The only Christmas knitting I did this year is the Drive-Thru cardigan for Kiki. The knitting is done and it’s been blocking for a couple days now but still feels damp. Time to move the blocking board up close to the heat. With all the Christmas frenzy that has befallen us again this year, I haven’t really wanted to cast on for a large(r) project (my Vine Yoke Cardi is still on the needles, but I wanted something new) and… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Finished Knits
Warmth
Those pretty little leaves all in a row are done and I have myself a shawlette which I have begun to love. This winter accessory is perfect to wrap around your neck without having to scrunch it up and is actually quite warm. The silk content in the yarn, makes this shawlette so soft and luxurious just like wrapping yourself in a warm, velvety hug. Nice! The construction is done in plain stockinette with a twist a.k.a short-rows. The result is a lovely curved shape –… Read more »
Inst. Grat.
Inst.Grat. That’s what I have written on top of my printed copy of Molly. Instant Gratification is a phrase that every knitter loves. This beret turned out to be exactly that. Cast on, knit, cast off, blocked, photographed all within a few days. That’s a big deal in my knitting world of slow. Best part is that Kiki loves it and allowed me to take pictures even though the temperature outside was hovering just above freezing. I think that’s the best compliment… Read more »
Marlene Green
Handmaiden Fine Yarn produces Camelspin — an most interesting combination of fibers that actually work well coupled together. This yarn is 70% silk and 30% baby camel and is dyed in the most gorgeous colors. A skein of this beautiful yarn in greens and greys had to be mine and I’m so glad that I used it to knit my other pair of Socktoberfest socks, Marlene. The yarn fuzzes up a bit as you knit but not in a gross pilly sort of way,… Read more »
Offshoots of Orange
Orange is usually associated with halloween, hippie, harvest or highway (you know the weather proof vests worn by highway workers, I salute them). I never see orange-colored clothing at a trendy boutique or squished onto a rack at the local outlet store. This color seems to have built quite a bad rep for itself. But tone it down or mix it up and it turns from a fashion nay to a fashion yea. Enter the cousins – pumpkin, peach, rust,amber. I chose another close… Read more »
Socks for October
Today is the last day of October and the last day for Socktoberfest. I started off this month saying that I was going to try to knit 3 pairs of socks and I actually cast on for all 3 on the first day of this month. Two are done (yay!) The third pair didn’t quite make the finish line and remain in a state of unravel. Oh well, you win some you lose some. Knitting along with so many others made this… Read more »
Les Chausettes
The socks I was talking about last time are done. The wavy patterning of the stitches makes this a one-size-fits-all kinda socks and lends to what can only be called a “sproingyness” to the fabric. Deets.. Spring Forward Socks Pattern: Spring Forward Socks by Linda Welch Yarn: Dream in Color Smooshy in colorway “Happy Forest” Needles: Size US 1/2.25 mm Started 5/27 – Finished 9/21 more pics on my Ravelry Projects Page No more socks until next month which is just a few days away when many, many,… Read more »
