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Knitting

 

Next to horses, knitting is probably my best loved thing to do! Here are some of the latest projects.

I have been knitting up a storm and even have been doing some design work!

I made a hat/neckwarmer combo that I think are really cute and also did some socks. I need to write up the sock and neckwarmer patterns and get them out there.

I have been very poor at updating recently. Let's just say that life has been BUSY! But here's the latest stuff! My standing work in progress got bumped by my mom's scarf and the scarf for ride to life. For the next couple of weeks, I am going to focus on wrapping up some of these back-burnered projects.

 

Leaf and Acorn Lace Scarf - Shui Kuen Kozinski

This was a scarf I made for my mom for Mother's Day. It got to her a bit late (mid June), but she was okay with that! The yarn is Clotho from Spirit Trail Fibers. It's a one-off colorway from Md Sheep & Wool festival. It's hard to photograph the subtle misty grey greens in the yarn - very beautiful, very soft. Lovely to work with.

The pattern was very fun to knit as well - took a little attention, but wasn't overly tasking.


Started: May 3, 2009
Finished: June 10, 2009
Pattern: Leaf and Acorn Scarf - Shui Kuen Kozinski (free download from Elann)
Yarn: Spirit Trail Clotho Lace - 100% merino 1 Skein ~500 yards
Needles: US #4 bamboo

Tudor Grace - Anne Hanson

This lace scarf was done for the PVDA Ride for Life. It will be donated to the fund raising raffle. Anne kindly gave permission to use the pattern and even offered to supply it for free! The yarn is from Fearless Fibers and I just knit away until I ran out! It is very luscious - although it's 100% merino, it has a sheen like silk - beautiful!

I am super pleased with how this came out. The scarf traveled many miles, coming with me to both LA and Las Vegas before finally being finished last night at home in Maryland!

Started: May 17, 2009
Finished: June 19, 2009
Pattern: Tudor Grace by Anne Hanson
Yarn: Fearless Fibers laceweight, colorway Rubicund
Needles: #5 Lantern Moon

Maelstrom Socks - Cookie A

I am going to do these toe-up for a fiberphiles KAL. Gorgeous yarn. I actually couldn't finish in time for the KAL, but will wrap these up over the next couple of weeks. I thought it was cool that they are oak colored! LOL I actually frogged these and restarted from the cuff. I was trying to reverse engineer them for toe up and it was NOT working! Updated pics later. These are very nice socks and I love the yarn.

These are obviously just started!


Cat Bordhi's Whirlpool Toe


Goofy progress pic. Yarn color in detail photo is more accurate.


Started: April 17
Finished:
Pattern: Maelstrom by Cookie A
Yarn: Fiberphiles Squooshy Sock colorway burnt orange
Needles: #2.0 mm Addis

Palimpsest

Another fabulous Anne Hanson Pattern. This is done in Perchance to Knit laceweight - color way Harlot Peacock or something like that. It's gorgeous yarn, hard to photograph to best advantage.

Slow but steady progress. I was working from the pattern text, but switched to the chart - WAAAAAAY faster. I have some mistakes in the first section, but I don't want to frog again, so I think they will stay put as a monument to imperfection.

 

Started: December 2008
Finished:
Pattern: Anne Hanson Palimpsest
Yarn: Perchance to Knit laceweight
Needles: #5 Aluminums

Cables & Checks Vest

4/5 Now have a nice start on this. False started a time or two - but am now rolling along. Need to decide if I am going to add a little bust room - either with short rows or simply by increasing in the torso. Knitting it in one piece instead of in sections and added a slip stitch "seam". The yarn is fabulous.

4/26 Moving right along. Added short row bust shaping - first time trying this, so we will see how it works out. I may need to rewicker it a little to make the short rows work in the pattern.


This is the back - the vertical cable rows are going to make this very slimming.


Not sure if it really shows, but short row shaping to give a little more room in the bust area. Right side completed, left still in work.

Started: March 2009
Finished:
Pattern: Cables & Checks Vest
Yarn: Lisa Souza Queenstown Worsted, colorway Siobhan
Needles: #3 Addy Turbos

Twisted Sock

4/5 These are a cute little self designed sock. The yarn is Fiberphiles 2 ply Merino/Nylon in Choco Berry. Lovely yarn and I like how the pattern is knitting up. I have this written up to the point where I am now, which is just having turned the heel. Hopefully will finish these in the next couple of weeks.

4/26 Working on some other stuff. These will be snoozing for a bit.

Started: March 2009
Finished:
Pattern: Twisted Sock
Yarn: Fiberphiles 2-ply Merino Nylon, Choco Berry
Needles: #1 Addy Turbos

My Own Vest

This is a sideways vest I am working on. The yarn is Great Adirondack Homespun 50/50 Silk/wool. It is scrumptious to the touch and the eye. I have had it for a while, but could never quite decide what it wanted to be. After I knit the sideways vest for Peg last year, I decided that a variation on that vest would be perfect for this yarn.

This is the first half of a front to back piece. I will knit the second half with a slightly smaller armhole and an inch or so more length in the body and then will have to reknit this half! Sheesh! But that's okay because I am writing this one up and it will give me more chances to capture the whole thing. (See below for comparison)

9/5 Funnily enough, the picture I took this am of this vest looks almost exactly the same as the pic below, only the vest is about 2" longer and the picture isn't very good. So I left this one up. I got a lot done even though it doesn't look like it!

9/20 ummm stalled. I need to get back to work on this. Weather is cooling off!

9/27 Got quite a bit done! Finishing the second front, then will probably pin out and block lightly before sewing up and putting the edge details on. I love the how the texture is popping.

4/26 - snoozing.


So this is version 2, slightly longer - you can compare to the old version below, which would have been too cropped IMO. I hope I allowed enough space for the armscye. I am a little worried about it!

The blue marker is the underarm "seam". This is the wickerwork pattern from BW#1 and it gives just a little drawing in at the underarm and provides a bit of shape to the garment.

Started: June 2008
Finished:
Pattern: My own
Yarn: Great Adirondack Homespun
Finished size: This will be a medium
Needles: #6 Addi circs

Kid Silk Haze Cami

 

This is potentially going to be a self designed lace camisole in KSH. I just cast on so we will have to see how it goes!

3/16 - Ho hum. Working on the cardigan. This falls by the wayside.
4/13 Still by the wayside.
4/26 zzzzzz.

Started: Feb 22, 2008
Finished:
Pattern: None
Yarn: Kid Silk Haze - 3 Skeins
Finished size:
Needles: #4 Addi Turbo