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September 30, 2007
September 29, 2007
lace sleeves
I’m slowly making progress on this cardigan. The sleeves moved a little faster than I was expecting (maybe because of the lace pattern), but they still took me about a month to knit. This morning I started the raglan shaping. I’m looking forward to finishing this project – nothing against the yarn or pattern, I just really need to move on…
I enjoyed reading your comments on my last post. I think the appeal of Oslo is that it looks modern. Something to knit and wear now with its structural cable and clean lines. I really want to cast on, but I think I’ll break my usual habit of overlapping projects and finish this before starting a new project.
September 24, 2007
rustic
Cairn, Crag, Tarn, Tundra….I absolutely love the shades of Rowan’s new Cocoon collection.
The yarn reminds me of what I already have on the needles, so I think I’ll finish that project first. There’s also the question of knitting two sweaters in a row with yarns so similar in fiber content. But the Cocoon is chunky and I haven’t knit with 6 mm needles in ages.
Waiting in its not so rustic habitat...
I was thinking of knitting Narvik in one color – I love this photo (slightly different than the one in the magazine), the cables, the stitch pattern on the sleeves. But if I take away the model with braids wrapped around her head and the beautiful landscape behind her, do I still want to knit it? There’s something about the styling in the photo that makes me forget it’s cropped, something that makes it look almost wrap-like. I may just go with the more tailored Oslo. Ah, decisions. I love thinking about what to knit next.
September 18, 2007
kelly cardigan
It feels good to be excited about knitting again. I didn’t touch my needles for months and then in August I started thinking about Fall. Lost in thoughts of wrapping myself in freshly knit wool come September. So I started something new and easy to get me going and once I got my momentum back I picked up a wip and worked on that too. It worked out well – I was able to finish Blustery and almost finish a stockinette cardigan. While knitting the second sleeve on Erika Knight’s Kelly Cardigan I ran out of yarn. After checking with the source where I bought the yarn (dye lot sold out) I started searching Ravelry. I felt strange perusing the stashes of the Ravelry knitters and even stranger sending an email to Knitorious asking if I could have the ball of Kidsilk Haze Shade 631 Dye Lot 69 listed in her stash. I was a knitter out of yarn and so close to finishing a sweater! A few days later said yarn was in my box (with peppermint patties and dark chocolate kisses and smarties as “packing peanuts”) and on the needles to complete the last sleeve. The finishing was easy….seamed the pieces together, knit an inch of 1x1 ribbing around the neck and sewed on nine Dritz snaps. A light, airy warm cardigan, finished – with huge thanks to Knitorious (and Ravelry!).
Pattern: Kelly Cardigan
Classic Knits by Erika Knight
Yarn: Rowan Kidsilk Haze
7 balls for Smallest Size
in Jacob 631, Dye Lot 69
Ran out of yarn while shaping the cap of the second sleeve
Needed 7th ball to finish cap and seam garment – I was getting the specified gauge
Needles: 3mm and 3.75 mm addi turbo
Gauge: 22 sts and 30 rows in St st to 4 inches using larger needles
9 Dritz snaps
September 09, 2007
blustery
Fall is almost here. Chilly mornings. Wool on the needles. A cup of steaming coffee.
And here’s the perfect garment to usher in the season – a neat little vest with a single pocket and tubular cast off edges.
The details
Pattern: Blustery
by Anna Bell
My Fashionable Life
Yarn: Jaeger Extra Fine Merino Dk from Webs
6 balls, shade 944
Needles: 3.25 mm and 4 mm
Gauge: 22 sts and 30 rows in St st to 4 in using larger needles after blocking
Size: To fit size 34 inches
Buttons: Five 14 mm rosewood and horn round buttons
