This year, the kids and I did handmade gifts for Father’s Day. Prithvi baked a chocolate cake from scratch and it was yum-o-delicious! It was actually quite the feat for a first cake and I’m amazed at how fantastic it turned out. Kiki made a card and a picture frame-esque thingy with a photograph of her and daddy. The card was begun at preschool and she finished it off at home, with a whole bunch of squiggles which she said was her… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Finished Knits
Drifting
My dear friend, Jocelyn, dyed me some special fingering weight yarn last year. Her Etsy Shop, Dubai Knits, is always stocked with fantastic yarns in such pretty colorways. I’ve been saving that yarn for something special and when Cecily published her adorable Breezy Blues pattern collection, I was all over it. I cast on immediately for Drifting using my special Dubai Knits yarn. This yarn is super lovely, with excellent stitch definition and just the right amount of loft. It blocks out… Read more »
Offset Wraplan
I needed a quick handknit gift for a friend’s baby. Some Rowan Wool Cotton has been burning a hole in my stash for years and years. I remember buying this when everyone was ga-ga over all things Rowan. I mean, Rowan is still pretty good, but there is so much more to choose from (um, handpainted yarn… be still my beating heart!) I thought that this blend of wool and cotton would work well for this time of year as well as… Read more »
Metro
I cannot believe I forgot to blog about Metro! (My Ravelry page says that this cardigan was finished on March 1!!!) Better late than never, right? When this pattern was published in the 2010 Fall issue of Twist Collective, I thought it was “nice” but never really got that I-Must-Knit-This-NOW type feeling. Then, I got this yarn as part of my Madelinetosh Sweater Club shipment and it was am-A-zing! Meet Squishy! Actualy, it’s tosh 80-10-10 Worsted MCN, but I prefer Squishy, the perfect… Read more »
Soay
I had the fantastic opportunity to test knit Gudrun’s latest pattern, Soay. Soay is a cropped cardigan with a lace motif in front – just perfect for celebrating spring. This was my first time using Quince & Co. yarn and I loved knitting with this yarn. Great stitch definition, blocks out real soft! My favorite part is the scooped neckline ♥ and the stockinette buttonbands and of course the lace flower motifs. This cardigan calls for Quince & Co.’s sportweight yarn, Chickadee…. Read more »
Jaali
Thank you so much for all the Alouette love, I really appreciate everyone’s comments and will be working on writing up the pattern soon. A while ago, I was asked to test knit a shawl by Shweta of the Yarnside blog. I hadn’t knit a shawl in ages at that point, but I’m a sucker for lace knitting and delightedly jumped at the offer. I knew that I wanted to use my leftover Sundara Sock Yarn from this project for this… Read more »
Alouette
When I bought this yarn from my LYS a few weeks ago, I knew that I wanted to knit something girly with it. What better than a little spring cardigan for my 3-year-old daughter, Kirtana. So, I dug out my Barbara Walker Stitch Dictionary, picked out a stitch pattern I liked and began knitting. Every time I would pick up this sweater to knit a few rows, Kiki would ask me, “Mama, are you all done?” That alone was sheer… Read more »
Tiny Tea Leaves
I’d almost forgotten how exciting it is to knit sweaters for the tiny humans. You cast on, knit for a few days and before you know it you’re casting off — it’s like the sweater knits itself. Now that’s instant gratification! When Kiki announced one day that I had to knit her a blue sweater, my heart sang. I knew immediately that I wanted to knit her a Tiny Tea Leaves since I love my Tea Leaves Cardigan so much. She… Read more »
Windschief
The Windschief Hat is probably the quickest knit I’ve done in a really long time. The pattern is so addictive and has the perfect balance of mindless stockinette with some interesting bits thrown in, in the form of twisted rib stitches. Yarn overs and decreases makes the ribbing twist all the way to the top :: clev-ER. This is a great pattern by designer Stephen West and definitely gets two thumbs up from me! The only change I made to this hat was… Read more »
Eye Candy
Stash! Every knitter has a bit of yarn or boat loads of it. Some knitters cram this stash into the deepest recess of their closets while others prefer to proudly display their piles-o-yarn for inspiration or…decor! My stash is what I call, um…moderate 😉 and I try to keep it stuffed into the two large-ish bins in my closet. Any overflow and I go into a state of panic. You know the feeling… “Oh no, I spent all my money… Read more »
