Randoms

Here are a few projects I've never thrown up because I forgot to-


Ignore the HORRIBLE coloring in these pics of the bag. I made it for a friend for Christmas, and the red is actually GORGEOUS.

Pokemon wristband. I have made several of these, each a little different as I try different techniques for how to get all three colors to look nice and even together:

<3 Wristband. I thought it was cute!

 

A Cactuar wristband. I wanted to see how it would look to try to make one! I'd definitely not give this to anyone - it came out very large and kinda sloppy, but it was a fun experiment.

And finally, a Link KNITTED CARD I made for Courtney. It was SUPER fun. It was my first attempt at double-knitting, and I made sure to keep the two sides separate save for the edges so that I could successfully duplicate stitch it. I didn't take a pic of the inside because it wasn't as cool as the front and back of the "card."

Currently I'm working on Knive's scarf from Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. It's a little over 5 feet at the moment and soooo cute! ignore the ends that haven't been weaved in yet:

Ed and Al Chart!

Whew! This is still on the DL, but I'm knitting my friend Joe a scarf for his birthday in February, based around FullMetal Alchemist. I finished the main chunk of scarf yesterday and worked on a pattern for one side of the scarf. A loooong time ago I made a FullMetal Alchemist chart with one of the symbols in case I wanted to use it for something for Joe, and then it kind of fell by the wayside.

Well, now it's back! So, here's my newest design, based off of this image. I left out the spikes for now because I think it'll make the image look messy, and I didn't tell Steve anything about what chart I'd made and sent him a picture, and he said he knew what it was right away. That's a good sign :)

The image will actually have Al (the robot) being white, and Ed (guy in center) being black or red. The scarf itself is black, which is why I'll have to change the colors. I suppose I could even make Al gray, as he IS gray, but I didn't think it would *POP* enough.

 

ETA: Finished scarf

 

Legend of Zelda Scarf

I knit this on size 8 wooden circulars, CO between 60-70 stitches, not 100% sure how many, but Link is almost 30 stitches, so at minimum it's 60. I knit the scarf to about 70", and then duplicate stitched the images on. As seen from the previous post, I very heavily modified a couple charts, and I made up the Navi chart. The triforce is everywhere, so I don't feel I owe any one person credit. This was incredibly fun, and I think it turned out really good. My only real complaint is my own guage issue; otherwise, I love it and plan on wearing it all winter!

ETA January 2014: Here are several more iterations I've done of this scarf - I've improved upon the images and each is unique:

And finally, a custom LoZ from a geekster who purchased the original last year!:

Zelda and Link chart

Okay, so for a game that has been around FOREVER there are hardly any charts out there for Zelda-related things. As with other projects I have no charts for, I turned to cross-stitch images to glean my own version of the pattern. Here is my heavily edited version of Link and Zelda and a heart piece:

Note: Colors aren't exact, of course.

Nerdiness ahoy!

Okay, I FINALLY am able to post these pics. I made this Moogle wall hanging for Steve for his birthday, because he loved the scarf but didn't end up wearing it much this winter and therefore didn't get to show it off much. The scarf is currently acting as a decoration so we can still admire the characters. I wanted to take it a step further and simply make a knitted "poster." Here are the results:

As with the wall hanging I decided to just knit the giant square and duplicate stitch the image on. It was very time-consuming doing this, but also very rewarding. However, I didn't think ahead about the fact that I was using large needles and knitting the background loosely, so duplicate stitching wouldn't turn out as crisp and tight as I would have liked. All in all though, it came out quite nicely. I made the pattern from looking at an image of another project as there doesn't seem to be any patterns out there!

I knit it back and forth on size 9 wooden circulars so my wrists wouldn't hurt as much as the square became heavier, and i just used a needle to duplicate stitch the image.

OMG YES AMAZING SCARF

My boyfriend wanted a scarf, and we found the patterns for four Final Fantasy characters here: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=24547.0
However, she knit hers flat, and with cabling. I chose to knit the entirety of the scarf on circulars and then duplicate stitch the images and blocks on. While time-consuming, this project was extremely rewarding! I used acrylic yarn, but double-thick it is incredibly warm. It was my first try at duplicate stitch and I'm incredibly proud of myself.
Knit on size 8 circulars, 6 feet long, acrylic yarn.

Noro!

Definitely big enough for a shawl.

From the back.

Unblocked, after the stitches were pulled.

Before the stitches were pulled! Pretty!!!

This was supposed to be a ladder scarf but I purposely made it bigger and it's definitely more of a shawl. It was fun and easy, and pulling the dropped stitches was incredibly satisfying. I have yet to block it, though, and I made the ends too tight. I'd definitely do this project again.