Posting Pictures of my Boyfriend on the Internet

So I finished the sweater! What do you think? For my first sweater, I don't think it's half bad. . . Maybe I'll make a few others! ^_^

Input is, of course, always appreciated, hey, maybe if someone asks I'll give them the pattern! Hm? Hm?! Pshaw, you internet people see through me. . . I'll probably post it later.

*Giggles* He's going to kill me when he sees these pictures . . . Isn't he so cute!

For now, my current project is called "Magic Snowfall Mittens." That's because they're not finished until the very end, when you turn them inside out! I'm excited.

Anyway, this post is nothing about amigurumi, but I'm going to post it anyway! Mwahahaha! I feel so evil!

. . . So lonely. I wish I had more friends that knit. Or internet friends! Anyone want to be my blog buddy? Yeah, I'm such a loser.

My First *Posted* Free Pattern!

I thought I'd wrap up food week with my own pattern! So, dun dun dun dun *cue fanfare* witness my um. . . first ever doll design, Shy Sister! Did you ever watch Monster Rancher as a kid? After your time? Anyway, they had this thing called "sweetcakes," but also "mochi," which totally confused me because mochi is NOTHING like sweetcakes. Duh. Everyone knows that. Later, I learned that the dish was actually Sakuramochi, a sweet cake made from cherry mochi wrapped in a cherry leaf. Go figure.

Anyway, here it is, in all it's glory!

KNIT MOCHI DOLL (Shy Sister)

NEEDS:

Double Pointed Needles (The size used is 5)
Yarn (Can be Scrap Yarn, in whatever desired. Pink seems the most sensible. I used black.)Scissors.

Some scrap Yarn in red for mouths.

Buttons for eyes

Stuffing

ABBREVIATION:
[CO] = Cast on
[K] = Knit
[P] = Purl
[K2sts] = Knit two stitches from the same stitch (an increase)
[K2tog] = Knit two stitches together (a decrease)
[BO] = Bind off

SHY SISTER(Black or Pink):

Using a Figure Eight Cast on, CO ten sts. K one round, dividing sts 3-3-4 onto three needles.

Rnd One: K2sts every stitch. Now your stitches have been doubled!

Rnd 2: K

Rnd 3: K2sts, K1, for whole round. You should have 30 stitches.

Rnd 4: K
Rnd 5: K2sts, K2, for the whole round. Now, you have 40 stitches.

Rnd 6: K
Rnd 7: K2sts, K3, for the whole round. Now, you have 50 stitches
Rnd 8: K
Rnd 9: K2sts, K4, for the whole round. At last, you have 60 stitches!
Rnds 10-20: K

Rnd 21: K2tog, K4, for the whole round. There are 50 stitches left.

Rnd 22: K

Rnd 23: K2tog, K3, for the whole round. There are 40 stitches left.

Rnd 24: K
Rnd 25: K2tog, K2, for the whole round. There are 30 stitches left.

Rnd 26: K
Rnd 27: K2tog, K1, for the whole round. You only have 20 stitches.
Rnd 28: K

BO

LEAF (Green):

CO 4 sts onto 2 dpns. K 1 Row. DO NOT turn work. Instead, slide stitches to the end of needle and knit off the unworked end (a la i-cord.) K one row, slide work again and knit another row, THEN turn work.

Row 1 (WS): Purl twice into one stitch. Do this for all stitches.

Row 2 (RS): K1, K2sts twice, K2, K2sts twice, K1
Row 3 (WS): P
Row 4 (RS): K1, K2sts 4 times, K2, K2sts 4 times, K1
Row 5 (WS): P
Row 6 (RS): K1, K2sts 8 times, K2, K2sts 8 times, K1
Row 7 (WS): P.
You should now have 36 stitches.
Row 8: K1, K2tog, K until last 3 sts, K2tog, K1.
Row 9: P
Row 10: K1, K2tog, K11, K2tog, K2, K2tog, K11, K2tog, K1
Row 11: P

Row 12: K1, K2tog, K9, K2tog, K2, K2tog, K9, K2tog, K1

Row 13: P
Row 14: K1, K2tog twice, K3, K2tog twice, K2, K2tog twice, K3, K2tog twice, K1

Row 15: P
Row 16: K1, K2tog, K to last three stitches, K2tog, K1
Row 17: P

Row 18: K1, K2tog, K2, K2tog, K2, K2tog, K2, K2tog, K1
Row 19: P

Row 20: K1, K2tog twice, K2, K2tog twice, K1

Row 21: P
Row 22: K1, K2tog, K2, K2tog, K1
Row 23: P

Row 24: K2tog 3 times; 3 stitches remain.
Row 25: P
K2tog, K1. Pull first st over second, then BO.

ASSEMBLAGE:
Sew on eyes in a place the best suits your taste.Sew HALF of leaf to base so that hole at the top is partially covered. Stuff, then sew up the rest of the hole.

Anyone needing an introduction to dpns should go here. Figure-8 issues? Go here.

Info on Sakuramochi

Delays and *GASP* Sweaters!

Sorry about the lack of updates. Christmas time is around the bend, and I'm busy as a bee making gifts for people I know! First on the list is this lovely sweater for my sweetie (the reason I've been absent the past few weeks!) The back is going to have an pretty intarsia wing pattern that I've designed myself.

Doesn't it look adorable? I know he'll like it! If anyone wants, I can post up a better graph and directions for the pattern. It's knit over 64 stitches and 82 rows. (I don't know what else you could use it for besides a sweater. Maybe a pillow?) The pattern for the Sweater is my own modified design, pilfered from the Amazing Amy's knitty pattern :D She's so awesome, check out her blog too. There are some free patterns: no amigurumi, but a lot of cute clothing (very much gift material!)

I need to go start side two of my knitiferous sweater-vest! Catch you later, internet gators!

(P.S.- Have a cool amigurumi pattern you want to share with the world? Email me or just post right here, and I'd be happy to add it. As you can see, there's only so many patterns you can get off google.)

The Mystery of the Bent Needle

Nothing to do with Amigurumi, but you know what, I'm sure that all you (nonexistant) people out there in Reding-My-Blog-Land don't really mind. I've had to stop knitting for a while, not from lack of motivation, no, but from lack of supplies.

Last Friday, I came home and noticed one of my double pointed needles was missing. I simply chalked it up to my lack of organization, and didn't give a second thought to it until Monday came and I had to make my bus ride. Well, I tore the house apart and found no needle. I cursed my forgetfulness. I cursed my procrastination in acting upon the problem. I cursed the needle, several times.

It finally turned up Wednesday when, as I was walking down the hall to class, one of the teachers stopped me. She said she had found the needle, and given it to another teacher. Then she reprimanded me for five minutes about knitting in school. I wouldn't have minded this as much to mention it in the story, if the whole thing hadn't made me late to class. Plus, the principal has passed me several times while I was knitting and said nothing. The teacher's a bit of a busybody anyway, but PLEASE. It shouldn't disrupt my learning.

To continue, the needle was returned to me at lunch. . . bent in half. Who did it? Why did they do it? I wish I knew, so I could find some sort of malicious way to retaliate.

So there's my excuse. I'm getting new needles tomorrow, so I'll be able to perfect the pattern I'm working on! How exciting. You must all be, ever so excited.