Branching Out

How to remove yourself from this blog

2007-05-15T20:35:00.000-05:00

this was posted as a comment on the previous post.... I'm about to delete myself. Thanks for the info Kim.

Kim said...

You can delete yourself now. Go to your dashboard, then click on settings for this blog, it will give the option to delete yourself. Click away :) I did--otherwise I would have written this as a post instead of a comment.

2007-03-14T00:13:00.000-05:00

Has this blog been abandoned? You can move to the new blogger now!

Hello!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-03-08T11:58:00.000-06:00

remove me please or at least answer your email.

seriously?

2007-01-19T18:50:00.000-06:00

ok what do we have to do to get removed? I'm emailed the admin as well.

-Amber

Finished

2007-01-15T12:30:00.000-06:00

Yarn 2 Balls of Patons SWS
Needles 10.5
Started Jan 9
Finished Jan 14

Delete Me from this Blog

2007-01-15T12:10:00.000-06:00

I've emailed the admin and received no response and apparently I'm not the only one.

Branching Out #2

2007-01-10T18:22:00.000-06:00

This is my 2nd Branching Out. The first one I made took me about a year to finish. I used Lace wt alpaca and it was one of my first lace projects. This time around I'm making these to match my wristwarmer from SNB Nation. I'm using size 10 needles and Patons SWS in Natural Pink. I have to say the pattern is much easier this time around, and I'm enjoying it much more!

Please Remove Me

2007-01-04T04:54:00.000-06:00

Please remove me from the list as well

profile/5393783 or Kate

Thankyou

remove also

2006-12-20T14:53:00.000-06:00

I'd also like to be removed. Thanks!

also remove me please

2006-11-29T17:36:00.000-06:00

http://www.blogger.com/profile/4509556

my name is amber and my info is above. Let me know if you need anything else from me for this.

thanks,
Amber

Remove me?

2006-11-02T05:53:00.000-06:00

Hi, I'd like to be removed from this blog. According to blogger only the admin of a blog can remove a member. My name on the Member's page would be either nonokitty or Danielle.

Thank you so much.

C'est Finis!

2006-08-24T09:38:00.000-05:00

I picked up knitting needles for the first time, about a year ago. And almost immediately my desire to knit this pattern got ahead of my ability to do it. But I jumped in with both feet, only three short months after my very first knit project and, five repeats later, I abandoned it for nine long months. Too slippery on the needles and too sticky for frogging, the mohair yarn was leaving me with nohair and a slightly defeated spirit. Since that modest beginning, I've learned much, especially an appreciation for other's finely honed knitting skills, and I decided to give it a go again. So I put this baby on a circular needle and rested easy that this was going to be, at worst, a learning project. Just not an abandoned one, anymore.

finished

2006-07-31T20:13:00.000-05:00

I cast on in February and it is finally done. In my defense I put it down when it was half finished, also in February, and didn't pick it up again until last week. I do like the pattern it is easy enough without being mind numbing, and the results are pretty.

yarn: Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool, dark purple

my blog

Here's My Second One, Too!

2006-06-17T15:34:00.000-05:00

I offered to make a scarf for a friend and showed her pictures of seven different options and she chose Branching Out and wanted it in black. I wanted to make sure I would make something she would love!

Jenny

My Second Branching Out

2006-05-28T18:13:00.000-05:00

I loved this pattern even more the second time around. This one is made with a pale green Silky Wool.

I wouldn't be surprised if there are even more of these in my future! They make beautiful gifts.

aleta's branching out

2006-05-18T19:11:00.000-05:00

Woo hoo! I'm finally done!!

Branching out is my first lace scarf. I started in November and crawled along for months. Even joining the knitalong didn't quite help me get over my delay. Ultimately, the only thing that helped was beer, episodes of Lost on DVD and a deadline.

Not only is this my first lace project (although I started and finished another lace scarf in the time it took me to finish this guy), this is also the first time I've found it necessary to use a lifeline (good ol' dental floss). That 13th repeat was a bitch: I had to frog it twice and have cried more tears over this scarf than anything I've knit thus far.

Yarn: Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool, the dark purple. And off it goes to my mother in law.

2006-04-18T13:13:00.000-05:00

It took over a year but it's done

I Thought I Was Finished

2006-03-19T20:25:00.000-06:00

I really thought I was done with the Branching Out pattern when I finished my first B.O. back in January.

A few weeks ago I had nothing on the needles and did not want to go out and buy yarn at the time, hah that did not last long. Anyway I had a nearly full ball of Knit Picks Palette in Blush in the stash so I whipped out my nifty color coded Branching Out chart and started a second scarf.

The pattern was so much easier the second time around. I think knitting in wool instead of cotton helped somehow. I knew the pattern better and felt more confident in my knitting. I just knit till the ball ran out so the scarf is a bit short, but it fits my three year old daughter just fine.

Happy knitting everyone.

Two Down!!!

2006-02-27T06:36:00.000-06:00

A few days ago I posted a pic of my first partially complete Branching Out. I inquired here about trying a second with Douceur et Soie. After a few ill-fated attempts, I scrapped that idea and purchased some Frog Tree Alpaca fingering weight yarn and started a second scarf with that.

Inspired by the Harlot and others, I decided to try and double my original Olympic goal. (Since I finished the first B.O. only halfway through the Olympics I felt guilty and obligated to keep going. There was another reason...keep reading.) I finished Saturday and had it blocked before the closing ceremonies.

Anyway, here they are. The green one is Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool, and the blue one is Frog Tree Alpaca. Both on US size 8 needles, 27 and 30 pattern repeats, respectively.

OhByTheWay: Three repeats from the end of the first B.O. I had a moment of enlightenment and realized I was DOING THE DAMN YARNOVERS WRONG!!!! The purists among you would have frogged the whole thing and started over. I rationalized that the pattern was more or less "emerging" and that as long as I remained consistent, it would be OK. So I finished it. The second one is done correctly, and it was in some way pay back for the faux pas on the first. Wrong yarnovers don't make me a bad person, just a crappy knitter :^)

This was my first attempt at lace. I already have the ingredients for a bigger lace project, so I guess it wasn't too bad once I got the hang of it. I have to say that the invention of the "lifeline" is right up there with fire and the integrated circuit!

Slow Going

2006-02-23T04:12:00.000-06:00

This is Day 12 of my Branching Out. I am knitting this for the Kniting Olympics as part of my first lace project. It's slow going because I keep frogging rows, but I'm getting there. I am using Merino Style in Moss from Knitpicks and am on my second ball which I felt-spliced.

I only have a few days left to complete this thing, wish me luck!

Almost Done

2006-02-17T06:16:00.000-06:00

I will be completing my first Branching Out today or tomorrow. I chose this project for the Knitting Olympics. Since I'm finishing with a whole week+ to go before the end of the Olympics, I was thinking about starting a second Olympics project. I'm looking for some input on this.

My first Branching Out is in Elisabeth Lavold Silky Wool. I also bought some Douceur et Soie (these are the two yarns mentioned in the Knitty pattern as most of you probably know - so I wasn't too adventurous I guess!)

After a few rough moments and some frogging in the beginning, I didn't find this pattern very difficult even though it was my first lace. The Silky Wool was fine to work with. For yells, I cast on the Douceur et Soie and knit a row or two this morning to see how it feels. Am I imagining it, or is this yarn tricky to work with? I ended up frogging the couple of rows and found that very prone to shredding the yarn.

So for those of you have used this yarn (or Kidsilk Haze, which I imagine is about the same thing), would I be nuts to try to work with this? I have a fantasy that I can finish TWO Branching Outs during the Olympics, but having tried the ligher yarn I'm not so sure.

My alternative is a Clapotis in Lion and Lamb. I know I can't finish that before the closing ceremonies (unless I quit my job and cut back on sleeping) but I don't think it will be hard (famous last words).

So do any of you B.O. fans have any words of wisdom on this? Shall I forge into the D.e.S. yarn, or give it a rest?

BTW - here is a picture of my Branching Out a few days ago. I expect it will look much better blocked.

here she is!

2006-02-11T07:18:00.000-06:00

My first Branching Out. What a lovely design, especially after blocking! I'd like to knit it again, in a different yarn (not that I didn't like the Silky Wool, I did--I'd just like to see how it looks in a laceweight yarn). But for the moment I've got to focus on the vest I'm making for the Knitting Olympics.

Everyone should knit Branching Out!

Just Getting Started

2006-02-08T15:57:00.000-06:00

This week I started Branching Out using Andean Silk by Knit Picks. So far I like the way it looks and I love the way it feels!

Finally I have it!

2006-02-02T19:23:00.000-06:00

The right yarn for my branching out. It spoke to me, whispered sweet nothings to me, would not let me out of my lys without it. Sooooo, after the Knitting Olympics are over...(or if I can't get gauge!).... I will be casting on finally. Oh forgot to tell you! It's Kid Merino from Crystal Palace in a pale pink close the shade used on Knitty. Can't wait!!!

Voila`

2006-01-27T16:33:00.000-06:00

Finished! I must just need to be in the mode. This was fun and relatively easy, definitely a good learning piece. I don't know why I had to frog so many times the first time I tried it. All I can say is, knit on and you will get it. Oh, and when blocking, use lots of pins, LOTS--especially on the cast-on edge. They really do make all the difference in eliminating the fish tail look. What a fun project!