Pictures!

Here are some pictures from my birthday adventure to Magic Mountain:





And I opened a new store today on 1000 Markets!



http://www.1000markets.com/users/slornamentals

My First Pattern-A Raised Impression

This is my first pattern, and it is for a lace headband.

A Raised Impression



Yarn suggested:

Lion brand: Nature's Choice Organic Cotton
103 yards (94 meters)
Aran/Worsted weight

Needle Size:
Size 9 Straights(doulbe pointed would work too, but are not necessary)

Gauge:
Gauge is not particularly important in this pattern

Pattern:

For seamless construction:
Cast on 10 stitches provisionally.
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: K1, Yo, K2, K2tog, S1, K1, Psso, K2, Yo, K1
Row 3: Purl

Repeat rows 2 and 3 until you reach your desired length, mine was about 15"
When you reach your desired length, pull the waste yarn out of your cast on stitches, and graft the two ends together for a seamless headband.

If you feel like seaming:
Cast on 10 stitches
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: K1, Yo, K2, K2tog, S1, K1, Psso, K2, Yo, K1
Row 3: Purl

Repeat rows 1 and 2 until you reach your desired length, mine was about 15"
Bind off and seam.

Knitting for Charities, and More!

Christmas knitting is chaotic. That right there is enough to throw any knitter over-the edge. I am currently working on my lace scarf, after tearing it out and re-doing it. I am also working on the ugliest scarf you'll ever see, along with my sweater. And fitting in charity knitting as well.

In Progress
Lace scarf: 5/16 rows for bottom of lace pattern
Ugliest scarf: About 85% of the way done
Drops Sweater: Done with the body!

Completed Recently
Big Boy Blanket:














60 Scarves in 60 Days Scarf #1:














Pink Thing:

I also have matching Blue thing, but no pictures to share.










News!:
It's my 17th bday on Wednesday, and my mom took me shopping on Sunday for my secret Present, a new camera! I got the new Cannon Powershot A590 with Image Stabalizer, and I love it! This is also the explanation for the pictures. I have a camera, so no more picture-less posts!


My Pile O' Charity Knitting:

I'm a Sickie...

I'm sick today. I started feeling under the weather on Sunday (yesterday). It has given me time to finish up my swatch kit and textiles homework though. However, I am completely bummed because we were supposed to start learning about Rayon and Acetate today. For some reason, I have always been infatuated with rayon, it's some kind of un-explainable illness, I guess you could say.

As for knitting, I am almost done with the body of my jumper. I am done with the front, and am finishing up the back. As soon as I am done with the body, I must start and finish the drops lace scarf. I have chosen Misti Alpaca Lace (100% Baby Alpaca) yarn for this particular project. I have a beautiful grayish purple to knit it with too.

My poor spinning wheel is still injured, I need some wood glue to fix it up. Then I can do some more spinning and post pictures of some handsome yarn.

Central Coast Feather Fanciers

I am officially a member of the Central Coast Feather Fanciers. As of nearly two weeks ago...but today was the yearly show in Paso Robles, and it was pretty fun.

I have been combating northern red mites as well as lice on certain birds in my flock, as well as attempting to minimize the effects of molting. Here is the list of birds that I entered, along with any prizes they won:
Pepper: Standard Black Crevecoeur-Champion Junior Continental
Melon: Bantam Mottled Cochin-Reserve Variety
Christina: Belgium Bearded D'uccle Mille Fleur-3rd place
Noodle: Black and Copper Mottled Serama Cockerel- Unknown
Diesel: Black Serama Pullet-Unknown
Trixie: Mottled Serama Hen-Unknown
Colombian Silkie: Colombian Silkied Serama Pullet-Unknown
Wheaton Serama: Wheaton Serama Hen-Unkown

Also, we have eggs!!! On Serama Eggs 1-3, we are on day:
Serama Egg 4:
Serama Egg 5 (New Egg!):
Mixed Backyard birds(eggs from a friend):

I will fill in the totals tomorrow when I have the brain capacity to be able to count...

In knitting news:
I have come to the point in my jumper/hoodie that I am decreasing for the arms...I am stuck, and you can decipher my stuck-ness here.

EGGS!.... And some knitting too...

I Have Eggs! I Have 3 Diesel Eggs! They will be going into the incubator tomorrow, after I go pick up some more eggs from another breeder. She will not be running her incubator until November, so I offered to throw however many she could collect into the Brinsea with my eggs! In 18-21 days, hopefully I'll have baby chicky pictures to show you!

I have been asked to make 2 different items for xmas presents this year. One is the 86-10 Headband by drops, the other is the 108-4a scarf by drops.

I found a pattern that I must share! Peeps! I love Peeps! Chickies are amazing, and these little stash busting chicklets are so cute, I'm making them to add to my ML homeless shelter sets, not to mention at least one for myself....It says that they are ducks, but I say they are chickies! Not ducklings...

For being so good tonight, I give you baby pictures from a previous hatch (everybody loves then and now pics, right?):
Noodle Then:

Noodle Now:

Christmas Presents

I have finished Allie's Christmas Presents. She has a hat/slouchy tam in mint green, and a scarf made from lion brand fun fur *shudders*. I am continuing my baby items, and am over 1/2 way done with one in lion brand homespun. This blanket is in Dusty Blue and Olive. It's 4 big blocks in garter stitch that make a square. Yep, I'm fancy.

Michael is making life difficult. He doesn't want armwarmers. Even neon orange and black armwarmers. So I offered to make him a stegosaurus in neon orange and black. But yesterday I went to Beverly's to pick up some paper for a Textiles assignment, and came across some neon orange and black plain wool blend. I have black satiny stuff, so a cap is to be made! MUAHAHAHA!

Because I don't have much to say tonight, I have a video for you: