All Blog Posts Tagged 'kal' (11)

Fall Felting

The weather is turning colder, and it's a great time to be thinking about warm slippers, hot cider, and snuggling by the fire under a cozy afghan. I'm busy with several felting projects at the moment, and fall is such a nice time to work on things like that. I've got 4 pairs of slippers in process (serially, not concurrently) - one pair in the Laced Slippers Pattern, and I'm working on the

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Added by AmyL on October 29, 2009 at 3:00pm — 6 Comments

Need a little mystery in your knitting?

I've put up the details of my Mystery Colorwork KAL! Head on over and check it out! (Here's my color swatch for a little eye candy.) Continue

Added by Melissa on August 28, 2009 at 2:57pm — 6 Comments

Lace 9; PeachyQueen 0

Yes, it's been one of those projects. I mentioned the Atlanta "Secret" KAL which is supposed to be my first lace project. I'm having some .... challenges, and I've only started the swatch. First, I needed the find the right gauge. I am using fingering weight yarn because lace weight seemed a bit ambitious. I started with a size 4 needle (which was recommended), went down to a 2, and now I'm up to a 10. The many attempts I've made do look lacy. Unfortunately, I can't seem to hold onto the yarn o… Continue

Added by Peachy Queen on July 6, 2009 at 8:32pm — 1 Comment

Back to reality

I'm back from Franklin, TN. While I really enjoyed spending time with my parents, it is good to be home. Their house is just not designed for two rambunctious boys. My mother and I agreed that knitting camp was something of a bust. Our plan was to take a bunch of knitting or fiber-related classes at the LYS. Unfortunately, few of the classes were offered at times convenient to us, and private lessons were more than we wanted to spend. I then borrowed EZ's DVD Knitting Workshop from the Atlanta… Continue

Added by Peachy Queen on June 28, 2009 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Hello, Little Bubbles, and the Comfy KAL!

We're all excited about the release of our Little Bubbles Baby Set , but I think I'm a little bit extra excited, because this was my first big design project here at Knit Picks, and I've been holding my tongue a… Continue

Added by Nina on May 14, 2009 at 1:41pm — 15 Comments

KAL knitting woes - 1 step forward, 2 steps back!

Well I'm a week into my knitting for the Knitting Goes Large KAL - and feel like I haven't progressed as much as I would have liked...

I'm trying not to be too frustrated... I was having some problems with the… Continue

Added by Kim on May 13, 2009 at 7:30am — 3 Comments

Starting a new KAL - Knitting Goes Large

This is a huge step for me, starting a Knit-a-long: Knitting Goes Large KAL ... I'm like one of those people with grand ideas, tell everyone what I'm going to do, and then never do it. Not because I don't want to, but because I just had another idea - and went flitting off in another direction. Well, now I'm being held accountable by all who join this KAL... I've decided to knit the Cabled Vest in… Continue

Added by Kim on May 5, 2009 at 2:00pm — 7 Comments

New Yarn, UFOs, and decisions, Oh My!

I received the my yarn for the classic lines cardigan KAL (and there was much rejoicing), BUT I'm still working on my fiance's sweater. I'd rather not have more than one sweater on the needles if possible - though I do have the needles to do it. FH's sweater is over half-way done, as it is. All that is left is 1.5 sleeves and ribbing for the collar. I might be able to finish if I do nothing but knit this weekend... In any case, I'm really tempted to start on the cardigan anyway. Or at least wind… Continue

Added by Amy on April 10, 2009 at 3:58pm — No Comments

What I Learned from the Hemlock Ring Speed-knitting KAL

It was a crazed three days and two nights! I had a great time, and was pleased to come in third. At 66, I was probably one of the oldest participants. On the other hand, I'm retired, with no small children living at home (unless you count my DH and two wonderful mini-poos.) I learned some things from the contest, some things from the Hemlock Ring project and some things from the experience as a whole. Here's my Hemlock Ring, enjoying time with the family--… Continue

Added by Peggy Stuart on February 6, 2009 at 8:03am — 8 Comments