My third Ankers Sommerbluse (Ankers Summer Shirt) by PetiteKnit is finished and it has been a lovely top to wear this summer. While my handknitted wardrobe primarily consists of wool and wool blends, I like having a few summertime knits that are in rotation during the warmer months. I have been slowly adding summer pieces by knitting one or two warm weather friendly garments each year. #nevernotknitting 😀 I pretty much knit this shirt exactly like I did my second… Read more »
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Seasonal creativity
Creativity never stops – no matter what the season. A few of my warm weather makes.
Anker’s Summer Shirt – Numero Deux
As soon as I finished my first Anker’s Shirt, I knew that I wanted a second one in a summer yarn. We added Sandnes Garn Tynn Line to our summer yarn shelves at Black Sheep Yarns. I wanted to try this linen-cotton-rayon yarn but it is might skinny. I decided to double it and see if it would work for my summer Anker’s. I knit a gauge swatch (which is how I begin every garment) to see if I liked… Read more »
Anker’s Summer Shirt
I’ve wanted to knit the Anker’s Summer Shirt ever since Mette of PetiteKnit released this design. There are so many versions of this tee popping up on Instagram and Ravelry and I knew that I had to make one for myself. For my first Anker’s (yes, there is a second one), I used Sandnes Garn Duo which is a blend of merino wool and cotton. I knit this in the “Pudder” colourway #3522. This is my first time using Duo… Read more »
A Creative Recap
Here we are, closing the final chapter of 2020. While a lot of this year was upside-down and inside-out, there were many things that went right. I’m choosing to remember the good things. My heart is filled with gratitude for all that has been and I look forward to all that is to come. Though this is blog post is different from the way I usually write about my finished projects, I wanted to document my creative 2020 makes. With… Read more »
Spring Garden Tee The Second
I knit the Spring Garden Tee as a part of the Tops, Tanks & Tees KAL hosted by Shannon of luvinthemommyhood. The first one was when I test knit the pattern for Alana way back in 2010. This time around, I get to keep my SGT 🙂 I zipped through this one pretty quick and it is the most comfy tee to wear – cool, drapey and soft. My gauge was spot on with this yarn (this never happens to me!!!) but when I knit… Read more »
Tops, Tanks & Tees
It’s time to pack away my warm woolies and pull out those fun little tops and swishy skirts and summer dresses because it is spring and I love spring ♥ My knitting is going in the same direction too with the latest project that’s on my needles… the Spring Garden Tee. I test knit this pattern for Alana a couple years ago and that finished project, knit in Be Sweet Bamboo, was mailed out to be a part of her trunk show. I’ve… Read more »
Paper Dolls
You’ve already seen pictures of my Paper Dolls but here are some knitterly details. The yarn is SPECTACULAR! Initially, I went with Sundara Sock in the brilliant blue paired with Malabrigo Sock in the burnt orange. But when I was knitting the corrugated ribbing, Jocelyn sweetly pointed out that the two yarns were of different weights and for colorwork that would be a definite no-no. I immediately went to Sundara’s website to track down a similar orangey colored sock yarn… Read more »
And Then
This is the last of the vacation series, for reals!!! One of the main draws of our Island trip was to hang out with my cousins and we spent a lovely day giggling and reminiscing and swapping news about all of the family drama gossip stories. Even though I don’t have any siblings of my own, I am fortunate to be a part of a large extended family and so there is always something happening to keep things interesting! And… Read more »
Porom
It’s summer vacation, yippee!! This is a quick drive by post to show you something that I finished last week. I knit this beret as a part of the KAL with The Amiras and it was pure instant gratification. Deets…. Porom Pattern: Porom by Jared Flood Yarn: Berroco Ultra Alpaca in “Lavender Mix” Needles: Size US 6/4 mm & US 8/5 mm Thanks to my knitting buddy Jocelyn telling me that this beret reminded her of Pink Panther, I had this… Read more »
