Finishing Up
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010I’ve finished three things this week – one was a shawl that is pretty cute, is a free pattern, is a good use of the yarn, but which I hated knitting. Here it is:
Cute, yeah? Those little pleats at the bottom are short rows which change size as you travel from one side of the scarf to the other, so you’re always counting stitches and looking at the directions for the particular section you’re on. Plus every few rows you’re changing needle size. It was repetitive and tedious without being easy, and I can’t say worse than that for a knitting project. It’s Coquille from Knitty (here’s the link if you really must http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEff10/PATTcoquille.php) I did like the yarn, “King” from Noro, a rayon-y blend that softens, fuzzes a little and reflects light nicely and has very subtle color changes through it.
I started and finished this wonderful garter stitch piece this week – it was fairly simple, although there is some subtle shaping that helps it fall nicely, and the yarn (Schulana’s “Pacolana”) is completely addictive. Soft, warm but lightweight and lofty, lovely to knit with, fuzzy but not sheddy and lots of yardage on a ball. You need to make something with this, you’ll just love it.
I haven’t knit socks for a while, but I was inspired by new colors of Fortissima Socka Mexico that came in recently:
Looks like we may get one more storm this afternoon – I hear my garbage can rolling around in the back yard – so I’m going to speed through the rest of this post. Speaking of socks, don’t miss the pretty socks someone posted yesterday, they’re really gorgeous and she gave the link to the free pattern. I’d love it if you sign your posts – Flicker just identifies them with our account name.
Karen Walter finished this sharp little Trina jacket, done in Blackstone Tweed from a free pattern on the internet. (And, by the by, doesn’t she look great modeling it? Just look what a summer of eating sensibly and cycling your head off will do for you – unlike my summer of knitting and complaining about the humidity – somehow not the same results.) It’s a great piece, soft and yummy but shapely and not droopy in Berroco’s Blackstone, which comes in such great grownup colors.
This beautiful sweater (and the model/knitter) are just gorgeous, and I’m afraid I’ve forgotten her name. (She came in for buttons just when our knitalong group was coming in and I didn’t write it down. You know what that means – it’s gone!) The sweater is done in Classic Elite’s luscious Montera and it is absolutely perfect.
Check out the pretty little angel and pink ribbon beads that Patty Golembiewski found to embellish this wonderful felted bag. She knitted like crazy to get it ready to donate it for a raffle to be held in October, which is Breast Cancer Month.
Isn’t it just great?
Donna Howard, who broke her wrist earlier this year, is back on track with her knitting, and finished her Puzzle-Me-This Jacket. She did a wonderful job, and the color really sets off her hair and eyes.
Liz Heckman knitted this hugely-long Dr. Who scarf for her son, picking exactly the right colors and knitting it precisely the way the original was done (or at least the way the 4th Dr. Who wore it). If you don’t know what I’m talking about, then just never mind. Trust me, her son will absolutely love it!
Okay, I think that’s it – now the sun’s out so I didn’t need to worry, but I’m sure you’re sick of me already, so goodbye!
Trish
It’s called “Rosin” – can’t wait to order and start knitting. I’m just loving Manos’s Wool Clasica again this year, after years of seeking out the softest, newest, etc. in hand-dyes, I just want to knit with the best again. The wool has so much life to it, and I love that it’s a Fair-Trade certified yarn company – the only one I know of, so far. (Although I’m still going to slap the person who decided how to tie the skeins, if I ever find him/her. Just one little slap, for all the aggravation they’ve caused us when we’re winding the skeins.)
