The frogged Eco wool from my last post is back on the needles again, this time as a cozy winter sweater for D! It’s my own design, and will have nice big pockets, set-in sleeves, and a shawl collar (it’s a cardigan).
It’s working up nice and quickly on 5mm (US 8) needles as a break from smaller stuff, and I got some nice knitting time in the car over the weekend.
A little peek at what I’m working on right now – it’s great fun, and I hope to be able to share very very soon!
A completed, but not quite right, cardigan out of Eco Wool…
…ripped.
New stuff? I started a new quilt!
Knitting with Handmaiden Casbah and Dream in Color Everlasting today.
Cleaning up the garden.
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Hey, did you guys know that it’s really difficult to take a good photo of a whole quilt? It’s especially difficult with a) a fixed length lens and b) a Toronto apartment without a yard!
Relatedly, I finished quilting and binding my giant star quilt! I used Daiwabo Vintage Dry Goods from the workroom for this one, purchased in fat quarters. I think I originally cut the squares to be 15″. The finished quilt is 60″ x 70″.
When I finished the center star I decided that it needed to be a bit longer, so I put a border around all the sides and pieced together some short strips for the top and bottom. The purple binding is Painter’s Canvas by Laura Gunn, and the backing is some unlabeled chambray from the Textile Museum sale! Everything was sewn by hand with needle and thread – I really love Clover Black Gold needles. I use sharps for the piecing and binding, and quilting betweens for the hand quilting.
My Rhinebeck sweater is off the needles and in a bath as I type! This is my own pattern, which I hope to release in early November. If you see me in it this weekend, please say hello!
Between (Canadian) Thanksgiving on Monday and leaving for a night in NYC on Thursday, it’s a short week! Hope to see lots of you at Rhinebeck!