FO: Nissehue

Just a brief photo of this little nisse that moved in on Monday morning:

You can read more facts about this (if I am to say so myself) quite successful nissehue on my Ravelry project page.

FO: September Cardigan Enlarged

Is anybody still reading?

If you are, you can now enjoy some poor-quality photos of a project that has actually been finished since the beginning of September. Then I waited the better part of two months for the perfect buttons to arrive from Hong Kong. And then another month for a photo opportunity. I've now given up hope of the latter, so here are some photos I've managed to snap during daily life - I guess this counts as proof that the cardigan is actually being worn a lot!

When I first saw Line's September Cardigan, I immediately liked the design. I got my mum to knit one for the wee one - pictured here on the left:

What happened next? Somebody wanted an identical one for himself! Having appropriate yarn in stash that would fit 6.0 mm needles I quickly agreed to knitting him one. 

Oh, and here are those buttons I waited for:

The yarn is quite drapey and heavy, so I've had to do some crocheted reinforcements with a less elastic yarn in the back neck and along the front edges. I think they work well. Husband is very pleased with his cardigan and uses it a lot. 

Pattern: My own based on the design for the September Cardigan by Rare Rusk Designs.

Yarn: One strand of a super kid mohair/baby alpaca/merino blend from Garnudsalg.dk and one strand of a single-bly wool yarn from Klippans Yllefabrik. Approx. 840 g in total.  

Link to my Ravelry project page: Here. 

FO: Ronaes Shawl

I'm sorry about the slightly weird ill-lit photos I post here at the moment - it's that time of year and the weekends are just too short to catch some good daylight.

Here's my new scarf in my favourite purple; it's Ronaes by Karina Westermann aka Karie Bookish - the first pattern from her recent Doggerland collection. If you've read about the collection (and you should), you'll understand why which was such an appropriate knit to bring on a recent weekend trip across the North Sea.

The shawl features a classic construction: Short rows shape the garter stitch centre, and the edging is knit on sideways afterwards. Brilliant! The resulting scarf/shawl is easy to wear as you can see from the photos.

Pattern: Ronaes by Karina Westermann
Yarn: Blackhill Højlandsuld from Garnudsalg.dk, Lilla, 68 g.
Needles: 4.5 mm
My Ravelry project page is here.