Here’s another go at trying to use the Fibre Co Knightsbridge yarn I’d frogged from a February Lady sweater ages ago. Sadly, it’s discontinued (this was the version before the company was sold to Kelbourne), so I have no way of getting more. I recovered most of it, so I just can’t understand how […]
New month, new knitting. I get to do socks because my friend K requested a new pair. (I’m at peak sock myself – I’ll only allow myself to make more if they’re for someone else. Which is a bummer, because I love making them.) This is Cookie A’s Twisted Flower, in Tess’ Designer
Pattern: Honey Cowl by Antonia ShanklandYarn: Malabrigo Silky Merino in the Stonechat colorwayNeedles: Size 9 circs Here’s the Honey Cowl I made for my friend L. Love this yarn – it’s so pleasant to work with, and it looks really cool in this pattern.
Pattern: Adama by Hillary Smith CallisYarn: madelinetosh Tosh Vintage in the Cardinal colorwayNeedles: Size 10 circs So I never do my finishing posts until I’ve blocked things that need blocking. This was actually finished back in May, so this may be my all time longest stretch between finishing and blocking something. Granted, with the
It amuses me greatly that the above all came from the same skein of yarn. This is the last of the Jojoland Melody I used in the Tursas mittens. There was enough that I probably could have found something else to do with it, but the color is so variable I knew it
Pattern: Tursas by Valeria KerkkaYarn: Jojoland Melody Superwash in Apple tree and Valley Yarns Huntington in BlackNeedles: 1.5 DPNs I’m definitely treating this as a practice pair. It’s really hard keeping the jogs from pulling in when using DPNs. I wonder if magic loop would be better for this kind of colorwork. I
The Adama cowl is done, but I’m not sure when I’m going to be able to block it, so I’m not really counting it as done yet. (And let’s face it, I’ll probably not be able to wear anytime soon, so blocking may take a bit.) I finally finished the thumb on the first
I finished the hand on the first Tursas mitten, and it’s too small for me. I also don’t love how the yarn jogs are. This is definitely a practice pair. Which is also a little demotivating – I’ve yet to finish the thumb. (I will say, I love how thick the fabric
Pattern: Bantam Bunny by Rebecca DangerYarn: I Knit or Dye Killing Me Softly Aran and Tess’ Designer Yarns Superwash Merino Worsted in CobaltNeedles: Size 6 DPNs Loving this pattern book for stash busting. This pattern used the same base as the elephant pattern I already did, so probably would have gone faster than that
Slight change of plans on the colorwork mittens I’d started – I wasn’t feeling the last pattern, so switched over to Tursas, by Valeria Kerkka. I’m liking this pattern much better, so far. I also started a Bantam Bunny, from the same Rebecca Danger book as the elephant I just finished. More stash busting –
