Greens and Blues

The sweater is done! Finished weaving in the ends this morning. I will take it to Ralph River and see if I can do a photo shoot that produces green with my blue (heh heh). I really really love this $5 sweater, it fits perfectly and is so comfy.
Pictures next week!

We Have Pictures

Guess I should have read the small print about not being able to upload TIFF files, eh? Too bad, as they degrade faster in jpeg format. Anyhoo, here are my blue pictures, to go with Shan's stunning blue sweater (love it).


We have perennial bachelor buttons -- cool huh?



And we have blue sweater. Sleeve 2 is growing!

Woo Hoo!

February 1 to May 7
From Knitting Nature
100% cotton, $24 worth of yarn
Verdict: I like. Out of 10 possible stars I'm giving this sweater 8. I have to deduct 2 for the shortness and loose fit.
Knit Again? Yes, but I'd change the above-mentioned fit.

Blue Days

We are all about the blue -- blue sky, blue knitting, blue flowers!!
My raglan sweatshirt is almost done!! I am on the second sleeve, and somehow, knowing I don't have to sew it in, I'm not stuck on the sleeve island. Yay! We have determined that it must be some sort of chenille blend, as it is very soft. Perfect sweatshirt material. And it fits just the way I wanted it to. There will be many more of these sweaters in the future, I think. Especially if I can do them all on 6mm needles!!
Well, I had photos but apparently they can't be uploaded at the moment, so we will try the photos at a later date. I had a couple of the blue perennial bachelor buttons just for you, Shan!

It's All in the Math

So I am LOVING this pattern and the sweater it is creating. I am using the incredible, custom-fit raglan sweater pattern found at WoolWorks, and it is so much fun. I'm doing it with an unknown fibre yarn that I picked up for $5 a bag (454grams) at Z*llers (figuring if the pattern didn't work out no big loss), and it turns out I am loving the colour and the semi-striping happening with it. So far the shaping and the sizing seems to be working, and it is knitting up quickly. Until I could put the sleeves on waste yarn people were sort of puzzled by the whole thing, but once you could 'see' the sleeves it made more sense. I think it will have 2x2 ribbing at the sleeves and bottom, and a very simple neck edging. Definitely see more playing with this pattern in the future! Thanks to the equations being set out in the pattern (you just plug in the measurements required) the possibilities are endless. I do love math!



-Kate

Oh Gosh, Oh Golly, OGEE!

Oh yeah, she be done.

Pictures!

I think I might have figured this out....

So here are two of my current favourite knitting projects. Shaker, from Rowan (designed by Kim Hargreaves), being knit in Elle Cotton Fields 4 ply, 50% cotton/50% Dralon. My mum picked up this yarn on a trip to South Africa, to knit a cotton sweater for my son. There was a lot left over. It is a true red, not orange/red like the picture. A departure from my usual shades of green, but I figure with the lace it won't be too much for me!

The next project is a sock using Wendy's generic toe-up Feather and Fan pattern. This is my first toe-up sock, which makes it special. And yes, sock number 2 is on the needles!

The yarn is Super Socks, 75%superwash wool and 25%Polyamide. A little crunchier than Kroy to knit up but I think with washing that will go away. This pattern thrilled me, and caused me to show everyone I could to look at the cool toe (!!) I just made. No, really, LOOK!

Finally we have beautiful Parrot Tulips. A new addition planted last fall, and a good reminder that even with our bleah weather, spring is here!

-Kate