L*K Travelling Pattern – Time for a New Home

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Heather

Well, it is time to send the Lizzie*Kate Travelling pattern Life’s a Stitch on to it’s new home.

I used random.org to pick the lucky winner from all those entries that qualified. And that winner is entry 1: Erica of Erica’s Places. (Sometimes the “randomness” of random.org is a but strange. But I guess that’s what makes it random.)

Erica, the pattern will go in the mail today. I bet you’ll have it in just a couple of days, and, before you know it, it will be on to another home.

I’m sorry to those of you who didn’t get the chance to stitch it this time around. Please keep following the pattern, it still has a long life ahead of it. I can’t wait to see all the version that this Stitcherhood creates. And please check back here. I’m hoping to finish my version into something (I have no idea what yet) very soon.

I would also like to say thank you for all the comments on the giveaway post. I can’t wait to add all the new-to-me blogs to my reading list.

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Stylish Blogger

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Heather

I’ve won an award! Cibo of Cibo Stitch has listed me as one of the winner’s of the Stylish Blogger award.

Thank you so much, Cibo. I really love these sorts of awards because they are a great way to learn about other bloggers and to discover new blogs.

So, the rules for this award are:

  1. Thank the person who awarded you.
  2. List seven things about yourself.
  3. Pass the Award to 15 other stylish bloggers.

Let’s see… seven things about me:

  1. I love Hello Kitty.
  2. My favourite designer is Teresa Wenztler.
  3. I love to use size 28 petite needles.
  4. 32 count Belfast in my favourite fabric, even though I actually rarely use it.
  5. I don’t like opalescent fabrics.
  6. I love to do specialty stitches.
  7. I don’t care for primitive designs; my favourite type of designs are complex figures.

I’d like to pass on this award to the following bloggers: (Boy, it was hard to pick!)

  1. StitchinKat’s Pawprints Blog
  2. Caring Stitcher
  3. Giovanna’s Stitches
  4. Erica’s Places
  5. Annie Bebop’s Coloring Book
  6. Craftkitten
  7. Happiness is Cross Stitching
  8. Therapy by Thread
  9. Needles, Pins and Dragonflies
  10. Reading and Stitching
  11. Ruth’s Running Stitch
  12. Stitching with a View
  13. Kathy’s Sit and Stitch
  14. Lake Stitcher
  15. Loretta’s Stitching Blog

I’ll be going around today to  let all the winners know about their award. If you happen to see you’ve won before I let you know, please leave me a comment so I know you know. 😉

Happy stitching, everyone!

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L*K Travelling Pattern – Part Two

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Heather

Here it is, my finished version of the travelling pattern Life’s A Stitch by Lizzie*Kate:

 

Life's a Stitch from Lizzie*Kate


It is stitched with one strand of silk over two threads on some 36 count white evenweave of some sort. The fibres are various silks from Dinky Dyes’ Oops Packs and Hand Dyed Fibres’ detritus packs. (The picture is a wee bit washed out, unfortunately.)

It was a very quick stitch. I started it on the afternoon of the 4th (and I may or may not of had a nap…) and was done by the evening of the 6th. That includes a trip to the doctor, a trip to get blood work done, a trip to the mall, time playing with the little man, and even some knitting time. In other words, I spent hardly any time at all stitching it.

So, if you would you like to be part of this new Travelling Pattern here are the rules:

  1. Comment on this post, saying you would like to be part of the Stitcherhood.
  2. You agree (if you are chosen) to stitch the design and send it along to the next person in a timely manner. If this means dropping everything in your rotation to concentrate on this project…so be it. If you can’t bring yourself to do this ~ don’t sign up.
  3. You must have an active blog to participate. If you have a blog but never post to it ~ you won’t be chosen to be the next stitcher.
  4. This is a giveaway-type Travelling Pattern. That means you must follow it from blogger to blogger to enter each time it is ready to send along. Commenting on this post doesn’t make you a guaranteed part of the Stitcherhood.

The Travelling Pattern has been stitched by:

  1. Angela, Hooked on Stitches, Ontario, Canada (her version)
  2. Elisa, Old Ragged Threads, York, United Kingdom (her version)
  3. Loretta, Loretta’s Stitching Blog, Manitoba, Canada (her version)
  4. Silverlotus, Reflections in the Pond, Ontario, Canada

If you would like a chance to be the next stitcher please leave a comment on this post only. The next stitcher will be chosen on Sunday, July 10, 2011. The pattern will be mailed out on Monday, July 11th (as I go to yet another doctor appointment.)

If you have any questions, please email me.

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L*K Travelling Pattern – Part One

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Heather

A little while back I won  the chance to take part in the Stitcherhood of the travelling Lizzie*Kate pattern Life’s A Stitch. Loretta of Loretta’s Stitching Blog was the previous stitcher, a fellow Canadian, and, unfortunately, she slipped it in the mail just a couple of days before the postal strike started. Well, Canada Post has been back at work for a week and has more or less got their act together again (although I’ve yet to see any large parcels), and the pattern finally found its way into my mailbox.

Yesterday afternoon I sat down and dug around in my pile of odd silks…

A pile of silk threads

I managed to find some colours I really liked together, and here is what I’ve managed to stitch so far:

Llife's A Stitch by Lizzie*Kate (WIP, custom colours)

If you would like a chance to be part of the travelling Stitcherhood, be sure to come back here in a day or two. I’ll be posting a picture of my finished piece and offering my readers a chance to adopt the pattern. You must be willing to drop everything and stitch the pattern as soon as you receive it, and you must also be able to mail it on to the next recipient, wherever they may live, as soon as possible. Hopefully the poor thing won’t get stuck in mail limbo again. I’ll post all the rules when I offer up the pattern.

As an aside, does anyone know where/if I can get more odd silks? I mean Dinky Dyes Oops packs or the Hand Dyed Fibre detritus packs. I would really, really love some more.

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A Little Pin Cushion

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Heather

If you read Erica’s blog Erica’s Places, you’ve probably already seen this:

Posey Pin Cushion

The pattern is Posey Pin Cushion from Kris Knits. I knit it from three colours of Lily Sugar and Cream, and finished it up with a wooden button. I think it turned out really cute, and I also think I need to make one for myself. 😀

I also forgot to mention what Erica gave me for my birthday. Not only did I get some Hello Kitty goodies (always the perfect choice for me), but she also gave me the Lizzie*Kate kit I’ve been wanting (ABCs of Parenting, which I will be starting soon), and this  lovely yarn:

Berroco Seduce

It is Seduce yarn from Berroco in a fabulous shade of purple. 300 yards of pure loveliness. I’m thinking of using to make something like the Impossibly Large shawl (Rav link) or maybe the Sagebrush shrug (another Rav link). What ever I decide, I think it will be great since the colour is so perfect for me.

Thank you again, Erica, for some absolutely perfect birthday gifts.

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Stretchy Portland

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Heather

So, I mentioned yesterday that I managed to finish two pairs of socks in June. But, I only got around to sharing pictures of one pair. Here, my friends, is the second pair:

Portland Gussets Socks

They are The Portland Gussets Socks by Yarnissima, and the pattern is available from Three Irish Girls. The yarn is Panda Cotton (big surprise), in colourway Vanilla Cream.

The Portland Gussets Socks

These are toe up socks with a bit of a different construction: the gussets are one the top of the foot. The socks mirror each other, so not only were they interesting to knit, but they were also a but more exciting than your usual pair where both socks are the same.

Now, I generally prefer to knit my socks from the top down because I have run into problems in the past with getting toe up socks on and off. It can be difficult to bind off the top so that it is stretchy enough to make it over the heel. I’ve been using Elizabeth Zimmermann’s sewn bind off, and have found it to be a wee bit to tight. This time I tried Judy’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off, and it is perfect. The cuff goes from this:

Unstretched Bind Off

To this:

Streeeetttccchhheeeddd

Yeah, I think I will be able to get that over my heel no problem.

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TUSAL – July 2011

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Heather

Time for this month’s Totally Useless Stitch-Along picture:

TUSAL - July 2011

This month we have bits from Royalty ABC, a couple of pairs of socks, and the ornaments I’ve been working on. I don’t feel like I’ve made very much progress, but things being what they are, I suppose a couple of pairs of socks and an ornament isn’t really that bad.

My goal for next month, uh, this month, is to finish one pair of socks (which is about 40% done), a shawl (which is about 80% done), this month’s ornament, and maybe Royalty ABC. I’d also like to get started on a sweater for the little man. Wish me luck!

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