opportunityknitted 2007

Foxy

2008-04-21T07:04:00.001-07:00

2008-01-03T03:29:00.000-08:00

Pattern: Wendy's toe up sock with gusset heel. Referred to this tutorial for doing the cast on. Knitted 60 stitches for the foot and leg.
Yarn: Opal
Needle: 2.25 mm

I am a bit late with this post as this pair of socks was my last FO for 2007. My 2007 FO inventory:
2 hats

5 scarves

4 sweaters

4 pairs of socks

2 shawls

1 bag

1 baby sweater

1 pair of baby booties

hat and scarf set

2007-12-30T02:36:00.000-08:00

Pattern: Cap karma by Smariek, following Brooklyn Tweed's modifications for the top
Yarn: Sirdar Peru (a bulky wool, alpaca and acrylic blend) slightly more than 1 ball
Needle size: 6 mm

Garter stitch scarf
Yarn: 3 balls Rowan Tapestry

Luka

2007-12-13T01:39:00.000-08:00

Pattern: Luka from Rowan Junior (largest size)

Yarn: Katia Austral 5 plus balls of blue, 2 balls of green
Needle size: 4mm

Daughter's knee highs

2007-12-02T04:53:00.000-08:00

Pattern: Wendy's toe up sock with gusset heel. Referred to this tutorial for doing the cast on. Followed these instructions for calf increases. Thank you, ladies, for sharing your patterns.

Needle: 2.25 mm from cast on until calf increase, then switched to 2.5 mm

Yarn: Regia 2 balls 210 m each

son's sweater

2007-11-15T05:13:00.000-08:00

Pattern: Jack from Rowan Junior
Yarn: Katia Austral almost 7 balls
Needle size 4 mm

scarflet

2007-09-09T20:22:00.000-07:00

Pattern: Japanese Fall 2007 book ISBN 978-4-529-04474-5
Yarn: Jaeger extra fine merino dk (about half a ball)
crochet hook: Japanese size 7

2007-09-02T00:03:00.000-07:00

Pattern: smallest size opal baby set
Yarn: less than 2 balls of Fortissima Colori 50g 120yds with enough leftover for little booties
Needles: Japanese clover size 3 aluminium - the pointy and smooth tips made the knitting go so fast
Buttons: vintage buttons from Siow Chin.

Bootie Pattern: mary janes

(the booties couldn't be more mis-matched! and the one at the back is not really smaller)

birch leaf socks

2007-08-14T05:11:00.000-07:00

Pattern: Birch Leaf socks from A Gathering of Lace
Yarn: cygnet woolrich sock yarn
Needles: Japanese clover bamboo size 0

string bag

2007-08-12T00:28:00.000-07:00

Pattern: Japanese magazine ISBN no: 978-4-529-04357-1
Yarn: Super 10 Butterfly cotton 1 skein
Crochet hook: Japanese size 4/0

my large rectangle shawl

2007-07-28T05:41:00.000-07:00

Pattern: Large rectangle shawl from Jane Sowerby's Victorian Lace Today
Yarn: Chinese HYX yarn, just a smidge over one ball
Needle size: 4 mm addis
Started: 11 March 2007 Completed: 20 July 2007

Papiro sweater

2007-04-24T02:18:00.000-07:00

Papiro sweater
Pattern: Japanese World Knitting 2004-2005 Autumn & Winter
Yarn: 7 plus balls Katia Papiro (linen cotton blend)
Needles: 4.5 mm needles for stockinette

2007-04-13T01:47:00.000-07:00

Pattern: Alex from Rowan 31
Yarn: Jaeger extra fine merino dk 8 balls
Needles: 3.75 mm for ribbing, 4 mm for stockinette

tiered skirt

2007-03-17T01:45:00.000-07:00

The fabric is sweet.

pants re-hemmed

2007-03-06T01:44:00.000-08:00

before

after

Zig zag stripe scarf

2007-03-03T21:58:00.000-08:00

Pattern: Zig zag stripe scarf from Scarf style
Yarn: Rowan Tapestry 2 balls
Needle size: 4.5 mm
Started 8 Feb Finished 21 Feb

February socks

2007-02-27T05:32:00.000-08:00

Pattern: Ozyarn Easy Sock
Yarn: leftover Regia silk
Needle size: Clover Japanese size 0
Cast on 52 stitches
Started 14 Feb Finished 20 Feb

January Socks

2007-02-03T17:04:00.000-08:00

Yarn: Cygnet woolrich sockyarn
Pattern: Cable rib Interweave Knits Summer 2006
Needles size: 2.75 mm cast on 66 sts, foot worked with 64 sts as per pattern

2007-01-23T06:10:00.000-08:00

Pattern: Child's Scarf from Last Minute Knitted Gifts

Yarn: Granbia one blue-green another red

Needles: 5 mm

2007-01-22T06:15:00.000-08:00

Yarn: Soft Touched
Needle size: 7 mm?

2007-01-15T22:06:00.000-08:00

Pattern: Ooh La La from Sublime Mohair book
Yarn: Sirdar Sublime mohair more than one ball
Needles: 4mm for ribbing 5mm for beret knitted flat

2007-01-11T22:03:00.000-08:00

Pattern: from this Japanese book
Yarn: Filatura di Crosa kid mohair 2 balls
Needle size: 3.75 mm

unblocked length: 48 inches

blocked length: 60 inches