Category: design

  • macro lace

    Wow! Thanks for the fantastic response to the Monday Morning Cardigan! I can’t wait till I start seeing some finished sweaters – I really love the side shaping too.

    I wanted to share a shiny new project on my needles before I run out the door today (bike shopping!) – a big lace pattern in Malabrigo worsted.

    macro lace malabrigo

    I was calling this “macro lace” in my head because it’s a big motif – 3.5 inches between the side tips at the top. But then I realized it actually looks like the “macro” setting on cameras!

    macro lace malabrigo

    This goes fantastically fast and is super soft and squishy. I just love it. It’s going to end up as a sorta shrug-cardigan thing. Cropped, with adjust-to-your-size sleeves. Well, if it works out as planned, anyway.

    macro lace malabrigo

  • Monday Morning Cardigan!

    The slipped stitch cardigan has taken on a new name – the Monday Morning Cardigan!

    Monday Morning Cardigan

    Throw on this cardigan and be ready to face your week! Classic style and feminine shaping make Monday Morning a great sweater for work, play, or whatever comes your way.

    Knit seamlessly from the bottom up, with a beautiful slipped stitch pattern that lies flat and doesn’t contract like ribbing. Three-quarter sleeves stay out of your way, and visually interesting waist shaping enhances your curves!

    Monday Morning, Side

    Big thanks to Kim McBrien for technical editing.
    Top by Grace & Cello, skirt by Passenger Pigeon (sadly no longer in business).

    Sizes
    To Fit Bust: 28 [32, 36, 40]{44, 48, 52, 56} inches

    Finished Measurements
    Bust: 30 (34, 38, 42){46, 50, 54, 58} inches
    Length: 24 (24, 24, 24)(25, 25, 25, 25) inches

    The length of the body and sleeve from the underarm down is the same for all sizes. Notes are given throughout the pattern to modify the sweater to fit you!

    Monday Morning, Back Yoke

    Materials
    Cascade 220 Heathers, colour 9341 “garnet”
    5 (5, 6, 6)(7, 8, 9, 10) skeins

    4.5 mm / US 7 circular needles, 24 inches or longer depending on the size you’re making
    4.5 mm / US 7 double pointed needles/2 circulars/1 long circular for magic loop
    waste yarn
    tapestry needle
    3/4 inch buttons

    Monday Morning, Back

    6-page PDF includes photos, schematic and abbreviations.
    Payment by Paypal (balance or credit card; no account needed) and downloads by Ravelry (no account needed).

    $6.50 CAD

    Note: As of July 5, 2010, sales tax will be added to this price for all Canadian residents only. The rates are: British Columbia 12%; Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador 13%; Nova Scotia 15%; and everywhere else in Canada 5% GST. Tax will be added in the Paypal payment process.

  • FO: top down sweatercoat

    I was re-sewing the buttons onto this sweater when I realized I hadn’t blogged this one either! I finished this one a long time ago, sewed the buttons on rather shoddily (necessitating re-sewing them on!) and wore it a few times before we hit a warm spell. Judging by the weather today though, I might get a few more wears out of it!

    258.365 - out and about

    (Sorry for the crappy lighting – taken at night!)

    Top Down Sweatercoat
    Pattern: my own design; hopefully forthcoming in the fall!
    Needles: 8mm
    Yarn: Cascade 220 Heathers in 2 colours, held doubled; 8 skeins total

    This one is top-down, circular yoked. It went surprisingly fast considering the length, but the bulky gauge made for quick knitting! The front bands are short-rowed so that they’re wider in the skirt portion of the coat.

    A better idea of the actual colour:

    sweatercoat neckline

    It’s raining and cool again today, so maybe I’ll wear it out! I need to get to Ikea to buy a new desk chair :) Any recommendations?

    Other new knits on and off the needles…

    new sweater

    Socks that Rock Mediumweight in “rose quartz”.

    And I’ve got a new mini shawl pattern in the works!

    blocking

    Mmmmm, deep blue Handmaiden Casbah.