Baby Cardigan - Bear Hugs by Plymouth yarn

Completed - Feb. 24, 2010

Okay, here are all the pieces of the baby cardigan. I am almost done, and I might be done before mid week! I am happy with this little piece. I am not sure if I read the instructions correctly, but I am still pleased for my first baby cardigan (using a pattern). I am hoping to put the pieces and edging on late tonight.


Update on baby cardigan sweater - Finished one sleeve and started the other sleeve.

Here is what the finished pieces look like before they are put together. I am hoping to be done with this by mid week. Once the sleeves are done. I will be edging the baby cardigan. I am almost done with one of the other baby blankets I started around the same time.

Update on the baby cardigan sweater - Finished the back, Left front,Right front.

I have been working on this sweater late, late in the evenings. I finally finished the fronts of the cardigan. It is late so I will go for now and will keep you updated.

update on the Baby Cardigan Sweater - Back, Left Front

I have been busy, so I have not been able to finish this cute sweater. I did however, finish the left front of the cardigan, and starting the right front of the cardigan. I just have to remind myself to reverse the neckline. I should have had this done a week ago. I just might have it done this week..crossing fingers.
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Started Feb 22,2010 - Update on the Baby Cardigan Sweater - Back part

I finished the back of the pink caridgan sweater this evening.
I knitted the back 10 inches long and ended it with the wrong side. I then casted off loosely (bind off).

I started to the left front of the sweater. I am using size US 7 signle point needles for the first 6 rows ending with the wrong side. I will switch up to the US 8single point needls, and will continue the knit/garter stitch for 5 1/2 inches ending with the right side row.

Once I finish the left front I will up date you on the shaping the neck of the sweater. I am using a pattern so I am making it slow..




I have been knitting and crocheting since I was 9 years old, that I can remember. However, my mom might say I have started at an ealier age than that, she would know she and my grandmother taught me. I was taught by looking at a finished knitted and/or finished crochet piece. I was not taught to read a pattern, so patterns are a little difficult for me. I know some terms, but putting it all together is so confusing to me, just let me look at the finished product and let me figure it out from there! *laughing*

I am attempting to read a pattern and make a baby cardigan sweater. I am using Plymouth yarn - Bear Hugs -

I am starting with the back first - I cast on 40 stitch on a size US 7 knitting needle and doing a garter stitch for 6 rows. I will then switch up to a US 8 knitting needle for the next 9 1/2 inches.

I will keep you updated. Let me know how you think I am doing. I want to learn and teach myself how to read patterns to improve that technique and challenge myself in that area!

Happy Knitting until next time!

Men's Scarf

Hello!! I have not posted in some time. I have a handful of orders to finish and i will try to post them as each one is done.

Here is a scarf that I made for a gentleman. I used 2 skiens of Patons - Classic Wool Merino yarn. I will wash it and block it.

I finished this scarf tonight, this one took me about two-weeks. I normally can have a scarf done in a day or two depending on what is going on or how many knitting orders I have. I have three baby blanket orders to do. I try to squeeze as many orders as I can when I get off of work.

This is the basic knit and purl.

5 knit, 5 purl, 5 knit, 10 purl, 10 knit, 10 purl, 5 knit, 5 purl, 5 knit

Yellow Felted Bag

Yellow Felted Bag.

I started this yellow hand bag February 2008. This was the first felting project I did. I put it aside because I needed more yarn for the straps. I started a new project and realized I had this to finish first. I bought more yarn and was not paying any attention to how long the straps were. I thought they would felt short, however, it felted shorter width wise not length wise. I just put a knot at the shoulder which gave it a little personality to the bag. I did finish my felted bag October 2008.

If I would have known how to read a simple pattern at that time, I would not have had the problem I did. I was determined by mid-year that I would know how to read simple patterns and advance from there.

Loop Scarf

Fun Loop Scarf

I made this scarf about a year ago without a pattern. I was taught this by looking at it and trial and error. I then tried to make a red scarf the same way but am missing a stitch, but however, it looked the same.

This scarf if bright and fun to wear. I used Red Heart yarn. It is soft, light and warm to wear!

Squiggly Scarf - 2nd Pattern Project

Here is a fun scarf that is either squiggly looking or wormy looking! The yarn I used is by Nimbus, soft and durable! I used 2 skeins.

I had taken this scarf apart 3 times. It continued to get larger, so I ripped it out and started over, as I got to the second row I could see that it was starting to get bigger again. After the third time I figured out what I did and here is the finished project! I read the pattern correct, but I didn't pay attention to what I did.

The scarf is very light weight, but warm!

Gaunlets - First Project Pattern I did!

Hello Everyone!

First I want to say that this is the most recent item I have made using a pattern. I have been crocheting and knitting since I was nine years old. I have made many scarves, baby blankets, Afghans, etc,. without patterns.

My first project my grandmother taught me was a crocheted blanket in three pastel colors. Between my Grandmother and my own Mother, neither one was taught to read a pattern, but could look at something and then make it, so that is how I was taught. My Mom is Chinese and she also taught me to read a picture crochet book out of a Japanese book by looking at the diagrams.

I decided at the end of 2008 that I would start to read simple patterns and make something. My first item I learned to read was a knitted felted kitty pie (cat bed). At that time I learned the continetal knitting, which I picked up quickly. I then was taught to read a simple crochete felted kitty pie once again.

January 6th, I joined some great ladies at Fiber Friday, this is where a group of women meet to sit and share patterns, etc. I learned my first actual pattern project with determination. I wanted to learn how to read and incorporate the pattern into a design. I was almost done with my 1st gaunlet, realized I messed up, took it all apart. I got home started over and finished my first purple gaunlet on Friday, 13th of January 2009. I am very pleased! Enjoy!