Seems like everything I’m knitting these days is for me. This little hiatus between holiday knitting and new yarns coming in for spring is a golden time where my knitting time is not committed to the store, so a few projects that I’ve been yearning for come to the top of my list. Soon enough, spring styles and plant-based fibers will be calling for me, but right now, here’s what I’m working on:
This sweater, made from this ice blue color of Paloma, is one I’ve wanted to make all year. May we say that the finished version is heavily adapted from the pattern, to be kind? Simple things, such as length and neckline, and complicated things, such as sleeve caps, all had to be “adjusted” (i.e. fixed) to make things work. I’m tossing the pattern because I would have to re-write it to be able to sell it with a good conscience. But now that it’s done, after being ripped out several times, I’m happy with it:
And I’m working on a Four Seasons afghan in beautiful dark jewel tones of Manos Clasica. So satisfying to knit, and the stitch patterns are simple. It’s good TV knitting, done in strips, then sewn together, although I think I’ll pick up along the edges (simple because all the blocks are edged with garter) and use 3 needle bindoff to connect the strips. I took advantage of our snow day last Saturday to make some progress:
I’m whittling away at the projects I couldn’t resist bringing home over the last few months, even though I knew I couldn’t work on them right away because I had a lot of store models to knit.
Now, here’s what everyone else has been doing:
Sandy Albert finished her Mondo Cable sweater, done in Rittenhouse 5-Ply Merino. Perfect fit and color – great job!
Donna Hain is on a roll, with another beautiful wrap made from a mixture of yarns, and set off with the perfect shawl pin:
and a sweet little cabled cowl in Chunky Mochi that she finished in a flash. She bought the yarn one day and came back for buttons in a couple of minutes, or that’s the way it seemed to me!
Karen Walter is modeling a new shawl she made for the store from Filisilk, a drapey singles in wool and silk. I totally forget the name of the shawl – hmmm – it’s free, it starts with an H – oh, well, sorry, you’ll have to come in or call. I like the simplicity of it, with the traditional edging – very classic.
Anne Nordhoy made this adorable baby set in fingering-weight cotton:
Dreadful photo, I know, but you can see how cute it is. She also went to Vogue Knitting Live in NYC and took a class from Elise Duvekot on Knitting One Below, then used what she learned to make this beautiful jacket, mixing a tricky hand-dyed yarn with a solid to blend the colors – again, sorry about the picture – we were so busy and the table was a mess!
Donna Guthrie made this adorable bag from the leftovers from her Fair-Isle Yoke sweater. She, being Donna, also lined it and threaded a cord through the I-cord handle to stabilize it. Wonderful!
She comes from a talented family. Her cousin Cathy made this lovely afghan for her and her niece did the embroidered flowers:
Sandy Yarnall came in wearing her stunning Crayon Box Jacket – it’s a work of art!
Beautiful jobs, one and all!
That’s it – they boys want their walk. See you soon…
Trish
