Projects abound!

Hello!

Today, class, we shall look at my projects as of late.

Here we can see my project list, keep in mind this list is only my knitting projects...the following sheets on this legal pad include other project lists, such as sewing, metal/bead work, misc., organizing...etc.

But, my knitting list is by far the longest, this picture doesn't even show the most up to date (even though I took it moments ago!) as I still have a few projects on there I forgot about and need to now add...::scribbles::

First up is my "February Beret" that pattern is from SockPixie. I actually started this back in early December 2009, but a combination of looming finals, and the fact that I kept fudging the lace pattern and ripping back rows of lace (and actually saving ALL of the stitches in a scenario like this is like a complete mind-fuck) I threw it in a pile/box and left it there until I had my brain cells back.

I restarted this past Friday, ripped it back to the I-cord brim and started fresh, picking up all those 126 stitches and then increasing to 189 for the pattern. So far I've only had to rip back once, and all went well, so I am still sane. I hope to have it done sometime before February ends, and it can keep it's namesake (ignoring it's December birth and January reincarnation...)

Next is the "Envelope Afghan" which can be found here. I have a ton of cheap yarn I bought at Ocean State a few years ago when I first began knitting, at the time I made a sweater with the blue and brown colors, but I also ended up with a ton of pink, red and purple (the purple which became a poncho for a friend) so I have some purple left over, and some red, and a LOT of pink. It's very warm yarn, though, and so, despite it's extremely fake quality I decided it should become a blanket. Unfortunately it's probably going to be a very pink blanket. Sigh.

Here is my pride & joy at the moment. After making a few pairs of the Cranford Mitts I decided to try my hand at creating my own hand-warmer/glovelet pattern. And so this was born, I only have one a the moment, as you can see, but I am very proud of it! They are a bit snug (though I have pretty small hands for a person my size) but once I have completed a second one I may put them up for sale in my Etsy Shop and then continue experimenting! They are made from Patons Angora Bamboo yarn, which is very soft and also a bit pricey (for me, I am frugal). In either case I am pleased and excited. Also my shop needs something pretty and worth selling!

And last, but not least, this bra/bikini top. The pattern is from Knitty, though as you can see I have modified it a bit, using two colors instead of one. I don't think I've ever followed a pattern exactly, aside from the first sock I knit, but in the end I ran out of yarn so it remains unfinished...and finishing was part of the pattern...so...

Anywho, this is the beginning of my Valentines get-up ^_^ there are few loose ends I need to weave in (seen here) and then I have to finagle the elastic and hooks for the back (probably won't use the Knitty suggestion and improvise with things I have...) and ALSO I will be attempting to make a bottom to match, which I will have to pull out of my own head, so stay tuned!

Alright, that's all for now!

Peace.

Major Update of Doooooom! That's right, DOOM.

So, it's been a awhile... a few months short of a year. FAIL.

Now, while I don't usually make New Year Resolutions (having completely forgotten they even existed since maybe the age of 10...) I do have long term goals that I am always adding to...and adding to...
Updating this is one of them. So here we gooooooooooooooo!

Anywho!

I changed the name of the blog to keep up with my little "company," if you could call it that.
I created the name a few years ago, the story behind it is that in my carry-along sewing kit I have a small box of pins my grandmother gave to me and they all have yellow heads. They're just seem, to me, to be the perfect size pin, the heads aren't too small or too big, and they're just so bright and visible!
Anyway, I digress, I use them for all my sewing projects, and thus, "Yellow Pin Projects"
ignoring the fact that most of my work these days has been knitting...it's quite catchy, doncha think?

Now for pictures!
Here are a few things I've done since last we met.

Some knitting!

Some collaged bookmarks I made for work (I work in a library)


More holiday knitting!


Also in recent news:
*I hung up some flyers offering cheap knitting lesson and have had one client so far (since all the flyer boards have been cleaned off in the last month or so...)
*My good friend Camille is going to make me business cards, well new ones...I have some handmade ones kickin' around that are just embarrassing... I am also getting free yarn from Camille's mother, hooray!
*I bought more yarn the other day to have a larger variety of colors for the lacy handwarmer you see there, made for Camille, I need my own pair now! Must have!

Ok, that's enough rambling for today.

Fishin' for commissions

Through a fluke of facebook the other day I got in touch with an old colleague and was commissioned to make some wristbands for her (I had made her one a few years ago just for fun and for free)
She gave me artistic liberties, basically just telling me the colors she wanted along with the design, and this is what I came up with:




I'm very pleased and surprised with the results.
A word for the wise. Lightening bolts are really hard to draw on graph paper...

Belated post...

I made some collages for people for Valentine's day.
This post has been sitting as a draft on my blog for weeks now, because things weren't uploading fast enough for my short attention span...

For my grandmother

For my grandfather



Oh yeah, and I did this drawing for my bf.

What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?

I have a slew of knitting projects sitting in my corner now, they include a:
hat
sweater
scarf
flower
fingerless gloves

What I came here to talk about today though is the fingerless gloves in particular.

I came across a pattern for fingerless gloves knit on straight needles! I wasn't even looking for a straight needle pattern, but since I have a plethora of straight needles (and not so much with the round/dpn ) I decided to take on the challenge. Also I have wanted to master gloves (and socks, someday!) to add to my knitting repertoire.
So far they're coming out pretty well, I am learning a few new things...such as short rows...among other things.
I am using this yarn I got as a gift a few years ago. It came from geekpixie.etsy.com though it seems as though they have nothing for sale now...and I got this yarn awhile ago...anywho,
here are some pictures of my progression:

There is no wisdom greater than kindness.

So I am back to school.
I just spent the day cleaning and organizing my room, and it feels really good.
The way my dorm room is set up I have this little nook where the window is.
I had thought about putting this table I found over there, because I like to paint and draw with natural light, and I also wanted an excuse to sit where there is natural light, since the nook makes it hard for the rest of my room to get sun...
So I did it, and it turned out a lot better than I thought it would. I also was creative with a cardboard tube from my new area rug and my door fringe ^_^
I like how it came out.

In other news, I only have one more class to go and I will have been to all my new classes.

Something very cool and unexpected happened the other day, in my expressive therapies class. We were doing group activities, lining up in order of things we like least and most, etc.

Anywho, this girl I've been in class with before was standing next to me at one point and she asked me what my last name was (we all had name tags on for first names) so I told her, and she said she just wanted to let me know that she had heard a lot of great things about me from people, and how everyone was always asking if she knew me. I was like "Oh, wow, thanks, who?" she said she couldn't remember who had said it, but that she just wanted to let me know.
It was so sweet, and made my day.

Inked! (Psyche!)

Alright kids, listen up.

Some friends of mine told me about a valentines day special at a tattoo parlor..somewhere, anywho.
The special is a heart tat or anything the size of a quarter for $20.
I was originally planning on waiting until the summer to get my first tattoo, but this was too good to pass up.

The images above are different versions of what I want to get...
The one on the left, done in ink, is the original idea I came up with a few years ago, and still have a soft spot for...
The one on the right, in pencil, is a redone design since the original doesn't look as cool on paper (I like the scanned version though...idk) Keep in mind that either way it will be in just black ink and all solid, if the pencil throws you off.

The revamp was my attempt at cleaning it up, I'm not sure how I like it though, still on the fence, but I am tired of drawing and redrawing eye-hearts at this point, so here's what I got.

Any suggestions?