Knitting My Day Away
It´s all about the knitting baby!Gray Manos
I have alot of Manos del Uruguay wool that was given to me. I only have a few skeins in the same color though, so either I have to make many small objects, or some that will be full of stripes. I had about 3 or 4 of the gray one that I made this sweater in, and I figured it would make a nice little something for my daughter. She wanted a little sweater to wear with a dress she has. She wanted the sleeves short but not too short. She also wanted texture, she liked the idea of bobbles but she didn’t want them too big. I did a few swaps for her to look at and this is what she liked the best. It really doesn’t look much like bobbles , but it does give some texture, which is what she was looking for. She is happy with it, she usually is with everything I make her…….I have such awesome kids, I must say!:)
It was my first time working with this yarn and I did enjoy it. It goes from thick to thin within a few inches so I wasn’t sure how it would turn out, if the finished knitting would look uneven because of it. It does have a few ”bumpes” here and there, but nothing that looks bad, it is just very natural in away, gives it a nice feel and look.
Yarn: Manos del Uruguay, Handspun Wool. It was a gift from a fabulous knitter.
Color: Gray.
Needle size: Can’t remember, forgot to write the size down in my notes.
Time in the making: It only took about a week or so to knit, but I did take my time putting it together and sewing the zipper in. I finished it last spring…..the knitting that is….
Clapotis in Green
I began my Clapotis last spring. It was a fun and fast knit. I was looking for something to use my left over mohair/silk yarn for. It is a 70% mohair/30% silk blend.
Because of the yarn it did take some time to unravel those stiches in the end. It was well worth the effort though, and I think I put that yarn to good use.
When I found this pattern on Ravelry I didn’t know how popular it was. It wasn’t until I was done knitting up mine that I saw it on project lists all over Ravelry. I can see why it is so popular, it’s a simple and fun pattern, it knits up quick as well. And, it looks great!
I am pretty sure I will make another one of these one day. I would love to try it in other fibers, make it chunky and juicy. How about a big blanket? I could see that, something to wrap around myself, and who ever happens to be next to me while watching tv……mmmmdddaaaaa
It feels so soft and comfortable wrapped around you. My daughter asked if she could keep this one! I DON’T think so!!!!!!……well, maybe she can borrow it every now and then……..but just maybe……
Wool in the Summertime
This sweater is based on a pattern I saw in adault men sizez only. I knit this one for my son in approx. size 6/7. I made it a bit big on him in hopes it will last through the winter……and perhaps next winter as well!
It was knit in 4 pieces, the front over laps and begins to form the hood. It is joined on shoulder seams and then stitches are picked up on the back piece and joined with stiches on the front……hood is then knit up from those stitches. It was a fun knit, it was the first time for a long time that I do not knit in the round. I have to say that I enjoyed it, even sewing it togeather was fun. My son loves it, which is the best part about this sweater.
I used Filature di Crosa in brown. It’s truest to it’s color in the last picture. It is a machinewashable 100% wool. It is my first time working with this yarn (which was a gift from a great knitter) and I enjoyed it and am happy with the results
Yarn: Filatura di Crosa
Color: Brown
Needle size: 4.5
Time in the making: about a month
Hólí Smók!
It´s been a while, time flies when you´re having fun! ;) I have been knitting. Nothing crazy though. Started a sweater for my son, didn´t finish it…….too warm for it now anyhow…..I´ll finish this summer and he can wear it in the fall. I did some dog sweaters, trying a new design, wasn´t happy with it……somehow the yarn just didn´t fit that design……but I´ll keep trying!
Right now I´m doing a few hats that I am going to give to All We Knit is Love. I’m using a pattern that I used making a hat for my daughter last fall. It´s been a while since I have followed a pattern, it´s mindless and simple, but at the same time it feels creative. It´s exactly what I need at the moment.
I am using the pattern I used for this hat (designed by me and my daughter) to make the hats I´m working on at the moment
Back into the swing of things???
New New year, new beginnings….or perhaps, continuing what I started a while ago and never stuck to!? That´s it! (talking about this dear blog of mine…..)
I might as well write all my deepest and darkest secrets on here, don´t think anybody is reading anyway! HAHA! But I won´t, ’cause I don´t have any deep dark secrets…………;)
So, to the knitting. I have been knitting like crazy ( You drive me crazy…..love that song!). I am working on a project with my friend Oddvar from back home. He is an awesome creature, I luv him a whole lot! He asked me to make a few sweaters for him to use in his photography project. I am almost done….just a little bit left and then putting the ends away and washing them, which is always fun!
The idea was to not buy any yarn for this project, and I do not have a stash of yarn stashed around the house. At least not untouched balls and skeins, pretty much all I have is just left overs. So I took apart a couple of old sweaters I had laying around. And then I used some left over Lopi…..that one is a one big STRIPE. I´m finishing the last two now, hopefully done by the end of this week. I don´t want to post any photos as of now…..they´re a bit of a secret for now ( I´m a little bit country, I´m a little bit rock´n roll)
Then it´s just been the usual, knit for the kids and the dogs. I gave my 2 precious cutie pa tutie dogs a hoodie each, and they came in handy….it´s been freezing over here. (that was their Christmas present)
My daughter helped me design a hat for her. She knew how she wanted it shaped and drew the picture (sketch is a fancier word for it I guess). Then she wanted a vine rapped around with leafs on it. She loves her hat, and the mittens I made to go with it. Then my son asked for the same kind of mittens. He thought they were so incredible cool…….they have a opening so you can stick your fingers out……he said he really needed that kind. So that´s what I will be doing next……..and a hat like my daughters for my friends daughter ( who informed me that she had never had a hat like that, which translates to: I want one…..pretty please) And I really want to make her one too, I love when kids want me to knit for them…..just makes it all seam more worth while doesn´t it!
A friend of mine used to tell me how she would love to be able to knit or crochet. She had bought some needles and books a few years back and started, but never stuck with it. She finally picked up her hook again and she can´t stop! It´s one finished object after another. We try to have a knitfast (knit while eating breakfast) once a week……not that I knit fast during that time….
This is D.J. in pink, my model is a little too slim for the sweater…….or the sweater a little too big for the model….. which ever way you prefer to look at it. (D.J. in black is up top)
