and the beat goes on................

I haven't forgotten about you masters program..I've just forgotten to update you masters blog.

I only need knit 2 more swatches & I will be finished (hopefully) with the last part of my BBB towards my masters. I'm hoping I can finally get them knitted correctly......I never like what I'm doing for this program.

I am doing knitting.......but not much because of some health problems I'm having lately...will it get better soon, please?

Shapely boyfriend cardi 
Willie chapstick holders 
baby booties 2.0 
Slip On booties 
milk hat 
baby chalice blanket 
baby booties......yeah! 
not another baby hat 
wing span 
Lauren cardi 
Super Spiral shawl (not sure if I've posted this yet) 

and right now I'm trying to come up with a prototype for a penguin hat for a 2t. I've knitted the first one, but I'm not in love with it. Not sure if I will gift this one or not. :/ I may just have a do over....

 

Lesson 2 review received. 4/12/12

wow. that was fast! I can't believe how fast she gets my work back to me! Thanks again!

Eventhough I was not told to re-knit per-se, but I am going to re-knit some of the swatches & send them to her before starting lesson 3. I just want to make sure I 'have' it before I move on in the program.

I think this is a prime example of why it's important to learn how to knit from someone first hand instead of trying to teach yourself on youtube or something. I know that when I first started trying to learn, there was no one I could even get to teach me, because in all honesty there were simply no knitters in my area....soooooo if I wanted to learn I had no choice but to teach me.

what I have found is that I was wrapping my stitches the wrong way...I was going clockwise, and it needs to go counter-clockwise...and I also was twisting my 'slipped' stitches purlwise instead of knitwise.....something that doesn't surprise me because I knit left handed and that seems more natural to me.......and now I've had to re-learn the correct way.

I'm not giving up. I'm going to me a master knitter. You just wait n see.

talked myself into it.

lesson 2 will be to my instructor now..........I hope I don't have a bunch of reknits

not dragging my feet...being real sure

I can't count the times I've re-knit the blocks for lesson 2 of BBB. I still think they look less than stellar. I have given myself until Friday to redo them as much as I plan to & then off they will go to be looked at by my super nice instructor. Scary stuff.

this past weekend the hubbs and I went to Thomasville Ga. Top Ink Tattoos....Chris Morant is one of the hubbs friends from high school & he & I ...well all 3 of us...came up with this design. If you can't tell it's on my wrists and the yarn ball is a 'screaming' skull...The skull on the skeleton is pretty daggum awesome if you ask me....I'm very pleased. GO by there. You won't be disappointed by anyone there. They are all true artists.

legal mombo jombo: Chris Morant was kind enough to agree to allow me to post this on my blog & on www.ravelry.com no where else, no one else, no ONE, has permission to post this elsewhere or claim these tats as something they created. Chris plans on using this in an upcoming publication & no one wants to get involved in copyright legalities am I right?

should you desire to put this on your site, etc. feel free to contact me directly & I will give you further information about the publication, etc.

I haven't forgotten

I haven't forgotten about my Masters or this little blog.

I am stuck on swatch 5 of lesson 2.... :o( I can't count the times that I've reknit that blasted thing!

side note:the victorian lace shawl I was 1/2 finished with met with a cruel end...my Sheldon dog decided it was a nom....... it is no more.

amazing

I am still amazed at all my work now since I'm in this program. I am knitting better (obviously) and I have started to have a little more confidence. Not a lot. Just a little.

My work use to be such a hassle. Having to reverse the patterns & not knowing exactly why my work didn't look exactly like the patter. HASSLE!

Here's some of my latest work. One of my biggest loves. Lace.

It's going to be pretty I think when it's all blocked out & finished.Its the :)) cats meow! I am so excited! I feel so hopefull that I will be a master knitter. I am trying so hard!

the results are in! Packette was in mail!

Lesson 1 ‘graded’

Received my packette from Ms. Arenda & I can’t believe how fast it went to her, she graded it & sent very helpful detailed instructions, and mailed it back to me! Thanks!
The following is a quick noting of her response to each swatch to me.
Swatch #1- The tension is pretty good. I need to re-re-re-re watch the video on it & re-re-re-re-re erad teh blog of her TIP OF THE WEEK.
The increases were properly placed but weren’t worked correctly. I knitted and purled into same stitch & that isn’t correct. I’m going to have to re-re-re-re-re try to learn how to do that.
Swatch #2- Stockinette tension was pretty good. She marked a few stitches on right side. Wrap yarn under the needle rather than over the needle. When doing the type of increase I did I need to do in the first row of knitting, not ribbing. The ribbing was a bit loose.
Swatch #3- The increases on right well made. The ones on left aren’t quite right. Maybe twisted the left leg of the stitch? I don’t know…going to have to re-re-re-re-re-re-re watch the videos to try & get this just right.
Swatch #4- The last 3 increases on the left are great. She marked a column of stitches on the right. Mine weren’t bad, she wanted to point them out. She marked 2 increases on left. the first one is a right slanting increase the second one is the open form of this increase. Left a hole, more like a yarn over
Swatch #5- Yarn overs are fine.
These are something I’m going to have to get better at….but I’m trying to keep in mind that until starting this program I was twisting all my stitches & doing them all wrong. That’s the reason why my work didn’t look exactly right. I had to reteach myself to knit the correct way. I’m going to try to concentrate on the positive instead of beating myself up at my imperfect work. This is why I’m taking these classes so my work can improve.
I will not cry. No one needs to know that I re-knit some of these swatches more times than I can count and they still weren’t “perfect”……

oh & she noted that I didn't need to block all of the swatches. I guess that old habits die hard! I block everything.lol.