Felted Clog Slippers

Here is slipper number 1, pre-felting. I can't stop laughing at how huge it is! Fee-Fi-Fo Fum! Slippers for giants! My foot isn't even all the way back to the heel and it just dwarfs my 'not so small' size 8.5 feet. Too funny and I can't wait to see how this felting thing works, so it's off to knit up the second one and to the washer and we'll see how they turn out :)

Toyota KS610 Scarf

I set up the Toyota KS610, a 9mm machine and knit this scarf. I had forgotten how much I love this yarn! It was from Caron, a thick and thin response to LB's Homespun, called Fascination. It's a shame they didn't keep it long. I still have several skeins in several colors. When I got it the only machine I was using was my Bond and I had to EON to use it. I have since used it on 2 different 9mm machines, the LK100 and the Toyota KS610, and it works beautifully on them using every needle and as loose a tension as possible on the carriage. This particular scarf was an experiment with a T9 setting, but I like the T10 much better. The higher setting on the LK100 had a more relaxed fabric and didn't curl near as bad as this one did. Even with 2 rows of crochet, it fights to curl. This yarn is soooo soft and lush! I think I need a new sweater LOL!!!

End of the Strata Saga

Here's the tassle hat to go with the Red Heart Strata baby blanket I made last month. As I was whining about before, I washed, I fabric softened, I steamed and steamd and the yarn is just too scratchy for an adults skin, let alone a delicate little newborn baby so.....
Flip! Turned it over, crocheted a strap and Viola! A new purse/bag!!! It's nice and tightly knit too, I made it on the LK140 and the steam melted it just enough where it's made a nice sturdy feeling little purse. I think my granddaughter will love it :) Heck, if she doesn't like it, I do. I'll just make a longer strap and it will hold a wallet, checkbook, lipstick and cell phone, what more do ya need when going out? LOL!

Sock? Not!!!

The Machine Sock Process....

Looks like a good start at a perfectly respectable sock right?

Nice ribbing. See? Nice little tube going, went to put more weight on it because it started to skip a couple of stitches and...

I guess I should have zagged when I zigged because when I transferred the ribbing and started the circular knitting, I ended up with, well I don't even know how to describe it, but you sure can't get your foot in it! I must have had some buttons set wrong (zagged) and instead of knitting one side at a time, it knit one row all together and then I must of changed something (zigged) when I finished the set up and just knit away thinking I had a perfect tube going on. LOL!! Oh well, here we go again, that darned learning curve!