Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Ha! I felted it!

This is my Kitty Bed felted!!! This pattern I got from Wendy's. (Thanks! =)
I didn't think it was going to form a bowl like this - because it looked more like -- nothing..
It took me 2 months to create enough courage to felt it, fear to ruin it..
But after some talk at a group I found with some pals at Mon Tricot, and some encouragement from Gabriela (hey!) I did it!

This picture is when I put it to dry, and also we can see the bottom!
I don't know why, but didn't felt like the sides...
For Brazilian pals - the wool is Paratapet.
My little baby already wanted to use it!!

Thursday, August 18, 2005

To be honest ...

OK! I'm really with this blog just to able to participate of the SP6...
That's not much about knitting I can post right now, and I'm really sad about it...
I'm finding very nice groups - that I'm adding by the side tabs - and I posted first today!

Hello. I'm just arriving to this group.
I learned how to knit when I was about 7 or less, I really can't remember.
Hasn't knitted since my teen times, cause of school and work. Now I'm having more time for myself and started knitting again.
I live in Brazil, Porto Alegre, and here we don't have many options of yarns or patterns, even new techniques I just foud in the net !!!
I've just finished a sock (one foot, indeed) working with 2 circs! That was something awesome to me. I only knew circs to finish neck sweaters, so for my surprise has much more utility than that! Now I really want to make a sweater on the round..
So many things I want to do, and so little time...
I've done a Kitty Bed, with wool yarn (that is something we have only one brand here..) and I'm so afraid to felt it.. But I'll do it, hope soon..
I don't remember also how I found artyarns site, I've been searching the net so much, that I already lost track of where I've been...
Loved to meet you all.Thanks for your tips and patterns, and I hope soon I'll be posting patterns and tips!!!
Kissees, Noemy.

And of course, after posting I noticed I forgot lots of good information I should have posted, including this blog...

Thursday, August 11, 2005

My first knitted Sock !

It was a long time ago, when I started knitting. Then I stopped because I had a little cat, and he used to eat my yarn...
He is still with me, but I found another toys for him, while I'm knitting.
Now, that I'm frequently visiting the Net, I discovered so many new techniques that I don't know where to start again!!!!
So I decided to buy a set of circular needles, and choose a sock I found at Knitty, where explains how to make 2 socks on 2 circs.
To be sure I would be able to finish at least one foot, I only casted on one sock.
I was about to give up, when was time to make the heel and gusset...
So I read over and over and over the pattern, and read over and over several other instructions on how to make a sock, and I just figured it out !!!!
I just finished the gusset!!
As soon as I finish my sock - one foot - of course, I'll post a picture. It's really not a master piece, neither a perfection, but I'm sure I can make it to the end.

PS.: I'm just looking forward to make a fekted bag...