I think I’ve missed posting a few finished things. I’m not going to go back today and play catchup but here’s what I finished today.
Clothilde
Yarn: Neighborhood Fiber Co. Studio Worsted
Color: Sheridan Circle
Needles: US 9 (5.5mm)
Size made: modified small. I did three repeats of chart #2 and one repeat of chart #3. However, I did this with a heavier weight yarn than called for in the pattern.
Measures: 53″ wingspan, 27″ spine
Pictures
Cedar Leaf Shawlette
Started: 5 September 2010
Finished: 10 October 2010
Yarn: Fiberphile Hand-Dyed Yarns & Fibers Super Squish Worsted
Color: Low Tide
Needles: Size 8 US
Distraction
Pattern: Robin’s Egg Blue Hat
Started: 10 November 2010
Finished: 11 November 2010
Yarn: Handspun by my friend Tracy with Pigeonroof Studios Polwarth Roving
Color: Ghost Orchid
Needles: Size 10 US
I wasn’t totally into the project I was working on so I let this yarn distract me for a couple of days.
Started: 24 August 2010
Finished: 4 September 2010
Yarn: Handspun by my friend Dionne with Gale’s Art Roving BFL
Color: Sapphire
Needles: Size 9 US
Used 191 yards. The hank was only 196 yards. I was cutting it close.
This was my vacation project. I did the bulk of it while we were on the way to/from or at Lake George, NY.
Linen Print Tee
Started: 26 April 2010
Finished: 7 June 2010
Yarn: Rowan Linen Print
Color: 348
Needles: Size 11 US
I only got one picture of this, I don’t know why I didn’t take more…
Bottoms Up
Started: 8 June 2010
Finished: 8 August 2010 or 5 October 2010, depending on how you look at it
Yarn: Brooks Farm Solo Silk
Color: Burgundy/Red-purple
Needles: Size 3 US
The pattern called for 40 rows of twisted rib at the bottom of the sweater, but a lot of people who made this said it was too short for them. As a result, I did 60 rows. I finished the knitting and blocking of this on 8 August but I was not entirely thrilled with it. The edges looked unfinished and I couldn’t bring myself to wear it. In October I added an applied I-cord on the neckline and the sleeves and it made such a huge difference. I love to wear this to work and it gets a lot of compliments.
I only have one picture after I added the i-cord, which is the first one I’m posting. The other pictures are before I added the edging.
I realized I have finished quite a few things that never made it up here so I’m going to try to document them over the next few days.
Snowdrop Lace Scarf
Started: 8 February 2009
Finished: 5 August 2009
Yarn: Blue Ridge Yarns Kaleidoscope Superwash Sock Yarn
Color: Apple Rose
Needles: Size 4 US
For this scarf, I found a stitch pattern I liked and converted it into a chart.
photos by Stash ‘n Stitch, chart by me
photos by Stash ‘n Stitch
I made Queen of Cups socks for Adam’s mom for Christmas. The pattern had originally been on my list of patterns to knit for myself, and I decided to go ahead and do that with some of the Christmas yarn I received. This yarn is Squoosh MCN (Merino Cashmere Nylon for the uninitiated) and the color is Sweet Clementine.
I started on these on 12 February 2010 and worked on them off and on, finishing on 2 May 2010,
My new favorite.
Pattern: Haruni
Yarn: Fearless Fibers Tight Twist Sock
Color: Inner Sanctum
The yarn weighed in at 128 grams but is advertised at 113 for 480 yards. I used 115 grams.
Needles: Size 4
Started 19 January and finished 10 February 2010.
I did not measure the shawl, I’ll get around to that later.
Christmas knitting didn’t actually get completed until after Christmas. I did a pair of socks and another Redskins hat for a couple of people at work. After the Christmas knitting was done, I needed something for myself, and fast. Lacy Baktus fit the bill for a hank of Sundara I received from a friend. So here’s details.
This is the second set of Monkey socks I’ve done. This is Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in colorway Iris Garden.
Redskins Hat # 3 really doesn’t need any explanation and probably doesn’t even REALLY need a picture but here it is anyway.
Lacy Baktus was done with one hank of Sundara Sock in colorway “Smiles to Share” (whatever that means). I love the color. It was a quick and easy knit, just what I needed for after Christmas knitting. I worked on size 3 needles and it blocked to about 61″.
Well I see I haven’t posted since I finished Mandala. It’s hard enough for me to post things on Ravelry and I’m having a hard time keeping up with this, too. I have a few finished items so let me just get into it.
I decided to do Christmas presents for Adam’s family this year using only yarn I had in my stash. I did end up buying one thing of Lamb’s Pride Worsted (color Bing Cherry), but since it went towards two hats it means I spent a grand total of $8 for all the gifts for his family.
I did a pair of Redskins hats for his brother and sister-in-law, since they are fans. I didn’t really use a pattern, I mean, it’s just a hat. Lamb’s Pride Worsted in Bing Cherry and Sunburst Gold. I already had the gold in my stash. Size 7 needles.
I made a hat and scarf for his dad. The yarn is Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Mist. The scarf took four balls and the hat took one. Size 7 needles. Again, no pattern, it’s just seed stitch!
Next up is a hat I made for his other brother. This is the Marsan Watchcap, which I have made before, for Adam. I used Lamb’s Pride Worsted in Aubergine (M-185) and size 7 needles.
Finally, a pair of socks I made for his mom. The pattern is Queen of Cups by Nathania Apple from Knitty, Spring 2007. I really like this pattern and plan to make these again for myself (eventually). I used Cascade Yarns Heritage in color 5609, which I am calling Chocolate Brown.
In September I finished my first two-color knitting, the Endpaper Mitts by Eunny Yang. I am still not sure how I feel about this type of knitting, but the result is really lovely. The multi-colored yarn I used is Koigu (KPPPM) color 105d, which I have named Way Too Many Colors. The beige is Louet Gems Fingering Weight in Champagne (101). I used about 77 yards of the Koigu and 122 yards of the Louet and did the smallest size. I used size 2.5 US (3.0mm) on the ribbing and 1 US (2.25mm) on the main body of the mitts.
After I was nearly done with the second mitt, I realized I had done one extra repeat in the ‘arm’ part. I decided for the sake of my sanity I would not rip it, so one mitt is longer than the other. When I am wearing them you can’t see it since usually my sleeves cover the cuff anyway.
I did a regular rib on the cuff but at the ends of the fingers I did a twisted rib because I thought it looked nicer. This was my first time doing a tubular cast-on and kitchener bind-off. It’s very pretty and very stretchy. (Yes, I’ve done kitchener on sock toes but a bind-off is a bit different.)
Thank you so much to Lisa for taking these pictures for me.
Before the pictures, the details.
Yarn: Chewy Spaghetti Capellini in color Lucky, purchased at Maryland Sheep and Wool in 2008. I used about 131 grams, so just slightly over two hanks. I actually used nearly 1/4 of the second hank because a winding mishap with the first hank caused me to waste some yarn. The yarn was nice to work with, and the finished fabric feels soft against the skin.
Pattern: Mandala (Ravelry link, Goddess Knits link)
As many people know, this shawl was a “choose your own adventure” pattern. There are four sections to the shawl, and each section has an option of four patterns. I chose the following:
Section 1: Chart C
Section 2: Chart A
Section 3: Chart B
Section 4: Chart B
Needles: I used my Knit Picks Harmony needles for this. I started off using size four needles. After I put the shawl in time-out, I reclaimed the needles for another project. I then thought I put the same size needle back on the project when I resumed, but learnd after I finished that most of the last half of the shawl was worked on size 5. I AM A GENIUS!
The finished shawl measures just over 61″. I wondered why my gauge seemed different in the later parts of the shawl, but now I see that it was a user error on my part. It looks good, though, and I tell you what, I am not about to rip it out and do a ‘do over’.
Okay enough yammering, here are the pictures.
