![]() This is half of what was going on at my feet while I was doing the self-portrait photo shoot in the sweater. Here is a close up of the cable, in progress. It’s reversible, so when the hood pulls the front open a little, it becomes a shawl collar – the same on both sides. The thing that I like best about this sweater has to be the cable border. I purposely pulled my hair from my face to please the folks who prefer it that way. I even got the extra length on the sleeves that I love! Even though I used this sweater as mindless knitting, it ended up being a great fit. Pattern: A Cardigan for Arwen, Interweave Knits Magazine Winter 2006 ![]() I kind of wish I wasn’t finished already. It has, in fact, been the perfect pattern for the last few weeks. This is the sweater with a ton of stockinette that I didn’t mind doing, and just enough cable pattern to keep me alert. This has been The Knitting that has seen me through it so far. The story – well, if you’ve been reading verypink over the last few weeks, you know there are big and unexpected changes going on in my life right now. The knitalong will run from August 1-22 in the Mountain Colors group, and there are prizes! Check out the KAL thread for more details.I don’t think I mentioned this while it was in-progress, but I recently finished A Cardigan for Arwen. Looking for a little project to kick start your fall knitting? Join us in the Mountain Colors Ravelry Group for a knitalong starting August 1! You can of course start earlier if you want, the pattern is available now. ![]() There are three sizes, and although I personally have small hands, I knit up the Large size to make sure there would be enough yarn! The main body of the mitt is worked in a pattern that mixes seed stitch with slipped stitches, which I really like – the purl stitches really sparkle in the Twizzle yarn. Snooker Mitts feature a seed stitch cuff and simple buttonhole thumb. The silk takes dyes differently than wool, so the plied yarn has a great marled effect to it. This worsted weight yarn is 85% merino, 15% silk – and the silk is a strand plied with the wool, rather than blended with it. ![]() New Pattern Release! These fingerless mitts are knitted up in Mountain Colors Perspectives Twizzle. We were able to get some more photos of the front from the photographer, so it’s a bit easier to see!įave, queue and buy Waterfall Cardigan on Ravelry The long sleeves are ribbed for a close fit, and instructions are included for an optional belt. The Waterfall Cardigan is a top down cardigan that you’ll want to live in! The fronts overlap from the neck to the waist, before curving away to the sides. The body and sleeves are worked in the round to the underarm, then back and forth for the upper body and set in sleeve shaping.įave, queue and buy Lockport Henley on Ravelry Short rows shape the front and back hems. Rockport Henley is a sweet pullover with seed stitch details. ![]() River’s Edge Pullover is worked seamlessly from the bottom up with a bit of a flare, in an easy garter ridge pattern.įave, queue and buy River’s Edge on Ravelry Thank you SO MUCH to my amazing sample knitters – I couldn’t have done it without you. I have THREE new patterns out with Swans Island! I know, it’s only the beginning (maybe early-middle) of summer and we’re already talking about fall?! But we all know that knitting takes time, and you need a new project to take on vacation, so now’s a great time to start a new sweater that’ll be ready to wear for the earliest cool nights.Īll three are worked up in Natural Colors Merino fingering weight, which is so light and has great yardage. I’m planning to put up some handspun for sale soon so keep an eye out if you’re interested! Then once all the singles were done, I used the jumbo plying head on my Lendrum to chain-ply them, joining the two bobbins’ worth and hopefully keeping the colours nicely intact. Middle: BFL-silk in a colour way I can’t remember, also from Indigodragonflyīottom: Polwarth/silk in Reverberate (OOAK) from Pigeonroof Studiosįor all of these, I split the top lengthwise down the middle and spun each half onto a separate bobbin, because mine don’t quite hold a full 4oz. Top: Polwarth in Flintstoner from Indigodragonfly It’s a good thing I wasn’t reeeeally doing the Tour de Fleece because this is all I managed. More new skeins, a few that I spun up in July. And a little yarn, of course! I also picked up Sonya Phillips’ Dress No 3 pattern, since she had picked us up from the hotel to go to Verb it seemed like the right thing to do. I got just a yard of this wide naturally-dyed linen – I think it’ll be enough for a longish sleeveless top. I forgot to share my purchases from Verb in Oakland! One of the “reasons” I “had” to buy stuff was to pay Denny for her excellent sample knitting.Īnd some fancy fabric! Khadi cotton and cotton grown by Sally Fox! I’m pretty sure Denny’s already knit and sewn up all this stuff by now ) ![]()
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