Not Forgotten - I'M BACK

Coming up real soon (November 12 and 13) is the 17th Annual Christmas Art & Craft Tour in Oro Medonte .  Once again, I am planning to participate and offer my projects for sale, they really want to be wrapped around your beautiful babies, grand babies, neices, nephews and just babies, babies and more babies.

Once again it will be held at four locations. It is a great tour for Christmas Shopping and just to enjoy the tour itself and stop for lunch as well.

In the followiing weeks, I will be updating my stock list and posting pictures, pictures, and more pictures.

- remember ----- MommaBearKnits too.

Progress

I am working on my latest idea.

Multidirectional Toddler Pullover

My passion is being fed:  Multidirectional; Garterstitch; Cables; No-Sew Knitting; Toddler Sweater; These are a few of my favourite things ------ Ta! Da!   MommaBear is still knitting.

Oh yes another of my favourite things is visitors to my back yard ----

Wild Turkeys

- Mommabearknits

Still Knitting and Designing

Just a Plain Test Knit

As usual, I am moving once again in all directions.  I just cannot seem to concentrate on one project at a time.  While I am still working on Miss Emilee, I have an idea in my head that just jumped out, without any warning.   I have always preferred fingering weight yarn for baby garments (from my mommy knitting days) but found that they are a lot of work.  I couldn't resist any longer.  I cast on the stitches and am working a small size plain cardigan, just to get the numbers down.  Then onward and upward (or downward in this case).  I will insert some patterns and then I will have a baby set (Cardigan/Hat/Socks) in size 0-18 months.  

Miss Emilee is coming along nicely, I have even bought her buttons.  She will be done soon as she is knit in DK weight and I have lots of stitch numbers for this one.  Just have to work out the lace pattern for all the sizes and button placements.

Because I am addicted to multidirectional knitting, I could not resist.  This one is a child size in Worsted.  I  so enjoyed designing  my Teens & Tweens (Cabin Fever) Cabled Hoodie that I wanted to do something with a panel down the centre back and front again.  Sooooooo I started a child pullover.  I started at the neck and worked down the back and down the front.  While working out the numbers I realized that this could be any size and any weight of yarn.  Also, any pattern down the centre back and centre front would work as long as it fit into the number of stitches, then it will be easy to work the same pattern down the top of the sleeves.  It could be Lace, Cables, Knit and Purl or a combination of two or even more if you where creative, what knitter is not creative. 

In order to make a particular size, in any weight of yarn, it would only be important to work out the guage for the neckline.  Play around a bit with the numbers to make the ribbing work and then it is easy.  I might just do a KAL and a DAL (Design A-long) when I get the pattern finished.  Is there such a thing as a DAL, not sure but I just may try it.  
----- MommaBearKnits

KAL is finished

The Compass KAL is complete.  Later today I will make one last post for the KAL.  I will do this again, I enjoyed it very much.  The last post will have all the schematics in order.  Hopefully it will be visited if anyone has a problem with the placement of the sections.  I could not include the detailed schematics on the pattern as it would make the pattern too long.  Already it is 6 pages.  With the schematics for each section it would be at least two or more pages longer, that is too cumbersome. 

Here is my finished project:

I sewed a couple of flower buttons on the hat, just for a change.  It would work with tiny flowers, ladybug or beads too. 

I also received a picture from Kim, one of the participants, I would love to see more pictures and/or comments from others.

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Knitting Along

Just so you know.  I am still knitting other things even though I am working on the KAL.

Baby Blanket

I have lots of yarn in my stash, some of it is not my favourite or not what I expected.  So, I decided not to let it just sit there, it must be useful for something.  Above is my first project (Stash Buster).  It is a self patterning DK weight yarn that does not do it for me.  I will not say the name of the yarn as I don't want to put a particular brand down when I know that others out there will think it is great.  We all have our wants and needs, right!   I am working a multidirectional baby blanket, in garterstitch.  It is knit double so the colours are all over the place.  It will keep a baby warm, that is all that is important, and my stash is reduced a little bit.

Next on my sticks is the Miss Emilee (below) pattern that I am working on.  This is the fourth sample, I think I have it down now and can move on to writing it.

Miss Emilee

Hoodie Pullover for my Stock

Above is a size 12 mos. pullover version of my hoodie pattern.  It has not been written but if you are experienced at all you can make any cardigan (or almost any) a pullover when you work no-sew knitting.

Socks of Course

And last but not least I am still working on socks.  Above is two pair; one is a man's size medium and the other is a man's small or a woman's medium.  I know the colours don't look like they match but they are all knit with the same colour yarn and they do match up better when actually viewed face to socks.   The yarn is Kroy Socks FX, Clover Colors. 

Guess What!  MommaBearKnits 

Last half of Journey

I have just posted Section 5 of the Baby/Junior Compass.  We are on the home stretch.  I must admit that I am enjoying the journey and the blog posts will remain if at any time a knitter has a question re: the Mulitidirectional Compass pattern.  It will also work if I get back on track and write an adult version.  I have been asked to use Worsted Weight Yarn for this one, then it will work as a cardigan and/or a jacket.  Keep watching, by the first snow fall, I expect I will have it written.  I am still working on my latest baby sweater.  It will be top down, no sew, with lace edge trim.  I am considering the name.  I think it will be called "Miss Emilee".   

Keep on Knitting, MommaBear will. 

WE HAVE REACHED THE HALF WAY POINT

Section 4 has just been posted.  4 more to go!!!! I am enjoying this process, hope you are too!

-MommaBearKnits

The Journey has Begun:

My name is Butterscotch, I wish to announce that the long awaited journey has begun.  Enjoy!!!!!!!!

It is cool in Lake Country this morning, a good day for knitting.  

Announcement!

I am beginning a second blog http://mommabearknits2kal.blogspot.com/ that will concentrate on the step by step completion of my patterns and other hints that I think will be read and valued. I will begin with a step by step instruction series of posts that can be considered a KAL if you wish to join me. The Compass Patterns will be the first of hopefully many.  Please visit, and if you have the pattern please work along with me. If you have any difficulty with the pattern whatsoever, I trust you will visit and follow the journey. I will welcome your questions, your pictures, and of course, your comments as well. Follow me, I will start a compass pattern Monday, August 30.   After you see the pattern in progress, and if you want to purchase it visit my patterns on Patternfish, using the link to the right of the posts. 

The start has been updated: 

Begins Tomorrow on http://mommabearknits2kal.blogspt.com/

MommabearKnits, what else is new? The KAL Blog that is what is new.

Guess What? Mommabear is still designing

I am working on the baby cardigan/hat/socks that I displayed a few days ago.  Some progress has been made.  I am working on my fourth sample, and two sizes so far.  I have decided that the pattern will only be one version with the diamond lace border.  I have also named her, yes this one will be designed  for a baby girl.  But don't worry, there will be a boy version to follow shortly, perhaps it will have a reverse stocking stitch pattern instead of the lace.  Originally I was going to include both options in the same pattern but with the name I have chosen, it will definitely be a girls design.

"Miss Emilee"

I usually make several samples, working out the final version, when designing and then I knit several of the sizes when the design is finished for the photo opp.  Mommabear keeps on knitting. 
 -Mommabearknits

Junior Compass is available on Patternfish

Is there anything more to say: I think not!!!

Jumped the Gun I Guess!

I guess I should have realized that PatternFish has become a very busy site and it will take a few days for Junior Compass to be posted.  I should have waited a few days before displaying it on my blog.  Oh well, live and learn.  I am working on another pattern right now.  One that I have been visualizing in my head for some time.  If you follow my postings you will have seen that the first effort was frogged.  The second effort, NOT!! but it still did not completely satisfy my wishes.  It will be finished and hopefully worn by some little baby. 

I started it again and this time I am satisfied with the neckline, so hopefully I can move on to the finish line. 

The only thoughts I have with this one is that I should have worked the lace trim with a slightly smaller needle.  I do try to limit the number of needle sizes that are necessary in a pattern just for convenience of the knitter but the lace is a bit too loose for the body of the cardigan. 

I am moving right along with the pattern.

I am finishing the sleeve on the green one and I will try smaller needles to see how that works. 

Keep an eye out for Junior Compass, it should be on line soon. 

MommaBearKnits, what else is new?