Knitting, Sci-fi and other stuff...

     So, September is half over with already and the beginning of fall is next week.  It's crazy to me how fast this summer went.  I'm actually looking forward to fall/winter this year.  So in light of the cooler weather I made some fingerless mitts.  This was an impulse project, I have to say.  There are many projects on my mental list of things I want to do, this one sort of spoke to me.  Back in July of 2011, I went out to Jamesville to check out The Yarn Cupboard, which is a yarn shop.  I went out there specifically to buy Spud and Chloe.  This was back when I did research before getting new brands of yarn.  Spud and Chloe is designed by Susan B. Anderson.  She has a blog and designs many many patterns, one of which I had knit up.  I really enjoyed the pattern so I decided to try the yarn.  That's a really long lead into how I have this yarn sitting in my stash.  I've made two projects out of it so far and still had some yarn left over.  I was board at work one day

     Here goes two blog posts in one day!  Oh my.  I thought the bootie tutorial should stand on its own.  I've been up to no good like normal and I have some FOs.  First off, the over shrunken oven mitt was a no go.  It was too small for my recipient so I'll be knitting and felting another one.  This time I'll be checking the washing machine every couple of minutes.  As far as the little one goes, it does fit my hand, so I may just keep it for myself since I had originally intended to do that.  I think it may have something to do with my color placement.  It seems that the darker blue felts more than the lighter blue.  See how the thumb stayed large compare to the cuff and palm.  I've heard people warn that different colors of the same yarn can do this.  Now, I've seen it for myself.  Live and learn.      I finished up the six large white dishcloths for my co-worker for her son.  She was very excited when I gave them to her.  She also mentioned that her mother

     Today I will be bringing you a photo tutorial post of Chaussons Mignons.  So first, I want to make it very clear that this pattern is not mine.  I am simple throwing out some, hopefully helpful, instructions on assembly for a new knitter.  Here is the Ravelry page for the pattern:  Chaussons Mignons  and a link to the designers blog:  Pruline en Vadrouille .        Okay, so back story on all this.  I made a pair of these as a baby shower gift along with a hat and some washcloths.  I have a whole family of knitters and crocheters, some have been crafting longer than I've been alive and some are just starting out.  One of my younger cousins is just starting out, so of course, I'm encouraging her to come to the dark side.  She asked me about these booties, I told her it was a pretty good pattern for a beginner.  I am doing a tutorial on the knitting and assembly mostly for her, but also for my other non-knitting readers in the hope that I can bring them to the dark side too