Knits by Kyahbean

Grab-&-Go is finished!

2008-10-05T10:28:00.000-07:00

I think it turned out really well! It's the first felted project I have done! I am very excited about felting, it was so cool!!!

Grab & Go....

2008-10-01T20:30:00.000-07:00

So I'm mostly done with the DS cozy for Sara. I need to decide how to do the straps. I LOVE how the Noro worked with the Honeycomb stitch! It's gorgeous. When it's all done I'll surely post a picture. For WIP pics go see my Ravelry project gallery for it.

I started the Grab-&-Go Bag from the Nov issue of Creative Knitting. I really wanted to use the Cascade the pattern calls for, but got impatient for my scheduled trip to Webs on the 10th and dug through my stash, settling for some Elsebeth Chunky Al. I am a bit nervous for my first felting experience, but this yarn looks like it felts beautifully from looking at other projects on Ravelry, so we will see how this turns out.

I feel blessed that I have had enough time to knit lately.

New Plan

2008-09-28T11:04:00.000-07:00

All morning I have been working on this DS case and it just isn't working with the Hurry Up Spring cable pattern. The pattern is written for knitting in the round, and I am certainly not skilled enough to turn this stitch into something I can use on straight needles.

So I've been looking through my Big Book of Knitting Stitch Patterns, and I have decided on a stitch in there. It called Honeycomb, and it's really nice. I think it will work well with this project.

If anyone who has the Hurry Up Spring cable pattern wants to become ambitious enough to rewrite it for not knitting in the round, please post a link to it here. It would be a really cool pattern to use on a scarf or something.

Hurry Up Spring....DS?

2008-09-28T06:45:00.000-07:00

So I'm knitting a DS case for a good friend of mine, and I want it to be really cool. I'm working off a pattern I found in Ravelry, and I like the basics about this pattern. I'm thinking perhaps I could incorporate the Hurry Up Spring Cabling somehow up the middle of it.

This is the first time I have knit with Noro Kureyon yarn. It's gorgeous colors. When I get this pattern finalized, I will post it here or on my Ravelry page. Now I think I'll utilize this Sunday to go knit it!

Pink Ribbed Hat

2007-11-22T19:12:00.000-08:00

My niece picked out some Debbie Bliss alpaca/silk when we went to the yarn store together, and requested a hat. I combined the pink with some Caron Simply Soft dark brown, and turned out this:

It's just a simple 2x2 rib knit on size 8 dpns, but I rather like how it came out!

Apple Hat

2007-11-16T19:19:00.000-08:00

I made my nephew this Apple Hat! I couldn't resist...it's so adorable.

I followed the pattern exactly, using a size 6 needle and Reynold's Kids Bright Red for the hat and Bright Green for the leaves, and a bit of Caron Simply Soft Dark Brown for the stem.

And here he is in it!!!

Wavy Gravy

2007-11-07T20:16:00.000-08:00

I completed a scarf and hat set for a good friend of mine. I have completed the scarf, which is Wavy Gravy from Stitch n' Bitch Nation.

Here's the halfway point:

I used Laines Du Nord Maxi in White and Neon Green. The pattern in the book was a bit skinny for my tastes, so I altered the waves a bit to make the scarf wider.

Here is the hat:

And me wearing it...hopefully she'll send me a pic of her in it and I'll edit that in:

Neck Tube

2007-10-11T16:55:00.000-07:00

I made the Cherry Garcia Neck Tube from the Hello Yarn website.

Here it is laid out...it's hard to see the cables here, I think the Hello Yarn picture will show you the cables a bit better:

And here I am wearing it:

I followed their pattern exactly, and I used Paton's Shetland Chunky, just one skein. It wasn't a difficult project, it only took about 5-6 hours. I love cables.

Ice Cream Pint Cozy

2007-10-08T11:27:00.001-07:00

I used the pattern in the Knit Wit book, but I tweaked it a little bit. I think it still needs a bit of work, but I will post what I did here.

Materials needed:

worsted weight cotton yarn (you want cotton so when you get ice cream all over it, you can toss it in the washer. just make sure you use the cold cycle or it will shrink!)
one set US 7/4.5mm double pointed needles
yarn needle
an empty, washed out, pint container of Ben & Jerry's ice cream

Gauge: 12 sts/20 rows = 3" in stockinette stitch

CO 52 sts.
Divide evenly onto 3 dpns. (I did 17, 17, 18).
Join and knit one row.
Work in 2x2 rib for 6 rows (*K2, P2*, rep from * to beg of round).
Purl next row.
Knit 2 rows.
K11, K2tog 4 times (ending with 48 sts).
Knit 8 rows.
K10, K2tog 4 times (ending with 44 sts).
Knit 8 rows.
K4, K2tog 3 times; K6, K2tog; K4, K2tog 3 times (ending with 38 sts)
Knit one row.
K4, K2tog; K5, K2tog; K4, K2tog 2 times; K5, K2tog; K4, K2tog (ending with 32 sts)
Knit one row.
K4, K2tog; K3, K2tog 2 times; K4, K2tog; K3, K2tog 2 times (ending with 26 sts)
Knit one row.
K2, K2tog; K3, K2tog; K2, K2tog 2 times; K3, K2 tog; K2, K2tog (ending with 20 sts)
Knit one row.
K2, K2tog, K1, K2tog 2 times; K2, K2tog; K1, K2tog 2 times (ending with 14 sts)
Knit one row.
K2tog (ending with 7 sts)
Using yarn needle, thread yarn through the 7 rem sts, pulling closed through inside of the cozy.
Weave in ends.
Wet cozy with warm water, stretch over empty ice cream pint container.
Let dry.
Enjoy!

Reversal Scarf

2007-08-23T19:40:00.001-07:00

I made this for a good friend of mine with Baby Clouds yarn. I used size 10.5 needles, and started with 8 thick blue stripes with thin yellow ones, switching to 8 thick yellow stripes and thin blue ones in the middle, reversing back to 8 more thick blue ones at the end. When the giftee sends me a picture of her in it, I shall replace this doofy one of me with one of her:

Yellow Cables

2007-08-19T10:33:00.000-07:00

I did my first cabling project last week. It's made out of 100% merino wool. The pattern is in Stitch N' Bitch Nation, it's the Simple Cable Hat, but I added a few extra rows of cables to make it fit over my ears:

I don't think orange is my color, but here I am modeling it anyway:

I enjoy working with cables. I think I am going to make the same hat in a different color with ribbing a bit longer so I can fold it up.

Red and Green Elf Scarf

2007-08-06T14:11:00.000-07:00

I used Caron Simply Soft worsted weight Dark Moss and Autumn, 2 skeins each. 16" circular needle, size 8, CO 60 stitches, work 10 rows of each color, alternating until you have 42 rows. Sew up each end.

iPod Technocozy

2007-08-05T19:22:00.000-07:00

I made the iPod Technocozy from Stitch N' Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook, the pattern is in there. Great book.

I used size 6 needles with Lily Sugar N' Cream worsted weight: Hot Orange, Sage Green, and Warm Brown.

I'm not too crazy about the pattern. I think with some modifications, it could be really good. There's a headphone port the pattern puts in the top:

I am going to make another one, take out that headphone port, and I think it will come out a bit better.

Welcome to Knits by Kyahbean

2007-07-30T15:19:00.000-07:00

I decided it would be neat to start a new blog about my latest hobby. One day, I was wandering in Borders and I spotted Stitch N' Bitch. I sat down on the floor and opened it, and when I realized I had been reading it for 20 minutes straight and still wanted more, I took it to the register. My cousin Myrrh taught me how to knit the very next day. (Saturday, June 23, 2007) I was immediately hooked. I started buying up yarn and needles and haven't put them down since. I want to document the projects that I undertake as best as I can, but I cannot guarantee I won't get lazy about it. In fact, I can guarantee that I will. ;)

The very first project I undertook was a scarf, in a simple garter stitch:

I picked up the yarn at the Northampton LYS (Web's) and used size 10 needles, CO 40 stitches....and just knit until I ran out of yarn. It's a bit wider than I anticipated, but what can you hope for from your very first knit?

Then I learned to purl, and did a swatch out of SnB:

Then I found some cotton yarn and knit up a dish towel:

I used Sugar n Cream 100% cotton, worsted weight, one 2.5oz skein. I no longer have the link to the pattern, but if you were really that interested I am sure I could dig it up.

Welcome to Knits by Kyahbean...thanks for reading!