Update on knitting projects

Hello Friends,

I hope you are all doing well and enjoying all your creative projects.  I have been really busy lately with school work but I have managed to do a bit of knitting this morning which was so great and relaxing.  I love knitting for that reason it calms and centers me.  I wanted to share with you the progress on the green scarf I have been knitting.  I have knitted 30 inches now and typically my scarves of this style are 77 inches so I have 47 inches left to knit.  I would like to finish it by this weekend to give to my friends.  Winter won't stay forever so there is a time limit! I have also included a photo of the baby wool I bought to knit a blanket to match the booties for my cousin who is expecting.  I have not started on the booties yet but will post photos of both the blanket and booties once I start!

Progress on the green infinity scarf! only 47 inches left to knit!

More baby wool, I need to get started on this project soon, my cousin's baby is due in February!

I hope you all have a great day! 

Take care,

Lisa xo

Finished the pink coaster and Warm Up America! Foundation

Hello Friends!

I just wanted to post photos of the finished coaster I made out of my gauge from the bamboo stitch day.  I finished it and I really enjoyed knitting the bamboo stitch it is such an easy stitch and turns out beautifully.

Knitted coaster made from Bamboo Stitch

I also wanted to talk to you about a great cause called Warm Up America! Foundation.  I was at my local Michael's store today and I saw a box with a few knitted squares inside and was really curious about it.  I read on the box that you can donate knitted squares to form an afghan along with squares that other knitters have made.  I looked on the Micheal's website when I got home and found out that they are also collecting in Canada now from  October 25, 2013, to February 15, 2014.  The squares must be 7" by 9" and in knit or crochet.  I would really love to knit up some squares to go towards this great cause. I might knit some up with this bamboo stitch and the raspberry stitches that I learned recently. I would love if you would all knit or crochet a square and bring it to your local Micheal's store to help warm up America and Canada!

Photo from the Warm Up America Facebook page

Below I have posted the links to the various pages for more information. I would love to see the squares you knit up!

Michael's store information link 
Warm Up America Facebook page link
Warm Up America website Link

Take care,
Lisa

How to Knit the Bamboo Stitch!

Hello Friends!

One of my New Year's resolutions was to learn how to knit different stitches.  I decided to learn how to knit the bamboo stitch today.  I followed a great video posted by New Stitch A Day: knitting and crochet Video Tutorials called "New Stitch A Day: How to Knit the bamboo Stitch".



Below is a photo of my gauge of this stitch that I knitted!  I will be turning it into a coaster later tonight once I get home from work. I will also post photos of that :) I love the look of this stitch and the back is also quite nice too.
Knitting the bamboo stitch is actually quite relaxing because the pattern is repetitive and easy to do.  I liked knitting this up while I watched some videos on Swagbucks,

My gauge of the Bamboo Stitch

Pattern:

I casted on 22 stitches for my gauge.
The pattern works in multiples of 2 so you can choose any even number to cast on.

Start by casting on your desired number of stitches.
Row 1: yarn over, knit 2, then bring the yarn over over both knit stitches.
Row 2: purl all stitches
Row 3 to completion: repeat rows 1 and 2 until you are done.
Cast off 

*Please see the video I posted if you need to watch a video for help on how to knit the stitch.

Thank you for visiting!
Take care,

Lisa