Ravellenics 7,8,9

I haven't had time to blog the past 2 days so I'm summarizing those days today.

DAY 7

Thursday, February 13th

Finished 9 squares in the second combination. 

Pattern: Modern Mitered Granny Square 

Team: Freshstitches Friends 2014

 Link to Project

Status: Not Finished

Events: Giant Slalom-ghan, Junior Ravellenics, Lace Luge, Modular Relay , Nordic Colorwork Combined, Stash Skeleton 

Finished 2 repeats of Chart 2 of Cable bag. 

Pattern: Quinn Cabled Bag

Team: Freshstitches Friends 2014

 Link to Project

Status: Not Finished

Events: Stash Skeleton, Bag Jump, Cable Cross-Country, Machine Skate 

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DAY 8

Friday, February 14th

Started 9 more squares. I only have 18 left to finish, 4 in the first color combination and 14 in the second. 

Pattern: Modern Mitered Granny Square 

Team: Freshstitches Friends 2014

 Link to Project

Status: Not Finished

Events: Giant Slalom-ghan, Junior Ravellenics, Lace Luge, Modular Relay , Nordic Colorwork Combined, Stash Skeleton 

I took a break from my cable bag and started a quick crochet project. I've been wanting to make this cute Minnie Mouse Hat for my niece for a while. It was really quick to crochet. 

Pattern: Minnie Mouse Hat

Team: Freshstitches Friends 2014

 Link to Project

Status: Not Finished

Events: Hat Halfpipe, Beading Biathlon, Junior Ravellenics

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DAY 9

Saturday, February 15th

Finished the bag!! All that is left is the strap. I'm going to make it different than the pattern says. I'll be using my Embellish Knit Machine to make 3 i-cords and then I will braid it and sew on.

My second attempt at grafting went really well. I think it may be a little tighter than it should be but I definitely think I did it right. Now that I understand grafting better its really not as hard as I thought. This is my first project with cables and I really enjoyed them.

Pattern: Quinn Cabled Bag

Team: Freshstitches Friends 2014

 Link to Project

Status: Not Finished

Events: Stash Skeleton, Bag Jump, Cable Cross-Country, Machine Skate 

Color Combo 1 squares are all done! I also finished 5 more squares in combination 2. I only have 9 more squares and I will be finished with all my squares!! My goal is to finish them today so I can start joining tomorrow.

Pattern: Modern Mitered Granny Square 

Team: Freshstitches Friends 2014

 Link to Project

Status: Not Finished

Events: Giant Slalom-ghan, Junior Ravellenics, Lace Luge, Modular Relay , Nordic Colorwork Combined, Stash Skeleton 

I finished the Minnie Mouse Hat!! My niece looks adorable it it. I ended up making a small change in the bow. 

Pattern: Minnie Mouse Hat

Team: Freshstitches Friends 2014

 Link to Project

Status: Finished

Events: Hat Halfpipe, Beading Biathlon, Junior Ravellenics

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Goals for Day 10

1. Made Bag Strap to finish bag then block.

2. Finish last 9 squares of granny square blanket

3. Work on Loom Scarf. 

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Product-Green (1 per project)

Aerial Unwind

Alpine Abode Enhancement 

Bag Jump

Cross Cowling

Free Dance

Giant Slalom-ghan

Hat Halfpipe

Mitten Moguls 

Scarf Super-G

Short-Track Shawls -

Sidecountry Challenge 

Sock Hockey

Sweaterboard Cross

Toy Tobogganing

Wips Dancing 

Additional-Purple (all that apply)

Beading Biathlon 

Cable Cross-Country

Entrelac Slalom

Junior Ravellenics

Lace Luge

Loom Toe Loop

Machine Skate 

Modular Relay 

Nordic Colorwork Combined

Single-Skein Speed Skate

Stash Skeleton 

Tunisian Spirit

Highlighted events mean I have completed a project that qualifies for that event.
Strikethrough events means I have a wip that when finished will qualify for that event.

Ravellenics 6

DAY 6

Wednesday, February 12th

Today I'm sharing what I did for Day 6 of the Ravellenics. It was a snow day here so I spent all day crocheting and knitting. I started the morning working on my granny square blanket. I was going to make all the squares the same but after some thinking I decided to make a different square. I started with 10 squares in the new square combination. I only did the first three colors and I'm hoping to finish the other two colors today. 

I also joined the a second square to see what it would look like. I think the blanket is going to look good once its done. I actually think I will finish it before the end of the games. I need at least 49 squares. I have 22 completely finished, 9 partially finished and 18 more to start. 

Pattern: Modern Mitered Granny Square 

Team: Freshstitches Friends 2014

 Link to Project

Status: Not Finished

Events: Giant Slalom-ghan, Junior Ravellenics, Lace Luge, Modular Relay , Nordic Colorwork Combined, Stash Skeleton 

I started a new knitting project. Its a cabled bag. This is my first project with cables, grafting and using magic loop. This bag is knit in two pieces. The first piece is pretty easy and fast. 

I then had to graft the pieces together. It's noticeable for sure but not bad for my first time. Especially considering it was knit and purl stitches. I used the free mini class on Grafting from Craftsy for help. 

 Then I picked up 144 stitches and started knitting in the round using the magic loop. I like this technique and I'm planning on using it to make a pair of socks after finishing this bag. I love how the bag is turning out so far but it does have a lot of cables and I'm still very slow. If I can finish it by this weekend that would be great!

Pattern: Quinn Cabled Bag

Team: Freshstitches Friends 2014

 Link to Project

Status: Not Finished

Events: Stash Skeleton, Bag Jump, Cable Cross-Country, Machine Skate 

Like I mentioned above I'm planning on making my first pair of socks. I found a really basic pattern that calls for worsted weight yarn and I thought it would be good to get the yarn ready so I weighted the yarn and made to separate balls. I think I want to try making 2 socks at once using magic loop because otherwise I'm not sure I'll ever finish the second and if I do I want them to be the same size.

Pattern: Beginner's Socks

Team: Freshstitches Friends 2014

Status: Not Started

Events: Sock Hockey, Single-Skein Speed Skate, Stash Skeleton

Still no progress on my loom scarf.

Pattern: No Pattern

Team: Freshstitches Friends 2014

 Link to Project

Status: Not Finished

Events: Scarf Super-G, Loom Toe Loop

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Product-Green (1 per project)

Aerial Unwind

Alpine Abode Enhancement 

Bag Jump

Cross Cowling

Free Dance

Giant Slalom-ghan

Hat Halfpipe

Mitten Moguls 

Scarf Super-G

Short-Track Shawls -

Sidecountry Challenge 

Sock Hockey

Sweaterboard Cross

Toy Tobogganing

Wips Dancing 

Additional-Purple (all that apply)

Beading Biathlon 

Cable Cross-Country

Entrelac Slalom

Junior Ravellenics

Lace Luge

Loom Toe Loop

Machine Skate 

Modular Relay 

Nordic Colorwork Combined

Single-Skein Speed Skate

Stash Skeleton 

Tunisian Spirit

Highlighted events mean I have completed a project that qualifies for that event.
Strikethrough events means I have a wip that when finished will qualify for that event.

Wip Wednesday & Ravellenics

Today's Wip Wednesday will share its post with Ravellenics Day 5. I've been sharing my progress everyday to keep track of my projects. Check out past post! I've already finished 2 projects
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
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DAY 5

Tuesday, February 11th

The main focus of Day 5 was to finish up a shawl I started last year and will be entered in the Wips Dancing event. The reason I wanted to finish this is because I'm going to need the needles for another Ravellenics project I'll be starting as soon as I make progress on my granny square blanket. Well I finished knitting it now all I have left is to block.

Pattern: Los Liros

Team: Freshstitches Friends 2014

 Link to Project

Status: Finished

Events: Wips Dancing

On Tuesday I crocheted the rows for the last 2 colors of 10 squares. I now have 21 finished squares. Almost half way done, I still need 28 more.

Pattern: Modern Mitered Granny Square 

Team: Freshstitches Friends 2014

 Link to Project

Status: Not Finished

Events: Giant Slalom-ghan, Junior Ravellenics, Lace Luge, Modular Relay , Nordic Colorwork Combined, Stash Skeleton 

No Progress on my loom scarf today.

Pattern: No Pattern

Team: Freshstitches Friends 2014

 Link to Project

Status: Not Finished

Events: Scarf Super-G, Loom Toe Loop

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Product-Green (1 per project)

Aerial Unwind

Alpine Abode Enhancement 

Bag Jump

Cross Cowling

Free Dance

Giant Slalom-ghan

Hat Halfpipe

Mitten Moguls 

Scarf Super-G

Short-Track Shawls -

Sidecountry Challenge 

Sock Hockey

Sweaterboard Cross

Toy Tobogganing

Wips Dancing 

Additional-Purple (all that apply)

Beading Biathlon 

Bobsled 

Cable Cross-Country

Entrelac Slalom

Junior Ravellenics

Lace Luge

Loom Toe Loop

Machine Skate 

Modular Relay 

Nordic Colorwork Combined

Single-Skein Speed Skate

Stash Skeleton 

Tunisian Spirit

Highlighted events mean I have completed a project that qualifies for that event.
Strikethrough events means I have a wip that when finished will qualify for that event.

Ravellenics 4

DAY 4

Monday, February 10th

I've used up half of the first skein of yarn. Here is a picture of my progress.

Pattern: No Pattern

Team: Freshstitches Friends 2014

 Link to Project

Status: Not Finished

Events: Scarf Super-G, Loom Toe Loop

On Monday I managed to crochet the first 3 colors of 10 more squares. I'm hoping to finish them today and get started on more.

Pattern: Modern Mitered Granny Square 

Team: Freshstitches Friends 2014

 Link to Project

Status: Not Finished

Events: Giant Slalom-ghan, Junior Ravellenics, Lace Luge, Modular Relay , Nordic Colorwork Combined, Stash Skeleton 

I finished my wrist warmers! I love how they turned out and I plan to do more colorwork in the future. 

Pattern: Wrist Warmers with Norwegian Pattern

Team: Freshstitches Friends 2014

 Link to Project

Status: Finished

Events: Mitten Moguls, Nordic Colorwork Combined, Stash Skeleton 

Since I finished one of my three projects I started and finished another. I've been wanting to make a case for my eye glasses for sometime now and I happen to find this one that is made in the Tunisian knit stitch. It was very quick to make and I like that its nice and thick so it should protect my glasses.

Pattern: Mom's Eyeglass Case

Team: Freshstitches Friends 2014

 Link to Project

Status: Finished

Events: Free Dance, Tunisian Spirit

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Product-Green (1 per project)

Aerial Unwind

Alpine Abode Enhancement 

Bag Jump

Cross Cowling

Free Dance

Giant Slalom-ghan

Hat Halfpipe

Mitten Moguls 

Scarf Super-G

Short-Track Shawls -

Sidecountry Challenge 

Sock Hockey

Sweaterboard Cross

Toy Tobogganing

Wips Dancing 

Additional-Purple (all that apply)

Beading Biathlon 

Bobsled 

Cable Cross-Country

Entrelac Slalom

Junior Ravellenics

Lace Luge

Loom Toe Loop

Machine Skate 

Modular Relay 

Nordic Colorwork Combined

Single-Skein Speed Skate

Stash Skeleton 

Tunisian Spirit

Highlighted events mean I have completed a project that qualifies for that event.
Strikethrough events means I have a wip that when finished will qualify for that event.

Ravellenics Day 3

DAY 3

Sunday, February 9th

My rule during the games will be to have no more than 3 projects going at the same time. So far I'm following the rule. This doesn't count for projects that I started before the games.

I weighted the yarn that I am using for my scarf and if I knit up 30 grams a day (which I did Saturday) I will finish this scarf in 8 days. I didn't get a chance to work on it Sunday but I'm planning to do double on Monday!

Pattern: No Pattern

Team: Freshstitches Friends

 Link to Project

Status: Not Finished

Events: Scarf Super-G, Loom Toe Loop

I've was supposed to make another 10 squares for my Granny Square blanket but I only made 1.

Pattern: Modern Mitered Granny Square 

Team: Freshstitches Friends

 Link to Project

Status: Not Finished

Events: Giant Slalom-ghan, Junior Ravellenics, Lace Luge, Modular Relay , Nordic Colorwork Combined, Stash Skeleton 

I almost finished my second wrist warmer. I was too tired to finish it Sunday night but I only have a couple rows left and sewing so I'm working on it today. 

Pattern: Wrist Warmers with Norwegian Pattern

Team: Freshstitches Friends

 Link to Project

Status: Not Finished

Events: Mitten Moguls, Nordic Colorwork Combined, Stash Skeleton 

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Product-Green (1 per project)

Aerial Unwind

Alpine Abode Enhancement 

Bag Jump

Cross Cowling

Free Dance

Giant Slalom-ghan

Hat Halfpipe

Mitten Moguls 

Scarf Super-G

Short-Track Shawls -

Sidecountry Challenge 

Sock Hockey

Sweaterboard Cross

Toy Tobogganing

Wips Dancing 

Additional-Purple (all that apply)

Beading Biathlon 

Bobsled 

Cable Cross-Country

Entrelac Slalom

Junior Ravellenics

Lace Luge

Loom Toe Loop

Machine Skate 

Modular Relay 

Nordic Colorwork Combined

Single-Skein Speed Skate

Stash Skeleton 

Tunisian Spirit

Highlighted events mean I have completed a project that qualifies for that event.
Strikethrough events means I have a wip that when finished will qualify for that event.

Ravellenics Day 2

DAY 2 

Saturday, February 8th

Yesterday I started 2 new projects! I should have finished the other mitten but I'm working on it today.

The first project is a simple 2x2 rib scarf made on a loom. It gets pretty cold here on some days and I don't have many scarfs so I've been wanting to make one on my loom for a while but hadn't gotten a chance to. When I saw using a loom was an event I decided it was the perfect time to start. The plan is to work on it a little everyday and hope to finish it before the end of the games. I'm using yarn I bought last week, Premier Yarns Everyday Soft Worsted. Every time I went to Joann I would stop and pet this yarn, its so soft and now that I had a project in mind I got 2 skeins. I'm loving it so far.

Pattern: Double Knit Rib Scarf

Team: Freshstitches Friends

 Link to Project

Status: Not Finished

Events: Scarf Super-G, Loom Toe Loop

The second project is a baby blanket. I actually wasn't planning this project until I saw a picture of one on Pinterest. I loved it and decided to make it for the games. I'm using Bernat Softee Baby that I've had in my stash for a long time. These were the only colors I had available but I think they look good together. I would like to finish this project in a week so my plan is to make 10 squares a day which is reasonable since it only takes me about 20 minutes to complete one that is 3 hours to make 10. In order to make my blanket a nice size I need 49 squares so if I make the 10 a day I should have all my squares done in 5 days. Then I can spend 2 days attaching them and adding a border. If I can complete this project it qualifies for 6 different events!

Pattern: Modern Mitered Granny Square 

Team: Freshstitches Friends

 Link to Project

Status: Not Finished

Events: Giant Slalom-ghan, Junior Ravellenics, Lace Luge, Modular Relay , Nordic Colorwork Combined, Stash Skeleton 

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Product-Green (1 per project)

Aerial Unwind

Alpine Abode Enhancement 

Bag Jump

Cross Cowling

Free Dance

Giant Slalom-ghan

Hat Halfpipe

Mitten Moguls 

Scarf Super-G

Short-Track Shawls -

Sidecountry Challenge 

Sock Hockey

Sweaterboard Cross

Toy Tobogganing

Wips Dancing 

Additional-Purple (all that apply)

Beading Biathlon 

Bobsled 

Cable Cross-Country

Entrelac Slalom

Junior Ravellenics

Lace Luge

Loom Toe Loop

Machine Skate 

Modular Relay 

Nordic Colorwork Combined

Single-Skein Speed Skate

Stash Skeleton 

Tunisian Spirit

Ravellenics Day 1

This is the first time I am participating in the Ravellenics and I'm really excited! I like to challenge myself so participating this year will be great.My challenge is to finish as many projects as I can and try to have entries in as many different events possible. 

Events List

Product-Green (1 per project)

Aerial Unwind - Anything that's finished or unfinished that you frog. Can only be submitted in this category.

Alpine Abode Enhancement - Home and Decor Projects.

Bag Jump

Cross Cowling - Cowls, any circular shaped neck wear

Flying Camel Spin - Fiber Preparation that you spin into yarn

Free Dance - Anything that doesn't fit into the other categories 

Giant Slalom-ghan - Blankets, Afghans

Hat Halfpipe

Mitten Moguls 

Scarf Super-G

Short-Track Shawls -

Sidecountry Challenge - Any challenge you set yourself 

Sock Hockey

Sweaterboard Cross

Toy Tobogganing

Wips Dancing - Wips you started before the games. Can only be entered in this category

Additional-Purple (all that apply)

Beading Biathlon 

Bobsled - Anything made for pets

Cable Cross-Country

Charity Curling

Downhill Dyeing

Entrelac Slalom

Felting Freestyle

Fleece to FO Long-Track

Preparation of fiber, Spinning, and Knits/Crochets/Weaves item during the games. 

Junior Ravellenics - Anything for babies and children

Labyrinth Weaving

Lace Luge

Loom Toe Loop

Machine Skate - Anything made using machine, i-cord mill

Modular Relay - Anything you need to make items in quantity that will be attached to make something else. 

Nordic Colorwork Combined

Single-Skein Speed Skate

Stash Skeleton - Anything you made using yarn you've had for 6+ months

Tunisian Spirit

Looking through the list the items in red I won't be doing at all. Everything else is a possibility. As I start projects in the different categories I will cross them out. 

DAY 1 

Yesterday February 7th was the first day and I think my day was very successful. I managed to start and finish 1 wrist warmer!

Here is a picture before sewing. Turns out it was too small so I picked up stitches along on side and did some ribbing to make it big enough to fit.

This is my first time make something that uses color work and I think I did pretty good. Here is a picture of the back. 

It took me about 5-6 hours to complete. I had some difficulty at the beginning holding the yarn but I think it got easier as I did it more. 

Pattern: Wrist Warmers with Norwegian Pattern

Team: Freshstitches Friends

 Link to Project

Status: Not Finished

Events: Mitten Moguls, Nordic Colorwork Combined, Stash Skeleton 

FO Friday!

Today I have several projects to share!

I finished the greyhound! Finally! I'm thinking I will release the pattern eventually. My friend loved it!

I  finished the Pastel Star I was working on and I added a rattle insert. I'm going to try to get a better picture.

I finally finished this rainbow monkey that has been waiting to be assembled for months. I only had to attach the body pieces but for some reason I just never got to it.

That's it for me this week.
For the next 2 weeks, I will be participating in the Ravellenics that start today. I'll share my plans and progress along the way so I'll be posting daily. I'll have a summary of all my plans and progress on Wednesday too!

If you would like to share your FO's or check out what others finished up this week check out Tami's Blog! 

Remember to come back for WIP Wednesday!

Wip Wednesday!

The List

Commissioned Greyhound

Brother's Scarf

Penelope's Blanket

Crochet Hook Case

Star

White Shawl

Purple Shawl

Baby Bib

Rainbow Monkey

Moose

Fox

No Rush Projects:

Tiny Owls

Stash Busting Blanket

Parasol Scarf

Entrelac Blanket
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This week I started working on some new designs. I won't be sharing any pictures just yet but I'm excited about them.

My goal for this week is to finish my brother's scarf and the moose from the list above. I'm almost done with the scarf less than 7 inches left! Should be done by Friday.

I finished the body and a leg for the moose. Only 3 legs, an ear, and the tail left and I'm finished. I'm trying to finish this one up for Friday also but I'm not sure I have enough yarn it turned out much bigger than I thought.

That's it for me this week! What have you been working on?

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments! Remember to check out FO Friday!