Come over to the Dark Side. They have cookies!
Thank you Zombie Prom Date Knitters. Y’all are the BEST!
May 5, 2011
January 21, 2011
Done and Done!
I had so much fun making these! They were quick, easy, bright & cheery! Perfect winter project.
MT's Blanket
BT's Blanket
I used stashed Caron Simply Soft Brites for wear, tear & washability. I made them for the Middle and Baby Twerps of an amazing friend, CG. You may remember this blanket I made last year for her daughter Eldest Twerp.
ET's Blanket
ET likes it!
Apparently her brothers like it so much they sneak into her room and ‘borrow’ it!
So when Knit with Snot aka Holly and the Zombie Prom Date Knitters started the Ripply Afghan Crochet A Long on Ravelry I was all in! I had some yarn left over from ET’s blanket and I knew the boys liked the colors. The Ripple Afghan whipped up really fast in double crochet. (The free pattern uses single crochet and is available here.) But I still had one boy left without a blanket and that would never do! I wanted the blankets to be different so I started the Hexagon (also free) Blanket. The original pattern calls for changing colors every round of the Hexagon. 
It’s a very pretty pattern but not very boy like. I had started the blanket in it’s original form but wasn’t happy with it and didn’t know what to do about it. Then ELPH suggested the solid colored Hexagons. BRILLIANT!!
Now to get them delivered. Not a problem. I’ll load up the ELPH and the Sparkie dog and the blankets and hit the road, knowing that there will be Cupcake at the end of the trail!
January 11, 2010
Winter Olympic Games
Winter Ravelympics 2010 that is…..
Over at Ravelry.com we have this thing we do while the Olympics are on. We start a project at Opening Ceremony and try to complete it by Closing Ceremony. We participate in events like…
Sock Hockey, Scarf Super-G, Nordic Sweater Combined, Mitten Moguls, Hat Halfpipe, Short Track Shawl, Stash Jump (using long neglected stash), Charity Curling (projects for charity) and Sweaters Slalom just to name a few. It’s a lot of fun!
If you haven’t join Ravelry…WHY NOT???? It’s free!! There is every kind of Group you could imagine that you can join (or not). Tons of patterns to peruse (free & for sale). It’s an excellent way to keep track of your yarn stash, needles, patterns, books and ’meet’ people in your area or across the globe who share in our love of fiber. Did I mention it’s free? You can even post pictures of your Finished Objects to show off to your friends.
My totally awesome friend Holly Bee over at Knit With Snot For You was kind enough to copy this from someone else so I did the same:)
Our team info….
TEAM ZOMBIE SLAYERS
ahem
RULE NUMBER ONE: CARDIO!
Rule Number One: Challenge yourself.
If you select a project, or projects, that will be a challenge to you, you are participating in the spirit of the Olympics.
The Dates
Feb 12-28, 2010
Magic Tagging
Tags are crucial. Casey will soon turn on a tagging tool that pops up, letting you choose your tags from a list. Each project should have three tags:
- ravelympics2010: This is the one that gets you into the Stadium as an official participant.
- ZPDK2010, which identifies you as part of Team Zombie Slayers, and
- Your project’s event tag. Your project CAN be entered in more than one event. For example, Endpaper Mittscan compete in the gloves/mittens/fingerless mitts event and in the colorwork event.
A big THANK YOU to Karel-KWAK on Ravelry for setting this up and being Team Captain for us. Ravelry! Then join the Zombie Prom Date Knitters forum and make sure to magic tag your Olympic Projects. We’ve had prizes in the past, but you know we are rarely very organized with this sort of thing, so don’t hold your breath.
If you are interested in joining us, join
See you there!