It’s like an update from the olden days of knitting blogs – look, I finished a pair of sleeves!
They’re bracelet-length, so a little shorter than usual, 16″. I’ve been knitting with so much thinner yarn lately that I forgot how fast worsted weight can be! I cast on the first sleeve last Friday and now they’re both done. They each used less than a full skein of yarn, so maaaaaybe I won’t run out of yarn for the body. Maybe.
I’ve finished the knitting on my deadline project, so I’m finally able to go back and pick up some projects that have been on the needles for way too long!
Ah, the quick knit – some little handwarmers to match a hat that I finished awhile ago (patterns forthcoming).
This lacy cardigan is so close to done! I think I’d love to have it ready to wear on vacation at the end of the month. Just a couple inches of body and then the short top-down sleeves.
Also! We picked our first garden carrot, mostly out of curiosity. It was pretty tiny (thickest part was maybe 1 inch long), but tasty!
One last Christmas present to share with you – this lace-and-stockinette shawl, for Dale’s mum.
This was a pretty awesome, easy knit from December. I used a pretty special skein of yarn, Fyberspates 4ply cashmere/silk. I picked it up at Purl City Yarns in Manchester when I was there a couple of years ago, I just couldn’t resist the colour and AMAZING softness! I knit up a simple top-down triangle with wings (increasing on the ends every row), a little lace for every 20 rows of stockinette, and more of the lace at the bottom. I think it came out really nicely, and was well received.
It’s bitterly cold here, though not as cold as parts of the US! Still, I wish this sweater in Osprey I’ve been working on was done and not just in progress! I don’t have to go anywhere today, but I did agree to go to the dentist tomorrow morning and the temperature is supposed to be -21C with a windchill of -35C (-6/-31F). Yikes. Stay warm!