How has your new year been so far? All 13 days of it? Have you been organizing and clearing out all the clutter? This is something I do every time the new year rolls in. Once the Christmas decorations are packed away, the organizing bug bites me hard for a few days. It really helps that every store seems to have their boxes and bins and baskets on sale right now! This year, I organized my yarn stash too and… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Finished Knits
Done And Dusted
Does everyone feel like 2011 has flown by at warp speed or is it just me? Personally, it has been a challenging year in many ways but at the same time so rewarding. My knitting journey has moved forward in a positive direction and although, it felt like I didn’t knit as much as I did in previous years, the number of finished projects as recorded on Ravelry and on my blog speak otherwise (that discovery was a pleasant surprise, to say the least!)… Read more »
Mustard Cables
New threads for the Little Miss When I first saw this yarn, I fell in love with the color. I knew immediately that I wanted to knit a cabled sweater with a bit of chic thrown in. “Functional and fun” was what I had in mind. I love this little sweater even though it’s got a few boo-boo’s (cough..mis-crossed-cables-tight-sleeves..cough, cough!!) I used Cascade 220 Heathers for this sweater and I’ve already cast on for another one, this time using Ultra Alpaca… Read more »
Frozen Fingers
Seen on our walk yesterday… and this sweet girl and this little guy soon, all those leaves will fall But look at that snow line! Granted we don’t get much snow in Vancouver but this city is nestled alongside the Coast Mountain Range and those mountains get covered in white fluff every winter. My hands are always the first to freeze when it gets cold outside (or with over-zealous air conditioning, or at the movies!) But not today. Today, they were TOASTY thanks… Read more »
Aidez
A wonderful way to celebrate Wovember with a wooly sweater… my Grandpa Sweater Aidez is completed and is the coziest thing ever!! I adore everything about it. What an enjoyable knit! Considering that this is a longer sweater and is knit using bulky yarn, it is actually quite light and the wool softened considerably after being treated to a warm bath with some wool wash. This design has different cables to keep the knitting interesting and after a long, long time, I… Read more »
Courtenay
Fall is my favorite season. This time of year is so fleeting yet so beautiful with the rich autumnal shades that surround us. As temperatures dip, a cozy hat is perfect to keep the chilly winds at bay. Courtenay is a textured beret with a leaf motif that is perfect for fall. I used a skein of SweetGeorgia Yarns for this pattern in the “Ginger” colorway and the color couldn’t be more perfectly autumnal! This hat uses less than 150… Read more »
Find A Penny
Remember this shawl that I test knit recently? This pattern is called, Find a penny and was designed by a dear friend and a fellow Amira, Lindsay. I love all of her knitting and the yarns she uses. She’s been steadily cranking out new patterns too, bravo!! The first time I met Lindsay, it was at one of our knitting meetups in Dubai. The Amiras meetups were always a blast. We were the loud, excited bunch of ladies at a local coffee shop with piles of… Read more »
Squishy Hat For A Boy
It has been a while since I knit anything for my son, Prithvi and when he mentioned this fact to me last week, I felt a humungoid pang of guilt!! Determined to remedy this sad truth I cast on for a hat using some 100% alpaca yarn from Aslan Trends. If you’re looking for a soft yarn, this is definitely cloud-soft!! I knew that garter stitch would be ideal and so I went on a Ravelry hat hunt. I came across a pattern… Read more »
Cinnamon
I really want to gush about this pattern from designer, Elena Nodel. She creates the most interesting designs that are great to knit and fun to wear. Since she’s got a little girl of her own, she cleverly incorporates “growing room” in her patterns with the active child in mind. So, the finished sweater is not restrictive in any way for climbing and running and hanging upside down!! Cinnamon is from her Spice Girls Series and is a top-down raglan jacket with… Read more »
Kobalt
I finished a test knit for a friend this week and it was just the perfect amount of knitting instant gratification. More details about the pattern coming once it is published including my slap-forehead moment when I ran out of yarn. I took advantage of the fact that my “recruit” was ready to strike-a-pose today 🙂 Additional pictures and yarn/pattern deets soon.
