Knitting My Day Away
It´s all about the knitting baby!Archive for left overs
Three little buddies
Here they are,
the 3 little friends I made for the little one. They all sit quietly next to his bed and wait for him to be old enough to play. I think they are quite exited and finding it hard to sit around and wait, but before they know it they will be dragged around on their ears and arms…….
Here is Chubby Bunny by Susan B. Anderson.
I used another yarn than the pattern called for, and I made him striped instead of one color. I also added some light blue on the insides of his ears by using long stitch. I didn´t make him a scarf, I wanted his little turtleneck to show. Other than that I think I followed the pattern for the most part.
Here he is again,
he is quite out going and a bit of a show off.
Here is Rabbid by Debbie Bliss (Nursery Knits).
I used another yarn than called for in this pattern, other than that I followed it. I made his shirt different, it´s a little wrap-around tied at one side, I just thought it would be a little cozier……and that color matches his eyes perfectly too!
Here is Elefante, also a pattern by Susan B. Anderson.
I saw him on Ravelry and thought he was the cutes knitted elephant I had seen, so adorable! I just had to make him for the little one. I followed the pattern except for the ears, I knit them instead of crocheting them. I knit a circle that I folded in halve and crochet togeather before stitching them on his head. I also made his tail a little different, I thread a few strings of the yarn through his backside, twisted it and then folded it in half and tied a knot (instead of making an i-cord).
This is my favorite photo of him:
I just love how he looks from behind, so darn adorable!
And here they are, the 3 buddies waving good-bye….
6 sweaters in 6 months
An old classmate of mine asked me if I could knit a few sweaters for a photography project he was working on. He wanted 6 sweaters and asked if I could have them done in 6 months. I started working on them right away, using only materials I already had. The most time consuming part was ripping up old sweaters and cutting down t-shirts, but it was a lot of fun and definitely something I would do again.
Bella:
Bella is made from left over Lopi that I had from 3 or 4 different traditional Lopi sweaters I had made. She was knitted in once piece from the hood down, you have to look closely to see the hood…..glimpses of it on the right (her right) side. I love her extra long sleeves! They sorta remind me of bells, which made me think of our dog Bella.
Anna:
I had some off white wool left over from a sweater I made a few years back for my daughter. I ripped apart an old wool sweater my husband found up in the attic (hadn’t been worn for years). I used the blue yarn from that sweater and the left over wool and knit with 2 strands. Anna is also knit from top down and the ”pockets” are just openings and not actual pockets. I remember calling her something else when I was knitting her, but I cannot remember what it was. I now call her Anna which is my aunts name.
Már:
We had a bunch of old black t-shirts that we didn’t really wear. I cut them into strings and rolled them up. I found this old belt and cast on from there and knit up to the neckline. I used big sized circular needles, 2 of them broke………the 3. one lasted from about the middle to the top. It was a little hard on the hands, but not that bad. The worst part was cutting down the shirts, little particles of fabric were all over the place, I was covered in it as well…..but it was a fun process, and even though I swore at the time I would never do this again, I think I just might……
Haddy:
An old cotton blend turtleneck was ripped up to make Haddy. She is knit in one piece from top down. When I first saw the picture she reminded me of a sweater my mom had years and years ago. Every time I look at it I think of my mom and that´s were the name comes from. Haddy is my mother’s nick name.
Hafsteinn:
The dark blue color is the same wool yarn I used to knit Anna. The other 3 colors are the same wool yarn from that same old sweater. Hafsteinn is knit in one piece from one sleeve to the other. He reminds me of the ocean, that’s why I call him Hafsteinn: Haf= ocean and steinn=rock/stone.
Lykkja:
I had an old sweater I hadn’t worn in years, it was over sized, button down and made with silk/wool blend yarn. After taking it a part I knit Lykkja. She is also knit in one piece from the top down. I started with the rib in the neckline, folded it over and knit through 2 stitches at a time to double the neckline. I named her Lykkja because of the unraveled stitches here and there.
All photos in this post were taken by Oddvar
Ear-Flap for María
The first doll clothes I have knit in years is María´s Ear-Flap hat. I used the same yarn as I did for my other Flap hats, but I used smaller needles for this one.
Now all she needs is something to go with the hat, perhaps a pullover or a poncho. We´ll think of something. It won´t be lack of ideas stopping me from knitting more for her, it will be lack of time.
I am seriously thinking about stop sleeping all together, maybe I will get more done that way!
This is her first time out in the snow, it could be the reason why she looks slightly puzzled……or is it just me thinking she does??
The last 6
The last six hats are done, it’s been a while since I finished them, but I just took the time yesterday to cut the little ends off….better late than never!
I knit them all in one piece, all I had to do was put the ends away once the knitting was done.
Two of them were knit from the ribbing up. I put in some short rows to have them cover the ears better and used raglan decreases to shape the top.
The other four were knit from the top down in one piece. I did not use short rows on those, insted I made ear-flaps and continued with i-cords when I had 2 stitches left on the needles.
The yarn I used was all left over Patons classic wool. These were a mindless simple knit that I really enjoyed. I had a lot of fun mixing the colors together, I like having to use what I have and come up with something I think works.
