The Latch Hook Elk - Master Post

The Latch Hook Elk Wall Hanging Starter - September 8, 2012
The Latch Hook Elk - Part 1 - September 15, 2012
The Latch Hook Elk - Part 2 - September 21, 2012
The Latch Hook Elk - Part 3 - October 9, 2012
The Latch Hook Elk - Part 4 - October 14, 2012
The Latch Hook Elk - Part 5 - October 30, 2012
The Latch Hook Elk - Part 6 - November 3, 2012
The Latch Hook Elk - Part 7 - November 7, 2012
The Latch Hook Elk - Part 8 - November 14, 2012
The Latch Hook Elk - Part 9 - November 18, 2012
The Latch Hook Elk - Part 10 - November 27, 2012
The Latch Hook Elk - Part 11 - December 7, 2012
The Latch Hook Elk - Part 12 - December 31, 2012

The Latch Hook Elk - Part 12

Done!

The W&M Hat - Master Post

The W&M Hat - Part 1 - November 9, 2012
The W&M Hat - Part 2 - November 23, 2012
The W&M Hat - Part 3 - December 2, 2012
The W&M Hat - Part 4 - December 7, 2012
The W&M Hat - Part 5 - December 12, 2012
The W&M Hat - Part 6 - December 17, 2012

Go Tribe!

The Red Scarf - Part 2

Part 1 Here

The Red Scarf is finished, as expected. I had only about 16 more rows to do from where I left off previously. 

 It's really amazing how much knitting you can do while watching TV. I got through the entire first season of Leverage knitting this piece.

Yep, I'm happy with this one.

The Red Scarf - Part 1

My newest project - The Red Scarf! I'm using Lion Brand Homespun yarn, bulky, Color #375, Candy Apple. For being 98% Acrylic and 2% Polyester, it is surprisingly soft and smooth. Smooth being a relative term, because the yarn itself is wavy. I'm working on size 13 needles with what my book Knitbook: The Basics and Beyond calls Knotted Moss. It involves alternating rows of purls, knit front and back, purl two together, and knits. It's a surprisingly easy pattern as long as you make sure to keep track of where you are in the pattern.

Not that messing up shows at all. I'm sure I've messed up somewhere but it all looks the same so it doesn't matter to me. The wavy yarn helps disguise any mistakes as well. 

Strangely, I'm almost done although it barely measures three feet. I wanted this to be a short piece and I have only a little bit left to do. 

The W&M Hat - Part 6

Done! I've finished the W&M hat.

I decreased down to 10 stitches and then bound off, two at a time. I used the leftover string to crochet around the ridge and then pulled through.

The top:

The side:

The inside:

My hat:

That was a fun experiment. I learned decreases and knitting on circular needles and I made something that I've actually worn. Well worth doing!

The W&M Hat - Part 5

I'm down to only 20 or so stitches left. It's been getting really hard to continue knitting - I probably should have done this part on double-pointed needles, but it would have been a pain to switch and the DPN I have are a size larger.

I should have this thing done by the end of the semester and then I can wear it!

The Latch Hook Elk - Part 11

Latching is done! (According to the instructions)

After a long semester, I have completed all 112 rows of my latch hook project! The only thing left to do is the rug binding - folding back the canvas backing and stitching that in place. I might even add one more row of blue to the top. I have enough yarn to do it and I think it would look good.

I don't think I'm going to do another one of these anytime soon. I had forgotten how much the canvas can mess up the skin on my hands. Still, I'm glad I could finally finish off this kit.

The W&M Hat - Part 4

My hat is starting to look like a hat instead of a tube! The decreases are pretty noticeable though.

The W&M Hat - Part 3

Unsurprisingly, getting stuck on a train is a good way to get a lot of knitting done. I doubled my progress on this hat in one day.

Now that I'm at 40 rows, it's time to start decreasing the number of stitches in each row. I don't know what the pattern is for that so I need a friend to explain it to me first. With any luck, I should be able to get this done by the end of the year.