Category: design

  • the almost-boston sweater

    I just finished binding off the collar of my black Terra sweater – the one I didn’t manage to finish before heading off to Boston.

    almost-boston sweater

    I love it so much! It still needs a gooooood washing/blocking (the black came off a bit on my hands and needles), and when it hits the water it’ll relax a bit as well. I did a couple of additional hip increases on this one, so it actually fits over my beer-and-cheese belly without stretching out over the back.

    almost-boston sweater

    More notes and finished photos once I’ve done a load of sweater laundry.

  • knitting olympics win…and fail

    Win:

    YIP: February 24

    I finished my socks! As I predicted, once I got down to it, the second one only took about a day and half to finish.

    Fail: I was motoring along on my black Terra sweater, getting ready to finish it up tonight and block it so I could wear it tomorrow. Body and sleeves totally done, one buttonband done. Fits awesomely. I go to get the last skein of yarn to wind….

    …and I left it at work. Booooo.

    I guess it’s being left behind while I take off to Boston for a week!

  • raspberry beret pattern

    beret - side-back

    This lightweight, easy to knit hat is an accessory you need in lots of colours! Worked in fingering weight yarn, it is perfect for those skeins of sock yarn or laceweight that are just too beautiful to hide. A bit of slouch makes for a flattering fit.

    Work this up in a single yarn, or mix it up with one for the ribbing and a complementary yarn for the rest of the hat – I used Koigu KPPPM for the ribbing and a doubled laceweight yarn for the rest.

    SIZES
    To Fit: Baby (Child’s S, Child’s M){Child’s L / Women’s S, Women’s M, Women’s L}
    Brim Circumference: 16 (17, 18){19, 20, 21} inches / 40.5 43, 4648, 51, 53] cm

    MATERIALS
    Fingering weight yarn – approximately 180-215 yards / 165-195 m per 1.75 oz / 50g skein
    Total Yardage: 150 (165, 195){210, 235, 260] yards / 136 (150, 178){190, 213, 236] m

    If using 2 different yarns, you’ll need 15% of the total yardage for the ribbing, and then 85% of the total yardage for the body of the hat.

    Shown in Koigu KPPPM for the ribbing (35 yards / 32m) and Skaska Designs merino/silk laceweight, held double (390 yards / 354m), for the body of the hat. Shown in Women’s M.

    beret - top

    Pattern download through Ravelry and payment by Paypal (no accounts needed).

    $4.50 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.