Carla Fredd

Contemporary Romance Author

knitting wip

Quietly working

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I’m plugging along on the Nautilus Hat. I should finish it this weekend and I will post pictures then. I’ve made this hat twice already. The first time, I used the wrong type of yarn. It was cotton and well…it wasn’t pretty. The hat was more of a pancake.

Nautilus Hat wrong yarn

The second time I made it, it was too big. I hope like Goldilocks, this hat is just right.

I cut out the pattern pieces for McCall’s 5522 view A.

McCall’s M5522

I’ll start on it this weekend. I’m going to make a muslin first. I plan to learn how to match stripes with this pattern. It should be interesting.

Welcome to 2008

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It’s 18 days into the New Year and it didn’t begin like I wanted it. I’ve got 347 days to get it the way I want it.

 

Sewing

This year, I will learn how to do FBA, match stripe fabric, sew with a plan (SWAP).

1. I’ll start with the FBA first. I have the muslin fabric (striped hey, I can multi-task). It think I’m going to use the McCall’s M5522 view B blouse.

2. Sewing with striped material. See above.

3. Sewing with a plan will be fine. I’ve selected the patterns already. McCall’s M5522 view B blouse; Simplicity 3800 view D twist top; Vogue V8424 view C skirt and Butterick 3134 view B skirt.

Last night, I finally assembled the cutting table I bought from Jo-Ann’s during the Thanksgiving holiday. It’s a Sewing Essential brand table. I will put it to use this weekend.

I believe I will acquire a serger this year. I don’t know what kind but I’ll get one.

Knitting

There are a few items that I want to knit this year.

1.  Nautilus hat – I’ve knitted this hat and frogged it because it was too big. I made a large. I’m currently making a size medium. I’ll probably finish this project by the end of January.

 

    2.  Jocelyn top. I’ve knitted the front and back. It needs to be blocked and I need to learn how to crochet the neckline. This will be a spring project.

    That’s the plan for 2008. I also plan to blog more often. It makes me accountable.

    This is why knitters must have other hobbies

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    I noticed this on Saturday night after my knitting store Wooly Bully was closed.

    Oh No! How did this happen? Why? Why? It looks like I carried the yarn to the back and started knitting. Oh No from the back

    Needless to say, I put down my knitting. Wooly Bully opens on Tuesday. I hope Erica can tell me how to fix this.

    Because I couldn’t knit this weekend, I decided to sew.

    top

    Batik Finished TopThe pattern is Simplicity 3893, fabric batik cotton from Jo-Ann’s. The top was pretty easy to make. I haven’t sewn in a while so this was a very satisfying project. It took about 4 hours to make this top. I don’t know if I will make this top again. It’s a little uncomfortable. Maybe it would be so uncomfortable if I lost a few pounds.

    Hello world!

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    Welcome to my new craft blog. I created this blog so that I could track of the knitting projects I wanted to complete now that I’m out of grad school. There’s no way I can make this a knitting blog only. I also enjoy needlepoint and sewing. For now, it’s all about knitting.

    I’ve already begun my first post grad school project. It’s Jocelyn from Berroco Today’s Classic #217. I’m using Cascade Pima Tencel yarn color 7478. I haven’t gotten far with this pattern.

    Jocelyn back

    This is the back of the shell just before increasing begins. I hope to finish the back this weekend. Wish me luck!