Some long overdue scarf update pics

I knit one special scarf a year for a friend before I open the design up to make for others. Last year it was this Sailor Scarf for my amazing friend Courtney:

This year I'm working on a Mega Man scarf... shhhh don't tell!

I did one really cool custom scarf for someone last winter. I really enjoy custom projects; I wish more people would take me up on that!

Mario Transformation Hat wee!

I used this pattern to create the hat.

The first attempt ran quite large - it was even big for my boyfriend, and he has a big head. My knitting gauge is average, sometimes perhaps running on the tight side. Other people who have made this hat have made the same observations. So.

I love it, and have gotten a lot of compliments on it!

I will probably make a variation on the hat so that I can sell it in my etsy shop ^_^

It's a little big for me even now - if I made it again I would size down even more for the ribbing (I ALWAYS forget that I should do that!!). I already have a fantastic idea for a new hat. This one is stretchy and can fit anyone's head. I'll probably make it a gift and make myself a new one!!

Charts!

Okay, so I've decided to post a few charts per requests! I've updated them since my original Zelda scarf.

I think they've been modified quite nicely. The gray is actually white stitches, I just made it gray to see the edge.

Same goes for Navi - when I originally made the scarf, I had the black be an outline. I have since modified it so the entirety of the wings are white.

To see more examples of my work, please visit my etsy shop!

Hmmm

I haven't been keeping up with this page like I should be, mostly because I now post all my projects to my Ravelry page. I updated a few of my bigger posts because I appear to have added pictures directly linking back to the T-Mobile site, and I left T-Mobile in August and therefore lost those pictures. Luckily I had them uploaded to Ravelry as well, so I simply pulled from there.

Anyway, if you ever have questions don't hesitate to email me at akemi00@live.com!

I'm working on another AMAZING scarf for a girlfriend of mine - Sailor Moon themed!!!

Scott Pilgrim and Harley Quinn?

I finished my Scott Pilgrim scarf and it's super cute. It was really easy to do the ends because the scarf rolls so much, I basically only had to tie the alternating colors together instead of the usual painstaking weave, as the little knots will not come into contact with you.

Knit on size 9 circular, CO 20 stitches, and began knitting around 20-25 rows, but the two yarns I was using had different guages so I eyeballed it. Especially since I was making it for myself, I don't mind it not being perfect.

 

My friend Kiki does a lot of amazing art, and I'm constantly envious of her work. Lately she's been painting various characters from things, and especially from Scott Pilgrim. I really like Knives and thought her character was adorable, but I didn't see Kiki paint one of her! So I requested one with offer of payment, and instead she came up with a great idea: crafty exchange!

I sent her my specs for what I wanted in a Knives portrait (she also made me that icon of me you see in the corner - Chibi Leah!), and she showed me a picture of the kind of gloves she wanted. I took a couple liberties with the image so that I wouldn't be blatantly stealing the original creator's image. 

Kiki sent me a cute diagram with all her measurements, so I followed that as best I could. I used size 3 double-pointed needles, CO 34 stitches, knit about an inch in 1x1 rib, then switched to stockinette. I purled the cast off with white yarn for the ending effect (which I think looks awesome), and knit on thumbs by pulling stitches around the hole. I did pretty good for hating fiddling with fingers! I duplicate stitched the images on, which are supposed to basically resemble cards (Joker, card, Harley, get it?). Even though the Joker card doesn't actually have any of the four symbols in it - you get the idea.

Pretty cute, huh? Can't wait to give em to her!

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