Category: knitting

  • a kick from colour dominance

    So – the koigu mittens I’ve been working on (yes, there will be a pattern, hopefully pretty soon!). They’re pretty. They’re knit in semi-solid koigu. And they were started last winter.

    a lesson in colour dominance

    So when I started the second mitten, I wasn’t sure what colour I held in which hand, and went for the easier way – the brown in my left (because I knit continental, and more of the stitches are brown) and the purple in my right.

    Wrong! I totally had the nagging feeling as I started the chart that it wasn’t that easy the last time. Then I looked at the mittens together, and yup – wrong hands. The background colour (brown) should’ve been carried in my right hand (the strand which is carried “over” the other) so that the foreground (carried under the other) would pop. Darn.

    riiiiip

    The fact that it’s a mitten means it’s pretty fast going, though, and I’m almost done the thumb gore again. And it just occurs to me now that I have two projects on the go that are chocolate brown + some other colour (the socks from yesterday are the other project).

    Tomorrow’s my book launch at lettuce knit – won’t you join me?

  • what’s on the needles?

    Way too much, my friends! Let’s concentrate on knits that are actually in play, hm?

    one long sock

    Stripey knee socks. I started these on the trip, and am almost done one – I probably would’ve made more headway had my needles not broken in the middle, there! I did pick up a set of double points at le bon marche in paris, so I was able to get back to it in the later part of the trip. The yarn’s Indigo Moon fingering weight, in raspberry and chocolate. I really do love the stripes!

    crochet

    And on the hook rather than the needles, a crochet project. I like crochet, but I have a really difficult time finding projects that I’d want to make. I’m working up a cardigan, but I’m not entirely sure about how it’s going…oh well. This was a trip project too. I’m really not sure what I’m doing with this! The yarn is Fibre Company Savannah DK – it’s a really interesting yarn, sort of dry-feeling and nicely tweedy. The crocheted fabric is so much thicker than it would be if it was knit up, though. I think this one’s going into hiatus for awhile.

    Still working on the koigu mittens, but they’re coming along – and since I’ve finally gone and made the chart on the computer (I’d written it by hand), the pattern’s coming right along too.

    And then there’s all the various secret projects. One in particular is going to take up a bit of attention for the next little while! I’m cooking up some new designs, and wanting to do a website redesign (so don’t worry if it goes wonky in the next day or few, I’m just working on it), redo my workspace, buy software and hardware…so many things to do. I almost don’t know where to start, these days.

    (Although I do enjoy making lists.)

  • Waffles!

    The Waffles! pattern is now live!

    Waffles Mosaic

    Sweater of champions! Clad your baby, toddler, child or youth in this fun, easy to knit pullover. Knit from the top down, raglan style, in a stretchy and easy to memorize waffle stitch pattern, Waffles also features twisted rib details and an optional button placket collar.

    Two size bundles are available – Baby/Toddler and Child/Youth. Buy individually, or buy them together and save 15%!

    Baby/Toddler Sizes Information

    Size:
    3 [6, 12, 18, 24] months

    Finished Measurements:
    Chest: 17.75 [18.75, 19.5, 20.5, 21.5] inches
    Length: 11 [11, 11.75, 12.75, 13.25] inches

    Materials:
    Hand Jive Nature’s Palette Fingering Weight Merino
    (100% superwash merino wool; 185 yd/50g)
    2 [3, 3, 3, 4, 4] skeins
    or 400 [435, 485, 570, 610] yards of equivalent fingering weight yarn

    3 mm/US 2 16” circular needles
    3 mm/US 2 double pointed needles, set of 4 or 5
    4 stitch markers
    tapestry needle
    one 3/8” button (optional)

    Child/Youth Information

    Size:
    4 [6, 8, 10, 12] years

    Finished Measurements:
    Chest: 24.5 [26.25, 28, 29, 31] inches
    Length: 13.75 [15.5, 16.75, 18.25, 20.75] inches

    Materials:
    Hand Jive Nature’s Palette Fingering Weight Merino
    (100% superwash merino wool; 185 yd/50g)
    4 [5, 6, 6, 7, 8] skeins
    or 740 [900, 1020, 1145, 1380] yards of equivalent fingering weight yarn

    3 mm/US 2 16” circular needles
    3 mm/US 2 double pointed needles, set of 4 or 5
    4 stitch markers
    tapestry needle
    one 3/8” button (optional)

    Gauge for All Sizes
    28 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches/10cm square in stockinette stitch and Waffle Stitch patterns, blocked

    Download Information
    Patterns are available for download through Ravelry (no membership required) with an automatic download link. Payment is through Paypal using balance transfer or credit cards.

    Buy the Waffles BABY/TODDLER SIZED VERSION ONLY: $6.50 CAD

    Buy the Waffles CHILD/YOUTH SIZED VERSION ONLY: $6.50 CAD

    Buy BOTH BABY/TODDLER and CHILD/YOUTH VERSIONS TOGETHER
    and save 15%! $11 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.

    More photos available on Flickr!

    Whew!