Category: sweaters

  • the flip

    I know it’s taken me a long time to catch up, but here we are – another Rhinebeck sweater, which I did in fact wear to Rhinebeck!

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    Dream in Color Wrap Cardi
    Pattern: Knitting Pure and Simple Neckdown Wrap
    Yarn: Dream in Color “Classy” (worsted) in Dusky Aurora – more purple in real life
    Needles: Denise US 8?

    This one’s a great sweater, but see the flip in the hem? I knew I should’ve done another ridge or two. Anyway, I’ve worn it lots already, despite the annoying flip. I’m actually thinking that I might unpick the bind off and knit another couple rows…or maybe I’ll just crochet around the bottom. That’d be easier.

    The yarn is fabulous as usual, but I did experience some momentary panic when I took it out of the spin cycle of the wash (it’d just been soaking) and the sweater had grown like crazy. I knew that was probably going to happen, what being superwash and all, but it was still freaky.

    dream in color wrap sweater

    I put the sweater in the dryer for a few minutes before taking it out to lay flat, and it was back to normal. Unfortunately, putting it in the dryer seems to have aged the yarn somewhat – this sweater is pilling a bit more than my Vino cardigan (which, by the way, I’m going to start selling the pattern for on this here blog).

    Vino didn’t grown when I washed it the last time, but I think that has a lot to do with the fact that it was knit in pieces and seamed up. The seams really helped stabilize everything, I think.

    Anyway, I’m really happy with the fit of this sweater and it’s seeing lots of wear! I’m think that perhaps yet another Dream in Color sweater is in my future…

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  • treeline striped cardigan

    Catch up time! I’m so busy I can hardly catch my breath…tomorrow, I am staying home the entire. day. Of course, I have piles of work to do, but I can’t wait.

    treeline stripe

    I started this one…I guess it would two weeks ago, now – the Friday I left for Rhinebeck, I cast on while waiting for my train at Union. This is what I had by the end of the weekend – nearly the entire lower body done.

    It’s based on the treeline striped cardigan from the purl bee, but the numbers are all my own doing. And shaping, lots of shaping.

    Yarn is Shelridge Farm W4, in chocolate brown (overexposed, unretouched photo), kidsilk haze in Villain, and the blue yarn from this sad sweater. Okay, I know everyone said to make it a vest, but it certainly wasn’t going to fit, plus…not really into vests. I mean, my arms kind of get colder faster.

    Anyway, I haven’t actually ripped the cabled part – the blue yarn I’m using is from the sleeves, which were already ripped. I love, love, love how this is working up, and it’s been fairly quick too.

    treeline stripe sleeve

    One sleeve down, as well. It’s actually kind of amazing how much slower the knitting goes when you have to wrangle two yarns! I mean, it’s not like stranded colourwork where you’re wrangling, but magically it’s faster because it’s pretty. This way is pretty, but sooooo slow. Still, I’m hoping to have this one to wear soonish – I’ve been wearing the same couple sweaters over and over the last little while.

    In the meantime – I worked out most of the numbers for the wrappy number in the last post, since so many of you sounded so eager for the pattern! If I can get some decent photos, the whole shebang should be ready for sale next week.

    That is, if I have any time to work on it!

  • rhinebeck sweaters?

    Yes, there shall perhaps be two!

    k&s neckdown wrap

    Not that exciting as far as pattern goes, but the yarn sure is pretty! This one’s the Knitting Pure and Simple Neckdown Wrap, in Dream in Color (“dusky aurora”). I think I started this one about two weeks ago, and have mostly been working on it while in the store. I’m actually farther along now – the body is done, one sleeve is done, and the other sleeve is halfway there. So that leaves half a sleeve, the neckband, and ties to go.

    Then there’s the Noro Silk Garden wrappy sweater (yes, I *am* into wrap sweaters this year!)…

    noro wrap sweater

    Just half a sleeve and a good blocking to go. Go go go!