Monday 23 July 2007

Knitting meme - I love lists!

I found this on the Odds and Ends blog. I have done very little, but this may inspire me to find out what some of these things are, then give them a go.

The rules: Mark with bold the things you have knit, with italics the ones you plan to do sometime, and leave the rest.

Additional rule: Mark with a different colour things you have never heard of but are fascinated by!

  • Afghan - only in crochet
  • I-cord
  • Garter stitch
  • Knitting with metal wire
  • Shawl
  • Stockinette stitch
  • Socks: top-down - on the needles and growing very slowly
  • Socks: toe-up - now there's an idea
  • Knitting with camel yarn - no, but I do have some yak, camel and other random fibres waiting to be spun
  • Mittens: Cuff-up
  • Mittens: Tip-down
  • Hat
  • Knitting with silk
  • Moebius band knitting
  • Participating in a KAL - not sure if I will be brave enough for a while
  • Sweater - does a tank top count?
  • Drop stitch patterns
  • Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn - ahem, most of it is at the moment.
  • Slip stitch patterns
  • Knitting with banana fiber yarn - oooh, exciting
  • Domino knitting (=modular knitting)
  • Twisted stitch patterns
  • Two end knitting - huh?
  • Knitting with bamboo yarn - soooo soft
  • Charity knitting
  • Knitting with soy yarn
  • Cardigan
  • Toy/doll clothing - well, toys and dolls, so I suppose they will need clothing
  • Knitting with circular needles
  • Baby items - my first properly shaped things were booties
  • Knitting with your own hand-spun yarn if I ever get round to spinning the masses of sheep under the stairs ...
  • Slippers
  • Graffiti knitting
  • Continental knitting
  • Designing knitted garments. - perhaps in many years time, but am an odd shape so would be a useful skill.
  • Cable stitch patterns (incl. Aran)
  • Lace patterns - well, eyelets, which nearly count
  • Branching out - see variety of stuff on blog!
  • Publishing a knitting book - oh definitely - aim high, that's what I say!
  • Participate in an exchange - I'm signed up for a stitch marker exchange and secret pall 11 - very excited indeed.
  • Scarf
  • Teaching a child to knit - if I ever have any [sigh]
  • American/English knitting (as opposed to continental)
  • Knitting to make money - that would be nice
  • Buttonholes - suppose i'll have to, not being a big velcro fan
  • Knitting with alpaca
  • Fair Isle knitting
  • Norwegian knitting
  • Dying with plant colors
  • Knitting items for a wedding
  • Household items (dishcloths, washcloths, tea cosies…)
  • Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) on one or two circulars
  • Knitting with someone else’s hand-spun yarn - etsy here I come ...
  • Knitting with dpns - an increasingly long running sock saga
  • Holiday related knitting
  • Teaching a male how to knit
  • Bobbles - can make pom-poms now, after reminding myself how to (last made a pompom in infant school I think - which was, ahem, a few years ago!)
  • Knitting for a living - or winning the lottery and then knitting for fun, but all the time instead of in spare moments between work and husband looking after ...
  • Knitting with cotton
  • Knitting smocking
  • Dying yarn
  • Steeks - rude scottish word?
  • Knitting art
  • Knitting two socks on two circulars simultaneously - sounds like a recipe for mayhem
  • Fulling/felting -gave it a go with some merino tops and it came out quite nicely, but need to practice I think. Tried to felt a charity shop jumper but misread the label - turned out to be superwash so just made a fluffy mess of the sheet and towel I washed it with [sigh]
  • Knitting with wool
  • Textured knitting
  • Kitchener stitch
  • Knitted flowers
  • Purses/bags
  • Knitting with beads - have crocheted with beads and it turned out to be very pretty
  • Swatching - when I can be bothered (very bad habit - slap wrist)
  • Long Tail CO - wondrous thing, but still can't cast on evenly
  • Entrelac - French rustic cuisine?
  • Knitting and purling backwards
  • Machine knitting
  • Knitting with self patterning/self striping/variegated yarn - don't like changing colour
  • Stuffed toys
  • Knitting with cashmere
  • Darning - suppose I'd better. If we are going to be self-sufficient that probably means in socks as well doesn't it?
  • Jewelry
  • Knitting with synthetic yarn
  • Writing a pattern
  • Gloves
  • Intarsia
  • Knitting with linen - in the stash, waiting for the perfect pattern. Slubbed linen/cotton mix, dk weight, 150g - any ideas?
  • Knitting for preemies
  • Tubular CO
  • Free-form knitting
  • Short rows
  • Cuffs/fingerless mits/arm-warmers
  • Pillows
  • Knitting a pattern from an on-line knitting magazine - bless 'em
  • Rug
  • Knitting on a loom
  • Thrummed knitting
  • Knitting a gift
  • Knitting for pets - they wouldn't appreciate it / would rip it to shreds
  • Shrug/bolero/poncho
  • Knitting with dog/cat hair - ick
  • Hair accessories
  • Knitting in public - every day on the train, trying not to poke my neighbours with the knitting needles.

1 comment:

Ing. said...

Thanks for popping by my blog and leaving a note.
You can look Your list as an excellent adventure yet ahead, whereas I can soon say that I need a new list, maybe in crocheting :P