tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79677359031924166422011-04-21T13:09:25.877-07:00Knitting and other craft projects by Froggie and The BananaThe Bananahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051194024250946456noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967735903192416642.post-75323210094199653262007-12-23T16:16:00.000-08:002008-12-11T15:25:24.516-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S9Oh2m6b9l8/R277RxRiGYI/AAAAAAAAAs4/9FYl0eErdtc/s1600-h/Unfelted_slipper.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S9Oh2m6b9l8/R277RxRiGYI/AAAAAAAAAs4/9FYl0eErdtc/s320/Unfelted_slipper.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147327706834278786" border="0" /></a><br />Clog before felting, finished one for scale<br />knitted by: Froggie<br />Project Name: Felted Clog<br />Started/Finished: Dec. 13-20, 2007<br />Pattern Source: Fiber Trends<br />Yarn: Lambs Pride Bulky<br />Gauge:<br />Needles: #15<br />Notes: fun project<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7967735903192416642-7532321009419965326?l=froggieandthebanana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>froggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04138892379024345866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967735903192416642.post-3889417837531194482007-12-16T00:24:00.001-08:002008-12-11T15:25:24.781-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R_En9ewfzJg/R2ThFvpBVwI/AAAAAAAAAB8/efN6R6oAcqE/s1600-h/DSCF0693.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R_En9ewfzJg/R2ThFvpBVwI/AAAAAAAAAB8/efN6R6oAcqE/s400/DSCF0693.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144484163168065282" border="0" /></a>knitted by: The Banana<br /><br /></div>Project Name: Alpaca Shawl<br />Started/Finished: Fall 2006<br />Pattern Source: copied from a sample at Close Knits: K10, P10 rib over 90 stitches<br />Yarn: ?? I forget<br />Needles: 9's?<br />Notes: quick and easy, softer than appears<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7967735903192416642-388941783753119448?l=froggieandthebanana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Bananahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051194024250946456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967735903192416642.post-2701886692320343052007-12-16T00:17:00.000-08:002008-12-11T15:25:24.836-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_R_En9ewfzJg/R2TfUPpBVuI/AAAAAAAAABs/jkoLpqZy3W8/s1600-h/DSCF0701.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_R_En9ewfzJg/R2TfUPpBVuI/AAAAAAAAABs/jkoLpqZy3W8/s320/DSCF0701.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144482213252912866" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">knitted by: The Banana<br /></div>Project Name:<br />Started/Finished:<br />Pattern Source:<br />Yarn:<br />Gauge:<br />Needles: size 6<br />Notes:<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7967735903192416642-270188669232034305?l=froggieandthebanana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Bananahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051194024250946456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967735903192416642.post-71811616410191030162007-12-15T18:08:00.001-08:002008-12-11T15:25:25.157-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R_En9ewfzJg/R2XsKvpBVxI/AAAAAAAAACI/zBtdo2k7Jlo/s1600-h/alpacabefore.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R_En9ewfzJg/R2XsKvpBVxI/AAAAAAAAACI/zBtdo2k7Jlo/s200/alpacabefore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144777818672027410" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R_En9ewfzJg/R2XsVfpBVyI/AAAAAAAAACQ/Sq-tsbtiCMs/s1600-h/alpacaafter.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R_En9ewfzJg/R2XsVfpBVyI/AAAAAAAAACQ/Sq-tsbtiCMs/s200/alpacaafter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144778003355621154" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> before ............................................after<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">knitted by: The Banana<br /></div>Project Name: Felted Alpaca<br />Started/Finished: November 2007<br />Pattern Source: Fiber Trends <span style="font-style: italic;">Felt Alpacas and Llamas</span><br />Yarn: Big Baby Alpaca with a Twist (bulky, camel colored)<br /> stranded with Feza Lama Mohair (black)<br />Needles: Size 11 (oops, started on 15's by mistake and had to start over!)<br />Notes: Mom joked about getting an alpaca for the backyard. Now she has one for the living room.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7967735903192416642-7181161641019103016?l=froggieandthebanana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Bananahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051194024250946456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967735903192416642.post-82421720580210839382007-12-15T17:27:00.000-08:002008-12-11T15:25:25.549-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_R_En9ewfzJg/R2R_OPpBVoI/AAAAAAAAAA8/Ml-gtPrakXY/s1600-h/meghat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_R_En9ewfzJg/R2R_OPpBVoI/AAAAAAAAAA8/Ml-gtPrakXY/s320/meghat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144376557057431170" border="0" /></a> knitted by: The Banana<br /></div>Project Name: Cabled Newsboy Cap for Megan<br />Started/Finished: February 2007<br />Pattern Source: adapted from Stitch 'N Bitch Nation<br />Yarn: Cascade 220 Superwash<br />Gauge: I forget<br />Needles: One size smaller than called for by pattern<br />Notes: When my coworker's daughter bravely participated in <a href="http://www.stbaldricks.org/">St. Baldrick's Day</a> by shaving her hair in solidarity with a friend of hers going through chemo, I promised I would knit her a hat. After much searching for a suitable pageboy-style cap pattern I settled on a version of the one in the book. I didn't like the look in the original pattern of large patches of stockinette between the cables, so I added a few wide ribs between the cables going up the top. Plastic canvas inserted between two layers of knit keeps the brim firm. Regarding the color, the request was simply for anything "bright blue" and I don't think it gets much brighter than this!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7967735903192416642-8242172058021083938?l=froggieandthebanana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Bananahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051194024250946456noreply@blogger.com0