Category: sweaters

  • it’s all about Autumn

    Pattern: my own, inspired by “Simply Marilyn” from Interweave
    Yarn: Blue Sky Alpacas Cotton, red, 6 skeins
    Needles: Denise US7
    Started: September 25, 2005
    Finished: October 9, 2005

    It’s soooo comfy, I haven’t taken it off since I took this photo. A great colour, easy and quick to knit, and just right. Economical, too – I still have half a skein left over.

    So obviously, I started a new project, even though I’d told myself I wouldn’t – ah well, it straight stockinette for lectures and reading.

    A raglan out of super-soft Silky Tweed and Silky Wool, bought at the KW knitter’s fair.

  • on a Cloud

    Cloud
    Pattern: my own
    Yarn: Knitpicks Shine in “Cloud”, 9 skeins
    Needles: Denise US6
    Started: September 6, 2005
    Finished: October 3, 2005

    Fits pretty well, although on the looser, more casual side than I was aiming for – but I like it! And the neckline is a perfect balance of v-ness and bra coverage. Excellent. Plus, the yarn is sooo soft and lovely. I can probably write up the pattern notes if anyone is interested.

    There might be another sweater to model soon, as well!

  • running

    Hoo boy. I have so much work, and I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed.

    So what do I do? Knit knit knit! (Although I am trying to kind of cut down by forcing myself to take notes and actually, you know, study.)

    I finished one sleeve of Katy, and I’ll cast on for the other tonight so I can knit the ribbing on the subway ride down to school. I used the sloped bind-off for this, which rocks. See the tail of yarn there (it ends just at the edge of the photo)? That was the end of the skein! Lucky.

    More sleeves – almost done the second Simply Autumn sleeve, just a few more rounds to go.

    Very little progress on the first of the Vera knee socks. Knee socks on size 0’s? What was I thinking?

    At any rate, they should be faster once I get sort of established in what I’m doing with the shaping, because right now I need to knit and calculate at home. When I can take it with me, then there should be some progress! At this rate though, it’ll be cold before I can actually wear them.

    Cloud is done, washed, dried in the machine (really firmed it up, which is great) and isn’t too big! It’s a little loose, but that’s okay. Probably modelled pics tomorrow, if I can get my head outta the books for a minute.