors, and the second will be made with primary colors.
Here is the beginning of both blankets!
"Peppy Pastels" (using pastel-colored yarns)
Here is the pattern I used for the Peppy Pastels blanket:
Cast on 101 stitches. Knit 3 rows Garter Stitch for border.
Stitch Pattern
1) Knit all stitches
2) K3, Purl all stitches until there are 3 stitches left on the needle, K3
3) K3, *K1, P1* (repeat between *s to last 4 stitches), K4
4) K3, Purl all stitches until there are 3 stitches left on the needle, K3
Repeat rows 1 - 4 until you have knit for 4 inches, then knit two rows Garter Stitch, ending with a wrong side row. Leave a tail and cut yarn, leaving it on the needles for the next knitter.
When the blanket is long enough, the last knitter will end with 3 rows of Garter Stitch, then bind off.
"Crayola Box" (using primary colors)
Here is the pattern I used for the Crayola Box blanket:
Cast on 103 stitches. Knit 3 rows Garter Stitch for border.
Basket Stitch Pattern
1) K3 *P7, K3* (repeat between *s to the end)
2) K3 *K7, P3* (repeat between *s to last 10 sts) K10
3) repeat Row 1
4) repeat Row 2
5) K3, P2, *K3, P7* (repeat between *s to last 8 sts) K3, P2, K3
6) K5 *P3, K7* (repeat between *s to last 8 sts) P3, K5
7) repeat Row 5
8) repeat Row 6
Repeat Rows 1-8 until you have knit for 4 inches, then knit two rows Garter Stitch, ending with a wrong side row. Leave a tail and cut yarn, leaving it on the needles for the next knitter.
When the blanket is long enough, the last knitter will end with 3 rows of Garter Stitch, then bind off.
So, we decided to give this project a jumpstart, and start over again. The oddball blankets will be managed by Shandeh, and the log cabin blankets will be handled by Yarnlady.
This week, Shandeh started off two new oddball blankets. The first blanket will be made with pastel colors, and the second will be made with primary colors.
Here is the beginning of both blankets!
"Peppy Pastels" (using pastel-colored yarns)
Here is the pattern I used for the Peppy Pastels blanket:
Cast on 101 stitches. Knit 3 rows Garter Stitch for border.
Stitch Pattern
1) Knit all stitches
2) K3, Purl all stitches until there are 3 stitches left on the needle, K3
3) K3, *K1, P1* (repeat between *s to last 4 stitches), K4
4) K3, Purl all stitches until there are 3 stitches left on the needle, K3
Repeat rows 1 - 4 until you have knit for 4 inches, then knit two rows Garter Stitch, ending with a wrong side row. Leave a tail and cut yarn, leaving it on the needles for the next knitter.
When the blanket is long enough, the last knitter will end with 3 rows of Garter Stitch, then bind off.
"Crayola Box" (using primary colors)
Here is the pattern I used for the Crayola Box blanket:
Cast on 103 stitches. Knit 3 rows Garter Stitch for border.
Basket Stitch Pattern
1) K3 *P7, K3* (repeat between *s to the end)
2) K3 *K7, P3* (repeat between *s to last 10 sts) K10
3) repeat Row 1
4) repeat Row 2
5) K3, P2, *K3, P7* (repeat between *s to last 8 sts) K3, P2, K3
6) K5 *P3, K7* (repeat between *s to last 8 sts) P3, K5
7) repeat Row 5
8) repeat Row 6
Repeat Rows 1-8 until you have knit for 4 inches, then knit two rows Garter Stitch, ending with a wrong side row. Leave a tail and cut yarn, leaving it on the needles for the next knitter.
When the blanket is long enough, the last knitter will end with 3 rows of Garter Stitch, then bind off.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Another Blanket in Progress!
We're working on another baby blanket, and it's turning out nice!
Here's the pattern we are using:
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: K3, Purl to last 3 stitches, K3
Row 3: K2, *K1, P1* (repeat between *s to last 3 sts), K3
Row 4: K3, Purl to last 3 stitches, K3
My hubby chose the yarn I'm using. Bernat Cotton Tots, in a pretty blue.
Here's the pattern we are using:
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: K3, Purl to last 3 stitches, K3
Row 3: K2, *K1, P1* (repeat between *s to last 3 sts), K3
Row 4: K3, Purl to last 3 stitches, K3
My hubby chose the yarn I'm using. Bernat Cotton Tots, in a pretty blue.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
West Coast Blankie Complete!
Here's another blanket, handknit by Knitting Help Forum members, ready to be given to charity!
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Right now, we've started working on a couple baby blankets, and we're getting ready to start several more!
One type of blanket is just a simple straight row afghan style. Some of us are just knitting each row, others are using a special design.
Another type of blanket we're gonna try is called the "Log Cabin" blanket.
Here's an example of one:
I'll post the names of all participating knitters soon!
One type of blanket is just a simple straight row afghan style. Some of us are just knitting each row, others are using a special design.
Another type of blanket we're gonna try is called the "Log Cabin" blanket.
Here's an example of one:
I'll post the names of all participating knitters soon!
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Oddball Baby Blanket Knit-Along!
Members of the Knitting Help Forum have decided to make baby blankets for charity, using washable yarn in our stash. We each work on the blanket, then mail it to the next person, for them to continue working on it.
When the blankets are complete, we give them to charity!
Snowbear started us off, borrowing the idea from Shandeh, who came up with the idea making full-size blankets. The baby blankets are much quicker to complete, and fun to work on!
Now, Snowbear is having some health issues, so the rest of us are taking care of things for a while.
Get better, Snowbear!!
When the blankets are complete, we give them to charity!
Snowbear started us off, borrowing the idea from Shandeh, who came up with the idea making full-size blankets. The baby blankets are much quicker to complete, and fun to work on!
Now, Snowbear is having some health issues, so the rest of us are taking care of things for a while.
Get better, Snowbear!!
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