Showing posts with label Lotus Blossom Tank. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lotus Blossom Tank. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

mini update

My yarn came! woohoo!
I ordered some Sundara Silk Lace yarn... which I happened to catch in an update~ For all you non-knitter buddies~ the world of buying and stashing yarn is cut throat! People get highly competitive and emotional about their yarn~ Sundara happens to be one of those brands that people can get a little feisty over~ (there is more to come of this stuff over the next year... I signed up for a Seasons collection (1 skein of yarn every 3 months) and the Socks (Darks) Collection (3 skeins every 3 months)... so tell me... what do you think?
This is Charcoal over Blue Lagoon- Silk Lace... We will not discuss its cost as non-knitters might become A) frightened or B) question my sanity
DSC04286DSC04289

and here is the completed Lotus Blossom Tank for my e-moh~DSC04285
Pattern: Lotus Blossom Tank by Sharon Shoji
Yarn: Sirdar Snuggly Baby Bamboo- Lavender colorway (SH137)
Needles: Knit Picks Harmony Options- size 5 and 6~
Notes:
1) completed 6 repeats of lace pattern~
2) added 1/2" of st all around
3) added two repeats of the decrease pattern to the back- at the beginning of the arm holes
4) added an extra row of knitting to the neck/arm hole edging
Blocked in SOAK~
Overall it was an easy knit~ If I would just pay attention to the pattern and look at size before I start! I think I may have to make another one for my granny (paternal)... she was very disappointed not to have received this one~ and a Final note... it was made intentionally longish~ my aunt was adamant that it be made long- even tho she is quite short~ she didn't want it to be too short and look like it was for younger people... which is sort of how the original design was intended~

Friday, September 5, 2008

Labor Day

Over the weekend, my parents and I took Mr Park and his family on a road trip down to Ocean City, MD~
From Ocean City 2008
From Ocean City 2008
From Ocean City 2008
From Ocean City 2008
From Ocean City 2008
From Ocean City 2008
From Ocean City 2008

(it was a short trip but lotsa stuff packed in...Just a little note... the picture of Mr. Park and his kids on the Jet ski- is before they fell in~ *Good Times* and the boat we are riding (with wind blowing in hair photos) was something called the OC WaterSports- Thriller... the last photo is on the Lewes-Cape May ferry~ and... another little note... that is the replacement car Mr and Mrs. Park are standing in front of~)

Now on to Knitting~

I broke a knitting needle this morning... my love- the Lantern Moon Sox Stix~ I called Lantern Mood because I had read on Ravelry about their great Customer Service- and they are sending me a replacement needle on Monday~ woohoo!
broke sox stix

and all plans to keep the Icarus shawl from my Mother were complete FAIL!!! I don't know when she did it... but she sneaked- it into her room~ (I went nuts looking for it in the meantime)and it re-appeared on our ocean city trip~
DSC04219

Nearly completed Lotus Blossom Tank...
DSC04263

and began a BSJ~ in Needful Yarns Cotton Joy~ using size 3 Addi Lace Turbo's (my Knit-Picks Harmony Options didn't come in size 3~ sorry Steve~)DSC04262

Sunday, August 3, 2008

in progress...

Work on Jaywalker- I got a bit of it done while sitting in the parent/family freshman orientation for Sam at SUNY Stony Brook...
Jaywalker Sock 1b

Work on Lotus Blossom Tank- worked on it a bit at work on saturday~ because it was surprisingly slow (work that is)~ thank God I had this to work on!
Lotus Blossom Tank B

Finding that I really love the KnitPicks Options Needles... I went out and bought the Sock Needle Set~ I'm not an exclusive Sock knitter~ but the majority of my recent projects have been socks so~~
Knit picks Sock Needles

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

random (it usually is)~

71 words

Speedtest



Currently working on:
DSC04094
and...(its made some progress... just haven't taken a picture of it... i've completed the heel...working on the gusset~ of the 1st sock)
DSC04077

anticipating working on this...for the Ravelympics 2008:
DSC04089

Loving... this... a gift from my buddy Steve~
KnitPicks Options Harmony needles~

Completed this... for my sister's friend who is having her 1st baby~
DSC04044