So my hand might be cramping

Dear beloved readers,

The back of the sweater that I started THREE days ago, is done.

And my hand hurts, a lot, but it was well worth it, I see my piece of handiwork and smile triumphantly! It is debatable whether or not I will start the front at this moment or if I'll take a break for a day or two, I'll be sure to update you about this seeing as you will be checking back every ten seconds to see my decision.
And now for your viewing pleasure : 

Pardon the "not actually good quality" photo but it shows you that it is indeed, finished! Which is what is important!

Short post but I thought it was important to revel in my victory against sweater piece number 1 !

Happy knitting,
Ashley

Yet Another Commission :) And other news

Dear Rambling Readers, 

Well, I have made significant progress on my 

sweater it is now 12 inches long! Yay, my hard work is starting to pay off, I finally have to start the 2nd ball of yarn. Not to mention while knitting it is a bit heavy, I swear I have arm muscles. Anywho!

To your right you see a very terrible photo (way too bright in here) of my sweater. 

Also in recent news I have received another commission! Yay, this time it is a very nice cabled hat. Have I mentioned my amazing fascination with cables? I've only done two things with cables but I love the technique and if anyone thinks that its hard, please somehow get in touch with me and I'd love to help you out via skype or email or anything. 

And yes, I've been working on the glove but not making as much progress as I should be, simply because I'm hypnotized by the stockinette miles of a sweater. Although I am very hesitant of seaming it all together... Oh well! I'll worry about it when I am closer to finishing.

Happy knitting to all and to all a good night,

Ashley

This is PROGRESS!

Hello dear readers,

Well, thank you for sticking with me this long and reading my knitting "ramblings" Haha, now you understand where the name for this blog came from! Aren't I clever? Don't answer that.... Anyhow, as I said in my last post, I have embarked on an adventure that is called Sweaters! And the progress on the sweater is minimal but at the same it is a lot of time and effort. I am finally at 6 inches on the sweater out of 20 inches. It is a bit daunting just because I have been doing little else and still not made much progress but it looks fantastic and I can't wait to continue on and finish it! The finished project will be amazing and I'll be very proud to wear it and say that I made it.

In the above picture the color is really bad...Stupid lighting. However that shows the length. So here's another one just focusing on color.

Its a super dark blue mixed with purple and black! Much more blue throughout. Anyway that's my update for the day!


Plus I really need to start on that glove...
Also! I have over 200 views now!! Very exciting for me and thank you everyone for reading this!

Keep Knitting (and reading the ramblings),

Ashley

My happy face!

Alright Readers,
After trying to figure out what size needles to use (or gauge for the knitters) 3 TIMES! I have finally gotten it right and this is my little square!

Look at my happy face!

Finally I can start my sweater!!!

Keep on Knitting ,

Ashley

The biggest project yet!

Hello Readers,

I, Ashley Frencl, have embarked on a quest. A quest for a sweater. This has been a daunting thing that I have contemplated for a long time, perhaps 2 or 3 years. Anyway it started with wanting to do a sweater pattern from The Yarn Girl's Guide to Simple Knits, but after figuring out that the size small is about 10 inches too big, I quickly realized that either I had to learn fast how to change a pattern that drastically or I needed to find a new pattern.
So onto Ravelry! I looked for a while but for one reason or another could not find the perfect pattern. It then occurred to me to look through my pattern books! Being the silly person I am I completely forgot about my actual books! So finally, after paging through all the books, I finally got to Stitch N Bitch and I found a perfect pattern! It is called Under the Hoodie and has a hood and  a pocket! Plus it is only a couple inches too big which is great for a comfy sweater. As I am typing I have swatched this about 3 times so far and thankfully now I am half done with my last swatch. I kept losing track of rows and one time I had too big needles, which was disappointing. I will never get to knit with big needles! With this sweater I will be knitting with size 6's and size 7's. Much bigger than the crazy 2 1/2 size needles I am using for the gloves. Anywho, this was a small update on my knitting life, and I will be posting pictures as I work on my sweater!

As a side note - Glove number one is done! Thankfully. Now to start on the second one and just plow through it!

Keep Knitting,

Ashley

My first cabling project!

Hello Readers,


The gloves that I showed in an earlier post were my 2nd cabling project and (silly me ) didn't link to a picture of my first one which is a super cute headband!

Front ^


Back with buttons showing!

I would update more things such as my sweater...or the gloves but I have slacked off today and not really knit at all. Almost done with the ring finger of the glove though! Updates tomorrow I'm sure~


Keep Knitting,

Ashley

 

My dream knit~~~

Hello Readers!

So I was going through my knitting wants and needs and I remembered this amazing knit! Every girl dreams of her wedding day and for most knitters who happen to be women I'm sure the thought has occurred to knit their own dress, but alas it's a lot of time and yarn and craziness when YOU should be having the time of your life with your engagement and planning the wedding, however I still think it's a fantastic idea and would really like to do it for myself one day! Also a woman knit her gown and spent only 250!!! Yay money saver!

Click here to see the dress and the pattern :) It is a free pattern ladies! While I know most people won't ever achieve this goal I still think it is beautiful and romantic to think about~

Also an update on the gloves! The fingers were too small, however I was able to tear out the few rows and add a few more stitches and they feel much better! I am now onto the ring finger and I'm so glad!

Keep knitting,

Ashley