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Project 365, #231
Community threads. Culver City, CA
Posted by bpod at Sunday ~ August 08, 2007 | No Comments
Project 365, #230
Seaming lapghans. El Segundo, CA
Posted by bpod at Saturday ~ August 08, 2007 | No Comments
Charity Square #4
Square #4 in the charity project, the second square from this skein of multi-colored TLC. I may be able to get one more square out of it; we’ll see. This is a very simple two-line pattern that’s scarcely more complicated than straight knitting and purling. And yet the slanted stitches just look so cool… it almost feels like cheating. The resulting fabric is quite dense: I bumped up from size 7 to size 11 needles for this worsted weight yarn and it’s still a bit thick. This stitch would be great to use for a bag handle or a nice warm scarf.
ESSS Charity square - herringbone
Recipient: Royalwood Care Center
Completed: June, 2007
TLC ultra soft / 100% acrylic
Needles: US 11
Posted by bpod at Sunday ~ June 06, 2007 | No Comments
Booga Bag for Evan
I first saw this pattern somewhere on-line quite a while ago. I liked the shape, envisioned lining it and using it as a lunch sack, thought about trying it…but for whatever reason it did not happen. * * *
Recipient: TBD
Completed: May, 2007
Noro / Kureyon
100% wool
Needles: US 8
I first heard of Allison when I joined the Stitch n’Bitch-LA Yahoo group (she was one of the moderators). There were a few other brief encounters along the way: I made a little SnB logo for the site and she was my contact; we met at a SnB meetup; I attended a UCLA hockey/knit event that she and her husband organized… We were members of the same local knitting community, but I really didn’t know much about her personally until I read this post in January over at Crazy Aunt Purl’s.
Here was a knitter who needed help, and the response from the community was strong. The word spread via e-mails and blog postings, and new customers flocked to Allison’s on-line store, supercrafty.com, contributing much-needed funds for her son’s surgery. I purchased this Booga Bag kit. Since she lives quite close, I arranged to pick up my purchase directly from her and got to meet Mr. Evan in person. He is as charming and delightful as he looks.
Five months passed and I finally got around to knitting the bag. The pattern was simple and easy to follow and the classic lunch bag shape is, well, cute. It’s Noro, so of course the colors are amazing and the yarn felted up beautifully. 
Blocking was easy, too, as the bag fit perfectly over a plastic-wrapped photo box (a squat shoe box would probably work, too).
Also during the past five months, Evan and his parents have been working to find a way for him to get the treatment he needs. With a very rare condition like his and surgery that is still considered “experimental,” it is not an easy road they tread. Allison also runs a business that comes to a standstill in the summer and her husband is a student at UCLA, so they could really use some positive cash flow around now. Here are a few ways you can help:
- Make a donation to Evan’s Brain Surgery fund
- Do some shopping at SuperCrafty.com
- Use Evan’s Search (www.auctionartists.com) to perform your Google searches
- Purchasing something at Amazon.com? Go to Allison’s blog and use the link in the sidebar
- Spread the word about Evan and forward these links to your friends
Looks like it’s time to pick up some more yarn for the Lizard Ridge project. How about you?
Posted by bpod at Tuesday ~ June 06, 2007 | No Comments
Charity Square #3
Square #3. Finally, a break from the giant ball of pink yarn. This was made from some yarn I had left over from my Latifa Scarf project (when I apparently bought enough yarn for two full scarves but only made one). The pattern is really more of a formula: cast on enough stitches for two sides of your square, decrease two stitches in the middle every other row, and voila–mitered square. Unfortunately, my gauge was off (read: I didn’t check my gauge), so the square ended up being 1/2 inch too large. But it’s a mitered square, so no problem! I just frogged the first few rows (along the long, two-sided edge), then bound off that edge. Easy peasy.
ESSS Charity square - miter
Recipient: Royalwood Care Center
Completed: June, 2007
TLC ultra soft / 100% acrylic
Needles: US 7
Posted by bpod at Tuesday ~ June 06, 2007 | No Comments
Charity Square #2
Here’s my next contribution to my knitting guild’s charity lap blanket project. Yes, it’s still part of the same huge ball of pink yarn. The pattern is a staggered YO/K2TOG combination that reminds me of little pink raindrops. Nothing too challenging, but simple and pretty (plus I’m a bit behind on my one-square-per-month goal and this knit up very quickly).
ESSS Charity square - eyelets
Recipient: Royalwood Care Center
Completed: May, 2007
All Seasons Yarn / 100% acrylic
Color No. E1-002 - Ice Sherbert
Needles: US 7
Posted by bpod at Saturday ~ May 05, 2007 | No Comments
Pinkbaby
A little over three years ago I purchase a very large ball of pink yarn. My intent was to use it both as practice yarn and to create items for charitable donation. In 2004, I knit my first seamed garment with it. Since that time I haven’t done a whole lot with it, but since I vowed to do more charitable knitting this year, I found some patterns, broke out the big ball, and got to work. The first piece was the infamous Five Hour Baby Sweater. If you’ve never heard of this pattern, you’re either not a knitter or you live in seclusion and lack Internet connectivity. This pattern and its many variants abound on Web sites and blogs everywhere. Just Google it - you’ll see. I’ll wait.
Recipient: Stitches from the Heart
Completed: March, 2007
All Seasons Yarn / 100% acrylic
Color No. E1-002 - Ice Sherbert
Needles: US 7
Although the pattern lives up to its reputation (that is to say, mere mortal knitters cannot finish this in five hours; it took me over six), it is a quick and easy pattern: it’s knit top-down as a single piece, the stitch patterns are very basic, and the only seaming to be done is on the sleeves under the arms. Some aren’t fond of the yoke neck, but I think it’s charming.
Next, I wanted to try my hand at this baby bonnet pattern I’d inadvertently found when searching for Totoro-related sites. My version is plain, sans ears and face embellishment, but it’s still pretty cute. This yarn is thicker than the sport-weight called for in this pattern so the resulting bonnet is a bit on the large side, but it still should be usable for toddlers.
Posted by bpod at Saturday ~ March 03, 2007 | 1 Comment
Charity Square #1
Yes, it’s another pink project Knitting for charity is part of my knitting guild’s core mission, and members are encouraged to participate in charitable knitting campaigns throughout the year. Each year we designate projects with a particular focus. This year, in the interest of “acting locally,” our group has decided to work collaboratively and knit lap blankets for an area nursing home. Guild members may knit entire blankets or individual squares to be seamed together. I’m starting with squares. I like knitting squares. They’re quick, they’re straightforward, and their diminutive size encourages creativity and experimentation. It’s an easy way to try a bunch of different stitches and still get something useful out of it.
Recipient: Royalwood Care Center
Completed: March, 2007
All Seasons Yarn / 100% acrylic
Color No. E1-002 - Ice Sherbert
Needles: US 7
Posted by bpod at Wednesday ~ March 03, 2007 | 2 Comments
Project 365, #39
Red Cross thanks. Los Angeles, CA
Posted by bpod at Thursday ~ February 02, 2007 | No Comments
Child’s Play
Here’s a campaign started by a couple of comics guys, best know for their on-line strip Penny Arcade. The idea was simple: gamers buy games and toys for children’s hospitals. It began as a response to a negative article about gamers, and in three short years they’ve raised over $1,000,000 in donations for hospitals around the world. It’s easy to participate: click on the logo below, find a hospital near you, purchase an item or three from their on-line wish list, and help make the holidays a bit cheerier for a kid who could really use a lift.
Posted by bpod at Monday ~ December 12, 2006 | No Comments
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