Featured Knitting Projects - January 2013

How are these projects chosen?  First, you should know that you are an integral part in selecting the featured projects! Each time you browse the knitting board and select the "This Rocks" icon (towards the bottom right of the first post), it shows up for us in a handy viewer.  We also select projects that we feel are eye-catching and/or are made by knitters that contribute a lot to our community.

We had a lot of fun and creative projects posted on the board in the last month... Here are some of your favorites!

   Flamingo Mittens by pseudo_pix

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Knitted Pouf by pieknits

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Leaving Cowl by LimeRiot

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Thanks, everyone, for all your contributions to our Knitting community. Keep the excellent projects coming and remember to hit "this rocks!" anytime you see something worthy of sharing.

I've had the idea for awhile now to make an ugly Christmas sweater dress...and finally I had a party to go to.  So, I started this at the beginning of the month and knit like crazy to get done in time!







Derby Stripe!!


I used sparkly fun fur for the snowflakes and Christmas trees.


I added lights to the Christmas trees and pipe cleaner candy canes.

I knit this stocking for my partner for the stocking swap.

I'm a huge fan of "larger than life things" so how about a challenge where you make something BIG!  I guess even if not larger than life..maybe something big could be something that took you a long time....a big commitment to crafting that item? 

I finished the most complicated hat I've ever made.   Took me way too long for just a hat!  I'm such a perfectionist I ripped out several rows a bunch of times.  I guess I shouldn't talk and knit so much.



Here's a link to the pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/koolhaas

[TIME TO VOTE!!]

TIME TO VOTE!!



Imperial cuffs in DROPS Silke Alpacka by Annchen


Fair Isle Mittens! by Rousseline


Cable Luxe Hat by dulcet

I decided to make my aunt a zipper needled felted cat pin for her birthday. 



1.  Since I cannot draw, first I found a picture of what I wanted online.  I then traced the picture onto a piece of paper.


2.  I then cut out the image and used it to trace onto a piece of fabric.


3.  I then cut off the fabric part of the zipper - just as close to the medal as possible.  I then put the fabric in a embroidery hoop and stitched the zipper on the fabric following the line I traced in the step before.


4.  Needle felt the insides of the zipper....stab, stab, stab!!


5.  I then cut out the cat with a little bit of a boarder.  The first one, I stitched down the excess onto the back...but this one I decided to just hot glue it.  It worked much better!


6.  Since the back was rather ugly, I trimmed another piece of fabric and hot glued it to the back.  I then glued a pin on.


That's it!  Nice easy project.

[Theme:]

Theme: Selfish Knitting - We all need to be a little selfish from time to time. So, for this challenge, lets only think of ourselves and knit yourself something fabulous!

Dates: Post a new thread on this board during the challenge entry period (August 18-August 25) with pictures and a description of your project.  Voting will begin on August 26 and end on August 31.

Rules:
-- The project must be something you knit for yourself.
-- It needs to be a project you haven't posted on Craftster before.
-- Each person may only enter one project.

Prizes:
-- This skien of sock weigh yarn from me at WhyNotCrafts.

I've been wanting to try needle felting for years now.  I've had all the supplies forever and have been too intimidated by it to even try it.  I saw these zipper pins where the insides are needle felted and I figured it was time to try.

So I made this little butterfly.  I just trimmed the zipper, sewed it down to a sturdy piece of fabric, then needle felted to color in the insides of the zipper.  Needle felting sure is fun!  Took away some of my stress. 



Not sure I really like the buttons I glued onto the antenna.  Next time I'd be sure to curl the zipper in tighter so it doesn't have any open spaces.

I haven't done a WIP Wednesday in soo long.  What have you guys been knitting?

I'm still working on my never-ending cable sweater.



My goal this week is to try to get another couple inches done.  If I just do a little a week...it *should* get done by winter, right?  

What are you guys working on this week?

Also, I really want to get a knitting challenge up and running next week.  Can you guys come over here: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=410291.0
and give me some suggestions for themes that you'd like to do.