First Knit Sweater

I finally finished my first ever knit sweater!  I used Vanna's choice yarn in linen and the pattern Emerald from Ravelry.  I am so happy with it even though I accidentally grafted one underarm backwards.

3KCBWDAY7 The Hat Tree

3KCBWDAY7 The last day! Today's topic: "Are you a knitter or a crocheter, or are you a bit of both?" I am definitely a bit of both.  I started out knitting but soon learned to crochet as well because knitting a blanket takes a LONG time!  Nowadays I knit and crochet fairly equally.
The book Caps for Sale inspired today's picture.  In the book a man's hats all end up in a tree.  Here is my hat tree with half crochet and half knit hats:

3KCBWDAY6 Sweater Skills

3KCBWDAY6 Today's topic is "improving your skillset."  I have only been knitting and crocheting 2 1/2 years now so I still have a lot of improving to do.  I try to push my skills by choosing projects that will make me learn new stitches and other techniques.  I crocheted my first sweater about a year ago and now my goal is to knit my first sweater.  I picked a fairly easy looking pattern from lion brand yarn and am using Vanna's Choice yarn in linen.

Here is the crochet sweater (pattern from Stitch 'n Bitch: The Knitter's Crochet: The Happy Hooker):

Here is the start of my first knit sweater:

3KCBWDAY5 Video Blog

3KCBWDAY5 Today is experimental blogging day for blog week.  I procrastinated a bit on this one.  I have never made a video before so here is my first attempt.  I have been knitting amigurami apples lately so here is a time lapse video of me making one.  You can find the pattern here.

3KCBWDAY4 Knitting and Crocheting Year Round

3KCBWDAY4 Todays topic is: "How does your local seasonal weather affect your craft?"
I live in a small town in Kentucky and we get four distinct seasons most years.  It is spring now and everything is in bloom but this month has been a bit colder than normal.  I find that my knit and crochet projects vary only slightly based on the season.  I am currently knitting a warm hat and am working on my first sweater despite the fact that winter has passed.  My Burberry Inspired cowl was perfect for yesterday's cool spring weather:

You can find the pattern here.

3KCBWDAY3 Inspiration

3KCBWDAY3 Day 3 is about something or someone who inspires your craft.  Today my inspiration comes from my boyfriend and his 4 new buttonquail.  He has been working on some cute bird houses for them and has finished his first one.  He took a couple of pics of my crochet penguin visiting The Condor Club for me. The pattern for the penguin can be found here. 

3KCBWDAY2 Photography Challenge: Mary Tyler Moore

3KCBWDAY2 It's day 2 of blog week. The assignment today is to tell a story or show a scene in a photograph.  I have been wanting to post my Mary Tyler Moore inspired knit hat for a while.  Blog week has inspired me to find a more creative way to show a picture of it.
So here it is... Mary Tyler Moore: