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Tag: El Segundo Slipt Stitchers
Like A Prayer: Yarn Found!
The El Segundo Slipt Stitchers knitting guild had our annual holiday potluck and fire sale this past weekend.
I had taken Like A Payer shawl with me to show Brandi, the raffle/yarn queen. I figured if anyone would come across the right kind of yarn to finish it, it would be her.
While mingling and taking photos, I decided to peruse the fire sale – like I really need more yarn! Well, guess what I found? Some “Tuna” to finish Like A Prayer. Ha ha ha ha ha!
So, I will frog the linen and replace with Tuna! Ha ha ha ha ha!
Shake The Disease
The Name
Shake The Disease by Depeche Mode
Chose for the viral texture the yarn creates.
The Shawl
Dimensions: 32 (wingspan) x 14 (depth) inches (approximate)
An experimental pattern that worked! Worked in stockinette stitch.
The Yarn
Obtained from the El Segundo Slipt Stitchers knitting guild – somehow – or was it from CANanaCat? Anyway, the previous owner had decided to double-strand a yarn – most likely labeled bulky on the label.
From my prior yarn store experience, I believe this yarn might be very old King Cole Opium: 54% Cotton, 42% Premium Acrylic, 4% Polymide. Between 198 Lilac and 3046 Wisteria, I am going with the latter.
Thank You
The Name
Thank You by MKTO
Happened to be playing while I was trying to come up with a name for this scarf. Great anthem!
The Project
Dimensions: 4 x 73 inches (approximate)
20 Stitches knit in-the-round, using magic circle technique, involving double-, triple- and quadruple-stranding.
The Yarn
Unlabled, scrap yarn from the El Segundo Slipt Stitchers knitting guild.
Money Can’t Buy It
The Name
Money Can’t Buy It by Annie Lennox
I had originally used the name Money Can’t Buy It on a project I was going to begin for myself. After I had named the project I came up with a better name; that’s when this name became available. When you think about it this name is more appropriate for this charity scarf because you don’t need money to buy it! <Wink>
The Scarf
Dimensions: 4 x 64 inches (approximate)
This scarf will be donated to Interval House via the El Segundo Slipt Stitchers.
The Yarn
Unknown Red 1
Color: Elmo*
Content: Man-made, per burn test
Weight: Worsted?
Unknown Red 2
Color: Dusty Scarlett Lady*
Content: Man-made, per burn test
Weight: DK?
Lang Lucia
Color: 741.0034?; Celestial Ascension*
Content: 28% Viscose, 27% Viscose-Bamboo, 24% Nylon, 19% Cotton, 2% Polyester
Weight: DK?
Unknown Blue 2
Color: Snow Tiger
Content: Man-made, per burn test
Weight: Worsted?
I think Unknown Red 1 was a nylon/microfiber mix of some kind; non-furry portion was very stretchy. I liked it.
Can’t say the same thing for Unknown Red 2: I was not crazy about the glitter portion; it actually looked crinkled. Then, these furry puffs started appearing and I my opinion began to raise. My joy was short-lived as I discovered that they broke off when I pulled them through the knitting. To make matters worse, you can see the level of break-down on my t-shirt.
I thought I had bought the Lang Lucia from Needlepoints West, but the label says L’Atelier, so I don’t know where I obtained the yarn, but I love then the label is available.
Unknown Blue 2 was found in my stash.
Hooker Notes
I knit cast-on twenty stitches and continued in garter, changing yarns on the same side every time.
* Color assignations per Hooker Leo, absent yarn label
Someday
The Name
Someday by The Strokes
Random selection from my music library. Actually, being a fan of connectivity, I could say that “someday” I was going to remember my in-the-round skills and yesterday was the day.
The Square
Another twelve-inch square for one of the El Segundo Slip Stitchers’ charities.
The Yarn
Mixed unknown fibers.
Designer Notes
This is the second square using (single crochet, chain, single crochet) in the corners versus 3 single crochet and the former alleviates fabric bias pinching. It is a bit trickier keeping stitch count even, but I have accommodated to the point where stitch markers are no longer needed. My project bag – accidentally double-named – is going to look FABULOUS!
Ease On Down The Road
Ease On Down The Road
Name
Ease On Down The Road by Michael Jackson, featuring Diana Ross
The colors of this scarf created a visual of Michael Jackson and Diana Ross easing down the road. The colors also ignited memories of the cornfields where Dorothy encountered the scarecrow.
Scarf
This is a kit from the El Segundo Slipt Stitchers knitting guild for a charity, whose name I cannot remember off-hand, but know is affiliated with Handmade Especially For You. I just did the research…the scarf will go to Interval House.
Yarn
Unknown, as this is a prefabricated kit.
