Category: knitting

  • now available for download! Vino Cardigan

    Vino sweatercoat

    Vino Cardigan

    The perfect answer to spring’s fickle weather. Long and luxurious, Vino is
    surprisingly quick to knit up in a squishy superwash merino. Ribbing adds
    interest to the bands and sleeves, while the stockinette body skims your figure.

    FINISHED SIZE
    Bust: 32 [36, 40, 44, 48] inches around fullest part of bust
    Length: 36 [38, 38, 41, 43] inches from top of shoulder to hem

    MATERIALS
    6 [7, 7, 8, 9] skeins Dream in Color “Classy” (Worsted), 250 yards/4 oz
    skein; colour: In Vino Veritas
    5.5 mm/US 9 needles or needle size
    needed to achieve gauge, circular
    5 to 7 1” buttons (depending on
    preference!)
    tapestry needle
    stitch markers

    GAUGE
    18 stitches/28 rows = 10 cm square in
    stockinette stitch

    DIFFICULTY
    This pattern is suitable for an adventurous beginner. Skills needed: cast on, knit, purl, increase, decrease, ribbing, picking up stitches, sewing up.

    TO ORDER

    $6.00 USD

    RAVELRY DOWNLOAD
    Just click the button to purchase through Ravelry – you will receive and automated download link, and the pattern will be saved to your library! Payment is through Paypal, credit card or balance transfer.

    Vino Cardigan

  • now that’s a lot of stitches!

    whoa, cables

    Started with 376, to be exact – in worsted weight, on 5 mm needles. That’s a 32″ needle, there, with one row of decreases! The yarn is O-wool, in a nice chocolate brown. Want a closeup?

    cables closeup

    Yum. The pattern is Silver Belle (Rav link) from the Vogue Holiday issue – it was one of the cover patterns that’s free on their website. I hadn’t really considered it until I saw Zebraknits’ version. I think it’ll be really nice!

    And all those cables are just plain fun!

  • alpaca softness

    Oy. The days, they swoop by, and I keep meaning to blog! I guess it’s been a pretty good start to the new year, with exciting happenings and parties and such. In the meanwhile, I’ve been continuing on a roll trying to get old projects off the needles.

    off the needles

    This is a worsted-weight version of Charlotte’s Web, done in a super soft and cushy wool/alpaca blend that I bought at Rhinebeck 2006. I had wanted to buy enough for a sweater, but the vendor didn’t take credit cards and it was the end of the day – so I only had enough cash to buy 2 skeins – I think they were 250 yards each.

    I think I’m going to give this one as a gift, so I’d better get to blocking it!