Fingerless gloves
16 Nov 2010 1 Comment
Together with a lovely knitted hat (which I will upload a bit later), these fingerless gloves were gifted to my sisters and brother-in-law last Christmas. I am rather proud of these beauties. The pattern was Lisa Beamer’s “Fast and Easy Fingerless Mitts,” which can be found here. I also made myself a pair of these in my favorite Punta yarn.
Colorimetry
16 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment
Knitted headbands, referred to by my friend Bev as “Colorimetry”, are so much fun to knit and to wear. Here are some photos of some headbands I knitted last fall for the cool months here in the Northeast.
Susie Hoodie – Current Project
16 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment
I am currently working on
the Susie Hoodie, a long, hooded sweater-hoodie from More Big Girl Knits by Jilian Moreno and Amy Singer. The pattern is by
Mandy Moore.
I initially was going to make this pattern in red, similar to the book’s color, going for a “Little Red Riding Hood” cloak. But the only red I had in my stash was chunky Lion’s Brand Homespun. I am a very tight knitter, so the cables on the pattern were quite hard to accomplish with a chunky yarn on small needles. I switched to Plymouth Yarn’s Encore in a woodland green (color 0668). I’m hoping for a Lord of the Rings “elvish cloak” type finished product.
I had some initial issues with the cable pattern, which looked so luscious in the book’s photo but was looking quite dreadful when I tried to do it. Turns out I was reading the pattern left to right rather than right to left. I figured out my mistake after I had gotten to the increases in the lower waist part of the sweater, and frogged it all. I am now just starting the decreases again, but the cabling looks correct this time.
This is my first attempt at garment “construction” – the most difficult thing I have done up to this point is a pair of fingerless gloves. So, several set-backs are to be expected.
