Just wanted to let you know that the Heart Flower Shawl is done! And that it's wonderful! All the time spent on colourwork, spit splicing, steeking, and not least the 1000+ sts border was totally, utterly worth it. Can't wait to show you once the combination of light, photographer, model, and camera can be obtained.
One more thing, which happens to me so rarely that I just had to share it: At the moment I have no desire whatsoever to start new projects! Yes, you read that correctly. I'm so busy finishing up the WIPs that I can't wait to see finished that the thought of starting all those new projects at the top of my queue just doesn't appeal to me. Don't worry, though, it'll only last a few weeks!
Monday, November 28, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
An FO for the home
Finally the last post in this FO series with a project for the home. Not the prettiest project I've ever made, but very useful.
Pattern: Stor heklet hengekurv af Bekki Bjarnoll (Rav link).
Yarn: Hoooked Zpagetti, aqua, 654 g (70% of a large cone).
The story: We've been missing a clever solution for apron storage in the kitchen. Seeing this crocheted hanging basket popping up on several blogs and on Ravelry made me think. It took me an evening to make and it fulfills its purpose very well, but I don't think I'll ever be the Zpagetti yarn's biggest fan even if I do see why it's trendy at the moment (but why is there no 'h' after the 'g' in Zpagetti? Is it meant to be pronounced zpa-jetti?)
Mods: A few - see my Ravelry project page.
Friday, November 18, 2011
FOs for me (eventually)
Welcome to the third post in this sudden plethora of FOs. You have to believe me that these are FOs accumulated over more than a month - I just haven't gotten round to the photography part - and it seems that I'm the sort of knitter who finishes up a lot at once and then nothing for quite some time.
This third post includes knits for me - two very simple ones. No modelled shots since that would really be mockery of these otherwise nice FOs given my current body shape...
Pattern: My own doing inspired by Kim Hargreaves' Smoulder (Rav link).
Size: S
Yarn: Kid Silk Aura, colourway 758 Steel, 6 skeins - a bargain from Kemps - of which I used every single yarn (win!).
Needles: 4.5 mm and 8.0 mm (That's how you make this texture: one row with the smaller needle - one row with the larger needle. I felt quite ingenious when I came up with the idea of using my interchangeable KnitPros with the smaller needle at one end and the larger needle at the other, but then I guess I'm not the first to come up with this).
Link to my Ravelry project page: Here.
Pattern: My own - inspired by a much used silk top from Sonia Rykiel for H&M I'm the happy owner of.
Size: S
Yarn: Kalinka by Karin Öberg, 100% linen, 90 g. This wonderful, blue colour is sadly discontinued. I originally bought 3 skeins, then used two for by Buttercup and wanted to put that last skein to good use. It's the best linen yarn I've ever knitted with and highly recommendable. Here are some yarn links for you.
Needles: 5.0 mm.
Link to my Ravelry project page: Here.
This third post includes knits for me - two very simple ones. No modelled shots since that would really be mockery of these otherwise nice FOs given my current body shape...
Pattern: My own doing inspired by Kim Hargreaves' Smoulder (Rav link).
Size: S
Yarn: Kid Silk Aura, colourway 758 Steel, 6 skeins - a bargain from Kemps - of which I used every single yarn (win!).
Needles: 4.5 mm and 8.0 mm (That's how you make this texture: one row with the smaller needle - one row with the larger needle. I felt quite ingenious when I came up with the idea of using my interchangeable KnitPros with the smaller needle at one end and the larger needle at the other, but then I guess I'm not the first to come up with this).
Link to my Ravelry project page: Here.
Pattern: My own - inspired by a much used silk top from Sonia Rykiel for H&M I'm the happy owner of.
Size: S
Yarn: Kalinka by Karin Öberg, 100% linen, 90 g. This wonderful, blue colour is sadly discontinued. I originally bought 3 skeins, then used two for by Buttercup and wanted to put that last skein to good use. It's the best linen yarn I've ever knitted with and highly recommendable. Here are some yarn links for you.
Needles: 5.0 mm.
Link to my Ravelry project page: Here.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
FOs for two little girls
I know two little girls whose mum appreciates handknits. Luckily for me, I've become the handknit provider. This time the order said two little vest for each and the chosen yarns were grey, purple, and bordeaux. She liked the Clara vest I've previously knit for the oldest girl, so this time we agreed on three of those and a thicker striped vest for outdoor wear. I was quite happy to get to knit 3 Claras in a row since it's such a nice pattern, gives a great result - and it's not like I'll get to knit any of those for my own little one: I'm not sure he'll appreciate a girly lace pattern quite as much!
Pattern: Clara by Karin Vestergaard Mathiesen
Sizes: Approx. 1 year and approx. 3 years. I played a bit with needle size and yarn weight to get these larger sizes.
Yarns: Different kinds of my workhorse highland wool - J C Rennie and Knoll of various origins - and Isager's Alpaca 2.
Needles: 4.5 mm and 5.0 mm.
More details on my Ravelry project page.
Pattern: My own, improvised pattern with garter stitch edging and two buttons on the shoulder - pretty much the same as I use for these vests.
Sizes: Approx. 3-4 years.
Yarns: Different kinds of my workhorse highland wool - J C Rennie and Knoll of various origins - and Isager's Alpaca 2.
Needles: 7.0 mm.
More details on my Ravelry project page.
Pattern: Clara by Karin Vestergaard Mathiesen
Sizes: Approx. 1 year and approx. 3 years. I played a bit with needle size and yarn weight to get these larger sizes.
Yarns: Different kinds of my workhorse highland wool - J C Rennie and Knoll of various origins - and Isager's Alpaca 2.
Needles: 4.5 mm and 5.0 mm.
More details on my Ravelry project page.
Pattern: My own, improvised pattern with garter stitch edging and two buttons on the shoulder - pretty much the same as I use for these vests.
Sizes: Approx. 3-4 years.
Yarns: Different kinds of my workhorse highland wool - J C Rennie and Knoll of various origins - and Isager's Alpaca 2.
Needles: 7.0 mm.
More details on my Ravelry project page.
FOs for the baby
Like most bloggers I've been struggling with the fact that proper FO photos can only be made during weekends. Last weekend I finally had the opportunity to do so - even if it meant bringing all the FOs with me all the way across the country since that was where I was going. Anyway, a lot of FOs have accumulated so be prepared for a whole series over the next few days. Let's start with the ones for the much anticipated baby. With the level of activity he's at now, it may turn out to be hard to get a modelled shot in the future, but then that's a good thing, isn't it?
Pattern: Intarsia Squares: my own, improvised work - but I know that Kaffe Fassett has something similar in one of his books from the 90s(?).
Size: Approx. 1 year
Yarn: Grønhøj Garn Artic - 8 different colours - 168 g in total.
Needles: 4.0 mm; 3.5 mm for the ribbing and 2.5 mm for casting on.
The story: My mum and I participated in a - very well taught - workshop on knitting with multiple colours at the knitters’ festival on Fanø in September. We were supposed to bring yarn in at least 4 different colours suitable for needles size 4.0 mm, and since none of us have that in our stash (unbelievable, but nonetheless true) my mum went to Grønhøj to buy eight different colours of this superwash yarn - not a favourite but so smooth and even that it was perfect for this course. Of course we had a lot of leftovers and I thought I might as well go ahead and knit it up into some clothes for the little one since it’s perfect for babywear, too. While I was at it I thought I'd use some of the techniques we went through in the workshop. Enter intarsia squares sweater in 8 different colours!
This was also my first time using tubular cast-on and bind-off. Such a brilliant technique! I always thought it was very hard to learn, but really it's piece of cake, it looks great and is very stretchy. Win!
Link to my Ravelry project page: Here.
Pattern: Gustav by Nanna Gudmand-Høyer (Rav link). I changed it to a sort of mistake rib instead of the 2x2 ribbing; slightly more interesting this way, but probably also slower to knit.
Size: 80-92 cl.
Yarn: Filcolana New Zealand Lammeuld + a bit of red Isager Tvinni
Needles: 3.0 mm
The story: I needed a compact and long-lasting project to bring on the trip to London with my mum in October. This was also the first knit in the use-all-this-stash-yarn project.
Link to my Ravelry project page: Here.
Pattern: No. Four - Barnevognskæde (pram decoration) from Amimono Home Collection 2011. Again a collection of beautiful projects from Amimono - and this one is probably the more fun one to make. As always, I've turned up the colours considerably compared to the original. My baby is going to be a colourful one (just in case you couldn't tell from this post...).
The project is really more pom pom making (fun!) and finishing than knitting, but it was a lot of fun and I'm very pleased with the result.
More details + mods: On my Ravelry project page.
Pattern: Gift Wrap Romper by Carina Spencer. I've previously made a cotton version of this pattern, but this one is much more colourful and fun. And woolen.
Size: 6 months (but I think it's really 3 months with my gauge; at least I intend to use it from 1-2 months on).
Yarn: The rest of the Grønhøj Garn Artic from the Intarsia Squares sweater above - and by the rest I mean the rest. Only a few yards left. I think this mix of colours makes it pretty much unisex - added bonus for people like me who doesn't like the idea of baby knits which can only be used once.
Needles: 4.5 mm.
Link to my Ravelry project page: Here.
Pattern: Intarsia Squares: my own, improvised work - but I know that Kaffe Fassett has something similar in one of his books from the 90s(?).
Size: Approx. 1 year
Yarn: Grønhøj Garn Artic - 8 different colours - 168 g in total.
Needles: 4.0 mm; 3.5 mm for the ribbing and 2.5 mm for casting on.
The story: My mum and I participated in a - very well taught - workshop on knitting with multiple colours at the knitters’ festival on Fanø in September. We were supposed to bring yarn in at least 4 different colours suitable for needles size 4.0 mm, and since none of us have that in our stash (unbelievable, but nonetheless true) my mum went to Grønhøj to buy eight different colours of this superwash yarn - not a favourite but so smooth and even that it was perfect for this course. Of course we had a lot of leftovers and I thought I might as well go ahead and knit it up into some clothes for the little one since it’s perfect for babywear, too. While I was at it I thought I'd use some of the techniques we went through in the workshop. Enter intarsia squares sweater in 8 different colours!
This was also my first time using tubular cast-on and bind-off. Such a brilliant technique! I always thought it was very hard to learn, but really it's piece of cake, it looks great and is very stretchy. Win!
Link to my Ravelry project page: Here.
Pattern: Gustav by Nanna Gudmand-Høyer (Rav link). I changed it to a sort of mistake rib instead of the 2x2 ribbing; slightly more interesting this way, but probably also slower to knit.
Size: 80-92 cl.
Yarn: Filcolana New Zealand Lammeuld + a bit of red Isager Tvinni
Needles: 3.0 mm
The story: I needed a compact and long-lasting project to bring on the trip to London with my mum in October. This was also the first knit in the use-all-this-stash-yarn project.
Link to my Ravelry project page: Here.
Pattern: No. Four - Barnevognskæde (pram decoration) from Amimono Home Collection 2011. Again a collection of beautiful projects from Amimono - and this one is probably the more fun one to make. As always, I've turned up the colours considerably compared to the original. My baby is going to be a colourful one (just in case you couldn't tell from this post...).
The project is really more pom pom making (fun!) and finishing than knitting, but it was a lot of fun and I'm very pleased with the result.
More details + mods: On my Ravelry project page.
Pattern: Gift Wrap Romper by Carina Spencer. I've previously made a cotton version of this pattern, but this one is much more colourful and fun. And woolen.
Size: 6 months (but I think it's really 3 months with my gauge; at least I intend to use it from 1-2 months on).
Yarn: The rest of the Grønhøj Garn Artic from the Intarsia Squares sweater above - and by the rest I mean the rest. Only a few yards left. I think this mix of colours makes it pretty much unisex - added bonus for people like me who doesn't like the idea of baby knits which can only be used once.
Needles: 4.5 mm.
Link to my Ravelry project page: Here.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Friday, November 04, 2011
Thank you
- for all the ideas you responded with to my last post. I've got a number of plans and ideas now! And as a few of you pointed out I need to crack out as much knitting time as possible before the little one becomes external. First I do however need to concentrate on finishing that manuscript revision response before the weekend rather than wasting time round the internet... I'll be back with a some FO posts at the end of this weekend (hopefully!).
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