Knitting Jewelry

So, I was making a stranded Skull skullie, and needless to say, I screwed up and had to frog the whole thing, and I was half-way done the stinkin' pattern. I couldn't immediately cast back on w/out suitable stitch markers. Now I have the Lion Brand ones, and of course scrappies of yarn, but I needed some time and something pretty to soothe the ache from my knitterly mistake. I had this bead assortment, from a failed project a loooong time ago, an decided a trip to Michales might be in order. Long story short, a few headpins, some jump rings, 5.00 tool set(gotta luv those 50% coupons), and I'm now the proud owner of 10 self made stich markers.. and ready to try again!!!

Ohhh.. my. I've been a bad bad blogger. So, besides our historic election, and our disintergrating economy.. not to much is going on!

WIP - A fair-isle vest (just a swath across the bottom)

Idea IP - Niece's pink and green hat(hannah) and convertible mitts?

Brea Bag - Done..

sooo, this lil' guy was sleeping for a looong time, as I got into my school work and too busy for all things crafty except collecting the needed accents. Was supposed to be Mom's B-day present, then I just couldn't make any more excuses. Next time, I'll save the lining for last, that way I can really hide all threads the way I want, now I just need pics, and its buh-byes to this very cute bag!

2 sides down

... now, the gusset? Im such a newbie, again the directions have me confuzzled. How exactly do I keep the pattern as I "M1"? Arggghhhh.. If I knew better, this bag would have been done last night. But I shall triumph!

Got the "potential" lining, and some plastic canvas for stability, and the D-rings from Michaels today.. No luck on a good handle yet.. doh!

one side down..

Because of the 8 st decrease every row... once you get to the 15th row is super fast and over in just a few. The beginning is the hardest, I'm on caston #3.. hopefully, this one will do the trick. Its a bit smaller then what I thought it would be, but it still needs blocking!

pics up soon

so far, so good

I got it! Im all knitting cables and what not! At the beginning this is a little scary, cause I couldn't tell if what I was doing was going to be as cute as all the pictures... welp..4th caston was the charm, and now im on the 2nd cable, and I must say its soo magical to see the pattern reveal itself.. yea me!

pics soon

Knit the Knits, Purl the Purls??

Alrighty.. I figured out how the stiches decrease, and where the pattern repeats. But this whole... "knit the knits and purl the purls" as they appear instructions have me confuzzled. I could call a fellow knitter whom Ive just met online, but I have supreme faith in the internet to answer my knitterly woes.. as of yet I have not learned this commonplace instruction(i assume). Plus, its I kinda feel some type of way about calling someone Ive never met for help. Im sooo not going near a shopping center, even armed w/a 30% off coupon to purchase some book of answers... If you happen to land on this blog and know what I'm talking about.. share!


mighty Yahoo! answers to the rescue...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061223103650AAhkmer

in short, kniting knits and purling purls = stockinette stich..derrr