It’s the return of the Blob!! I finished my second Hemlock Ring and already started the third. I just can’t get enough of this project, I guess :). This one is for Friend Number 2 and the third is for me. After all this knitting, I need one of my very own.
Here it is in the blob stage:
Here’s the “bedroom cheesecake” photo:
A close up of the center petals:
It looks splotchy because I sprayed it with water to keep it damp and it did not sink in evenly. The color is a very beautiful dark teal and not uneven at all. Here is a close up of the feather and fan:
The color in this shot is probably the truest. So there it is. The blob is not a blob any more. I will be smarter this time and steam press it before I unpin!
I’ll keep working on my Hemlock and post a picture after it is farther (further? — Sally, fix it!) along. I made a huge, ridiculous error and had to rip back, but it really does go pretty fast. My biggest thrill is that two Christmas presents are D-O-N-E!!
And I’m halfway through Harry Potter Number Five (The Order of the Phoenix)…
PS: Happy Birthday to CF — a mere baby at 48!!
PS2: I wondered if anyone would notice Lettie’s “boyfriend” and Marina spotted him instantly! 😉
PS3: Welcome Home, Mattie!
The cheesecake shots are the best. Wow, you’re on a roll with those.
Comment by surly — September 9, 2007 @ 11:37 pm
The Order of the Phoenix is my favorite of the series. Harry is so whiny I just want him to shut up while still feeling sorry about the whole ‘Voldemort is out to get you’ thing.
Comment by Christine — September 10, 2007 @ 2:17 am
Gorgeous! I see the sock monkey has joined Lettie in overseeing your projects 😉
Comment by Marina — September 10, 2007 @ 5:51 am
Susan- I thought that one was yours. Isn’t that your color?
All dummies need boyfriends- Ginger has Fred. Doesn’t dance much
but he’s quite a he-man!
Comment by Lorraine — September 10, 2007 @ 9:45 am
Speaking of colour (see Lorraine @ 9:45 a.m.) this one is gorgeous — is it a Cascade wool as well? Would love yarn specs if possible.
Cheers, Barbie O.
Comment by Barbie O. in Montreal — September 10, 2007 @ 12:26 pm
Susan, this is so beautiful!! I feel like a dork, but is it for a table top? It would be such a lovely gift to receive.
It was fun to meet you outside the Creative Activities building. I went right to the Yarnery after I saw you and bought the yarn and pattern for the modular felted bag. I read the pattern and had no idea how to actually “do” it. So I was happy to find out that Theresa will be teaching a class on felting bags in October. Yay! That will become my Xmas gift project for my friends.
Peggy
Comment by Peggy — September 10, 2007 @ 1:18 pm
lovely!
did you bother using a lifeline with this project?
p.s. – I don’t remember if it was Susan or Sally that suggested it, but speaking of lifelines, I use the “Lifeline via the Knit Picks Options needle tightener hole thingy” ALL the time! thank you!
Comment by Laura — September 10, 2007 @ 4:33 pm
Wow, it is just beautiful!!
I have a question: how did you cast on? Just started knitting on the dpns?
Just beautiful 🙂
Comment by Julie — September 10, 2007 @ 7:37 pm
I’m always following your adventures and got the courage to begin the Hemlock throw. Would you entertain a question for me? I’ve been to the yahoo group but that seems to be a mass of confusion in its own right! I have printed your pdf file along with chart and have completed Round 46. I understand that now I need to Remove Marker, K9 and Replace Marker. Now I’m stuck. I went to the chart and have the erie feeling that what I’m interpreting is wrong. I need to K2tog twice; K3;(O, k1) six times; K2; ssk twice – and repeat this all the way around. Then I knit 4 rounds and begin the business all over again, starting with Removing Marker, K9 and Replacing Marker. Could this possibly be correct? Thanks for taking the time to help. BTW, is there an address you are comfortable giving so that I could send a small token of appreciation? My husband makes me beautiful stitch markers and I would like to send you some. You probably have a gazillion, but I’d like to send them anyway. Your’s is my favorite blog and my inspiration. Thanks, Nicole.
Comment by Nicole Irizarry — January 11, 2008 @ 11:54 am