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Doctor Who scarf begun It is begun! I started crocheting my Doctor Who (Season 14) scarf this evening as I watched the second episode of Season 6, Day of the Moon. This was part 2, the conclusion of the season opener, The Impossible Planet.

As noted before, I am using the color notations and yarn found at http://wittylittleknitter.com/season-fourteen/.

I read somewhere - maybe at Chris' site? - that the scarf is 11" wide. My sample knitted piece was not that wide, but I decided to just use Tara's knitted cast on of 35 for my foundation chain and see where it took me. It took me to 10 1/2" which is close enough for me.

Since a crochet row is one pass where the knitted rows include two passes, I am working the exact number she has on the chart. She noted to double that number for knitting. There are 44 color sections. I have just begun the 12th section so about a quarter of the way done.

I am also working on that Jacob's Ladder that I began a few weeks back and have yarn ordered for the Special Olympics scarves. I also have some leftover Wool Ease, with which I plan to make more scarves.

All in good time.

Happy crocheting! Posted by Sandie at 11:13 PM 3 comments 

Doctor Who

My Vanna's Choice yarn came in from Knitting Warehouse! Now that the Knit Your Bit scarves are done - though this is an ongoing project so I'm sure I will be making more for them - I can begin my Doctor Who scarf (while I wait for the Special Olympics yarn to get here). :-) Never let your crocheting fingers lie idle. LOL

I do already have a Doctor Who scarf which was made for me by my daughter, which I love (both the scarf and the daughter). She worked it in filet with the words Dr Who on it. I used it many times this past winter. The scarf I will be making now will be in the colors of the scarf worn by Doctor Who #4 (Tom Baker) during Season 14. It is the shortest one at 9'. Since I myself am short, I thought that best. :-) I have long wanted to do this, but was finally inspired to begin by reading about my friend Ghost's scarf, in progress.

The pattern I am using is from Tara Wheeler's WittyLittleKnitter. I e-mailed Tara and she e-mailed me right back. Seems like a sweet lady. I have also referenced Chris Brimelow's pages. My scarf will be somewhere in between the two of them I think since I don't have access to the original scarf myself. ;-) I do have two of the episodes in which it appears, however, and I will be watching those soon. Maybe I should do that before I start. LOL

The Doctor Who original scarves were knitted and the patterns I found are knitted, but I am going to crochet mine, in those colors. I did attempt to knit a few rows just to see the difference in size between a knitted row and crocheted row. I had mixed success with that project. LOL But suffice to say I think I can do it well enough in crochet to please myself - and that is who I'm trying to please with this project. You might remember my Doctor Who afghan ... Well, if you don't, here is a picture of it. heh

I have found another Doctor Who afghan over at Ravelry, but this one is knitted by Carrie Fritsche. Beautiful thing. The pattern pdf is I think 19 pages long. What a lot of work. She put her TARDIS in the center of a larger piece, giving a background. Really, really nice. I love it. Carrie has kindly given me permission to post a photo of her ghan so here it is. The yarn used in her pattern (free download at Ravelry) is Knit Picks Wool of the Andes. The blue is Arctic Pool Heather. Dove Heather is the light grey. Coal is the black. Cobblestone Heather is a dark grey. The way she uses these colors to get the effect is amazing. Really cool. Did I say I love it?

I love mine also, of course, and as noted before I don't knit - at least not anything anyone would want to actually see even if I could make myself finish something.
 Posted by Sandie at 6:00 AM 1 comments 

Special Olympics

Scarves for Special Olympics has announced the colors for the 2012 scarves. They are Red Heart Super Saver 387 Soft Navy and 319 Cherry Red; Red Heart Soft 4604 Navy and 9925 Really Red.

You must use a red and a blue in each scarf but you can choose either type or a mixture of type. In other words, you can use Soft Navy with Really Red or Cherry Red with Navy, as long as you have both a red and a blue together. To put it another way, you can mix Super Saver with Soft as long as both colors red and blue are represented. My take on it is that the Soft and the Super Saver have a different feel to them with the SS being a bit coarser. I think the colors would blend well, but not sure about the textures. I'd have to try it on a smaller project and see how I like it. Of course, someone else might like it just fine. That is a personal thing.

Size is the same as last year - 6" wide x 54-60" length. You can use any pattern you want. They have patterns available at the web site if you want to use them, under Stitcher Resources. I worked up quite a number this past year to meet those guidelines so I think I will be pulling those notes out again. :-)

You can keep up with the goings ons and ask questions at the Facebook page.

I didn't shop around too much for the yarn as I have always had good service from Knitting Warehouse so I went directly to them. Then I decided to give Red Heart a chance as well since they are offering discounted yarn (2.99/skein for either type). Their price on the Soft yarn was the same. Red Heart beat KW on the Super Saver. I ordered RH Soft since I know I can get the SS at my local Walmart if the colors are in stock. I will see which one gets it to me faster since I know I will probably need more later.

No rush on beginning these as we won't know which states are participating until May 23. If you are limited in space for storage, you might like to wait until then to begin. If Louisiana participates again, I will be making scarves for them. I hope they do as with this wonderful lead time I will be able to plan on delivering them and save on postage. If not, I will send elsewhere.

I suggest running out and getting your yarn as soon as you can as if it goes like last year, it will be hard to find right quick.
 Posted by Sandie at 4:23 PM 3 comments 

KYB scarves Posted by Sandie at 10:56 AM 1 comments 


If you can believe this I wrote an entire post and published it before realizing I was at the WRONG BLOG. LOL  I decided to leave it at Crafty Corral and repost it here also. Hope you enjoy it.

Firstly, Happy Easter to you all! I hope you are enjoying this day in which we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ!

In fiber related news, over at Sandy's Space she blogged about a knitting book she started to read and didn't finish as of yet. She asked that we "Add your name, blog about a book you've read about knitting or crocheting or any book you've recently read for that matter, and remember to add a link to this post." So here I am.

I've read a number of knitting and crochet fiction and nonfiction books. I couldn't possibly name them all, but I do have a few that come to mind.

My very favorite is the Molly Pink stories by Betty Hechtman. I think I have listed them all, but you can use the first link to search for other books by the same author if you prefer. I really enjoyed these. There is a natural blend of romance and murder mystery though you'd likely not think of the two together. heh
Search Amazon.com for betty hechtman
Hooked on Murder (A Crochet Mystery)
By Hook or by Crook (A Crochet Mystery)
Dead Men Don't Crochet: A Crochet Mystery
A Stitch in Crime (A Crochet Mystery)
You Better Knot Die (A Crochet Mystery)Search Amazon.com for betty hechtman

I just read that there is a new one coming out at the end of the year. I'll be putting that one on my list.
Behind the Seams (A Crochet Mystery)
Bendy Carter's book, Dying to Crochet, is a great book. However, it is more expensive than the others. You might be able to get it from your local library. There are 10 original designs included and several unique stitches so you might find the extra price worth it for that reason. It's sort of like buying a pattern book with a bit of story attached, though the story is a good one, too.

Another fiction series, related to knitting rather than crochet is Maggie Sefton's series beginning with Knit One, Kill Two (Knitting Mysteries, No. 1). I read this one quite a while back. If time allowed, I would certainly like to catch up on these. The rest of the books in the series (that I could find anyway) are:
Needled to Death (Knitting Mysteries, No. 2)
Oh, reading the summary of that one, I have read it also so I must have really enjoyed the first one. Here are the rest.

A Deadly Yarn (Knitting Mysteries, No. 3)
A Killer Stitch (Knitting Mysteries, No. 4)
Dyer Consequences (Knitting Mysteries, No. 5)
Fleece Navidad (Knitting Mysteries, No. 6)
Dropped Dead Stitch (A Knitting Mystery)

Skein of the Crime (A Knitting Mystery)
Double Knit Murders
Unraveled (A Knitting Mystery)

I was surprised at how many there were in this series. I really need to catch up on these.

Another good knitting series (why are there so many more knitting series??) is the one by renowned author Debbie Macomber that begins with The Shop on Blossom Street (Blossom Street, No. 1). I love Debbie Macomber so no chore to read this one!

In the nonfiction realm, I am still going through Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes . I have to think when I'm reading this one and that means concentrating on that one thing, so it keeps getting pushed aside. I do want to finish it though as I find it fascinating.

Guess that's all. I hope this inspires you to pick up a good book whether it is from the library or a bookstore. Most of the fiber craft related ones have patterns too.
 Posted by Sandie at 12:25 PM 1 comments 
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