10.07.08
Warm Woolies #2 and my first EZ Tomten
Since I tend to be picture happy, I tend to take lots of pictures and just leave them in my camera until I have more time to go through them. Last Saturday Aaron and I got a chance to visit the LA Philharmonic at the Disney Concert Hall in Downtown Los Angeles. While they don’t allow pictures inside the concert hall, I thought I’d like to take some pics around the area. The first shot I wanted to take was a very big disappointment because the very first message my camera gave me was that the batteries needed to be replaced! Ack! And smart me, I didn’t take any replacement batteries with me. What a bummer! So my sister took some pics with her camera and told me that she’d forward them to me later this week. So maybe I’ll blog about the LA Philharmonic and the Disney Concert Hall later. At any rate, this little mishap forced me to tend to my camera. I replaced the batteries and then realized that I’ve got lots of pics on there that I had intended to blog about but still have not. So here’s a little catch up. I was doing a bit of reading yesterday, which kinda burnt out my brain, so this AM I don’t want to think too hard and just post a simple post. And what’s a simple, relaxing post for me? Why yarn, of course!
Here’s a pic of my second box of yarn from Warm Woolies taken about a month ago.
I’m really liking working with Warm Woolies’s yarn project because it’s a surprise to see what yarns they’ll send, which in turn gives me a chance to experiment and try yarns I haven’t tried before.
Since the previous box I made for them consisted of a couple vests and socks, I decided that this time I would like to try making one of Elizabeth Zimmermann’s (EZ) Tomtens. The first EZ project I made was her Baby Surprise Jacket, which I think the construction is so genius. I posted pics of my first BSJ on my blog here. Looking through other EZ patterns, I just can’t help wanting to try them because her construction ideas are so interesting/unconventional. Trying them out in baby or kid sizes helps to give me a feel of the pattern, and yet be able to complete it rather quickly. So here’s a pic of the Tomten in progress using the Warm Woolies yarn:
Had I looked at the pictures earlier, I would have realized that I should have taken these pics with a different background as the yarn colors blend too much with my tile floor. Lesson learned to look at the pics before moving on. . . But isn’t this an unusual construction? That piece is the front and back of the body of the jacket. The big holes are the armholes. Here’s the next step:
After folding the piece over, the hood is assembled next, then the sleeves start to come in. I’ve started part of the sleeve shown on the right of the pic. I added the orange for a little contrast.
Here’s the completed Tomten with a metal split zipper down the center front.
And here’s a pic of the rest of the WW yarns worked up.
I wasn’t able to squeeze out any socks in the batch of yarns as these ended up using a tad more yarn than was sent. I got to use up some scrap yarns in here, so that was good. The vests were made using WWs patterns. But the grayish one on the right I added a little zigzag pattern in the front just for fun. Hard to see it in the above pic, but I think I may use that pattern again sometime with plain colored yarn, so that it will show up better. Hope these help to keep some kiddies warm! I look forward to seeing what else WW has to send me. In the meantime, I’m working on three more EZ Baby Surprises for my mom. I’ll be sure to put them up on my blog later. The great thing about doing these kinds of patterns is that they’re so easy, I can work on them while watching the “debates,” ha! Tonight is the 2nd Presidential debate. . . bring out the popcorn and the knitting, heheheh.
Toodles!
Marlakins
