2007 Finished Objects
These are the details of my finished items this year - I decided to keep a proper record this year of what I made, who it was for and what it turned out like
1) Socks That Rock
My first finished object of 2007 knit over New Year weekend at my inlaws in Cornwall and finished on the morning of New Year Day.
Yarn - Socks that Rock “Xmas Rock”. The yarn was part of the parcel from my Sockret-Pal Angel which I received on the morning I left for Cornwall.
Needles - 2.5mm dpns
Pattern - adapted from Lichen Rib Socks in Knitting Vintage Socks
Cast on - evening of Friday 29th December 2006
Cast off - morning of Monday 1st January 2007
2) Zoe’s Roller Boot Socks
Yarn - Sockotta received from my Sockret-Pal Angel + pink seed beads
Needles - 2.5mm dpns
Pattern - my own adapted from Golf Stockings in Knitting Vintage Socks and Rolling Thunder on www.knitty.com
Cast-on - 3rd January 2007
Cast-off - Tuesday 9th January 2007 (day after her birthday but her mum didn’t give me her measurements till late Sunday the 7th!!! I’d already knit one sock to a guestimate which was perfect luckily)
3) Shell Pattern Socks
Knit for the Vintage Sock KAL January Challenge
Yarn - Hand Dyed pure merino sock yarn from www.thenaturaldyestudio.com
Needles - 2.5mm dpns
Pattern- Knitting Vintage Socks by Nancy Bush
Cast on - as Big Ben struck midnight on New Year’s Eve 1st Jan 2007
Cast off - 14th January 2007 (would have been sooner but had to knit socks for God-Daughter’s birthday)
4) Lace Panel Tunic
Yarn - Patons Symphony shade 00009 “Twilight”
Needles - 6.5mm and 7mm straight needles
Pattern - Patons PBN0000-02941 Lace Panel Tunic
Cast on - sometime in 2002 probably
Cast off - final seam sewn 21st January 2007
5) Halfdome Hat
Yarn - Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran
Needles - 3.25mm and 3.75mm straight
Pattern - by Jesse Loesberg at knitty.com
Cast on - 3pm 25th January 2007
Cast off - 10.30pm 25th January 2007 (that’s right- 7 1/2 hours)
6) Railway Pattern Socks
Yarn - Regia 4ply in grey & Regia Stretch in denim
Needles - 2mm Addi dpns
Pattern - Railway Pattern Socks from Knitting Vintage Socks by Nancy Bush
Cast on - Oct 2006
Cast off - 9th Feb 2007
7) Gentleman’s Plain Winter Sock
Yarn - Opal Rodeo
Needles - can’t remember …..
Pattern - from Knitting Vintage Socks by Nancy Bush
Cast on - 10th February 2007
Cast off - 15th February 2007
8) Pure Cashmere Handwarmers
Yarn - Debbie Bliss Pure Cashmere in red
Pattern - Pure Cashmere by Debbie Bliss
Cast on- 7pm 16th Feb 2007
Cast off - 9pm 16th Feb 2007
Yarn - Manos del Uruguay from Winter Scarf Knit Kit swap
Needles - 8mm straight
Pattern - my own rib pattern
Cast on - 25th Feb 2007
Cast off - 27th Feb 2007
10) Alpaca Scarf
Yarn - Garnstudio Drops Alpaca (magic yarn ball swap)
Pattern - Garnstudio Drops Design
Cast on - 9th February 2007
Cast off - 3rd March 2007
11) Another Halfdome
Details as before
Cast on - 2nd March 2007
Cast off - 2nd March 2007
12) Monkey Socks
Yarn - Hot Socks Sockret Pal from Scout’s Swag
Needles- 2.5mm dpns
Pattern - Monkey by CookieA from knitty.com
Cast on - 15th Jan 2007
Cast off - 7th March 2007
13) Mad Cow
Yarn - Opal Uni sky blue & Opal Petticoat 1295
Needles - Bamboo Addi’s 2.5mm dpns
Pattern - Mad Cow by Jennifer Booker-Young for Sock Madness
Cast on - 11.45 am Sat 10th March
Cast off - 1.15pm Sun 11th March
14) Madtini Socks
Yarn - British Blue Faced Leicester from The Natural Dye Studio “Blossom”
Needles - Brittany Birch 3mm dpns
Pattern - Madtini - round 2 Sock Madness
Cast on - 3pm Fri 23rd March 2007
Cast off - 1.50 am Sat 24th March 2007
15) Painted Madness
Yarn- Opal handpainted “Herbstmelodie”
Needles- Brittany Birch 2.5mm dpns
Pattern - Painted Madness by Tricia Weatherston for Sock Madness
Cast on - 5.30pm Wednesday 3rd April
Cast off - 1.50am Saturday 7th April
Yarn - Baby Camel DK from Posh Yarn
Pattern - Column of Leaves by Brooke Nelson
Cast on - 30th March 2007
Cast off - 10th April 2007
17) Fancy Silk Socks
Yarn - Lornas Laces Shepherd Sock “Desert Flower”
Needles - 2.5mm Addi Aluminium dpns
Pattern - from Knitting Vintage Socks by Nancy Bush
Cast on - 7th March 2007
Cast off - 18th April 2007
18) ISE4 Scarf
Yarn - Patons Spirit “Blackcurrant)
Needles - 6.5mm Addi plastic circular
Pattern - old shale pattern over 41 stitches pattern is here
Cast on - 2nd April 2007
Cast off - 22nd April 2007
19) Branching Out
Yarn - Rowan Summer Tweed
Pattern - Branching Out from knitty.com
Cast on -25th April 2007
Cast off - 30th April 2007
20) Petal Bib
Yarn - Rowan Handknit Cotton DK
Needles - 4mm straight and 4mm dpns
Pattern - from One Skein by Leigh Radford
Cast on - 13th May 2007
Cast off - 14th May 2007
Stupid me forgot to take a picture and it’s now on it’s way to US as a present. Will ask recipient to take picture!!
21) Plain Vanilla Socks
Yarn - Alpaca/Silk from Natural Dye Studio
Needles - 2.75mm Brittany Birch dpns
Pattern - plain stocking stitch ankle sock from Natural Dye Studio
Cast on - 22nd May 2007
Cast off - 25th May 2007
Yarn - Rowan Handknit Cotton DK
Needles - 3.5mm crochet hook
Pattern - Rowan Mag 31 adapted
Cast on - 1st March 2007
Cast off - 26th May 2007
Wedding gift for a friend who got married 16th June 2007 in Italy.
Yarn - Cobweb Mohair hand-dyed by Amanda at the Natural Dye Studio
Needles - 4.5mm aluminium circs & 4.5mm Brittany Birch dpns
Pattern - from Victorian Lace Today by Jane Sowerby
Cast on - 25th May 2007
Cast off - 6th June 2007
24) South African Socks
Wedding gift for the groom who got married 16th June 2007.
Yarn - Black and Red is 4ply sock yarn (80% Botany Wool 20% Acrylic) from Angel Yarns, Yellow & Green is Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in Sunshine and Coral Green, Blue is Rowan 4ply Botany in Royal Blue.
Needles - 2.5mm bamboo dpns
Pattern - adapted from Gentleman’s Winter Sock by Nancy Bush
Cast on - 4th June 2007
Cast off - 12th June 2007
25) Jasmine
Yarn - Rowan 4ply Cotton
Needles - 3mm aluminium needles and 3mm crochet hook
Pattern - Jasmine from Rowan 39
Cast on - Spring 2006
Cast off - 22nd June 2007
26) Usagi
A little Amigurumi crochet bunny - my first ever Amigurumi
Yarn - Sirdar Snuggly Chunky
Needles - 3.5mm crochet hook
Pattern - sort of made up based on one at Lion Brand and another online can’t remember where…
Cast on - 24th June 2007
Cast off - 25th June 2007
27) Clapotis
Yarn - 4ply Merino dyed by me with KoolAid
Needles - 5mm Brittany Birch needles
Pattern - Clapotis by Kate Gilbert from Knitty.com
Cast on - 26th June 2007
Cast off - 28th June 2007
Yarn - oddments of DK yarn
Needles - 2.75mm dpns
Pattern - Nautie by Beth Skwarecki at knitty.com
Cast on - 8th July 2007
Cast off - 11th July 2007
29) Lace Scarf with French Trellis Border
Yarn - 2ply silk/cashmere from Posh Yarn in colour Kelpie
Pattern - from Victorian Lace Today by Jane Sowerby
Cast on - 11th July 2007
Cast off - 26th July 2007
knit for my mum for her birthday
Yarn - Patons Fairytale 2ply
Pattern - Mystery Stole 3 by Melanie Gibbons
Cast on - 29th June 2007
Cast off - 25th August 2007
31) Birthday Vest
Yarn - Jaeger Extra Fine Merino in Cocoa
Pattern - Ms Marigold from Zephyr Style
Cast on - 24th August 2007
Cast off - 28th August 2007
32) Genome Socks
Yarn - The Natural Dye Studio BFL sock wool
Pattern - Genome Socks by Meema Spadola from Interweave Knits
Cast on - 1st Sept 2007
Cast off - 5th September 2007
33) Prayer Shawl
Pattern - Tri-aran-angle by Lizzi Jennings from knitty.com
Yarn - Texere yarns Airedale aran
Cast on - 12th August 2007
Cast off - 9th September 2007
34) Hufflepuff Bag
Yarn - Sia Limbazu Tine 100% Latvian wool
Pattern - Hermione’s bag from Charmed Knits
Cast on - 12th September 2007
Cast off - 23rd September 2007
35) Baby Girl Bolero
Yarn - Baby Softspun 4ply
Pattern - Alpaca Bolero from Baby Style by Debbie Bliss
Cast on - May 2006
Cast off - 3rd October 2007
36) Stripey Hat & Mittens
yarn - Baby DK Acrylic
Pattern - Patons C 4847
Cast on - Oct 2006
Cast off - 11th October 2007
37) Socks to Assassinate a Friend
Yarn - Inca Cloud from Artesano Alpaca in Royal Blue
Pattern - Scar by Julie Gardener
Cast on - 11pm 12th October 2007
Cast off - 10am 14th October 2007
38) Toddler Aran Cardigan
Yarn - Sirdar Snuggly Aran
Pattern - Sirdar 299, Toddler Aran Knits
Cast on - October 2006
Cast off - 14th October 2007
39) Orchid
Yarn - Rowan Linen Drape shade 847 Splash
Pattern - Orchid by Kim Hargreaves from Rowan 31
Cast on - June 2005
Cast off - 15th October 2007
the knitting on this was finished in summer 2005 then it hid in a box for 2 years waiting to be sewn up
40) Herbert Snowme
Yarn - Sirdar Snowflake and oddments of DK
Pattern - Snowme by Alan Dart from Simply Knitting 34 Nov 2007
Cast on - 15th October 2007
Cast off - 16th October 2007
41) Killer Socks 2 - my second weapon fired!
Yarn - Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino
Pattern - Scar by Julie Gardner
Needles - 3.0mm
Cast on - 18th Oct 2007
Cast off - 18th Oct 2007
these were already partly completed by Roo before I started them!
41) Killer Socks 3 - my third successful kill
Yarn - Cascade Fixation Solid
Pattern - Scar by Julie Gardner
Needles - 3.25mm dpns
Cast on - 20th October 2007
Cast off - 22nd October 2007
42) Mad Weave - my final round in Sock Madness, I was beaten on this sock and so didn’t complete it…finally got around to finishing them.
Yarn - Posh Yarn Lucia in colour “Pop”
Pattern - Mad Color Weave by Tina Lorin
Needles - 2.25mm dpns
Cast on - 14th April 2007
Cast off - 21st October 2007
43) Baby Jester Hat - present for a friend’s baby and completely forgot to take any pictures!!!
Yarn - Debbie Bliss SoHo in red
Pattern - Baby Jester Hat by Woollyy Wormhead
Needles - 4.5mm
Cast on - Oct 2007
Cast off - Oct 2007
44) Gryffindor Scarf - a lovely warm, magical scarf for my gorgeous hubby J
Yarn - King Cole Merino Blend DK
Pattern - House Scarves - Year 3-4 by Lauren Kent from Harry Potter Knitting
Needles - 4.0mm
Cast on - September 2007
Cast off - November 2007
really boring 1×1 rib that went on forever…
45) Noro Pinafore Dress - knit for one of my expected daughters
Yarn - Noro Silk Garden
Pattern - Child’s Cable Jumper by Anne Hanson
Needles - 4.5mm
Cast on - November 2007
Cast off - November 2007
46) - Noro Coat - to go with the dress above
Yarn - Noro Silk Garden
Pattern - Girlfriend’s Swing Coat by Wendy Bernard
Needles - 4.5mm
Cast on - November 2007
Cast off - November 2007
